The Warhawk Varsity squad beat the Riverside Rams (Loudoun County) 4-3. The Warhawks struck first with a goal by freshman forward Keegan Sweeny and assisted by sophomore Sammy Thompson in the 1st period. Sophomore forward Luke Pohlman also scored in the 1st period but the Rams tied and pulled ahead in the 2nd period. Luke Pohlman scored again to tie it up early in the 3rd period and freshman forward Brendan Fielman scored the game winning goal along with an assist from freshman Matt Hetherington with just less than 6 minutes remaining and the Warhawks held on to win their season opener. Additional congratulations to both Keegan and Brendan on scoring their first NVSHL goals! The club is fielding a Varsity and Junior Varsity teams this year after picking up 9 new players. The Junior Varsity team has combined with the McLean High School team and both squads are a part of the Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League.
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photos by: Adam Shayne