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Boys hockey scores big against Sleepy Eye

By Shane PalmquistA light schedule for the boys hockey team seemed to be just what was needed as the only game they played, they won beating up on Sleepy Eye.LUVERNE 10, SLEEPY EYE 3Three power-play goals and a hat trick by senior forward Matt Reverts pushed Luverne past host Sleepy Eye Tuesday night. Nick Otten and Jordan Siebenahler got involved in the scoring fun as well netting two goals apiece with both of Otten’s goals coming with the man advantage.Luverne came out and struck first as Reverts scored off a rebound to put Luverne up 1-0. On the first power play of the game, Otten scored off a pass from Chris Fitzer to make it 2-0 Luverne. Still in the first period Siebenahler scored with an assist from Tim Drost. Sleepy Eye tried to make a game of it, crawling back to get within one at 3-2 but Luverne piled it on after that in the second getting three goals from Otten, Siebenahler, and Nathan Boler to go up 6-2 after two. The visiting Cardinals showed no sign of letting up in the third and built an 8-2 lead off a power play from Reverts assisted from Siebenahler. Sleepy Eye managed to get one more goal to bring the score to 8-3. Luverne put the game away when Boler passed up to Dylan Anderson who scored his only goal of the night. To top off the night with 45 seconds left in the game Reverts got his third goal giving him the hat trick and leading the Cardinals to victory. Brad Van Santen in goal for Luverne stopped 27 of 30 shots for Luverne.

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