Northern Valley kicked off its season with a 7-2 victory over Parsippany Regional at MacKay Ice Rink in Englewood.
Jett Geraci led the way for Northern Valley with a hat trick, while Colin Karpati added two goals and two assists in the win.
Northern Valley jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period with goals from Geraci, Karpati, and William Park. Nicholas Fraga got Parsippany Regional on the board late in the period to make it 3-1.
Colten Lathrop also had a strong game, scoring once and assisting on three other goals.
Geraci scored his second goal of the game in the second period to extend Northern Valley’s lead to 4-1.
Fraga answered with a power play goal for Parsippany Regional, assisted by Robert Hemenway and Kaden Bland, to cut the deficit to 4-2 heading into the third.
Northern Valley pulled away in the final period as Lathrop scored on the power play, Karpati netted his second of the game, and Geraci completed his hat trick to seal the 7-2 victory.
Northern Valley goalie Logan Mascaro made 21 saves on 23 shots.
Andrew Nicholas stopped 35 of 42 shots in net for Parsippany Regional.
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