The Battle of Hard Road did not start as hoped for JVA,  but it ended with a thrilling last-minute walk-off victory for Varsity over rival Dublin Scioto.  The JVA boys fought hard against a difficult opponent and battled Dublin Scioto to a scoreless first half thanks to some fine defense and goaltending.  The tide turned in the second half, though, as Scioto scored three times within 10 minutes on strong shots that Keeper Brogan had virtually no chance of stopping.   Scioto was the better team on this night, but our boys made their fans proud with their strong effort and performance.

The Varsity team then took the field against visiting Scioto and matched up very well against the strong opponent. The teams fought evenly through a scoreless first half. Scioto then scored first 11 minutes into the 2nd half, but the Wolves struck back quickly with a fine goal by Ian Varga, assisted by Alex Vicente.  The score remained even thereafter as the Wolves played their usual excellent defense to keep the Irish from a further score. 

It is obvious at this stage that the strong back line and goaltending is the mark of this Wolves team, and it was no different this evening.  As the clock wore down in the 2nd half with the score still knotted, it appeared that the end result would be a draw. The Wolves withstood a furious Irish assault in the waning minutes of the contest, and it came back to bite them as with less than a minute to play, the Wolves sprung a counter with Avi Reddy feeding Gabe Toops as he got loose behind the Irish defense and slotted home the winning goal with mere seconds to play.  The very dramatic and hard-fought victory left the Irish players and their fans crestfallen, and it was surely a long ride back to Dublin on the road that Kilbourne owns for the next year!