Matt Bednara contributed heavily to this story
East Alton – The Collinsville High School hockey team defeated East Alton-Wood River 6-1 Thursday to claim the Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association 1A championship.
The Collinsville Kahoks, MVCH 1A hockey champions / Photo by Alex Paz / Get your championship memories at pazimages.com
All-Star Jason Sperry opened the scoring on a power-play goal, and the Kahoks would never trail. Jacob Bednara fed Brandon Harris three minutes into the second period for Collinsville’s second goal.
East Alton-Wood River answered just more than one minute later. All-Star goalie Kyle Bray appeared to have covered the shot, but it was ruled a goal, cutting the Kahoks’ lead in half. But, the rout was on from there.
Kalib Carlyle scored Collinsville’s third goal with two minutes remaining in the second period, sending the Kahoks into the second intermission with a 3-1 lead. A 3-0 third period secured Collinsville its first ever hockey championship.
Kodee Keys and Sperry notched goals in the final period, before team captain, and All-Star, Jon Bednara finished the scoring.
The championship capped a 6-1 post-season run for the Kahoks, who outscored their opponents 23-8 in the playoffs. Collinsville finished the regular season at 8-5-1 and in third place in the MVCHA 1A East Conference.
Collinsville is led by head coach Matt Bednara and All-Stars Cory Bean, Jon Bednara, Kyle Bray, Jacob Scrum, Jason Sperry and Cory Sperry. Other team members include: Scott Ledford, Felix Kocher, Brandon Harris, Jared Drake, Nicolas Hager, Jacob Bednara, Christian Brussatti, Kodee Keys, Caleb Nowicki and Kalib Carlyle.
