2 weeks Ago
Shreveport Mudbugs high school goaltender dives to cover a lose puck during action in Dallas' prep league. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Shreveport Mudbugs high school hockey team recovered from a rare second-period deficit to earn a 2-1 victory against Northwest on Sunday in Richardson, Texas. The victory sparked a Sunday sweep, pushed Shreveport to 14-0 in the AT&T Metroplex High School Hockey League and helped the group of area prep athletes clinch the No.
1 seed for the playoffs. Jake Tew and Mason Stevens scored in the second period in Sunday’s opener and Aiden Kerr made 12 saves to secure the victory. In the nightcap at Mansfield, Texas, Landon Kay scored four goals as Shreveport collected its 14th straight win, 6-2.
Braylon Loftin and Aaron Taylor also scored for Shreveport. The Mudbugs high school team will complete the regular season with two games March 2 before the Varsity Bronze playoffs begin March 8. Shreveport has never won a playoff game.
Kay, a senior at Captain Shreve, leads all players in Dallas varsity hockey with 29 goals this season. Teammate Logan McNeil leads the division in assists (13). Kay leads in points (40), power-play goals (seven), game-winning goals (six).
Kerr leads the division in goals-against average (1.50), save percentage (.937) and wins (14).
AT&T Metroplex High School Hockey League Varsity Bronze standings Shreveport (14-0), 42 points Prosper (8-3-2), 26 points Keller (8-5), 24 points Northwest (8-5-1), 23 points Highland Park (7-6), 18 points McKinney (5-7-1), 16 points Mansfield (3-10), 9 points RichardsonRockwall (0-12-1), 1 point.
