Comox Valley 1 Victoria 4
A standout 39 save effort from first star Lane Maarhius and two goals from second star Joseph Melichar led the Victoria Cougars to a 4-1 victory over the visiting Comox Valley Glacier Kings in Thursday night VIJHL play in front of 125 fans at Archie Browning Arena.
Third star Carter Zeeben and James Clarke into an empty net completed the scoring for the Cougars, who after a 1-1 first period tie pulled away with two goals in the second period and another late in the third. Victoria pushed their record to 7-3-1 and 15 points, one behind second place Peninsula Panthers in the South Division. Melichar is second in league scoring with 28 points, one behind Parker Atkinson of the Westshore Wolves, and five up on Cougars’ teammate Simon Semancik with 23.
Cohen Kallin had the goal for the Glacier Kings (3-6-2), with Anthony Ganoung finishing with 29 saves in the Comox Valley cage.
