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BC High stepped up its game when it needed it the most.

In a crucial Catholic conference, the Eagles earned their 10th league point with an exciting 4-2 win over Xaverian Wednesday night at UMass-Boston.

We are proud to be the best competition in the state. I think it is proof year after year, but especially this year there is a lot of parity. We say a Catholic Conference team can beat a different one every night, but this really proves it, said Eagles coach John Flaherty.

Junior attacker Colin Norton led the Eagles with two goals and an assist while Xaverian senior Stefano Lanci scored a goal and an assist in the loss.

The match started quickly and both teams wanted to surpass the others. Matt Keohane opened the score for BC High at 2.30 am by hitting a loose puck past Xaverian goalkeeper Kyle Harvey from a wrap-around. Xaverian reacted four minutes later after dueling cross controls brought the penalties to 4. Ty Marchi recovered the puck from behind the Eagles net and found a Lanci streak in front of the goal, which took the chance beyond freshman goalkeeper Tom Kiesewetter.

BC High wasted no time to regain the lead in the second. Norton broke away from everyone in the confrontation and sailed a shot over goal. The Eagles retained possession and Norton found a second chance, this time a shot goes past Harvey to make it 2-1 Eagles, 21 seconds in the second period.

Norty is an experienced player. He really grew up as a junior this year, Flaherty said about Nortons great achievements, in these types of games against very good teams you need your best guys to be their best and I think you saw with Keohane, [Colman] Benson, [Aidan] Carey and Norton.

The Eagles doubled their lead 5:53 to third when Norton intercepted a Xaverian transition and tipped the puck to Aidan Carey. The senior advance went 1 on 1 with Harvey and calmly hit his shot under the Xaverian goalkeeper to make it 3-1 Eagles.

Despite the deficit with two goals, Xaverian did not stand still. With 4:28 to go and a power-play opportunity for them, Xaverian captain Matt Ryan cut the lead of the Eagles in half, received a Lanci pass on the left wing and hit a shot from Kiesewetter. After he had earned another power play with 1:45 left, Xaverian Harvey pulled over and sent the sink to the Eagles. Still, it was Norton who came to the rescue again, stealing possession on a back check and firing a shot at Xaverians empty net to achieve the 4-2 victory.

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BC High hockey explains his case in the Catholic conference - gotech daily