HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY: Winslow 4, Houlton/Hodgon 2 final
Sean Bourgeois and Jesse Cullivan scored in the first four minutes of the third period as Winslow High School earned a 4-2 win in the Eastern Maine Class B regional semifinals over Houlton/Hodgdon at Sukee Arena.
Bourgeois scored his second goal of the game 1:03 into the period and Cullivan scored at 3:08 to give Winslow the lead for good.
The Black Raiders did not allow a shot in the third period. They'll play the winner of tonight's second game between Gardiner and John Bapst at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the University of Maine in Orono.
AFTER 2: Winslow 2, H/H 2: Houlton/Hodgdon took advantage of seven Winslow penalties and scored two goals in the final seven minutes of the period to tie the game at 2.
Winslow went up 2-0 when Jeff LaFrance's shot from the blue line snuck through Malik Abouleish's legs with 7:28 left. Winslow then played at least a man down for the major of the final seven minutes at least a man down, and most of it two-men down.
Houlton/Hodgdon got within one on a power-play goal by Taylor Martin, then tied it with a power-play goal by Zach Chase with 3:04 left in the period.
AFTER 1: Winslow 1, Houlton/Hodgdon 0: Sean Bourgeois scored 1:28 into the first period to give Winslow a 1-0 lead in its Eastern B semifinal against Houlton/Hodgdon at Sukee Arena.
Bourgeois skated in from behind the Houlton/Hodgdon red line to the front of the net, where he backhanded a shot past Blackhawks goalie Malik Abouleish.
Winslow dominated the period, taking 18 shot, compared to just four by Winslow.