Photo by Jim Lindquist
Tyler Grubb put together a five-point night and six different players scored goals as the Tigers shutout Dodge County 7-0 Tuesday night, Dec. 14, at Schmitz-Maki Arena.
The win over its Section 1AA rival raised Farmington's early season record to 3-3.
"We stayed focused for the whole game with very little let down," coach Keith Revels said. "We need to play with that kind of focus and intensity as the season progresses."
Farmington outshout its guests 13-5 in the opening period but managed just one score, a power play goal by Dan Handberg on a 5-on-3 advantage.
"We needed to stay focused on defense but also convert in our offensive end," Revels said, "and in the second period we did just that."
The Tigers rung up four goals in the second stanza, one apiece by Grubb, Andrew Peterson, Matt Provost and Justin Rees, to take a comfortable five-goal advantage into the final period.
"It was good to see us go for the knockout blow," Revels said. "We have let teams back in the game in the past."
Grubb's second goal of the night early in the final period pushed the margin to six and started running time. Eden Quinn's score with four minutes to play put an exclamation point on the non-conference victory.
Tiger goalie Victor Simones stopped 18 shots to earn his first varsity shutout and run his season record to 3-1. Simones has allowed just seven goals in four starts for a goals-against average of 1.75; his save percentage stands at .920.
The shutout victory was also the first for Revels since he moved over from the Tiger girls program for the 2008-09 season.
The competition kicks up a notch Friday night, Dec. 17, when Shakopee (1-3-1) comes to town for the Missota Conference opener. Face-off is 7:15 at Schmitz-Maki Arena.
