Close game on the ice. The cheap shots were ridiculous... two Sycamore players left the game with injuries after cheap shots. Although partial blame must obviously rest with both sides, clearly the home team had a much, much larger share in it.
The refs let too much go early and they never had control. At the end of the game, 47 seconds left at 4-2, Springboro number 11 hit Sycamore number 13 from behind. The Sycamore player had never touched the puck during that play, and h.]e went headfirst into the boards. He could have been significantly injured, as he was not expecting a player to run him full speed in that position.
At that point, Sycamore number 33 tried to fight Springboro 11 and knocked his helmet off. Both players were made to leave the game at this point.
In my opinion, normally, fighting is unjustifiable. However, in Sycamore 33's position, I would have done the same. The cheap shot by Springboro 11 could have easily been one of those horror stories that gains national notoriety.
At this point, the game clearly should have been called. It wasn't, and more cheap shots ensued (thankfully nobody else was hurt).
The other cheap shot that resulted in an injury was on Sycamore 9 in the second, resulting from an elbow to the face that brought him down when he didn't have the puck. He]is injury doesn't look too major, thankfully, although he did get a black eye because his helmet had shifted.
After the game was over, someone from Springboro snapped the Sycamore goalie's stick that was outside of the locker room. The Springboro coach gave the goalie his own stick in order to make amends.
Needless to say, I hope this game is not repeated. It was pretty awful.