The Boys Are Buzzing! Moeller Hockey Mid-Season Update
Since December 7th, Moeller Hockey has gone 9-7-2, having some big wins against Olentangy Berlin, New Albany, St. Charles, St. John's Jesuit, and St. Xavier. Head Coach Dave Holum has helped lead his team to a successful season, with big contributions from Freshman Forward Christian Mercalde, Junior Forward Jacob Sackenheim, and Senior Forward Cooper Ralston.
The most recent game scores are below:
Moeller Hockey celebrates their comeback win against St. Xavier.
12/8 Olentangy Berlin W 3-1
12/10 Olentangy Liberty L 0-7
12/15 Olentangy HS L 1-5
12/17 Gahanna Lincoln HS W 2-1
12/23 Dublin Jerome HS T 0-0 OT
12/27 Perrysburg T 3-3
12/28 Bowling Green HS L 1-4
12/29 Anthony Wayne HS W 7-1 and Findlay High School L 0-4
1/6 St. Charles Preparatory School W 5-0
1/7 Upper Arlington L 2-4
1/12 St. John's Jesuit W 5-2
1/13 Anthony Wayne W 6-0 and vs Northview Sylvania W 5-1
1/14 Dublin Jerome (Championship) L 0-2
1/19 Flint Powers HS (MI) L 3-5
1/20 St. Xavier @ Heritage Bank Center W 4-2
1/21 Perrysburg W 3-1
The Crusader interviewed Mercalde, Sackenheim, and Ralston.
Crusader: What are your goals for the rest of the season?
Ralston: Make it far in the playoffs.
Sackenheim: End the year with a winning record.
Mercalde: Make it far in the state playoffs.
Crusader: What do you think are some of the team's greatest strengths?
Ralston: We have good chemistry and stand up for one another.
Sackenheim: A lot of young guys push the older guys to be better overall leaders.
Mercalde: We can carry our energy from one game into another.
Crusader: How has adjusting to Coach Holum been?
Ralston: He is a really good coach and has college experience. He has shown us tough love unlike other coaches in the past. He has said we have something special here with our team.
Sackenheim: Great. He is a great role model and has pushed us to our limits in a good way. He wants the best for us.
Mercalde: He is a good coach. He is laid-back, but he is hard on us when he needs to be.
Crusader: What do you think are the best games you have played and what have you learned?
Ralston: In the St. Charles game, we totally dominated them. At the time, they were the first-place team. Coming off of a losing streak, we had to put the past games behind us and keep grinding. Good things will happen if you work hard.
Sackenheim: SJJ and Northview Sylvania. Doing all the little things right makes a big difference.
Mercalde: The St. X game was a ton of fun. No matter how much we are down, we should never give up.
Moeller Fans, get out and support Moeller Hockey as they start to wrap up their season and head into postseason play! Their next games are below:
1/26/24 vs Olentangy Orange @ Northlands Ice Center @ 6pm
1/27/24 at St. Charles @ Ice Haus @ 6pm
Best of luck to Moeller Hockey as they finish their season!
Follow the rest of their season at Hockey - Archbishop Moeller Crusaders Athletics (letsgobigmoe.com)