IT'S ALL OVER!!! #MITCHELLMUSTANGS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!! HARRISON WITH THE WINNER IN OT ON THE POWERPLAY!! pic.twitter.com/4S6X3Qe4yR
USA Hockey crowned its first national champions of 2016 Monday, as J.W. Mitchell High School (New Port Richey, Florida) beat Boulder/Monarch 8-7 in overtime to earn top honors at the Toyota-USA Hockey High School National Championships in Ashburn, Virginia.
J.W. Mitchell claimed the Combined Division championship, besting Boulder/Monarch from Colorado, 8-7, in overtime. Lucas Sowder (Trinity, Florida) of J.W. Mitchell scored three goals in the championship game and topped all players in the tournament with 32 points (22G, 10A) in six games.