Olentangy Liberty will be the first Columbus-area high school hockey team to play for a state title since Dublin Jerome in 2019.
But taking the ice Saturday at Nationwide Arena, the Patriots arrived as another statistic.
Facing Cleveland St. Ignatius, a perennial state powerhouse looking for its first championship since 2019, all Liberty could hope was that momentum would hold, bringing in an offense that averaged nearly 11 goals per game and outscored teams 43-4 in the regional tournament. Tied at three goals for the majority of the second period, sophomore right wing Andrew Leonard broke free, connecting on the Patriots third shot-on-goal within 32 seconds against St. Ignatius goalkeeper Nolan Francis to take a one-score lead.
Cook finished with 23 saves on 26 shots, while Francis recorded 26 saves on 30 Liberty shots-on-goal.As Liberty tried to set up its offense early in the first period, junior Dario Piazza swooped in on a pass meant for the goalkeeper, sneaking the puck in the back of the net for the first score of the game for the Wildcats. Momentum remained with St. Ignatius, adding another score by Johnny Rodgers nearly three minutes later.
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