8 March, 2019
On Thursday February 28th, the 11th seeded Hillers took on 6th seeded Bishop Stang in the 1st round of the playoffs. Tommy Hamblet netted a goal at 4:35 left in the 1st period to give the Hillers a 1-0 lead. Kyle Rogers made it 2-0 off a Hamblet assist in the 2nd period with 9:38 left. The Hillers added 2 more goals in the 3rd period. Kyle Rogers netted a goal at 7:28 left and Steve Simoes a few minutes later to secure the 4-0 win and advance on to the quarterfinals.
Hillers went on to the 2nd Round on Sunday March 3rd at Gallo Arena in Bourne and battled 3rd seeded North Quincy. Hillers took the game 3-0. Tommy Hamblet netted a goal with 4:23 left in the 3rd and then Steve Simoes and Sean Walsh added open net goals to secure the win. Goaltender Cole Thomas had 16 saves.
On Thursday March 7th at Gallo Arena, the Hillers defeated 10th seeded Coyle-Cassidy in dominant fashion by a final score of 7-0 in the D3 South Sectional Semi-Finals. Sean Walsh, Kyle Rogers and Will Quinlan all had a pair of goals. The Hillers advance to the D3 South Sectional Finals to take on TVL rival Ashland on Sunday March 10th 4pm at Gallo Arena. The winner will advance to the State Tournament.
