COHASSET – The careers of Jeff Powers, Cole Kissick and the remainder of Cohasset’s senior class have been nothing short of achievement-studded over the last four years. Those nine members of the Skippers have played in a pair of state championship games, pulling out one title, but one feat has eluded them in recent memory, a victory over Hingham.
While it may not have been the way Cohasset head coach James Beaudoin drew it up as he saw his four-goal lead evaporate over the final five minutes of the game, Powers’ goal 13 seconds into double-overtime capped a thrilling 11-10 victory, securing the Skippers first victory over the Harbormen since 2008.
“Hingham is our cross town rival and obviously the state championship last year was great but as a senior, seeing us lose to Hingham that last four years of my career is tough,” Powers said. “So being able to get the game winner against them after a lot of losses is definitely something special and I’ll never forget it.”
From the opening faceoff, it was apparent that Cohasset was going to have a difficult time with Hingham’s Frankie Higgins, as two face-offs wins led to an early 2-0 Harbormen lead. That dominance continued throughout the game, before Cohasset won a rare faceoff to begin the second overtime, leading to the game-winning goal.
“It was a scrum, we had a tough going with face-offs all night but we persevered there,” Powers said. “Coach bumped up our D-man Max Fitzgerald there and he worked his off, we got the ball and it was just a fast break. Just unselfish play right now that’s all he’s been preaching all year, next man up and keep moving the ball.”
