Hot Shots get hot at right time

The Hot Shots fell behind the Lightning Blades in the early stages of Saturday’s Campbell Division title game but stormed back to score the final six goals of the match to claim a 6-1 victory and the title at Coast 2 Coast Inline Hockey Center in Huntington Beach.

Jake Coon scored off an assist from Konnor Schnack just one minute into the contest to give the Lightning Blades a 1-0 lead. The Hot Shots drew even when Shane Martinez scored at the 10:09 mark, then used goals by Jordon Corwin and David Cortez before the first period ended — with Cortez’s score coming off a feed from Corwin — to grab a 3-1 lead.

The Hot Shots increased their lead to 4-1 when Jackson McCleery scored off a set-up by Martinez in the second period. They then put the match away when Cortez and Corwin both scored in the third period.

Buzzy Brooks and Corwin had assists in the final period. After giving up that first period goal, Hot Shots goalie Dylan Palmer went on to record 23 saves. Joseph Loya also had 23 saves for the Lightning Blades.

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In other championship finals

Diablos 5, Hawks 2: The Diablos pulled away from the Hawks by scoring the final three goals of the match to secure the Howe Division championship.

With the score knotted at 2 early in the third period, Karson Derego (twice) and Matthew Chism found the net in the final 7:16 to send the Diablos to victory.

Derego scored the first four goals of the match for the Diablos.

Corey Childers had two assists and Chism and Alex Buyan each had an assist.

Kyle Aube registered 20 saves.

Jonah Perez and Casey Rhodes scored for the Hawks and assists went to Christopher Beatty and Andrew Schenker.

In the Norris Division final, the Sharks defeated the Terminators, 8-2.