Rand Spearheads Old Town-orono Past Brewer Into B North Hockey Semis

Two-time defending Class B North champion Old Town-Orono survived a sluggish first period and an impressive performance by a hardworking Brewer team Tuesday night to earn a hard-fought 3-0 quarterfinal hockey victory at Alfond Arena in Orono. Old Town-Orono, 13-5-1 and the second seed, plays No. 6 Messalonskee of Oakland in the semifinals. Seventh seed Brewer wound up 7-10-2. Sophomore goalie Aidan Rand turned in a superb performance en route to the shutout, finishing with 28 saves. Senior center Tyler McCannell scored his 18th goal of the season just 1:08 into the game, senior left wing Jackson Campbell notched his seventh with 28.5 seconds remaining in the second period and junior left wing Tanner Evans collected his 18th early in the third period. McCannell opened the scoring by driving to the net front and tipping Tanner Evans’ centering pass from the left corner past Brewer junior goalie Tyler St.