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Defense is OA’s secret weapon

Strategy pays off in tough matchups

By Andrew MacDougall

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  January 19, 2012

The night before Saturday’s Hockomock League matchup against undefeated Franklin, Oliver Ames coach Jim Sullivan gathered his players together at Asiaf Arena in Brockton, and drew up a plan to slow down the explosive Panther attack. The following night, with a 1-0 lead in hand, Sullivan implemented a neutral zone trap, to prevent the Panthers from advancing through the neutral zone. OA emerged with a 1-1 tie against a Franklin squad that had been averaging five goals per game. The Panthers netted the tying goal, on the power play, with a little more than a minute remaining.

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