By Tim Kolehmainen
The BREAKDOWN
What's the best way to beat your opponent? Why, to score more goals, of course. And there's no better way to do so than to have a high-powered, high-scoring line that can notch a goal on any given shift every night. Many of the top teams in the state have such a line (or even two) and most are represented on our list of the top lines in the state.
It only seems fitting that the state’s No. 1-ranked Class AA team should be powered by the state’s best forward line. The senior trio of Kohls (3-2-5), Widing (5-2-7) and Zepeda (2-7-9) is a great combination of size, speed and skill for Pioneers’ coach Bill Lechner.
Kohls is a very well-rounded player who has the size to bang with bigger opponents and the skills to skate around them. Lechner said he can play all styles of hockey and has a great work ethic. Widing is more stocky and looks to create his own space, but he also has very good hands and can finish in tight quarters. He’s a load along the boards and takes his role as the power forward very well. Zepeda is smaller, but just might be the quickest and shiftiest player in the state. He’s in his fourth year on the varsity and is a very good playmaker.
Find out who ranks after Hill-Murray here.
