It's been a steady climb for the St. Mary's hockey team since it made the move into the upper division of the Catholic Central League in 2007 and on Tuesday at CDL Arena in Raynham, the Spartans made themselves a little bit of history.
James Perkins broke a 1-1 tie in the second period and added an insurance goal late in the third as the Spartans claimed the CCL Large title with a 3-1 win over Archbishop Williams.
"I am so very proud of these guys," St. Mary's coach Mark Lee said. "We have gotten better every year since we came up to the D1 league and now they've went out and gone undefeated in it."
The Spartans (10-2-3, 7-0-3) bounced back from Saturday's heartbreaking loss to Hingham by not taking a penalty on Tuesday and putting together three brilliant periods of hockey.
Connor Parent gave St. Mary's a 1-0 lead late in the first before Williams tied it early in the second. Perkins' goal midway through the middle period, assisted by Tom Braswell and Bucky Surette, made it 2-1.
It stayed that way until Perkins struck again at 11:21 of the third, assisted by Derek Stella and Tim Aylward.
"I am so proud of this group. Everybody is so dedicated," Lee said.
