Bridgewater-Raritan High School is a state ice hockey champion for the first time ever.
Bridgewater-Raritan, ranked 11th in New Jersey, defeated 13th-ranked Ridgewood High School, 2-0, in the Public state tournament championship game on Monday, March 9, at the Prudential Center in Newark
Stanley Xenakis scored both goals as Bridgewater-Raritan ended this historical season with a 23-3-1 record en route to the school’s first state title in ice hockey. Ridgewood finished 21-5.
The game marked the fourth time Bridgewater-Raritan appeared in an ice hockey state championship game; its previous trip came in 2014.