Moment: Heritage Soars to 1st Final
April 9, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Saginaw Heritage has ascended to the ranks of the state’s high school hockey elite these last few seasons. And it’s fair to say Matte Cole scored one of the defining goals of that rise.
Cole actually tallied two goals during the Hawks’ 3-2 overtime win over Traverse City West in a Division 1 Semifinal on March 9, 2018. The second came 59 seconds into overtime to secure the victory, which sent Heritage to its first MHSAA Final in hockey.
"If you would have told us at the beginning of the year that we would be in the championship game I don't think that realistically … many people outside of our locker room would have given us that opportunity," Heritage coach J.J. Bamberger said that day. "But everyone in the locker room believed in it. We have kids who have won championships at younger levels and they showed today they're winners and they refused to lose."
Click for game coverage from the Saginaw News – Saginaw Heritage tops Traverse City West in OT, advances to first state championship game – and watch the game winner below with coverage from the NFHS Network.
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1:54 - Lakeland at Powers Recap
2:31 - Traverse City West vs. Traverse City Central Recap
3:06 - Brighton at Hartland Recap
3:48 - Allen Park at Riverview Gabriel Richard Recap
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6:58 - Warrior Player of the Year Update
8:20 - Jordan Steger - Byron Center - Coaches Corner
11:36 - DAC Athlete of the Year Promo
12:52 - Warrior Hockey Wall Award Update
14:40 - Clarkston at Flint Powers Preview
15:06 - Detroit Catholic Central at Trenton Preview
16:08 - Marquette at Hartland Preview
16:53 - Marquette vs. Lakeland Preview
17:14 - Detroit Country Day at Brighton Preview
17:43 - Flint Powers at OLSM Preview
18:14 - Marquette at Brighton Preview
18:46 - Public High School Hockey Showcase Preview