CONWAY — Team Black, captained by Joey Murphy (Class of 2009) topped two other talented squads to win the annual Kennett Eagles Hockey Alumni Classic Tournament on Saturday at the Ham Ice Arena.
Murphy and his teammates dethroned last year’s tourney-winning captain Connor Doucet (Class of 2018), to garner bragging rights and the opportunity to return to defend the title in 2025.
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