CANTON — By this point in his decorated coaching career, Norwood’s Chuck Allen has seen just about everything one could imagine when it comes to hockey. Yet, entering Sunday, there was still one more box to check off on his program’s bucket list – to compete in the Ed Burns Coffee Pot Tournament.

Thanks in large part to Andrew Gillis, it was a new experience the Mustangs might never forget. The senior captain buried the game-clinching goal off a backhand with 6:24 left in regulation, as sixth-seeded Norwood held on for a thrilling 2-1 victory over No. 3 Weymouth in Brinn Division play.

“It’s great,” said Allen. “All the coaches know each other. We had a great team breakfast last week sling with everybody. That was great, and we look forward to this. It was good to be able to come out with the win.”

In past years, the Ed Burns tournament has provided some of the blue blood public school programs a unique chance to battle one another prior to postseason play. The latest installment took only moments to live up to expectations, as Weymouth was assessed a hooking penalty late in the opening period. TJ Martin buried a power-play goal off a feed from Ryan Valeri, as Norwood (9-1-1) seized a 1-0 lead with 5:19 remaining in the stanza.

However, Weymouth (5-6-1) responded with 5:34 left in the ensuing frame, as Will Buccella sniped the net with a wild shot out of traffic to even the score at 1.

Shortly after killing off a penalty, the Mustangs skated up ice, looking for a go-ahead tally in the third. After hauling the puck in, Gillis fired a shot at the cage, then beamed as it found twine to put Norwood ahead, 2-1, with only minutes remaining.

“It just popped out to me,” Gillis said. “I had the chance to shoot it, and I did. Got lucky.”

With the net empty, the Wildcats began to pepper the net, looking for an equalizer. As the final seconds bled away, the puck was tapped out to the front of the Norwood net, where Alex Stockton was waiting for a one-timer. The junior ripped a shot at the horn, and the attempt whistled into the netting. However, the referees waved the goal off, saying it came a split-second too late. After a heartstopping sequence, the Mustangs skated onto the ice to celebrate their win.

“(Weymouth) is a good team,” Allen said. “They’re well-coached. I thought we played a great last three minutes of the game with how we played defensively, got the pucks in deep. I still don’t know how that puck came out from the corner. I didn’t see it because of where my bench was. I thought my defenseman had it against the wall, but it was the right call. It’s a good win for us. Love the old Bay State games, getting back here.”

Belmont 5, Framingham 1

They say when you’re in a slump, the best course of action is to keep firing. Eventually, the puck will find its way.

After trying to find his groove in recent weeks, Sean Noone saved his best performance for the spotlight. The senior sniped a pair of goals, as No. 4 Belmont erupted early before cruising to a 5-1 romp of fifth-seeded Framingham in a matinee showdown.

“(This) certainly can give us momentum,” said Belmont coach Tim Foley. “We know Framingham is going to be a tough opponent. We know that they’re a very good program. We know they’re a strong team. We know they’re a physical team. We know they’re a skating team. We knew we had to come in and use our speed as well, play physical, and take care of the puck in our own end. Get pucks in deep, forecheck them. That was our game plan. It pretty much worked.”

It didn’t exactly take too long for the Marauders (6-6-1) to strike. Freshman standouts Liam Guilderson and Michael Rowan tallied consecutive goals in the game’s first 3:52, as Belmont quickly took a 2-0 lead out of the gate.

Framingham (5-7-1) fought back with a snipe by senior captain Noah Albright, which cut the Flyers’ deficit to 2-1 with 6:47 to play in the first.

However, the Marauders responded with force, as junior captain Adam Bauer potted a goal, before Noone registered his first tally to provide Belmont a 4-1 advantage after one period.

With 6:12 to play, Noone provided an insurance tally to secure the victory. He later emerged from the Marauders’ locker room during the postgame, proudly sporting the team’s ‘Chain’ award.

“(It goes) to the guy who plays their role, does what is needed for the team to win,” Noone said. “I was just lucky enough to be in the right spot today, work off my linemates. We played well today, looking to build on that for the future.”

In other tournament action from the Brinn Division, Owen McKenna sniped the game-winning goal with 1:34 to play, as No. 8 Walpole (3-7-1) rallied from a two-goal deficit in the final period to stun top-ranked Wellesley, 4-3.

Meanwhile, Sean Canavan (goal, assist) paced things offensively, while Andrew Gaffney and Matt Ryan added goals for No. 2 Braintree (6-5-1) during a 3-0 shutout of seventh-seeded Chelmsford.