Scott Huff previews the Flyers Cup and the SOL teams that will be competing in the tournament.
By Scott Huff
Central Bucks South captured the Suburban High School Hockey League ‘AA’ championship last week with a 3-2 victory over Central Bucks East in the championship game. The Titans will now attempt to defend their 2014 ‘AA’ Flyers Cup title as one of eleven SHSHL teams that are in competition for the 2015 Flyers Cup ‘AA’ championship.
The ‘AA’ play-in games and first round games will be played this week (see below). The quarterfinals will be played next Monday (3/9/15) – the semifinals will be played next Wednesday (3/11/15) – and the finals will be played next Friday (3/13/15).
Wissahickon captured the SHSHL ‘A’ championship with an 11-4 victory over Truman. The Trojans will be one of four SHSHL teams that are in competition for the 2015 Flyers Cup ‘A’ title.
The ‘A’ play-in games and first round games will be played this week (see below). The quarterfinals will be played next Tuesday (3/10/15) – the semifinals will be played next Thursday (3/12/15) – and the finals will be played the following Monday (3/3/16/15).
And the beat goes on…
Flyers Cup Class AA ‘Play-In’ Games
Monday – March 2, 2015
# 13 Downingtown East Cougars (8-6-2) vs. # 20 Pennridge Rams (4-12)
Ice-Line (1) – 6:30 pm
Season Resume:
Downingtown East: The Cougars finished in fifth place in the Ches-Mont Conference of the Inter-County Scholastic Hockey League.
Pennridge: The Rams finished in fifth place in the Continental Conference of the Suburban High School Hockey League.
Scoring Stats:
Downingtown East: Joe Kubachka (16 goals, 7 assists, 23 points); Jack Magee (12-8-20); Collin Harple (12-7-19); Luca Pisani (3-12-15); and Justin Cohn (7-7-14).
Pennridge: Aaron Crosson (12-14-26); Troy Crosson (10-7-17); Joshua Finlayson (8-6-14); and Joseph Finlayson (4-3-7).
Goalie Stats:
Downingtown East: Jeff Cummings * 3.38 goals against average * .873 saves percentage.
Pennridge: Michael Weaver * 4.53 goals against average * .866 saves percentage *** Steven Wilms * 6.41 goals against average * .812 saves percentage.
Winner Gets:
The winner of this game will advance to play # 4 Council Rock South on Wednesday @ Bucks County Ice – 6:30 pm - in a first round game.
# 14 Abington Ghosts (5-10-1) vs. # 19 Hempfield Black Knights (6-8-4)
Bucks County Ice – 6:30 pm
Season Resume:
Abington: The Ghosts finished in fifth place in the Suburban High School Hockey League National Conference.
Hempfield: The Black Knights finished in fourth place in the Central Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League.
Scoring Stats:
Abington: Alex DeCristofano (13 goals, 12 assists, 25 points); Ryan Woelbl (13-9-22); Aidan Smith (4-9-13); and Brian Scipione (4-7-11).
Hempfield: Connor McGuire (14-19-33); Ted Granbois (14-16-30); Brendan Lehman (12-13-25); and Kyle Anderson (10-12-22).
Goalie Stats:
Abington: Kyle Burke * 6.86 goals against average * .704 saves percentage.
Hempfield: Quinn Anderson * .858 saves percentage *
Winner Gets:
The winner of this game will advance to play # 3 North Penn on Wednesday @ Hatfield – 8:20 pm - in a first round game.
# 15 Downingtown West Whippets (7-9-1) vs. # 18 Council Rock North Indians (4-11-1)
Ice Line – 8:15 pm
Season Resume:
Downingtown West: The Whippets finished in eighth place in the Ches-Mont Conference of the Inter-County Scholastic Hockey League.
Council Rock North: The Indians finished in sixth place in the National Conference of the Suburban High School Hockey League.
Scoring Stats:
Downingtown West: Zach Hanaway (17-10-27); Chris Fabry (5-11-16); Alec Higgins (7-4-11); and Joshua Rikess (4-7-11).
Council Rock North: Cavan Tully (9-6-15); Johnny Vanni (6-6-12); Zach Herman (5-6-11); and Colton Snow (4-5-9).
Goalie Stats:
Downingtown West: John Kelly * 3.62 goals against average * .874 saves percentage.
Council Rock North: Andy Cicconi * 4.19 * .878 saves percentage.
Winner Gets:
The winner of this game will play # 2 Central Bucks West on Wednesday @ Hatfield – 6:40 pm - in a first round game.
Flyers Cup Class AA First Round Games Tuesday – March 3, 2015
# 5 William Tennent Panthers (11-7-0) vs. # 12 Truman Tigers
Bucks County Ice – 8:10 pm
Season Resume:
William Tennent: The Panthers finished the regular season as the second place finisher in the National Conference of the Suburban High School Hockey League.
Harry S Truman: The Tigers finished the regular season as the second place finisher in the American Conference of the Suburban High School Hockey League.
Scoring Stats:
William Tennent: Mike Padgeon (17 goals, 10 assists, 27 points); Andrew Bean (13-12-25); Alec Dugan (11-13-24); Charlie Feeney (2-14-16); and Jack McKeever (6-9-15).
Harry S Truman: Zachary Bennett (35-45-80); Michael Roarty (36-39-75); Kyle Bennett (34-30-64); Ross Koenig (13-17-30); and Christian Morlando (7-23-30).
Goalie Stats:
William Tennent: CJ Lineman * 2.80 goals against average * .900 saves percentage.
Harry S Truman: Kyle Huth * 5.30 goals against average * .741 saves percentage.
Winner Gets:
The winner of this game will play the winner of the # 4 Council Rock South vs. (# 13 Downingtown East / # 20 Pennridge winner on Monday (3/9/15) in a quarterfinal game @ Bucks County Ice – 7:40 pm.
# 6 Pennsbury Falcon (9-8-0) vs. # 11 Parkland Trojans (13-0-1)
Grundy – 7:00 pm
Season Resume:
Pennsbury: The Falcons finished in third place in the National Conference of the Suburban High School Hockey League.
Parkland: The Trojans finished in first place in the Varsity Division of the Lehigh Valley Scholastic Hockey League.
Scoring Stats:
Pennsbury: Jack Kelly (23 goals, 28 assists, 51 points); Luke Ledes (14-20-34); Kevin Koerner (12-15-27); and Tommy Hynes (6-6-12).
Parkland: Evan Dratch (15-20-35); Connor Breinich (19-11-30); Ben Zagar (18-12-30); Eric Johannes (5-10-15).
Goalie Stats:
Pennsbury: Trevor Shadler * 4.01 goals against average * .846 saves percentage.
Parkland: Jordan Lorah * 1.38 * .936 *** Anthony Sorrentino * 1.33 * .902.
Winner Gets:
The winner of this game will play the winner of the # 3 North Penn vs. (winner of #14 Abington-#19 Hempfield game) in the quarterfinals on March 10, 2015 @ Hatfield – 8:10 pm.
Flyers Cup AA First Round Games
Wednesday – March 4, 2015
# 1 Central Bucks South (16-2-1) vs. (winner of # 16 Boyertown vs. # 17 Spring-Ford)
Bucks County Ice – 8:10 pm
Season Resume:
Central Bucks South: The Titans finished the regular season as the champion in the Continental Conference of the Suburban High School Hockey League.
Scoring Stats:
Central Bucks South: Leo Flick (17 goals, 13 assists, 30 points); Matt Stoll (5-25-30); Tyler Dunn (19-9-28); Anthony Rubas (10-15-25); and Brian Uzelac (13-10-23).
Goalie Stats:
Central Bucks South: Aaron King * 1.41 goals against average * .886 saves percentage.
Winner Gets:
The winner of this game will play the winner of the # 8 Haverford vs. # 9 Perkiomen Valley in a quarterfinal game @ Bucks County Ice – 6:00 pm.
# 4 Council Rock South Golden Hawks vs. (winner of # 13 Downingtown East vs. # 20 Pennridge)
Bucks County Ice – 6:30 pm
Season Resume:
Council Rock South: The Golden Hawks finished the regular season as the second place finisher in the National Conference of the Suburban High School Hockey League.
Downingtown East / Pennridge: See above.
Scoring Stats:
Council Rock South: Kyle Bradley (15 goals, 9 assists, 24 points); Justin Adams (12-11-23); Darren Barder (7-12-19); Jay Jenkins (8-6-14); and Dylan Varian (5-9-14).
Downingtown East / Pennridge: See above.
Goalie Stats:
Council Rock South: Mason Procz * 3.31 goals against * .872 saves percentage *** George Christian * 2.60 * .904.
Downingtown East / Pennridge: See above.
Winner Gets:
The winner of this game will play the winner of # 5 William Tennent vs. # 12 Truman in a quarterfinal game @ Bucks County Ice – 7:40 pm.
Flyers Cup AA First Round Games
Thursday – March 5, 2015
# 7 Central Bucks East Patriots (9-5-5) vs. # 10 Ridley Raiders (14-3-1)
Warwick – 6:30 pm
Season Resume:
Central Bucks East: The Patriots finished the regular season as the fourth place finisher in the Continental Conference of the Suburban High School Hockey League.
Ridley: The Raiders finished the regular season as third place finisher in the South Division of the Inter-County Scholastic Hockey League.
Scoring Stats:
Central Bucks East: Austin Chase (17 goals, 11 assists, 28 points); Nick Chimeria (15-12-27); Bryan McIntosh (12-12-24); Luke Rossi (6-16-22); and Nick Esposito (2-10-12).
Ridley: Nick Catona (27-16-43); Michael Giampapa (10-28-38); Jake Cross (11-11-22); Dante Giannantonio (7-12-19); and Colin McCann (6-8-14).
Goalie Stats:
Central Bucks East: Evan Angotti * 2.25 goals against * .921 saves percentage *** Steve Gilcrest * 2.00 * .907.
Ridley: Brendan Brawley * 1.34 goals against average * .934 saves percentage.
Winner Gets:
The winner of this game will play the winner of the game between # 2 Central Bucks West vs. (# 15 Downingtown West/ #18CR North - winner) on Monday (3/9/15) in a quarterfinal game @ Hatfield – 6:30 pm.
# 3 North Penn Knights (10-5-2) vs. (winner of # 14 Abington vs. # 19 Hempfield)
Hatfield – Wednesday March 4, 8:20 pm
Season Resume:
North Penn: The Knights finished the season as the third place finisher in the Continental Conference of the Suburban High School Hockey League.
Abington/Hempfield: See above.
Scoring Stats:
North Penn: Alex Peterson (28-27-55); Jake Heckenberger (23-30-53); Derek Heckler (12-22-34); Ryan Nowicki (3-8-11); and Spencer Silver (5-5-10).
Abington/Hempfield: See above.
Goalie Stats:
North Penn: Jake Snyder * 3.11 goals against average * .911 saves percentage *** John Roberts * 3.29 * .920.
Abington/Hempfield: See above.
Winner Gets:
The winner of this game will play the winner of the game between # 6 Pennsbury and # 11 Parkland on Monday (3/9/15) @ Hatfield – 8:10 pm.
# 2 Central Bucks West Bucks (9-3-5) vs. (winner of # 15 Downingtown West vs. # 18 Council Rock North)
Hatfield – Wednesday, March 4, 6:40 pm
Season Resume:
Central Bucks West: The Bucks finished the season as the second place finisher in the Continental Conference of the Suburban High School Hockey League.
Downingtown West / Council Rock North: See above.
Scoring Stats:
Central Bucks West: Patrick Smith (10 goals, 14 assists, 24 points); Shawn Philipps (10-10-20); John McCreadie (11-7-18); Scotty Cappuccio (11-6-17); and Ryan Trefz (1-10-11).
Downingtown West / Council Rock North: See above.
Goalie Stats:
Central Bucks West: Jonah Brous * 2.21 goals against average * .920 saves percentage.
Downingtown West / Council Rock North: See above.
Winner Gets:
The winner of this game will play the winner of the # 7 Central Bucks East vs. # 10 Ridley game on Monday (3/9/15) in a quarterfinal game @ Hatfield – 6:30 pm.
Flyers Cup Class A ‘Play-In’ Games
Monday – March 2, 2015
# 16 Daniel Boone Blazers (4-10-1) vs. # 17 Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials (8-10-1)
Aston Ice (3) – 7 pm
Season Resume:
Daniel Boone finished the regular season as the sixth place finisher in the Varsity Division of the East Penn Scholastic Hockey League.
Plymouth Whitemarsh finished the regular season as the fourth place finisher in the American Conference of the Suburban High School Hockey League.
Scoring Stats:
Daniel Boone: Jaxson Burns (2-15-17); Joshua O’Mara (10-3-13); Connyr Aungst (7-5-12); and Anthony Orendorff (6-5-11).
Plymouth Whitemarsh: Christopher Zawislak (21 goals, 16 assists, 37 points); Jonathan Isley (17-13-30); Chris Rinaldi (11-18-29); Kevin Lawrence (11-17-28); and Skyler Goldstein (7-9-16).
Goalie Stats:
Daniel Boone: NA
Plymouth Whitemarsh: Jacob Magill * 5.44 goals against average * .792 saves percentage.
Winner Gets:
The winner of this game will play # 1 West Chester East @ Ice Line – 7:00 pm – in a first round game.
#15 Radnor (6-9-2) vs. # 18 Upper Moreland Golden Bears (4-13-1)
Ice Line (4) – 8:15 pm
Season Resume:
Radnor: The Indiansfinished the regular season as the fourth place finisher in the Central North Division of the Inter-County Scholastic Hockey League.
Upper Moreland: The Golden Bearsfinished the regular season as the sixth place finisher in the American Conference of the Suburban High School Hockey League.
Scoring Stats:
Radnor: Brandon Curtis (23-7-30); Donald Sucher (13-16-29); Clayton Proctor (8-14-22); and Tom Hamilton (8-12-20).
Upper Moreland: Nick Park (28-31-59); Mykel Courduff (21-14-35); Colin Burch (19-12-31); and Jake Park (4-18-22).
Goalie Stats:
Radnor: Grayson Mameniskis * 4.96 goals against average * .819 saves percentage.
Upper Moreland: Patrick Beissel * 7.42 goals against average * .829 saves percentage.
Winner Gets:
The winner of this game will play # 2 West Chester Rustin on Wednesday @ Ice Line (1) – 8:45 – in a first round game.
Flyers Cup Class A First Round Games
Thursday – March 5, 2015
# 5 Wissahickon Trojans vs. # 12 Hatboro-Horsham Hatters (7-8-4)
Warwick – 8:15 pm
Season Resume:
Wissahickon: The Trojans finished the regular season as the champion of the Suburban High School Hockey League American Conference.
Hatboro-Horsham: The Hatters finished the season as the third place finisher in the Suburban High School Hockey League American Conference.
Scoring Stats:
Wissahickon: Brandon Rosoff (28 goals, 22 assists, 50 points); Dylan Alioto (34-13-47); Jacob Segelbaum (18-15-33); Ed Burkhart (14-19-33); Jake Flancer (13-20-33); Kyle Wolf (14-13-27); and Andrew Cade (13-11-24).
Hatboro-Horsham: Zach Aubry (17-12-29); Max Thalhelmer (13-16-29); Ryan Sharp (17-10-27); Jacob Mueller (15-6-21); Jordan Brenner (3-9-12); and Eric Wrenn (3-8-11).
Goalie Stats:
Wissahickon: Jake Modelevsky * 3.69 goals against * .792 saves percentage *** Noah Katz * 4.05 * .736.
Hatboro-Horsham: Ryan McElroy * 5.00 goals against average * .846 saves percentage.
Winner Gets:
The winner of this game will play the winner of # 4 Springfield vs. # 13 Great Valley in the quarterfinals on Tuesday (3/10/15) @ Aston (3).
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