Check out all the results for SOL SHSHL teams in action in Monday night’s play-in round of the Flyers Cup Tournament.
By Ben Reese
WARWICK -- Neshaminy's offense got going against Wilson in the "nick" of time.
That is, a couple of Nicks got the Redskins going and then finished off the Bulldogs to give Neshaminy a 6-5 win in a play-in game for the Flyers Cup Monday night at Warwick Ice Arena.
First, Nick Verdi scored with 59 seconds left in the second period to cut the Wilson lead to 4-2. Then, Nick Sabatini scored the first goal of the third period and finally finished off the scoring with 2:30 remaining in the game to complete the Redskins' stirring comeback.
"The comeback started in the second period," Verdi, the team captain, said. "We got a goal and then got two more in the third period and the confidence just started growing."
And it kept on growing. After Verdi's goal, Sabatini and Eric Graham found the net to tie the score at 4-4.
Wilson came right back with a power play goal from Jimmy McDonald for a 5-4 lead. But then Ian Dixon knotted the score again and Sabatini broke the tie.
"I crashed the net, skating hard," Sabatini said of his game-winner. "It felt great."
That must have been a great pep talk coach Dan VanBuskirk gave between the second and third periods.
"He said, 'Boys, I know you can do it,'" Sabatini said. "You guys did it all year.
"You're here for a reason. Skate hard.' That's about it."
Not quite as VanBuskirk remembers it, however.
"I told them that this was their opportunity," the Redskins’ coach said. "'You're going to let someone take something from you?
"'Go out there and grab this opportunity. We either roll over now or go out and take what is ours.'"
Whatever was said, it must have worked because the Redskins came out in the third period and played inspired hockey. They outshot Wilson 15-7 and outscored the Bulldogs 4-1.
And Neshaminy continued to do what it has done all year, take the body.
"That was another key, playing the body," Sabatini said. "They were scared of us. We took advantage of that."
Verdi knew the advantage the Redskins' tough checking gave them.
"They looked small, so we needed the body to try and intimidate them as much as we can," he explained. "We did what we could to get the puck from them."
Prior to Verdi's goal and the big third period, however, it appeared that Neshaminy was in trouble. Wilson seemed to be quicker to the puck and looked to be outplaying the Redskins.
Dixon got Neshaminy on the scoreboard first, hitting the nets with only 1:45 gone in the first period. Things looked good for the 'Skins.
That lead didn't last long, though. Thirty-six seconds later, Michael Simmerman beat Neshaminy goalie Matt Sheley on the power play to tie the score and followed that at the 7:56 mark with another power play tally and a 2-1 lead.
That margin grew in the second period. Josh Nagle scored with 4:48 gone in the period and Griffin Bunn added to the lead at the 8:32 mark, making it 4-1.
Then Verdi scored his goal and the comeback was on track. Sixteen minutes and 59 seconds later, Neshaminy was into the first round of the Flyers Cup competition.
The Redskins will meet a familiar opponent in their next game. They will play Souderton, a team that beat them 11-1 in the Suburban High School Hockey League playoffs one week ago.
"Souderton is a really strong team," VanBuskirk said, "and we're going to give it everything we have and hope we give them a really good game and hopefully come out on the right side of that one."
Verdi smiled when told of his team's next foe. He knows what Neshaminy will have to do against the Indians.
"Both times we played them, we had a strong first period," he said. "We came out with a lot of intensity. We just have to keep up that intensity throughout the whole game."
Oh, yes, there is also a revenge factor.
"Absolutely," said VanBuskirk when asked about revenge. "That was a tough loss for everybody.
"We checked our pride in that game. Everybody will be more ready and come out and play a complete game this game."
Verdi couldn't agree more.
"Definitely, some revenge (is) involved," he said. "We owe them a good game and, for Flyers Cup purposes, that's when we have to bring it."
The two teams will meet at Hatfield Ice on Wednesday at 7:20 p.m.
Wilson 2 2 1 – 5
Neshaminy 1 1 4 – 6
Ian Dixon N (Nick Foster) 1:45; 2. Michael Simmerman W (Nick Tasca) 2:21 PP; 3. Simmerman W (Logan Baldwin) 8:02 PP. Penalties: Mark Hullings (N) interference 2:09; Mark Kruise (N) tripping 7:28; Foster (N) 15:23.
Second Period
4. Josh Nagle W (Tasca) 4:48; 5. Griffin Bunn W (Simmerman, Tasca) 8:32; 6. Nick Verdi N (eric Graham, Kruise) 15:01. Penalty: Anthony Sabatini (N) holding 15:35.
Third Period
7. Nick Sabatini N (Graham) 3:23; 8. Graham N (Dixon) 3:49; 9. Jimmy McDonald W (Logan Baldwin) 7:30 PP; 10. Dixon N (Matthew Kaleck) 12:45; 11. N. Sabatini N (Verdi, Foster) 13:30. Penalties: Bunn (W) interference 4:17; Verdi (N) high sticking 5:51; McDonald (W) holding 11:18.
Shots: W -- 29; N -- 38. Saves: Joshua Heckman (W) 32; Matt Sheley (N) 24.
#15 Council Rock North 4, #18 Manheim Township 3 (2 OTs)
The Indians rallied from a 2-1 deficit after two periods to send the game into overtime. Justin Fricke scored an unassisted goal 1:26 into the second overtime to give the Indians the dramatic win.
Kyle McQuillan kept the Indians in the game early, turning away all eight shots he faced in the first period. The Indians, meanwhile, did not so much as manage a shot as the two teams battled to a scoreless tie after one period.
Colton Snow put the Indians on the scoreboard with an unassisted goal 1:43 into the second period. Manheim Township answered with back-to-back goals to go on top 2-1. Sam Kroh (Mark Tosti/Tristan Wieczorek assists) and Colton Snow scored in a two-minute span early in the third period to put the Indians on top 3-2, but Manheim Townshihp’s Ethan Beuchamp knotted the score, setting the stage for OT.
Manheim Township held a 39-29 advantage in shots, but McQuillan’s 36-save effort was the difference in the game.
GAME DETAILS
SCORING
Team Name 1 2 3 OT 2OT TOTAL
18_Manheim Twp 0 2 1 0 0 3
15_Council Rock North 0 1 2 0 1 4
SHOTS
18_Manheim Twp 8 11 14 4 2 39
15_Council Rock North 0 6 14 8 1 29
POWERPLAYS
18_Manheim Twp 0 for 2 : 15_Council Rock North 0 for 7
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
(no scoring)
Period 2
15_Council Rock North - Colton Snow (unassisted) 1:43
18_Manheim Twp - Adam Eby (unassisted) 5:31
18_Manheim Twp - Matthew Milne (Nicholas Barnett) 11:22
Period 3
15_Council Rock North - Sam Kroh (Mark Tosti, Tristan Wieczorek) 3:26
15_Council Rock North - Colton Snow (unassisted) 4:57
18_Manheim Twp - Ethan Beauchamp (Karl Benner) 6:10
Overtime
(no scoring)
2nd Overtime
15_Council Rock North - Justin Fricke (unassisted) 1:26
GOALIES
35 Brandon Davis (MAN TWP) LOSS 59:26 29 25
42 Kyle McQuillan (CRN) WIN 59:26 39 36
#17 Pennsbury 9, #16 Perkiomen Valley 1
Larry Kolk had a five-point night to lead the Falcons, contributing four goals and an assist, while Luke Ledes (three assists), Linder Kenyon (three assists) and Kevin Koerner (three goals) each added three points.
The Falcons opened up a 2-0 lead just over four minutes into the game, thanks to goals by Koener (unassisted) and Kolk (Ledes/Kenyon assists). The Vikings cut that lead in half with a power play goal to make it a 2-1 game after one period. The Falcons seized control in the second period, scoring three unanswered goals with one each from Kyle Wilkins (Kolk assist), Kolk (Ledes assist) and Kyle Ritz (Kenyon assist) to go on to p 5-1. A pair of power play goals by Koerner, the first with a Kenyon assist, as well as a pair of goals by Kolk with assists from Tommy Hynes and Ledes closed out the scoring.
The Falcons held a 30-17 advantage in shots. Falcon goalie Trevor Schadler turned away 16 of 17 shots he faced.
GAME DETAILS
SCORING
17_Pennsbury 2 3 4 9
16_Perkiomen Valley 1 0 0 1
SHOTS
17_Pennsbury 9 3 18 30
16_Perkiomen Valley 6 0 11 17
POWERPLAYS
17_Pennsbury 2 for 4 : 16_Perkiomen Valley 1 for 3
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
17_Pennsbury - Kevin Koerner (unassisted) 0:54
17_Pennsbury - Larry Kolk (Luke Ledes, Linder Kenyon) 4:12
16_Perkiomen Valley - Kevin Lombardi (powerplay) (Andrew Tarbet, Jay Furst) 6:35
Period 2
17_Pennsbury - Kyle Wilkins (Larry Kolk) 2:02
17_Pennsbury - Larry Kolk (Luke Ledes) 12:16
17_Pennsbury - Kyle Ritz (Linder Kenyon) 15:15
Period 3
17_Pennsbury - Larry Kolk (Tommy Hynes) 3:09
17_Pennsbury - Kevin Koerner (powerplay) (Linder Kenyon) 8:26
17_Pennsbury - Kevin Koerner (powerplay) (unassisted) 9:33
17_Pennsbury - Larry Kolk (Luke Ledes) 15:13
GOALIES
48 Trevor Schadler (PENNS) WIN 48:00 17 16
65 Austin Lee (PV) LOSS 48:00 30 21
#14 Downingtown East 8, #19 Harry S Truman 1
The Cougars scored a pair of power play goals in the first period to go on top 2-0. Truman’s Michael Roarty (Zachary Bennett/Justin Vickery assists) made it a 2-1 game with a goal 38 seconds into the second period, but the rest of the game belonged to the Cougars, who led 6-1 after two periods on their way to the convincing win.
Downingtown East held a 29-6 advantage in shots.
GAME DETAILS
SCORING
19_Truman 0 1 0 1
14_Downingtown East 2 4 2 8
SHOTS
19_Truman 3 2 1 6
14_Downingtown East 11 6 12 29
POWERPLAYS
19_Truman 0 for 4 : 14_Downingtown East 5 for 9
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
14_Downingtown East - Collin Harple (powerplay) (Joe Kubachka, Trevor ( C ) Cohn) 13:06
14_Downingtown East - Sam Murray (powerplay) (Trevor ( C ) Cohn, Alex Rocco) 15:41
Period 2
19_Truman - Michael Roarty (Zachary Bennett, Justin Vickery) 0:38
14_Downingtown East - Benjamin Robertson (Bobby Kiefer) 3:28
14_Downingtown East - Ryan (A) Knight (Matt Hill) 4:47
14_Downingtown East - Collin Harple (shorthanded) (unassisted) 11:22
14_Downingtown East - Alex Rocco (powerplay) (Sean Agsten) 15:14
Period 3
14_Downingtown East - Alex Rocco (powerplay) (Tom (A) Tapper, Sean Agsten) 4:15
14_Downingtown East - Alex Rocco (powerplay) (Joseph Alvaro, Tom (A) Tapper) 15:37
GOALIES
21 Christian Morlando (TRU) LOSS 48:00 29 21
1 Jeff Cummings (DTE) WIN 48:00 6 5
#7 Upper Moreland 4, #10 Downingtown West 2
The Golden Bears exploded for four unanswered goals in the third period to earn the dramatic come-from-behind win.
Neither team scored in the opening period, and the Whippets took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Chris Fabry early in the second period. That lead held until Upper Moreland’s Colton Arizini (Nick Park assist) connected on a power play goal eight seconds into the final period. Jordin Holmes (Sean Lloyd assist) scored less than a minute later to put the Golden Bears on top 2-1, but the Whippets answered with a goal by Alec Higgins. Arizini connected on his second goal of the period, this one with assists from Lloyd and Park to put the Golden Bears on top 3-2 11:38 into the period. Matt Iehle (Arizini assist) added an insurance goal three minutes later for the 4-2 final.
UM goalie Patrick Beissel had a big night, turning away 24 of 26 shots he faced.
GAME DETAILS
SCORING
10_Downingtown West 0 1 1 2
7_Upper Moreland 0 0 4 4
SHOTS
10_Downingtown West 11 3 12 26
7_Upper Moreland 10 9 13 32
POWERPLAYS
10_Downingtown West 0 for 5 : 7_Upper Moreland 1 for 0
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
(no scoring)
Period 2
10_Downingtown West - Chris Fabry (Connor Leahy, Alec Higgins) 2:11
Period 3
7_Upper Moreland - Colton Arizini (powerplay) (Nick Park) 0:08
7_Upper Moreland - Jordin Holmes (Sean Lloyd) 1:00
10_Downingtown West - Alec Higgins (DJ Barbato, Simon Butala) 9:58
7_Upper Moreland - Colton Arizini (Sean Lloyd, Nick Park) 11:38
7_Upper Moreland - Matt Iehle (Colton Arizini) 14:19
GOALIES
11 Thomas Cliggett (DTW) LOSS 48:00 32 28
31 Patrick Beissel (UMO) WIN 48:00 26 24
#14 Lansdale Catholic 7, #3 Garnet Valley 5
The Crusaders pulled off the biggest upset in Monday’s play-in round, rallying from an early 3-1 deficit to earn the win over third-seeded Garnet Valley. Andrew Hart (three goals, two assists) and Anthony Valerio (one goal, three assists) led LC with five and four-point nights respectively. Mike Longhitano (one goal, two assists) added three points.
The Jaguars led 2-0 before Hart (Valerio assist) put the Crusaders on the scoreboard. It was a 3-1 game after one period, but back-to-back goals by John Volpe, the first with a Longhitano assist and the second with assists from Joe Nace and Alex Slowick, evened the scored less than four minutes into the second period. A goal by Hart (Longhitano/Valerio assists) gave the Crusaders a 4-3 lead 4:51 into the period only to watch the Jaguars score the equalizer, sending the teams into the final period deadlocked 4-4.
A Hart goal gave the Crusaders a short-lived lead as the Jaguars answered with a goal two minutes later, but goals by Valerio and Longhitano, both with Hart assists, gave LC a lead it would not lose.
The Crusaders held a 40-32 advantage in shots, which included a second period that saw them outshoot the Jags 18-9. LC’s Helen Cooney was credited with 27 saves in goal.
GAME DETAILS
SCORING
14_Lansdale Catholic 1 3 3 7
3_Garnet Valley 3 1 1 5
SHOTS
14_Lansdale Catholic 9 18 13 40
3_Garnet Valley 13 9 10 32
POWERPLAYS
14_Lansdale Catholic 0 for 3 : 3_Garnet Valley 0 for 1
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
3_Garnet Valley - Dylan Ely (Evan Riper, David Crossman) 1:08
3_Garnet Valley - Dylan Ely (Evan Riper, Jake Matier) 7:36
14_Lansdale Catholic - Andrew Hart (Anthony Valerio) 10:01
3_Garnet Valley - Joseph Dangleantonio (Nico Gricco) 12:04
Period 2
14_Lansdale Catholic - John Volpe (Mike Longhitano) 0:17
14_Lansdale Catholic - John Volpe (Joe Nace, Alex Slowik) 3:30
14_Lansdale Catholic - Andrew Hart (Mike Longhitano, Anthony Valerio) 4:51
3_Garnet Valley - Joseph Dangleantonio (Nico Gricco, Michael Lassik) 15:49
Period 3
14_Lansdale Catholic - Andrew Hart (Anthony Valerio) 6:11
3_Garnet Valley - Nico Gricco (Darren Schwartz, Joseph Dangleantonio) 8:05
14_Lansdale Catholic - Anthony Valerio (Andrew Hart) 8:33
14_Lansdale Catholic - Mike Longhitano (Andrew Hart) 12:44
GOALIES
35 Helen Cooney (LC) WIN 48:00 32 27
73 Gregory Schenk (GV_ LOSS 48:00 40 33
#6 West Chester Henderson 6, #11 William Tennent 1
Henderson scored two goals in each of the three periods while the Panthers managed only a single goal in the third period. That goal came late in the period when Charlie Feeney (Mike Padgeon/Matt Meinkas assists) scored on a penalty shot. By that time, Henderson led 5-0 on its way to the win.
Henderson held a 34-12 advantage in shots.
GAME DETAILS
SCORING
11_William Tennent 0 0 1 1
6_WC Henderson 2 2 2 6
SHOTS
11_William Tennent 0 0 12 12
6_WC Henderson 2 2 30 34
POWERPLAYS
11_William Tennent 0 for 1 : 6_WC Henderson 0 for 5
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
6_WC Henderson - Sean Miller (Drew Wallace, Eric Beren) 4:15
6_WC Henderson - Eric Beren (shorthanded) (unassisted) 13:49
Period 2
6_WC Henderson - Kyle Wicka (Matt Carreras, Eric Carreras) 7:21
6_WC Henderson - Kyle Wicka (Eric Carreras, Matt Carreras) 13:09
Period 3
6_WC Henderson - Luke Griese (Owen Kerslake, Jarrett Slear) 7:56
11_William Tennent - Charlie Feeney (penalty shot) Mike Padgeon, Matt Melnikas 13:09
6_WC Henderson - Kyle Wicka (shorthanded) (Matt Carreras, Eric Carreras) 13:09
GOALIES
43 Christopher Lineman (WT) LOSS 48:00 34 28
0 Tyler Bonjo (WCH) WIN 48:00 12 11
#8 West Chester East 7, #9 Wissahickon 1
East took a 2-0 lead after one period and stretched that lead to 3-0 before Wissahickon’s Brandon Rosoff (Luke Honorowski) scored 5:58 into the second period. That would be the Trojans’ last hurrah as East closed it out with four unanswered goals.
The Trojans held a 26-25 edge in shots, an advantage that was negated by the 25-save effort of East goalie Tyler Percival.
GAME DETAILS
SCORING
9_Wissahickon 0 1 0 1
8_WC East 2 2 3 7
SHOTS
9_Wissahickon 7 11 8 26
8_WC East 10 9 6 25
POWERPLAYS
9_Wissahickon 0 for 2 : 8_WC East 1 for 6
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
8_WC East - Pat Ward (Mike Roberta) 14:32
8_WC East - Chris Rodier (Pat Ward) 15:14
Period 2
8_WC East - Mike Roberta (powerplay) (Pat Ward, Chris Rodier) 3:14
9_Wissahickon - Brandon Rosoff (Luke Honorowski) 5:58
8_WC East - Bill Stewart (Carter Dwyer) 7:31
Period 3
8_WC East - Pat Ward (Chris Rodier, Kevin Cleary) 3:37
8_WC East - Bill Stewart (Jeff Angstadt) 4:45
8_WC East - Chris Rodier (Pat Ward, Mike Roberta) 11:19
GOALIES
55 Noah Katz (WISS) LOSS 48:00 25 18
35 Tyler Percival (WC EAST) WIN 48:00 26 25
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