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By Ben Reese
HATFIELD -- After the end of last year's ice hockey season, North Penn graduated a lot of its offense.
Obviously, someone had to pick up that slack. Alex Peterson has been that player.
Peterson scored four goals - including the one that put the Knights ahead for good – to lead North Penn to an 11-4 win over Abington at Hatfield Ice Arena Thursday night. Peterson also had two assists to complete a six-point night.
"Offensively, he's a very talented player," North Penn coach Kevn Vaitis said. "He's got a ton of talent.
"He's able to kind of flip that switch (and take over a game). Peterson gets the puck on his stick, and he can really go from 0 to 60 quickly."
And that is just what the Knights need.
"We lost a lot of offense," Vaitis said. "We're relying on him and some other guys to lead us offensively right now. Hopefully, the other guys can step up their game."
Peterson knew he was going to be relied upon to take up the offensive slack for North Penn.
"I definitely have to step up," he said. "We lost a bunch of our top players from last year. Now we have to fill those goals."
The key goal of the four Peterson scored came near the end of the second period. North Penn entered the period with a 3-2 lead only to see that margin disappear when Abington's Thomas Carroll beat Knight goalie John Roberts in front of the net to tie the score at 3-3 with only 21 seconds elapsed in the period.
With slightly more than two minutes left in the period, Peterson picked up the puck in his own end and took off. The speed that his coach spoke about suddenly came to the fore as he turned on the jets and skated through the Ghosts' defense to deposit the puck behind Abington goalie Evan Metz. Suddenly, the Knights were on top 4-3.
Jake Heckenberger and Austin Redilla also lit the lamp in the final minutes to give North Penn a solid 6-3 lead going into the third period.
"It was a little bit of a momentum killer," said Abington coach Pat Croce of Peterson’s go-ahead goal. "I thought we played a good solid two periods. In the third period, it just wasn't enough."
Right now, Vaitis feels that he has three solid scorers on the ice.
"Right now, Peterson, (Derek) Heckler and Heckenberger are leading our team offensively," the Knights' coach said. "They are carrying us.
"We've got a number of new faces, guys who are still learning the ropes at the varsity level. If we can get them to elevate their level and Peterson, Heckler and Heckenberger can play at their level, I think we can really start putting it on offensively."
North Penn got on the scoreboard first, thanks to a power play goal by Ryan Nowicki with 8:50 gone in the first period. He got assists from Heckler and Peterson.
But Abington came right back. The Ghosts scored 1:30 later when Ryan Woelbl notched the first of his three goals to tie the score.
Peterson got his first goal 1:31 later to give the Knights the lead again, and when Jaime Green scored his first goal of the season with 12:31 gone, the North Penn lead jumped to 3-1.
Abington, however, was still hanging around. The Ghosts got a second goal from Woelbl, and the period finished with North Penn ahead 3-2.
Peterson wasn't happy with the way his team played in the first period.
"We've had a lot of times where we've kind of slacked off, haven't played real good," he said. "We came into this one thinking we were going to beat them.
"Early on, it wasn't that way. We had to work for it."
Carroll tied the score as the second period opened. And Peterson untied it with his short-handed goal.
Then things seemed to fall apart for the Ghosts. In quick succession, North Penn got goals from Heckenberger and Redilla to go on top 6-3.
In the third period, except for another goal by Woelbl, it was all North Penn. The Knights scored five goals to put the game away.
The goals came from Peterson (2), Jake Burns, Jared Barkley and Andrew Galetta. The last three goals -- Peterson, Barkley and Galetta -- all came within a span of 1:31 as the period wound down.
"We had a couple of defensive letdowns and it kind of got us behind too quick and we couldn't dig out of it," said Croce, whose team had rallied for an impressive come-from-behind win over William Tennent 24 hours earlier. "Some nights you've got it and some nights you don't."
North Penn 11, Abington 4
Abington 2 1 1 -- 4
North Penn 3 3 5 -- 11
First Period -- North Penn Ryan Nowicki (Derek Heckler, Alex Peterson) 8:50 PP; Abington Ryan Woelbl (Alex DeChristafano) 10:20; North Penn Alex Peterson (unassisted) 11:51; North Penn Jaime Green (Austin Redilla) 12:31; Abington Woelbl (Justin Adamski) 14:48.
Second Period -- Abington Thomas Carroll (Aidan Smith, A. DeChristafano) 0:22 PP; North Penn Peterson (unassisted) 13:31 SH; North Penn Jake Heckenberger (Peterson, Joe Hawks) 15:20; North Penn Redilla (unassisted) 15:55.
Third Period -- North Penn Peterson (Jared Barkley) 5:23; North Penn Jake Burns (unassisted) 5:50 PP; Abington Woelbl (unassisted) 13:02; North Penn Peterson (Heckenberger) 13:53; North Penn Barkley (unassisted) 14:49; North Penn Andrew Galetta (Heckler, Green) 15:24.
Shots: A -- 34; NP -- 30. Saves: Evan Metz (A) 19; John Roberts (NP) 30.
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 2, NESHAMINY 1
The Indians and Redskins exchanged first period goals, and Mark Tosti broke the tie with a goal early in the second period. It turned out to be the game winner in a contest that featured more defense than offense.
Rock North goalie Andy Cicconi turned away 33 or 34 shots he faced, and Neshaminy’s Matt Lucas stopped 37 of 39 shots in a contest that saw the Indians hold a slight advantage in shots (37-33).
Tosti (Johnny Vanni assist) put the Indians on the scoreboard early, but Neshaminy’s Mark Hullings (Nick Foster assist) answered six minutes later with a goal for the Redskins. That 1-1 tie held until Tosti connected for his second goal early in the second period. Neither team scored the rest of the way.
GAME DETAILS
SCORING
Neshaminy 1 0 0 1
Council Rock North 1 1 0 2
SHOTS
Neshaminy 8 10 16 34
Council Rock North 11 16 12 39
POWERPLAYS
Neshaminy 0 for 4 : Council Rock North 0 for 1
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
Council Rock North - Mark Tosti (Johnny Vanni) 0:00
Neshaminy - Mark Hullings (Nick Foster) 6:03
Period 2
Council Rock North - Mark Tosti (Zach Herman, Johnny Vanni) 1:40
Period 3
(no scoring)
GOALIES
40 Matt Lucas LOSS 48:00 39 37
35 Andy Cicconi WIN 48:00 34 33
PENALTY TOTALS
Neshaminy 8 minutes on 4 infraction(s) Council Rock North 30 minutes on 7 infraction(s)
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 9, PENNSBURY 7
The Golden Hawks outscored the Falcons 3-1 in the second period, and that turned out to be the difference in the game. Kyle Bradley led a balanced Rock South attack with three goals and one assist. Teammate Brian McBride (one goal, three assists) had a four-point night while Justin Adams added a goal and two assists.
For the Falcons, Jack Kelly led the way with two goals and three assists for five points, and both Luke Ledes (two goals, one assist) and Kevin Koerner (three assists) had three-point nights.
The Golden Hawks struck first on a goal by Brian McBride. The Falcons reeled off three consecutive goals with Ledes connecting on back-to-back goals – the second one shorthanded – and Anthony Bench added a single goal to put the Falcons on top 3-1. Rock South’s Matt Owens and Kyle Bradley scored in the closing minutes to knot the score.
The second period was the difference in the game. Chad Weiner connected on a power play goal 3:44 into the period, and when Justin Adams and Danny Richmond scored back-to-back goals in a two-minute span six minutes later, the Golden Hawks led 6-3. Ryan Mudrick (Kelly assist) scored in the closing seconds to make it a 6-4 game heading into the final period.
A Kelly goal early in the third period pulled the Falcons to within one, but Bradley connected for the Golden Hawks. It was a pattern that continued for the remainder of the period with Pennsbury’s Nathan Raccagno and Rock South’s Nick Meli exchanging goals, and then it was Kelly and Bradley exchanging goals to close out the scoring with Bradley’s empty net goal sealing the Falcons’ fate.
The Golden Hawks held a 42-31 advantage in shots.
GAME DETAILS
SCORING
Council Rock South 3 3 3 9
Pennsbury 3 1 3 7
SHOTS
Council Rock South 14 18 10 42
Pennsbury 11 10 10 31
POWERPLAYS
Council Rock South 1 for 11 : Pennsbury 1 for 4
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
Council Rock South - BRIAN MCBRIDE (DARREN BARDER, AUSTIN PRICE) 0:00
Pennsbury - Luke Ledes (Kevin Koerner, Jack Kelly) 0:00
Pennsbury - Luke Ledes (shorthanded) (Kevin Koerner, Cameron Polo) 5:52
Pennsbury - Anthony Bench (shorthanded) (Jack Kelly) 6:39
Council Rock South - MATT OWENS (JUSTIN ADAMS, MICHAEL KAUFFMAN) 13:20
Council Rock South - KYLE BRADLEY (JUSTIN ADAMS) 15:40
Period 2
Council Rock South - CHAD WEINER (powerplay) (BRIAN MCBRIDE, DYLAN VARIAN) 3:44
Council Rock South - JUSTIN ADAMS (KYLE BRADLEY, CHAD WEINER) 10:15
Council Rock South - DANNY RICHMOND (DARREN BARDER) 12:22
Pennsbury - Ryan Mudrick (Jack Kelly) 15:40
Period 3
Pennsbury - Jack Kelly (Cameron Polo) 2:40
Council Rock South - KYLE BRADLEY (DYLAN VARIAN, BRIAN MCBRIDE) 4:48
Pennsbury - Nathan Raccagno (Anthony Bench, Tommy Hynes) 6:42
Council Rock South - NICK MELI (AUSTIN PRICE, BRIAN MCBRIDE) 11:49
Pennsbury - Jack Kelly (powerplay) (Kevin Koerner, Luke Ledes) 13:50
Council Rock South - KYLE BRADLEY (emptynet) (unassisted) 14:48
GOALIES
33 CHRISTIAN GEORGE WIN 48:00 31 24
48 Trevor Schadler LOSS 46:49 41 33
PENALTY TOTALS
Council Rock South 12 minutes on 6 infraction(s) Pennsbury 30 minutes on 11 infraction(s
WILLIAM TENNENT 4, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 1
Twenty-four hours after absorbing a disappointing loss to Abington that saw the Ghosts rally from behind to earn the win, the Panthers scored three third period goals to seal the Patriots’ fate. CJ Lineman was close to perfect in goal for the Panthers, turning away 23 of 24 shots and allowing only a third period goal.
The Panthers – thanks to a Brendan Sherwood power play goal late in the first period (Charlie Feeney assist) – took a 1-0 lead into the third period.
Charlie Feeney (Andrew Bean assist) scored 1:52 into the final period, and when Sherwood connected on his second power play goal of the night – this one with assists from Dan Brady and Chris Kreider, the Panthers led 3-0. Austin Chase (Nick Chimeria assist) broke up Lineman’s shutout bid with a goal 3:17 into the period, but Mike Padgeon (Andrew Bean/CJ Lineman assists) got that goal back midway through the period for the 4-1 final.
GAME DETAILS
SCORING
Central Bucks East 0 0 1 1
William Tennent 1 0 3 4
SHOTS
Central Bucks East 0 0 24 24
William Tennent 1 0 27 28
POWERPLAYS
Central Bucks East 0 for 4 : William Tennent 2 for 6
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
William Tennent - Brendan Sherwood (powerplay) (Charlie Feeney) 15:29
Period 2
(no scoring)
Period 3
William Tennent - Charlie Feeney (Andrew Bean) 1:52
William Tennent - Brendan Sherwood (powerplay) (Dan Brady, Chris Kreider) 2:36
Central Bucks East - Austin Chase (Nick Chimeria) 3:17
William Tennent - Mike Padgeon (Andrew Bean, C.J. Lineman) 7:02
GOALIES
33 Evan Angotti LOSS 48:00 28 24
43 C.J. Lineman WIN 48:00 24 23
PENALTY TOTALS
Central Bucks East 40 minutes on 8 infraction(s) William Tennent 20 minutes on 6 infraction(s)
LOWER MORELAND 5, UPPER MORELAND 3
Cory Blumenthal connected for the hat trick and also had an assist to lead the Lions to the win over their archrivals.
Colin Burch scored to give the Golden Bears an early lead, but the Lions answered with goals by Sean Irving and Blumenthal to go on top 2-1 after one period.
Back-to-back goals by Nick Park – both with Jake Park assists – put the Golden Bears on top 3-2. That lead lasted less than two minutes when Blumenthal went to work, scoring consecutive goals to send the Lions in the final period with a 4-3 lead. An unassisted goal by Matt Gallagher was the only scoring in the third period.
The Lions held a 37-26 advantage in shots.
GAME DETAILS
SCORING
Upper Moreland 1 2 0 3
Lower Moreland 2 2 1 5
SHOTS
Upper Moreland 9 9 8 26
Lower Moreland 13 13 11 37
POWERPLAYS
Upper Moreland 0 for 0 : Lower Moreland 0 for 7
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
Upper Moreland - Colin Burch (Nick Park, Mykel Courduff) 0:00
Lower Moreland - Sean Irving (Cory Blumenthal, Sam Sauls) 3:57
Lower Moreland - Cory Blumenthal (unassisted) 6:37
Period 2
Upper Moreland - Nick Park (Jake Park) 3:27
Upper Moreland - Nick Park (Jake Park) 11:44
Lower Moreland - Cory Blumenthal (unassisted) 13:15
Lower Moreland - Cory Blumenthal (unassisted) 13:34
Period 3
Lower Moreland - Matt Gallagher (unassisted) 6:52
GOALIES
31 Patrick Beissel LOSS 48:00 37 32
27 Eric Sphar WIN 48:00 26 23
PENALTY TOTALS
Upper Moreland 24 minutes on 8 infraction(s) Lower Moreland 0 minutes on 0 infraction(s)
WISSAHICKON 10, HARRY S TRUMAN 9
The Trojans exploded for six goals in the third period to erase a 7-4 deficit and earn the hard-fought win. Matt Wilson led a balanced attack with two goals and two assists. Three Trojans had three-point games with Harry Hessler contributing three assists while Jacob Dalsemer and Jake Flancer both added two goals and an assist.
Zachary Bennett had a six-point night for the Tigers, finishing with one goal and five assists. Kyle Bennett had a four-point game, contributing two goals and two assists. Codey Gordon handed out three assists.
Truman led 4-1 after one period and still led by three heading into a final period that featured eight goals between the two teams. In less than three minutes, the Trojans erased the Tigers’ 7-4 lead with goals by Flancer, Matt Wilson and Andrew Cade. Bennett connected on a power play goal to give the Tigers an 8-7 lead, but Kyle Wolf (power play) and Dalsemer scored back-to-back goals to put the Trojans on top 9-7. Ross Koenig connected for the equalizer 13:12 into the period only to watch Jacob Segelbaum (Brandon Rosoff/Kyle Wolf assists) score the game winner with 35 seconds remaining.
Wissahickon held a 40-36 advantage in shots.
GAME DETAILS
SCORING
Wissahickon 1 3 6 10
Truman 4 3 2 9
SHOTS
Wissahickon 15 10 15 40
Truman 16 10 10 36
POWERPLAYS
Wissahickon 1 for 2 : Truman 2 for 4
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
Truman - Shane Donahue (Kyle Bennett, Zachary Bennett) 4:22
Wissahickon - Jacob Dalsemer (Harry Hessler, Brandon Rosoff) 4:32
Truman - Zachary Bennett (unassisted) 5:55
Truman - Kyle Bennett (powerplay) (Michael Roarty, Zachary Bennett) 8:04
Truman - Shane Donahue (shorthanded) (Zachary Bennett, Christian Morlando) 13:37
Period 2
Wissahickon - Matt Wilson (unassisted) 7:21
Truman - Tyler Bucci (Codey Gordon, Kyle Bennett) 9:06
Wissahickon - Jake Flancer (unassisted) 10:25
Wissahickon - Andrew Cade (Jacob Dalsemer, Harry Hessler) 11:13
Truman - Michael Roarty (Zachary Bennett) 12:26
Truman - Ross Koenig (unassisted) 13:34
Period 3
Wissahickon - Jake Flancer (Matt Wilson, Ryen Haney) 0:13
Wissahickon - Matt Wilson (Harry Hessler) 1:50
Wissahickon - Andrew Cade (Tyler Thompson) 2:52
Truman - Kyle Bennett (powerplay) (Codey Gordon, Zachary Bennett) 3:59
Wissahickon - Kyle Wolf (powerplay) (Jacob Segelbaum, Noah Katz) 10:35
Wissahickon - Jacob Dalsemer (Jake Flancer, Matt Wilson) 12:08
Truman - Ross Koenig (Codey Gordon, Michael Cox) 13:12
Wissahickon - Jacob Segelbaum (Brandon Rosoff, Kyle Wolf) 15:25
GOALIES
35 Jake Modelevsky WIN 48:00 36 27
55 Noah Katz (b)
35 Kyle Huth LOSS 48:00 40 30
PENALTY TOTALS
Wissahickon 12 minutes on 6 infraction(s) Truman 8 minutes on 4 infraction(s)
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 10, NESHAMINY 0
The Titans owned this one from start to finish, opening up a 5-0 lead after one period and tacking on three more in the second before closing it out with a pair of goals in the third period.
Leo Flick led a balanced Titan attack with two goals and two assists while Damon Delaurentis added a goal and an assist. Contributing two-point nights were Anthony Rubas (two goals), Tyler Dunn (one goal, one assist), Thomas Liberta (two assists), Brendan Clements (two assists), Joe Delaurentis (one goal, one assist), Justin McGowan (two assists), Matt Stoll (one goal, one assist), Connor Matsinger (one goal, one assist) and Nick Ligato (one goal, one assist).
Goalie Aaron King turned away all 12 shots he faced in the shutout on a night that saw the Titans hold a 43-12 advantage in shots.
GAME DETAILS
SCORING
Central Bucks South 5 3 2 10
Neshaminy 0 0 0 0
SHOTS
Central Bucks South 15 22 6 43
Neshaminy 7 5 0 12
POWERPLAYS
Central Bucks South 1 for 5 : Neshaminy 0 for 5
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
Central Bucks South - Anthony Rubas (Tyler Dunn, Thomas Liberta) 0:49
Central Bucks South - Leo Flick (powerplay) (Brendan Clements, Thomas Liberta) 7:09
Central Bucks South - Joe Delaurentis (Leo Flick, Damon Delaurentis) 8:45
Central Bucks South - Anthony Rubas (Matt Stoll, Justin McGowan) 10:55
Central Bucks South - Matt Stoll (Connor Matsinger) 15:18
Period 2
Central Bucks South - Damon Delaurentis (Leo Flick) 1:21
Central Bucks South - Leo Flick (Joe Delaurentis, Damon Delaurentis) 13:38
Central Bucks South - Nick Ligato (shorthanded) (Justin McGowan, Cam Calista) 15:35
Period 3
Central Bucks South - Connor Matsinger (Nick Ligato) 2:41
Central Bucks South - Tyler Dunn (Brendan Clements, Jared Conroy) 2:47
GOALIES
30 Aaron King WIN 48:00 12 12
30 Matt Sheley LOSS 48:00 43 33
PENALTY TOTALS
Central Bucks South 28 minutes on 6 infraction(s) Neshaminy 23 minutes on 6 infraction(s)
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