Check out Thursday's SOL SHSHL ice hockey results. Check the Photo Gallery to view photos of the CB South vs North Penn game.
By Ben Reese
HATFIELD -- Sports have many great rivalries.
There’s the Eagles and the Cowboys, the Yankees and the Red Sox, the Canadians and the Bruins.
On a smaller scale, the Suburban High School Hockey League has a rivalry just as intense, just as heated.
That rivalry is Central Bucks South and North Penn. It played out Thursday night at Hatfield Ice with the Titans taking a 6-2 decision from the Knights.
"It's North Penn," South coach Tom Coyne said when asked why this game was so intense. "It's been a great rivalry.
"No matter whether you're out of the race or in the thick of it, it's North Penn. We love playing North Penn."
That carries over to the players as well. Just ask South’s Leo Flick, who scored two goals including the game-winner.
"It's been a rivalry for a while," he said. "I haven't played too long, but it really fires us up in the locker room.
"They're who we look forward to. Over the years, it's been passed down that we've got to beat North Penn.
"It always gets us going and ready to play. This is definitely competitive."
North Penn coach Kevin Vaitis acknowledged the rivalry as well.
"Any time North Penn and CB South play each other (it’s important)," he said. "We've been in the finals the last two years against each other.
"It's always a big game. Heading into the playoffs, you want to be playing your best hockey, playing against the best teams."
The rivalry goes beyond the games the two teams play against each other.
"A lot of these guys play travel hockey together and against each other," Vaitis said. "They play each other in school and they've played each other in the championship the last two years.
"Neither team likes the other and it makes for a good game."
While they may not be fond of each other, the two teams do share a mutual respect.
"I've got such respect for North Penn," Coyne explained. "They bring a great game; we're trying to bring a great game.
"If both teams were out of the playoff race, it would still be a great game."
North Penn struck first in the first period. Christian Ahn, with assists from Nick Capasso and Derek Heckler, shoveled the puck past South goalie Aaron King at the 11:02 mark to give the Knights a 1-0 lead.
That lead was short-lived. Thirty-nine seconds later, Dominic Bova knotted the score off an assist from Jake Bauer.
Flick untied the score in the second period. He beat Knight goalie John Roberts at the 6:46 mark with an assist going to Damon DeLaurentis.
Bauer upped the lead to two goals with 43 seconds remaining in the second stanza when he got a pass from Bova and fired it past Roberts.
The South lead ballooned to 5-1 in the third period. Jake Kelinson scored 22 seconds into the period, and Flick followed up at the 7:02 mark with his second goal.
Ahn got one of those back on the power play, but Mike Pilla also scored a power-play goal for South to put the finishing touch on the 6-2 Titan win.
Coyne sounds like he's primed for the playoffs.
"It's great," he said. "Souderton gave us one (a loss); we gave it back.
"East gave us one; we gave it back. North Penn is always in the thick of it. They split with East.
"It's going to be a lot of fun. It's great to have a balance of teams that are really going to push for the trophy. It's great for the league."
CB South 1 2 3 – 6
North Penn 1 0 1 – 2
First Period
1. Christian Ahn NP (Nick Capasso, Derek Heckler) 11:02; 2. Dominic Bova CBS (Jake Bauer) 11:41. Penalty: Michael Raimo (NP) roughing 134:42.
Second Period
3. Leo Flick CBS (Damon DeLaurentis) 6:46; 4. Bauer CBS (Bova) 15:07. Penalties: Jared Conroy (CBS) interference 10:59; Ryan Nowicki (NP) cross checking 12:42.
Third Period
5. Jake Kelinson CBS (Cam Calista, Delaurentis) 0:22; 6. Flick CBS (Delaurentis, Mike Pilla) 7:02; 7. Ahn NP (Kevin Saylor, Jake Heckenberger) 8:50 PP; 8. Pilla CBS (Alex Stoll, David Cochran) 15:40 PP. Penalties: Jack Pohl (CBS) holding 2:32; Kevin Casey (CBS) head contact 8:22; Casey (CBS) head contact misconduct 8:22; Pohl (CBS) roughing 13:12; Heckler (NP) tripping 14:12.
Shots: CBS -- 46; NP -- 21. Saves: Aaron King (CBS) 19; John Roberts (NP) 40.
Neshaminy 7 Abington 1
Eric Graham led a balanced Redskins’ attack with two goals and one assists for three points.
It was Graham putting the ‘Skins on the scoreboard just 21 seconds into the game. Abington’s James Campbell answered with a goal late in the period to knot the score 1-1. The rest of the night belonged to Neshaminy.
Graham and Bobby Lucas (power play) scored second period goals to put the ‘Skins on top 3-1. Ian Dixon, Anthony Sabatini, Mark Hillings (power play) and Matt Kaleck (power play) each scored single goals for the 7-1 final.
The Redskins outshot the Ghosts 35-20. Neshaminy goalie Matt Sheley turned away 19 of 20 shots while Abington’s Cole Kramer turned away 28 shots.
GAME DETAILS
SCORING
Abington 1 0 0 1
Neshaminy 1 2 4 7
SHOTS
Abington 8 3 9 20
Neshaminy 9 11 15 35
POWERPLAYS
Abington 0 for 3 : Neshaminy 3 for 11
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
Neshaminy - Eric Graham (Nick Sweeny) 0:21
Abington - James Campbell (Thomas Carroll, Hayden O Hara) 14:47
Period 2
Neshaminy - Eric Graham (Matt Lucas, Nick Sabatini) 9:40
Neshaminy - Bobby Lucas (powerplay) (Nick Verdi) 12:10
Period 3
Neshaminy - Ian Dixon (Kyle Cordisco) 3:49
Neshaminy - Anthony Sabatini (Bobby Lucas, Nick Sabatini) 4:30
Neshaminy - Mark Hullings (powerplay) (Eric Graham, Kyle Cordisco) 8:20
Neshaminy - Matt Kaleck (powerplay) (unassisted) 15:59
GOALIES
30 Cole Kramer (ABG) LOSS 48:00 35 28
30 Matt Sheley ( NESH) WIN 48:00 20 19
Upper Moreland 7 Lansdale Catholic 1
Andy Iehle connected for the hat trick while teammate Matthew Iehle had three assists to lead the Golden Bears to the big win.
Jake Park put the Bears on the scoreboard when he connected on a power play goal 10:43 into the first period. Seconds later, Colton Arizini scored to put the Bears on top 2-0, and when Andy Iehle connected, the Golden Bears led 3-0. Alex Slowick put LC on the scoreboard late in the period to make it a 3-1 game.
The second period belonged to the Golden Bears, who received single goals from Nick Park, Andy Iehle and Arizini to go on top 6-1. Andy Iehle scored a single goal in the third period for the 7-1 final.
UM goalie Patrick Beissel was outstanding in goal, turning away 37 of 38 shots he faced. In the second period, the Golden Bears outscored the Crusaders 3-0, but the Crusaders held a 22-19 advantage in shots. Beissel turned away all 22 shots in the frame. LC goalie Helen Cooney was credited with 24 saves.
GAME DETAILS
SCORING
Lansdale Catholic 1 0 0 1
Upper Moreland 3 3 1 7
SHOTS
Lansdale Catholic 13 22 3 38
Upper Moreland 10 19 2 31
POWERPLAYS
Lansdale Catholic 0 for 5 : Upper Moreland 1 for 4
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
Upper Moreland - Jake Park (powerplay) (Nick Park, Matthew Iehle) 10:43
Upper Moreland - Colton Arizini (Matthew Fritz) 10:57
Upper Moreland - Andy Iehle (Matthew Beck) 13:52
Lansdale Catholic - Alex Slowik (John Volpe) 15:12
Period 2
Upper Moreland - Nick Park (Jake Park, Ryan MacFarland) 1:36
Upper Moreland - Andy Iehle (Matthew Iehle) 6:09
Upper Moreland - Colton Arizini (Matthew Beck) 8:40
Period 3
Upper Moreland - Andy Iehle (Matthew Iehle) 15:08
GOALIES
35 Helen Cooney (LC) LOSS 48:00 31 24
31 Patrick Beissel (UMO) WIN 48:00 38 37
Wissahickon 6 Lower Moreland 3
Dustin Rabinowitz (three goals, two assists) and Luke Honorowski (two goals, two assists) once again provided some serious offensive firepower for the Trojans, finishing with five and four-point nights, respectively.
The Trojans used a pair of Rabinowitz goals as well as single goals from Edward Burkhart and Honorowski to go on top 4-1 after one period. The two teams exchanged goals in the second and third periods with Honorowski scoring in the second and Rabinowitz closing out the scoring in the third for the Trojans..
The Trojans held a 31-23 advantage in shots.
GAME DETAILS
SCORING
Wissahickon 4 1 1 6
Lower Moreland 1 1 1 3
SHOTS
Wissahickon 12 12 7 31
Lower Moreland 12 7 4 23
POWERPLAYS
Wissahickon 0 for 2 : Lower Moreland 1 for 8
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
Wissahickon - Edward Burkart (Kyle Wolf) 3:56
Lower Moreland - Corey Blumenthal (powerplay) (unassisted) 6:14
Wissahickon - Dustin Rabinowitz (Luke Honorowski) 6:55
Wissahickon - Dustin Rabinowitz (Luke Honorowski, Alex Lightman) 7:40
Wissahickon - Luke Honorowski (Dustin Rabinowitz) 15:01
Period 2
Lower Moreland - Derek Schultz (Matt Gallagher) 1:27
Wissahickon - Luke Honorowski (Dustin Rabinowitz, Matt Vervlied) 6:09
Period 3
Lower Moreland - Corey Blumenthal (Ross Weissman) 3:29
Wissahickon - Dustin Rabinowitz (Alex Lightman) 14:03
GOALIES
55 Noah Katz (WISS) WIN 48:00 23 20
27 Eric Spahr ( LMO) LOSS 48:00 31 25
Central Bucks East 7 Abington 1 Central Bucks East 7 (Wed Feb 19, 2014)
The Ghosts hung tough early in Wednesday’s game, trailing by just a 1-0 score after one period. East’s Austin Chase accounted for the lone goal.
Early in the second period, Abington’s Brian Scipione scored the equalizer, but East’s Brennan Kolar, Alex Wasserman and Joe Ridolfi (power play) answered with goals to put the Patriots on top 4-1 after two periods. In the third period, Sean Parahus scored a pair of goals – the first on a power play – while Andrew Bily also scored a power play goal.
The Patriots held a lopsided 49-15 advantage in shots. Abington goalie Cole Kramer turned away 42 shots while East’s Evan Angotti was credited with 14 saves.
GAME DETAILS
SCORING
Abington 0 1 0 1
Central Bucks East 1 3 3 7
SHOTS
Abington 5 3 7 15
Central Bucks East 14 20 15 49
POWERPLAYS
Abington 0 for 4 : Central Bucks East 3 for 9
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
Central Bucks East - Austin Chase (Zach Davis, Austin Baty) 11:48
Period 2
Abington - Brian Scipione (Thomas Carroll, James Campbell) 3:05
Central Bucks East - Brennan Kolar (Nick Chimera, Gary Palmer) 7:57
Central Bucks East - Alex Wasserman (Andrew Bily, Adam Lagacey) 10:59
Central Bucks East - Joe Ridolfi (powerplay) (Nick Esposito, Joe LoCastro) 12:41
Period 3
Central Bucks East - Andrew Bily (powerplay) (Austin Chase) 2:21
Central Bucks East - Sean Parahus (powerplay) (Adam Lagacey) 12:21
Central Bucks East - Sean Parahus (Adam Lagacey) 13:28
GOALIES
30 Cole Kramer (ABG) LOSS 48:00 49 42
33 Evan Angotti (CBE) WIN 48:00 15 14
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