Central Bucks East & Plymouth Whitemarsh are featured in this week’s notebook, which also includes point leaders and goalie stats.
By Scott Huff
And the beat goes on..
SHSHL Varsity ‘AA’ Snapshot
Central Bucks East head coach Ken Latchum was not exactly expecting to prepare for the upcoming SHSHL playoffs with a 4-2 loss to Truman last week. It was first conference win of the season for the Tigers.
“We outshot them something like 45-15, but we couldn’t put the puck in the net,” said Latchum. “That has been the biggest problem with this team all year – finding a pure goal scorer.
“But this is a very young team and a loss like this won’t bother them,” added Latchum. “We have CB West coming up this week and that is always a huge rivalry game for the kids with bragging rights on the line.
“We lost to them 5-1 in the Thanksgiving Eve game,” continued Latchum. “But we are a much better team now than when we played them the first time.”
The SHSHL Varsity ‘AA’ eight team playoffs should include Central Bucks East once the regular season has concluded. The Patriots are currently tied for seventh place in the standings.
“It has been a few years since we have been in the playoffs,” said Latchum who returned to the CB East bench this season. “We are going to have to go against a CB South, or a CR South, and that is going to be a huge challenge for a young team like this one.
“But we have some outstanding freshmen that are going to benefit from the experience of playing good teams in the playoffs,” added Latchum who guided the Patriots to nine consecutive playoff appearances in his first stint behind the bench. “Especially for the goaltender.”
CB East features a pair of freshman goaltenders in Chris McIntyre and Matt Ogonowski with McIntyre earning most of the minutes this season.
“Richard Keiser, Matt Cipriano, and Chris Mangiacapre are all very good freshmen defensemen,” said Latchum. “And Colin Quinn has shown a great deal of character as our senior captain.
“We talked a little bit about playoffs, but we really want to concentrate on the little things,” added Latchum. “We want them to know what it takes to be a playoff team, but all we want to focus on now is CB West.”
SHSHL Varsity ‘AA’ Standings
Wins/Losses/Ties/Points
Top 8 Qualify for Playoffs
1. Central Bucks South Titans 10 0 0 20
2. Council Rock South Hawks 7 1 1 15
3. Pennridge Rams 7 1 1 15
4. North Penn Knights 7 2 1 15
5. Council Rock North Indians 5 4 1 11
6. Central Bucks West Bucks 5 4 0 10
7. Central Bucks East Patriots 3 6 0 6
8. Souderton Indians 3 6 0 6
9. Neshaminy Redskins 2 7 1 5
10. William Tennent Panthers 1 6 2 4
11. Truman Tigers 1 6 1 3
12. Pennsbury Falcons 0 8 0 0
SHSHL Top Scorers
Goals/Assists/Points
1. Eric Slater – Pennridge 29 19 48
2. Joseph DeLaurentis – CB South 23 18 41
3. Matt Stoll – CB South 24 16 40
4. Zac Herman – CR North 18 19 37
5. Michael Walker – Pennridge 17 16 33
6. Anthony Galetta – North Penn 18 14 32
7. Pat McGinley – Pennridge 19 11 30
8. Daniel Guest – CR North 14 14 28
9. Nathan Oh – North Penn 8 19 27
10. Matthew Meli – CR South 20 6 26
Collin Kleiser – CR South 13 13 26
SHSHL Top Goalies
Wins/Saves/Goals Against
1. Mason Procz – CR South 6 129 0.99
2. Oscar Levin – CB South 8 136 1.15
3. Tim White – CB South 7 122 1.81
4. Luke Stranick – Pennridge 10 302 2.54
5. Chris Maiden – North Penn 5 126 3.60
6. Jeremy Siegel – CR South 3 199 3.67
7. Steve Glik – Neshaminy 4 406 3.82
‘On Ice’ in the SHSHL Varsity ‘AA’ this Week
Wednesday – February 14, 2018
Central Bucks East vs. Central Bucks West @ Hatfield – 7:10 pm
William Tennent vs. Council Rock South @ Grundy – 7:20 pm
Truman vs. Council Rock North @ Grundy – 9:00 pm
Thursday – February 15, 2018
Souderton vs. Pennridge @ Hatfield – 7:10 pm
SHSHL Varsity ‘A’ Snapshot
Plymouth Whitemarsh head coach Josh Aiello knows all too well the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
Last season the Colonials were SHSHL American Conference champions with a 14-1 record and an invitation to the prestigious Flyers Cup. This season PW has struggled with a 2-10 conference record, but Aiello has nothing but good things to say about his 2017-2018 Colonials.
“I’m very proud of the guys,” said Aiello. “They have shown up and worked hard. They never have their heads down and give 100% effort.
“Whenever we fall down we get right back up,” added Aiello. “We have had some issues with injuries this year, but we are looking forward to a strong off season.”
Sophomore Dean Keller has been lights out for the Colonials this season. Keller is the sixth leading scorer on the conference and has scored 30 goals this season.
“Dean is a fantastic player and a good person as well,” said Aiello. “He can put the puck in the back of the net and competes hard every game. It will be great to have him to build around next year.”
Plymouth Whitemarsh will be losing a core of seniors this season. That list includes captain Steve Fandozzi, assistant captain Daniel Isackman, assistant captain Stephen Long, Brandon Pham, Kaye Galie, and Owen Keogh.
“This was a great group of seniors,” said Aiello.
And this group of Plymouth Whitemarsh players is a great group off the ice as well.
“We are having a game with Upper Moreland on February 22nd at Wintersport to benefit Team Cancer America,” said Aiello. “It is a student run organization, and it shows the players that there is a life outside of ice hockey.
“It has been a tough year, record-wise, but we will be back,” added Aiello. “Ice hockey seasons tend to be circular – our turn is coming.”
SHSHL Varsity ‘A’ Standings
Wins/Losses/Ties/Points
Top 4 Qualify for Playoffs
1. Wissahickon Trojans 12 0 0 24
2. Lower Moreland Lions 9 4 0 18
3. Abington Ghosts 8 3 0 16
4. Hatboro-Horsham Hatters 7 4 0 14
5. Upper Dublin Cardinals 7 6 0 14
6. New Hope Solebury Lions 2 10 0 4
7. Plymouth Whitemarsh 2 10 0 4
8. Upper Moreland Bears 0 10 0 0
SHSHL Varsity ‘A’ Top Scorers
Goals/Assists/Points
1. Sean Garry – Wissahickon 37 27 64
2. Bryan Garry – Wissahickon 39 23 62
3. Coleman Peppelman – L. Moreland 41 13 54
4. Ari Nordlinger – Upper Dublin 40 12 52
5. Adam Bostock – L. Moreland 16 22 38
6. Dan Keller – Ply. Whitemarsh 30 6 36
7. Perry Carpenter – Abington 20 13 33
8. Chris Braun – New Hope Solebury 23 9 32
9. Oren Serafin – Upper Dublin 20 11 31
10. Jacob Mueller – Hatboro-Horsham 15 14 29
SHSHL Top Goalies
Wins/Saves/Goals Against Average
1. Jake Modelevsky – Wissahickon 5 72 1.08
2. Jacob Snellenburg – Abington 7 208 2.25
3. Michael Henderson – Wissahickon 7 166 3.52
4. Ryan Bell – Hatboro-Horsham 5 233 4.11
‘On Ice’ in the SHSHL Varsity ‘A’ this Week
Wednesday – February 14, 2018
Lower Moreland vs. Upper Moreland @ Hatfield – 8 pm
Thursday – February 15, 2018
Upper Moreland vs. Wissahickon @ Grundy – 7:20 pm
New Hope Solebury vs. Abington @ Wintersport – 8:30 pm
Plymouth Whitemarsh vs. Hatboro-Horsham @ Warwick – 8:45 pm
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