By Scott Huff
A pivotal game will be played in the Suburban One Hockey League American Division this week as second place Upper Dublin (7-3-0, 14) will meet fourth place Wissahickon (5-5-0, 10) in a huge rivalry game.The game will be played at the Bucks County Ice Sports Center on Thursday night – 8:40 pm.
A victory for Upper Dublin would thrust the Flying Cardinals into first place by a point of Hatboro-Horsham (7-3-1, 15).
“We are in a position where we have to win games,” said Upper Dublin head coach Dave Japchen. “Wissahickon is a very physical team, and we have the match their physicality if we want to compete with them.
“We have to skate well and take quality shots,” added Japchen. “We surely can’t afford to take any stupid penalties.”
Upper Dublin enters the game on the heels of a 6-2 victory over winless Upper Moreland (0-9-1). The Cardinals fired 56 shots on Bear goalie Jared Burch who turned away a staggering 50 shots.
Wissahickon enters the game on the heels of a 3-2 win over Lansdale Catholic (7-5-0, 12).
“We are getting better and better,” said Wissahickon head coach Ryan McLaughlin. “The smarter we play – the longer we stay out of the penalty box – the better results we are going to get.
“We have to be ready to play (Brian) Markman tough when we play Upper Dublin,” added McLaughlin of the leading scorer in the SHSHL American Division. “We have to limit his space and make him play outside the ‘dots’.
“(Goaltender) Adam Solomon is a senior and has played all season with confidence,” continued McLaughlin. “Having him in goal is a real plus for us.”
And Wissahickon hopes that plus will add up to a key victory.
North Penn (8-5-4, 20) will make its stretch run to the SHSHL Class AA playoffs as either the number four or five seed.
“Being either a four or five really isn’t going to matter,” said North Penn head coach Kevin Vaitis. “What does matter is whether or not we are playing good hockey going into the playoffs.
“We need to fine tune our game in the last two weeks,” added Vaitis. “We want to win games, but we need to sharpen our game.”
The Knights will get to sharpen their game against some of the SHSHL’s best over the last week weeks of the season.
In addition to North Penn’s contest with Neshaminy (5-7-5, 15) on 2/10/11, the Knights must face Central Bucks East (15-3-0, 30) on 2/17/11 and Council Rock South (16-0-1, 33) on 2/18/11.
“Jimmy McKelvie, Dave Heggan, and Dan Corrado have all done a great job this season on the power play and our penalty killing teams,” said Vaitis of his senior trio. “And Caleb Witzaney had played great defense all year.
“We have a couple of sophomore goal tenders who have split the job in Cody Matthews and Jake Wolff,” continued Vaitis. “We would like to see one of them step up and take a lead. We would like to settle on one goalie going into the playoffs.”
Those SHSHL Class AA playoffs – as either a four or five seed.
Stay tuned.
This Was The Week That Was in the SHSHL
2/4/11
Wissahickon (5-5-0,10) came up with a huge 3-2 SHSHL American Division victory over Lansdale Catholic (7-5-0, 12).
The Trojans scored the first goal of the game off the stick of Jeff Schaeffer in the first period, but LC countered with a pair of goals to take a 2-1 first period lead.
The goal scorers for the Crusaders were John Volpe and Kevin Quinn.
Wissahickon counter punched with a pair of second period goals to take a 3-2 advantage. Pat Wilson and Tyler Freas scored goals for the Trojans.
Trojan goal tender Adam Solomon – who had 31 saves – kept LC off the board in the third period as Wissy held on for the 3-2 win.
Wissahickon 1 2 0 * 3
Lansdale Catholic 2 0 0 * 2
Central Bucks South (11-5-2, 24) won a key SHSHL contest with a 2-1 victory over Pennsbury (9-7-1, 19).
Titan goalie Matt Mcgarvey had a spectacular outing in the nets with 35 saves. Falcon goalie Benjamin Herring was also very good in goal with 22 saves.
CB South scored a single goal in the first and second period to account for all of its scoring. Jimmy Milanesi scored in the first period, while Connor Bechtel found the back of the net in the second period.
William Richards scored the lone Pennsbury goal in the third period.
Central Bucks South 1 1 0 * 2
Pennsbury 0 0 1 * 1
North Penn (8-5-4, 20) needed a late goal by Ted Stoler to defeat scrappy Central Bucks West (2-16, 4) 5-4in a SHSHL game played at Hatfield Ice.
Doug Barber scored a pair of goals to lead the Knight attack, while Christian Ahn and Tyler Feher scored single goals for the winners.
Central Bucks West had a hat trick performance registered by Johnny Taylor. Austin Siemion scored the fourth goal for the Bucks.
Justin Angleo was solid in goal for CBW with 30 saves, while Jake Wolff manned the nets for NP and had 25 saves.
North Penn 1 1 3 * 5
CB West 1 2 1 * 4
2/3/11
Council Rock South (16-0-1, 33) remained unbeaten in SHSHL play with a convincing 7-3 victory over Neshaminy (5-7-5, 15) in a game played at the Grundy Ice Center.
The Golden Hawks fired 41 shots on goal, while the Skins managed just 16 shots on goal.
Greg Aquaro had three goals for CRS to lead the attack, while Patrick Grilli, Kyle Walter, Zack Goodman, and Thomas Kozlor each scored single goals for the Hawks.
Neshaminy had a two-goal effort by Joseph Heller to pace the scoring, while DJ Bell added a solo goal for the Skins.
Council Rock South 4 1 2 * 7
Neshaminy 0 2 1 * 3
Central Bucks East (15-3-0, 30) kept its tight grip on first place in the SHSHL Continental Division with a 5-1 victory over Souderton (3-12-2, 8).
The Patriots had five players score single goals. Mike Palmer, Tom Schloendorn, Ryan Joyce, Matt Berry, and Alex Piccione all scored goals for the winners.
Justin Golia had 15 saves for CB East, while Souderton goalie Clay Anders had 22 saves for the Big Red.
The lone goal scorer for Souderton was James Tierney.
Central Bucks East 0 4 1 * 5
Souderton 0 0 1 * 1
William Tennent (7-10-2, 16) rallied in the third period to defeat Central Bucks West (2-16-0, 4) by a 6-4 score in a SHSHL game played at Hatfield Ice.
The goal scorers for Tennent were Cameron Goodell, AJ Carbone, and Cory Matyok. Each scored a pair of goals for the Panthers.
CB West featured four single goal scorers. Nick Moffett, Austin Siemion, Johnny Taylor, and Jimmy Schwender each tallied for the Bucks.
William Tennent 3 1 2 * 6
Central Bucks West 2 1 1 * 4
2/2/11
Pennridge (5-12-1, 11) kept its slim SHSHL playoff hopes alive with a 5-4 victory over William Tennent (7-10-2, 16) in a game played at Hatfield Ice.
Colin Murphy scored the game winner for the Rams with just 42 seconds left in the game. The goal completed a hat trick for Murphy.
The other two goal scorers for Pennridge were Matt Brown and Tyler Shagen.
Cameron Goodell scored two goals for WT, while Clint Aussprung also scored a pair of goals for the Panthers.
Pennridge 2 1 2 * 5
William Tennent 1 3 0 * 4
‘If’ the SHSHL playoffs began today
Class AA
(1) Council Rock South Golden Hawks vs. (8) Council Rock North Indians
(2) Central Bucks East Patriots vs. (7) Neshaminy Redskins
(3) Central Bucks South Titans vs. (6) William Tennent Panthers
(4) North Penn Knights vs (5) Pennsbury Falcons
Class A
(1) Hatboro-Horsham Hatters vs. (4) Wissahickon Trojans
(2) Upper Dublin Flying Cardinals vs. Lansdale Catholic Crusaders
SHSHL ‘Fab Four’
National Division
Ken McCormick (Pennsbury) 43-29 * 72
Patrick Grilli (CR South) 36-28 * 64
DJ Bell (Neshaminy) 28-22 * 50
Mike Hlatky (Pennsbury) 16-30 * 46
Continental Division
Jimmy McKelvie (North Penn) 18-24 * 42
Tom Scholendorn (CB East) 14-23 * 37
Austin Cinalli (CB East) 17-17 * 34
Matt Brown (Pennridge) 15-15 * 30
American Division
Brian Markman (Upper Dublin) 36-17 * 53
Samuel Etskovitz (Upper Dublin) 20-18 * 38
Nick Sette (Lansdale Catholic) 18-20 * 38
Tyler Peskin (Upper Dublin) 15-18 * 33
“On Ice” in the SHSHL
Thursday – February 10, 2011
Neshaminy Redskins vs. North Penn Knights @ Grundy Ice Rink – 7:15 pm
Souderton Big Red vs. Council Rock North Indians @ Hatfield Ice – 7:20 pm
Pennsbury Falcons vs. Central Bucks West Bucks @ Grundy Ice Rink – 8:55 pm
Wissahickon Trojans vs. Upper Dublin Flying Cardinals @ Bucks County Ice – 8:40 pm
Friday – February 11. 2011
Souderton Big Red vs. Pennridge @ Hatfield Ice – 9 pm
Central Bucks East vs. Neshaminy @ Bucks County Ice – 9:00 pm
Suburban One Sports . com ** Great Eight **
1. Council Rock South Golden Hawks
2. Central Bucks East Patriots
3. Central Bucks South Titans
4. North Penn Knights
5. Pennsbury Falcons
6. Hatboro-Horsham Hatters
7. Upper Dublin Flying Cardinals
8. Neshaminy Redskins
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