Check out the recaps for SHSHL teams in action Wednesday and Thursday.
PENNRIDGE 5, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 1
Pennridge’s 5-1 victory over Central Bucks South in Thursday’s Continental League contest wasn’t exactly the most thrilling of games. Instead, the Rams played good, solid, all-around hockey.
It might not make for any highlight reels, but for Pennridge coach Jeff Montagna, that was just fine.
“This was a simple, boring game - in a good way,” Montagna said. “I’ve not been happy at all the first two nights, especially defensively. Tonight they did a really nice job keeping things simple and once we got that lead, not giving (South) a lot of life.”
The Rams took a 2-0 lead after one period on goals by Aidan Boyle (Andrew David assist) and Aeryk Lehrhaupt (Jeff Manto assist). Senior Blake Stewart netted one in the second period (David assist) to quickly answer South’s lone tally of the evening and give the visiting team a 3-1 lead heading into the final period.
Stewart notched his second of the game from the side of the net on a beautiful pass from Richie Shanks (Boyle also assisted on the goal), and Lehrhaupt iced the game with 69 seconds left (Manto assist)
“I’ve told them, ‘It’s on you guys who have played for me for three, four years to lead this team,” Montagna said. “I felt like we didn’t do that the first two nights, and tonight they did, especially Stewie (Blake Stewart). He has to lead us and a couple of the other guys have to lead us and they did that tonight and I was happy.”
Ryan Pico turned aside 21 of 22 shots to earn the victory for the Rams, who improve to 2-1 overall (2-1 Continental Conference). Pennridge returns to action on Jan. 27, squaring off against Council Rock South at 7:20 pm at Hatfield Gray.
Aydin Thierolf scored an unassisted goal for the Titans’ only marker midway through the second period, which cut the Pennridge lead to 2-1. Madison Ambler made 21 saves for South, which drops to 0-2, 0-2. South will face Souderton at 8:30 pm Jan. 28 at Hatfield Blue.
They said:
Pennridge junior Aeryk Lehrhaupt
Are you happy with the team’s performance tonight? “We’ve still got a lot of work to do. We’re a good team, we have a bunch of good 
players and a really good goaltender. We can beat teams all we want, but we’re not playing our best hockey right now. We’ve still got a lot of work to do.”
Is the team where you think it should be at this point in the early season? “I think we’re doing all right. I’m pretty happy with where we’re at early on, but we have a (long way) to go if we want to be one of the better teams in the league.”
How glad are you to be back and have the season in full swing? “I’m happy to be back, I think we all are. It’s going to take a little bit to get all our legs back, we have some guys who haven’t played in a couple months, but I feel like we’ll get there for sure and by the end of the season, we’ll be firing on all cylinders.”
How did you stay active and prepared while waiting for the start of the season? “A lot of places are closed, so it’s been a lot of work at home, which is new. Other than that, I’ve been playing for my club team and just getting on the ice as much as possible.”
What are your goals for this season? “We want to win. We won before, two seasons ago, in my freshman year. So I want to get back there, and I know there are a lot of guys in that locker room who want to get back there. I just want to get back to that championship just to get a shot at it.”
Pennridge senior Blake Stewart
Are you happy with the team’s performance tonight? “I consider this our best effort of the year so far, but we can do a lot better. I think this game is going to give us a lot of confidence going into the upcoming weeks and help us to be better as a team as a whole. Only up from here.”
Is the team where you think it should be at this point in the season? “I’m happy with the team and what we’ve been able to do so far, and I’m excited to see what the upcoming weeks are going to bring us. I think we all are looking forward to seeing how good we can be.”
How glad are you to be back and have the season in full swing? “I’m ecstatic about it. After hearing that they kept postponing the season and pushing it back and pushing it back, I’m just sitting there itching to get out there, especially for my senior year, I’m praying I can get in that one last season with my guys. They’re all my best friends out there and I’m so happy just to be able to be out there playing with these guys.”
How did you stay active and prepared during the shutdown? “Just the usual: lifting, running, and just making sure my mind and my body was ready coming into these games.”
What are your goals for this season? “I believe we can do a lot with this team. I think we can compete with the best teams in our division. I think we can achieve above and beyond what we did last year.”
WISSAHICKON 9, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 3
Wissahickon senior Bryan Garry came into Thursday’s American Conference tilt against Plymouth Whitemarsh leading the SHSHL in scoring in this early season with eight goals. All he did was pour in six more, including the Trojans’ final five of the game—several in highlight-reel fashion—as the high-scoring Trojans extended their undefeated start to three games in dispatching the Colonials.
Wissahickon came out firing, building a 4-0 lead barely six minutes into the game on goals by Garry (Daniel Glazer assist), two from Nick Hussa (Garry assist on the first), and Griffin Lynch.
PW answered with two goals in less than two minutes from Jack Mishkin and Jeffrey Mencken (Isaac Mishkin and Matthew Flynn assists) to cut the lead to 4-2, but the Wissahickon defense shut them down from there.
“It’s hard to get high school hockey players to save their energy, they’re out there and they go,” said Wissahickon coach Ken Harrington, referring to the team’s early four-goal outburst. “And many of them play on other teams so they’re pretty fit, and they’re happy to be playing, they just go out and enjoy it.”
The Trojans got a stellar effort from goalkeeper Michael Bonanni, who made 24 saves in picking up the win. Despite long stretches without seeing a shot, Bonanni turned aside several attempts in spectacular fashion.
“He’s doing quite well considering he just started playing,” Harrington said. “He came in in an emergency situation last year for the Flyers Cup (when) our goalie got suspended and couldn’t play. Michael agreed to play and he loved it. His parents took him to training, and we have a coach for both our goalies since our other goalie is a lacrosse goalie that plays with us. He’s doing great considering this is his first season playing.”
Wissahickon outshot PW by a 45-27 count. PW goalie Kolton Galie denied 36 attempts against the high-octane Trojans. Hussa assisted on three of Garry’s goals to cap off a five-point night and Glazer added a second assist on a late goal by Garry, who finished with seven points.
Wissahickon improves to 3-0 overall (3-0 American Conference) and will host William Tennent—who the Trojans topped 11-1 in the season opener—on Jan. 27 at 8:30 pm at Hatfield Ice Blue. Plymouth Whitemarsh drops to 0-2, 0-2, and will look to bounce back and secure its first win of the season when it hosts Abington Friday at 7:20 pm at Hatfield Gray.
They said:
Wissahickon senior Nick Hussa
Did you expect the team would be able to get off to such an explosive offensive start? “We just bang in pucks and try to get shots on 
net, and so far it’s been working. We like to move the puck into the slot, move the puck down low and then try to get it back up for a quick shot. That’s been working for us a lot. And we’re getting to rebounds, trying to get our second lines involved, our defense, getting everyone involved.”
While a high-scoring offense is a great help, how strong has the defense and goaltending been so far? “Our goaltending was extremely strong tonight. I thought (Mike Bonanni) kept us in the game, a couple of those saves there in the first period he really laid out to keep them out. And the defense played solid. They helped us stay in the game for sure.”
How glad are you to be back and to have the season in full swing? “It’s awesome, I’m just really happy to be playing hockey again.”
How did you stay active and prepared during the shutdown? “I had some workouts with my club team, work out of my basement, go for some runs, stuff like that.”
What are your goals for the season? “Obviously, we’re going for the championship every year. That’s what we’re working toward again this year. I just want to keep working hard and see how things play out and hopefully we get there.”
Wissahickon senior Bryan Garry
Did you expect the team would be able to get off to such an explosive offensive start? “For me, I knew coming in this season I was coming in a lot bigger and stronger, and I know a lot of guys on our team were the same. I thought we were going to be good, I think this is a little 
unexpected. I don’t think we expected to be beating teams by this much. But I’m looking to keeping it going and keep scoring.”
While a high-scoring offense is a great help, how well have the defense and goaltending been so far? “Mike is really stepping up, especially since this is his first full year as a goalie. He made a couple amazing saves, did a great job. Our defensemen are really taking the pressure off us forwards, giving us opportunities to score, we’re all working really well together.”
How glad are you to be back and to have the season in full swing? “I’m excited, originally I was going to play juniors again this year, but that didn’t happen. I believe I should be, but if I was, I wouldn’t have the opportunity to play in this league and help the team out, so I’m glad we got to play. I’m really excited to be playing.”
How did you stay active and prepared during the shutdown? “I’ve been skating three times a week, going to the gym more than ever before. Hockey has a different feel to it, so you’ve got to get on the ice. Other than that, running, conditioning, sprints.”
What are your goals for the season? “I’m trying to show people what I can do. And I’m trying to help the team my senior year. I’ll do whatever I can to help this team get a championship. We’re just looking to get wins and to win the league.”
HARRY S TRUMAN 4, ABINGTON 3
The Ghosts took a 3-0 lead early in the third period and appeared to be on their way to a win, but the Tigers had other ideas, erupting for four goals in the final eight minutes of regulation to escape with the victory.
Jordan Heydt (Colin Bruton assist) scored the only goal of the opening period, spotting the Ghosts a 1-0 lead despite the Tigers 19-8 advantage in shots. It was Bruton connecting for a goal that gave the Ghosts a 2-0 lead in the second period. Heydt and Joe Stelacio assisted on the score.
Three-and-a-half minutes into the final period, the Ghosts went on top 3-0. It turned out to be their last hurrah. Dylan Meske (Brent McGoldrick/James Gallagher assists) broke up the Ghosts’ shutout with a goal seven minutes into the period. Two minutes later Justin Reid scored with assists from John Huhn and Jeremy McCartney. Eric Stofan’s goal less than a minute later with a McCartney assist knotted the score, and Gallagher connected on the game-winner 14:27 into the period, using assists from Stofan and Sean Dougherty.
The Tigers held a 37-32 advantage in shots. Truman goalie Connor Pilla recorded 29 saves in a winning effort. Abington’s Sam Nemec had 33 saves.
Abington 1-1-1 3
Harry S Truman 0-0-4 4
First period: 1. Jordan Heydt A (Colin Bruton assist) 2:39.
Second period: 2. Colin Bruton A (Jordan Heydt/Joe Stelacio) 10:11.
Third period: 3. A (Justin Kravets) 3:30; 4. Dylan Meske (HST (Brent McGoldrick/James Gallagher) 7:03; 5. Justin Rein (HST (John Huhn/Jeremy McCartney) 9:03; 6. Eric Stofan HST (Jeremy McCartney) 9:23; 7. James Gallagher HST (Eric Stofan/Sean Dougherty) 14:27.
Shots: Abington 32, HST 37. Saves: Sam Nemec (A) 33, Connor Pilla (HST) 29.
Wednesday, Jan. 20
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 6, NORTH PENN 1
Adam Bostock scored a pair of goals and assisted on three others in a standout performance for the Patriots, who also threw some serious defense at the Knights in Wednesday’s big win.
Phil McIntyre (Bostock/Connor Keiser assists) put the Patriots on the scoreboard just over five minutes into the contest. Less than a minute later, Tyler Godown turned an Oliver Brackbill pass into a goal, and a 2-0 East lead. North Penn cut that lead in half when Nolan O’Toole scored midway through the period, using a John Stinson assist.
East upped its lead to 5-1 heading into the final period. In the second period, Kesier connected on a power play goal with assists from Bostock and Shane West, and McIntyre (Connor Hausner/Bostock assists) found the net with his second goal midway through the period.
Bostock put the finishing touches on the big win with a pair of goals in the third period, the first with an assist from Stephen DiRugeris and the second with a Chris Mangiacapre assist.
East goalie Matt Mangiacapre turned away 19 of 20 shots he faced in a winning effort. North Penn’s Jon Boyles stopped 30 shots.
Central Bucks East 2-2-2 6
North Penn 1-0-0 1
First period: 1. Phil McIntyre CBE (Adam Bostock/Connor Keiser) 5:32; 2. Tyler Godown CBE (Owen Brackbill) 6:00; 3. Nolan O’Toole NP (John Stinson) 7:28.
Second period: 4. Connor Keiser CBE (Adam Bostock/Shane West) 3:22; 5. Phil McIntyre CBE (Connor Hausner/Adam Bostock) 7:44.
Third period: 6. Adam Bostock CBE (Stephen DiRugeris) 5:53; 7. Adam Bostock CBE (Chris Mangiacapre) 6:22.
Shots: CBE 36, NP 21. Saves: Matt Mangiacapre (CBE) 19, Jon Boyles (NP) 30.
PENNRIDGE 10, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 3
In a contest that saw 10 Rams contribute to the scoring, Blake Stewart and Jack Lowery led the way. Both had a hand in four goals - Stewart finished with a hat trick and one assist, and Lowery had one goal and three assists.
The Rams set the tone with a four-goal first period that saw four different players contribute goals. Stewart scored less than a minute into the game using a Ryan Schuler assist. Henry Fitzgerald, Lowery and Andrew David each added a goal.
The Bucks got on the scoreboard in the opening minute of the second period when Nicholas Bruno turned a Reese Dalzell pass into a goal. Back-to-back goals by Stewart and Boyle upped the Rams lead to 6-1 before Evan Hee scored for the Bucks. Jack Manto got that goal back to send the Rams into the final period with a 7-3 lead.
Pennridge closed out the game with goals from Boyle, Aeryk Lehrhaupt and Stewart. Keith Orlando found the back of the net for the Bucks.
Pennridge 4-3-3 10
Central Bucks West 0-2-1 3
First period: 1. Blake Stewart P (Aidan Boyle) 14:34; 2. Henry Fitzgerald P (Conrad Frisch) 7:56; 3. Jack Lowery P, 4:38; 4. Andrew David P (Aidan Boyle) 3:53.
Second period: 5. Nicholas Bruno CBW (Reese Dalzell) 14:52; 6. Blake Stewart P (Jack Lowery) 14:31; 7. Aidan Boyle P, 13:56 8. Evan Hee CBW (Elven Paulus/Erik Scaramuzzino) 10:00; 9. Jeff Manto P (Jack Lowery) 3:43.
Third period: 10. Keith Orlando CBW, 15:41; 11. Aidan Boyle P (Richie Shanks/Blake Stewart) 14:13. 12. Aeryk Lehrhaupt P (Jack Lowery) 8:33; 13. Blake Stewart P (Andrew David) 6:56.
PENNSBURY 6, SOUDERTON 5
The Falcons and Indians found themselves in a dogfight at Grundy Arena, and in a game that featured four ties and six lead changes, it was the Falcons scoring back-to-back goals in the third period to take the game’s first two-goal lead. They held off the pesky Indians for the hard fought win.
A recap of the dramatic final period would show that Logan Doyle scored in the opening minute with an assist from Evan Eisler, spotting the Falcons a 4-3 lead. Four minutes later, Seth Grossman connected for the equalizer, using Benjamin Fadden assist. Then came back-to-back goals by the Falcons in a three-minute span. Shane Siegmund (Colin Michalak/Brendan Macainsh assists) gave the Falcons a lead they would not lose eight minutes into the period, and three minutes later, Reece Millman scored an unassisted goal that put the Falcons on top 6-4.
With three minutes remaining in regulation, Grossman connected on his fourth goal of the night, this one a power play goal with an assist from Matthew Malanga to make it a 6-5 game, but the Indians would get no closer.
Earlier, the two teams spent the first two periods exchanging goals. Grossman (Malanga/Timothy Alexander assists) and Michalak exchanged goals in the first period. In the second, Millman’s power play goal with a Macainsh assist put the Falcons on top 2-1, but the Indians answered with consecutive goals by Grossman and Jaime Avaraia (Kyle Anderson/Carter Povazan assists) to take a short-lived 3-2 advantage. A goal by Macainsh at the horn (Michalak/Siegmund assists) knotted the score 3-3 heading into the final period..
Marek Jorgenson recorded 18 saves in a winning effort in goal for the Falcons. Noah Connor had 18 saves for the Indians.
Souderton 1-2-2 5
Pennsbury 1-2-3 6
First period: 1. Seth Grossman S (Matthew Malanga/Timothy Alexander) 10:06 2. Colin Michalak P (Erik Eisler).
Second period: 3. Reece Millman P (Brendan Macainsh) 2:20; 4. Seth Grossman S, 6:50; 5. Jaime Avaria S (Kyle Anderson/Carter Povazan) 12:22; 6. Brendan Macainsh P (Colin Michalak/Shane Siegmund) 15:59.
Third period: 7. Logan Doyle P (Evan Eisler) 0:54; 8. Seth Grossman S (Benjamin Fadden) 4:55; 9. Shane Siegmund P (Colin Michalak/Brendan Macainsh) 7:41; 10. Reece Millman P, 10:12; 11. Seth Grossman S (Matthew Malanga) 11:58.
Shots: Pennsbury 31, Souderton 23. Saves: Noah Connor (S) 25, Marek Jorgenson (P) 18.
WILLIAM TENNENT 11, QUAKERTOWN 2
Frank Rosenberry scored four goals and assisted on another while teammate Matthew Castan finished with two goals and two assists, leading Tennent to a no-doubt-about-it win over Quakertown.
Castan scored a short-handed goal to spot Tennent a 1-0 lead midway through the opening period. Nate Silberman and Gavin Loughlin were credited with assists. Quakertown knotted the score when William Wilson found the net with an unassisted goal. Rosenberry (Silberman assist) scored in the final minute to give Tennent a 2-1 lead heading into the second period. It marked the beginning of a 9-0 tear by Tennent in a battle of the Panthers.
In the second period, Rosenberry scored three goals while Bryan Mesaros and Castan each added a goal, giving Tennent a 7-1 lead. In the third period, Justin Carrelli, Jagger Azvolinsky and Zach Devor scored back-to-back-to-back goals before Quakertown’s Maxwell Jalboot (Anthony Pagliei assist) broke Tennent’s run with a goal late in the period. Carrelli got that goal back with his second score of the night.
Thomas Lomas was credited with 22 saves in a winning effort in goal for William Tennent. Quakertown’s Austin Stoudt was credited with 32 saves.
Quakertown 1-0-1 2
William Tennent 2-5-4 11
First period: 1. Matthew Castan WT (Nate Silberman/Gavin Loughlin) 8:09; 2. Jack Diliberto Q (William Wilson) 10:27; 3. Frank Rosenberry WT (Nate Silberman) 15:15.
Second period: 4. Frank Rosenberry WT (Matthew Castan) 2:08; 5. Bryan Mesaros WT, 7:17; 6. Frank Rosenberry WT (Justin Carrelli) 9:05; 7. Frank Rosenberry WT (Matthew Castan/David Parkinson) 9:47; 8. Matthew Castan WT (Jagger Azvolinsky) 12:37.
Third period: 9. Justin Carrelli WT, 5:39; 10. Jagger Azvolinsky WT (Zach Devor/Walt Wolaniuk) 6:49; 11. Zach Devor WT, 11:33; 12. Maxwell Jalboot Q (Anthony Pagliel) 13:29; 13. Justin Carrelli WT (Frank Rosenberry) 15:48.
Shots: Quakertown 24, WT 43. Saves: Austin Stoudt (Q) 32, Thomas Lomas (WT) 22.
WISSSAHICKON 8, HATBORO-HORSHAM 2
Bryan Garry’s five-point night led the Trojans in their win over the Hatters Wednesday. It was Garry scoring the lone goal of the first period, using an assist from Nolan Ryan four minutes into the frame.
In the second period, Daniel Glazer connected, using a Garry assist, and then it was Garry scoring an unassisted goal. Will Hussa’s goal with a Ty Schiff assist gave the Trojans a 4-0 lead after two.
That lead grew to 5-0 after Garry completed the hat trick, also using a Schiff assist. Dominic Tarsi put the Hatters on the board, scoring with assists from Vince Tarsi and Nicholas Creneti. Garry answered with a goal for the Trojans, once again using a Schiff assist. Aidan Esack found the net for the Hatters to make it a 6-2 game, but the Trojans closed it out with unassisted goals from Ryan and Glazer.
Wissahickon goalie Michael Bonanni was credited with 13 saves in the win. Hatters’ goalie Mason Rash recorded 44 saves in a standout effort.
Wissahickon 1-3-4 8
Hatboro-Horsham 0-0-2 2
First period: 1. Bryan Garry W (Nolan Ryan) 3:55.
Second period: 2. Daniel Glazer W (Bryan Garry) 1:16; 3. Bryan Garry W, 3:07; 4. Will Hussa W (Ty Schiff) 4:22.
Third period: 5. Bryan Garry W (Ty Schiff) 3:04; 6. Dominic Tarsi HH (Vince Tarsi/Nicholas Creneti) 3:51; 7. Bryan Garry W (Ty Schiff) 6:40; 8. Aidan Esack HH, 6:53; 9. Nolan Ryan W, 7:46; 10. Daniel Glazer W, 15:57.
Shots: Wissahickon 52, HH 15. Saves: Michael Bonanni (W) 13. Mason Rash (HH) 44.
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