Pennridge, CB South & North Penn were winners in Flyers Cup 2A action on Tuesday night’s Photos provided courtesy of Julia A Spahn and Dara N. King Photography.
(AA4) PENNRIDGE 6, (AA13) CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 1
By Ben Reese
HATFIELD -- If you look up firepower in the dictionary, you might find, somewhere in all the definitions, a mention of the Pennridge ice hockey team.
That’s because the Rams have a lot of firepower. And they exhibited it Tuesday night at Ice World in a 6-1 victory over Central Bucks East in the opening game of the Class AA Flyers Cup tournament.
Pennridge pretty much settled things in the first period, scoring four goals in the space of less than six minutes. Two of them came off the stick of forward Michael Walker with assists from his linemates, Eric Slater and Pat McGinley.
"I think we started out a little bit shaky but then we got in the groove," said Walker. "We wanted to win this game so we started playing well.
"It's the most important thing. If you don't come out firing, then you give the other team a chance to come back at you.
"We shut them down and then put up four and that was the end of them. The boys were buzzing."
With head coach Tom Coyne away on business, assistant coach Jeff Montagna took over behind the bench.
"We wanted them to come out a lot more aggressive than they did last week against this team (in a 4-1 win)," Montagna said. "I thought the first four or five minutes they didn't and I kind of got on them.
"Once they got that going, we just kept going back to them. CB East just couldn't handle them."
East coach Ken Latchum had to stand and watch Walker, McGinley and Slater do their thing.
"Slater, he's got a helluva shot," Latchum said. "His line is probably one of the top lines in the league. We tried to shadow him in the first period, but you just can't keep him down."
Walker realizes what he's got on his line.
"I've been playing with Slater for nine years now," he said. "We've been on the same travel team.
"He and I have been clicking forever. It's a fire line. The rest of the lines were getting lots of shots too."
That they were. Pennridge fired 48 shots on the CB East goalies, Matt Ogonowski (who just played the first period) and Chris McIntyre.
"Obviously, Pat's line, Slater and Walker, they score a lot for us," said Montagna. "For the really first time since we've been here, the other lines came on offensively.
"I thought that, for a 15-minute stretch, was the best we have played as a team. All three lines were generating offense and playing defense."
Walker got things going for the Rams in the first period, scoring at the 9:41 mark off assists from McGinley and Slater. He also notched the third goal of the period with assists going to -- you guessed it -- Slater and McGinley.
McGinley got one of his own, the second tally of the opening stanza, and Slater finished up the period, scoring with 30 seconds left on the clock. Those four shots were part of the 18 Pennridge put on net as opposed to only four for the Patriots.
In the second period, McGinley accounted for the only goal. He took a beautiful pass from Matthew Guinette for his second goal of the game.
East netted its only goal of the night in the third as Colin Quinn beat Ram goalie Luke Stranick on the power play. Evan Kehoe got that one back for Pennridge, also on the power play.
But it was that early firepower that propelled the Rams to the victory.
"It's one and done," Montagna said about the Flyers Cup. "You can't worry about what happened last week, what happened the last time against CB East.
"You've got to put them away. That's what we talked about early -- come out and bury this team early and don't let up."
Believe me, the Rams didn't let up.
Pennridge 6, CB East 1
CB East 0 0 1 – 1
Pennridge 4 1 1 – 6
First period: 1, Michael Walker P (Pat McGinley, Eric Slater) 9:42; 2, McGinley P (Matthew Guinette, Frankie Rota) 11:17; 3, Walker P (Slater, McGinley) 13:18; 4, Slater P (McGinley) 15:30.
Second period: 5, McGinley P (Guinette) 12:38.
Third period: 6, Colin Quinn CBE (Max Ermigiotti, Dan Tori) 6:20 PP; 7, Evan Kehoe P (Mikael Masteropaolo, Conrad Frisch) 14:55 PP.
Shots: CBE 13, P 48. Saves: Matt Ogonowski (CBE) 14, Chris McIntyre (CBE) 28, Luke Stranick (P) 12.
(AA1) CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 10, (AA16) BOYERTOWN 0
Central Bucks South look every bit the part of the tournament’s top seed, leading from wire to wire in Tuesday’s opening round rout of the Bears.
Joe DeLaurentis had a hand in six goals to lead the Titans, scoring a pair and assisting on four others for six points. Frank Carter and Matt Stoll each added two goals and two assists for four points.
A pair of Carter goals sandwiched around a goal by Reis Braccio gave the Titans a 3-0 lead after one period. It was more of the same in a second period that included single goals by Harry McLaughlin and Braccio and back-to-back goals by Stoll in the closing minutes of the period for a 7-0 Titan lead.
In the third period, DeLaurentis scored a pair of goals and McLaughlin had a single goal for the 10-0 final.
Tim White turned away all 10 shots he faced in the shutout win in a contest that saw the Titans hold a 45-10 advantage in shots.
Boyertown 0-0-0 0
Central Bucks South3-4-3 10
Shots: CBS South 45, Boyertown 10.
Saves: Troy Viola (B) 35, Tim White (CBS) 10.
First period: 1. Frank Carter CBS (Joe DeLaurentis) 4:05; 2, Reis Braccio CBS (Joe DeLaurentis) 7:23; 3, Frank Carter CBS (Matt Stoll) 15:59.
Second period: 4, Harry McLaughlin CBS (Ryan Gingras) 8:02; 5, Reis Braccio CBS (Dominic Patrone, Joe DeLaurentis) 9:29; 6, Matt Stoll CBS (Frank Carter) 12:07; 7, Matt Stoll CBS (Joe DeLaurentis, Dominick Liberta) 15:20.
Third period: 8, Joe DeLaurentis CBS, 2:05; 9, Harry McLaughlin CBS (Ryan Gingras) 3:23; 10, Joe DeLaurentis CBS (Matt Stoll, Frank Carter) 7:49.
(AA5) COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 8, (AA12) HAVERFORD 2
Dylan Feoli scored two goals and assisted on two others to lead the Golden Hawks to Tuesday’s opening round win over the Fords at Warwick.
It was Feoli (Douglas Lopez assist) putting the Hawks on the board with a goal just over three minutes into the game. The Fords knotted the score on a goal by Dante Gattone, but with two minutes remaining in the period, Feoli connected on his second goal to put the Hawks – who held a 13-5 advantage in shots in the period - on top 2-1.
Collin Kleiser found the net 1:31 into the second period with an assist from Andy Stoychev, and goals by Matthew Owens (Feoli assist) and Billy Harrelson (Kleiser assist) sent the Hawks into the final period with a commanding 5-1 lead.
Rock South’s lead grew to 7-1 after back-to-back goals by Owens (Brennen Wright/Feoli assists) and Steven Schwoyer (Owens assist). Daniel Quartapelia broke the Hawks’ 6-0 tear with a goal for the Fords, but Logan Hurwitz got that one back, using assists from Harrelson and Kleiser.
Mason Procz turned away 12 of the 14 shots he faced to earn the win in goal in a contest that saw the Hawks hold a decisive 39-14 advantage in shots.
Haverford 1-0-1 2
Council Rock South 2-3-3 8
Shots: Haverford 14, CR South 39
Saves: Mason Procz (CRS) 12, Tyler Cassidy (H) 31.
First period: 1, Dylan Feoli CRS (Douglas Lopez) 3:08; 2, Daniel Quartapella H (Dante Gattone) 10:58; 3, Dylan Feoli CRS, 13:58.
Second period: 4, Collin Kleiser CRS (Andy Stoychev) 1:31; 5, Matthew Owen CRS (Dylan Feoli) 6:19; 6, Billy Harrelson CRS (Collin Kleiser) 10:06.
Third Period: 7, Matthew Owens CRS (Brennen Wright, Dylan Feoli) 3:29; 8, Steven Schwoyer CRS (Matthew Owens) 7:08; 9, Daniel Quartapella H (Daniel Morris, Daniel Mariani Jr) 9:16; 10, Logan Hurwitz CRS (Billy Harrelson, Collin Kleiser) 12:12.
(AA9) NORTH PENN 6, (AA8) AVON GROVE 4
The Knights took a 4-3 lead into the final period, but Ryan Nichol erased that advantage when he scored at the 9:58 mark. With just over two minutes remaining, Luke Van Why connected on a power play goal to give the Knights a 5-4 advantage. George Boyle’s empty net goal in the game’s closing seconds gave the Knights their final margin in the upset victory.
The game started out on a promising note for the Knights, who took a 2-0 lead after goals by Boyle (Andrew Galetta assist) and Nathan Oh (Jared Albano assist).
Avon Grove had the better of play in the second period and held a 12-6 advantage in shots. Joshua Sepela’s goal early in the period made it a 2-1 game, but Oh (Galeta/Albano assists) scored to give the Knights a two-goal lead. Matt Miller and Albano (Tom Boyle assists) exchanged goals, but JT McDonald’s goal pulled the Devils to within one, 4-3, setting the stage for the dramatic finish.
Chris Maiden turned away 26 shots to earn the win in goal for the Knights. Avon Grove held a 30-26 advantage in shots.
North Penn 2-2-2 6
Avon Grove 0-3-1 4
Shots: Avon Grove 30, NP 26.
Saves: Chris Maiden (NP) 26, JD D’Ambrosio (AG) 20.
First period: 1, George Boyle NP (Andrew Galeta) 11:52; 2, Nathan Oh NP (Jared Albano) 14:22.
Second period: 3, Joshua Sepela AG, 1:34; 4, Nathan Oh NP (Andrew Galetta, Jared Albano) 5:58; 5, Matt Miller AG (Brady Anderson) 9:08; 6, Jared Albano NP (Tom Boyle) 11:45; 7, JT McDonald AG (Matt Miller) 12:49.
Third period: 8, Ryan Nichol AG (JT McDonald, Matt Miller) 9:58; 9, Luke Van Why NP, 13:27; 10, George Boyle NP, 15:56.
(AA6) PARKLAND 5, (AA11) CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 1
Parkland opened up a 3-0 lead after two periods before the Bucks got on the scoreboard with a goal by Christian Young (Luke McCleerey assist) 2:35 into the final period to make it a 3-1 game. Parkland answered with goals by Gus Schwartz and Eric Dennis for the 5-1 final.
Jeremy Kennard turned away 27 of 30 shots he faced in goal for the Bucks, and teammate Nick Ritz stopped 15 of 17 shots.
Central Bucks West 0-0-1 1
Parkland 2-1-2 5
Shots: CBW 27, Parkland 47.
Saves: Jeremy Kennard (CBW) 27, Nick Ritz (CBW) 15, Matthew Yankanich (P) 26.
First period: 1, Jake Nimeh P (Timmy Doe) 5:45; 2, Timmy Doe P, 11:38.
Second period: 3, Koby Staivecki P (Jake Nimeh) 7:34.
Third period: 4, Christian Young CBW (Luke McCleerey) 2:35; 5, Gus Schwartz P (Jason Dratch, Jake Nimeh) 12:44; 6, Eric Dennis P (Matthew Zager) 14:17.
(AA7) DOWNINGTOWN WEST 10, (AA10) COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 0
The Whippets controlled play on their way to the shutout win in the abbreviated contest, opening up a 4-0 lead after one period and scoring six more in the second to bring an early end to the contest.
John Guay led a balanced effort for the Whippets, contributing four assists. Joshua Biskowitz had a hat trick.
Council Rock North 0-0-0 0
Downingtown West 4-6-0 10
Shots: CR North 4, Downingtown West 36.
Saves: Rex Goldberg (CRN) 26, Eric West (DW) 4.
First period: 1, John Michael Owens DW (John Guay) 0:35; 2, Joshua Biskowitz DW (Zachary Benigni) 4:32; 3, Zachary Hanaway DW (John Guay) 7:12 4, Zachary Hanaway DW (Trevor Butch) 14:57.
Second period: 5, David McQuiston DW (Anthony Florkowski) 1:07; 6, Nick Higgins DW, 6:42; 7, Joshua Biskowitz DW (Tyler Worth, Zachary Benigni) 7:30; 8, Alec Connolly DW, 9:53; 9, Joshua Biskowitz DW (John Guay, Zachary Benigni) 10:47; 10, Zachary Hanaway DW (John Guay) 12:41.
Period 3: No scoring
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