Scott Huff previews the two Flyers Cup semifinal games and recaps the journey through the Flyers Cup for the SOL SHSHL squads.
By Scott Huff
The Suburban High School Hockey League showcases two of the 2016 Flyers Cup Final Four as both top-seeded Central Bucks South and third-seeded Central Bucks West will play in the semifinals.
CB South – the SHSHL regular season and playoff champion – will face the Cinderella # 13 seed Haverford Fords in one semifinal contest, while CB West – which finished in second place in the SHSHL and lost to CB South in the SHSHL playoff final – will play # 2 seed Downingtown East in the other semifinal contest.
The powers to be in the SHSHL would love nothing better than another CB South-CB West clash – this time for a Flyers Cup championship.
Stay tuned.
And the beat goes on…
# 1 Central Bucks South Titans (22-1-0) vs. # 13 Haverford Fords (13-7-1)
@ Hatfield Ice –6:30 pm
Flyers Cup Playoff Resume:
Central Bucks South advanced to the Flyers Cup semifinals with a 10-0 rout over # 9 Parkland. The Titans were fueled by two-goal performance from both Jason Bechtel and Joe DeLaurentis. Thomas Liberta, Connor Matsinger, Matt Stoll, Jared Conroy, Nick Morelli, and Jason Koblick each scored single goals in the win over the Trojans. Aaron King was remarkable in goal with 32 saves to earn the shutout. CB South advanced to the Flyers Cup quarterfinal round with a 9-2 victory over # 16 Avon Grove. Bechtel led the offensive attack with a hat trick, while Matsinger, Stoll, Ryan Boylan, Morelli, DeLaurentis, and Koblick each scored solo goals. Kevin Dorozinsky got the start in goal and was solid with 16 saves.
Haverford continued its surprise run to the Flyers Cup semifinals with a 7-5 victory over # 5 William Tennent. Frankie McVeigh led the offensive surge with a hat trick, while Shane Moran added a pair of scores for the winners. Tim Osifchok was effective in net with 27 saves. The Fords advanced to the Flyers Cup quarterfinals with a 2-1 victory over # 4 Ridley. Kenny Kissinger and Michael Estes each scored a goal for the winners, while Osifchok was solid in net with 16 saves. Haverford won its opening round Flyers Cup game with a 2-0 win over # 20 Neshaminy. McVeigh and Moran were the goal scorers for the Fords, while Osifchok earned a shutout with 22 saves.
Season Resume:
Central Bucks South finished the regular season as the champion of the SHSHL Continental Conference.
Haverford finished the regular season tied for first place in the ICSHL Central North Division.
Scoring Leaders:
Central Bucks South: Jackson Koblick (28-20-48); Jason Bechtel (23-25-48); Matt Stoll (24-21-45); Joseph DeLaurentis (20-28-48) and Damon De Laurentis (17-16-33).
Haverford: Shane Moran (27-40-67); Frankie McVeigh (33-27-60); Mitchell Estes (16-29-45); Dante Gattone (9-14-23) and Henry DeVoe (7-9-16).
Goalie Leaders:
Central Bucks South: Aaron King [13-0] * [1.48] * [.919]
Haverford: Tim Osifchok [13-5] * [3.70] * [.872]
Central Bucks South head coach Tom Coyne says: “We are looking forward to playing a Haverford team that is a good offensive team. To get to where they are right now in the Flyers Cup final four means that they are a hot team with a hot goalie. I like where we are going into the game – the game with Parkland (10-0 CBS win) was a good one for us. Parkland was undefeated coming into the game – I liked the way we started the game with them, and I liked the way we finished the game. We need to start the Haverford game with the same energy. The seniors in the locker room are all about leaving something positive behind for the underclassmen. Everyone knows this is my last year – and it really isn’t about me. We will focus on the game with Haverford – we’re not looking ahead to Thursday – that’s for sure.”
Winner Gets: The winner of this game will play for the Flyers Cup championship on Thursday (3/10) @ Hatfield Ice (6:30 pm) against the winner of the game between # 2 Downingtown East vs. # 3 Central Bucks West Bucks.
# 3 Central Bucks West Bucks (17-4-1) vs. # 2 Downingtown East Cougars (15-3-3)
@ Ice Line – 8 pm
Flyers Cup Playoff Resume:
Central Bucks Westadvanced to the Flyers Cup semifinals with a convincing 6-0 victory over # 6 Boyertown. The Buck offense was fueled by a two-goal effort by Tucker Forte - while Michael Samson, Eddie Shields, Dalton Karl, and Joe Anton scored single goals. Jonah Brous earned the win with 18 saves. CB West advanced to the Flyers Cup quarterfinals with a 3-1 victory over # 14 Harry S Truman. Karl, Anton, and Eric Schwass each scored single goals for the Bucks, while Brous was effective in goal with 10 saves.
Downingtown East advanced to the Flyers Cup semifinals with a 3-2 victory over # 7 Council Rock South. Luca Pisani, Harrison Layne and Justin Cohn were the goal scorers for the Cougars, while goaltender Jeff Cummings had 19 saves. Downingtown East advanced to the Flyers Cup quarterfinals with an 8-1 win over # 15 Downingtown West. Collin Harple fueled the Cougar offense with a hat trick, while Pisani scored a pair of goals. Matt Hill, Alex McAllister, and Patrick Bobko each scored solo goals for the winners.
Season Resume:
Central Bucks West finished the regular season as the second place finisher in the SHSHL Continental Conference
Downingtown East finished the regular season as the second place finisher in the ICSHL Ches-Mont League
Scoring Leaders:
Central Bucks West: Shawn Philipps (16-14-30); Dalton Karl (15-15-30); John McCreadie (11-1-26); Ryan Trefz (7-16-23) and Joe Anton (12-14-26).
Downingtown East: Collin Harple (11-14-25); Jack MaGee (10-7-17); Justin Cohn (11-6-17); Luca Pisani (10-8-18) and Harrison Layne (5-8-13).
Goalie Leaders:
Central Bucks West: Jonah Brous [13-3-1] * [1.99] * [.921]
Downingtown East: Jeff Cummings [7-1-1] * [1.63] * [.927]
Central Bucks West head coach Dave Baun says: “We try not to get ahead of ourselves, but we do feel that we are following a road map of where we want to go. We wanted to contend for a league championship – and we did that. We wanted a high seed in the Flyers Cup – and we did that, and we wanted to contend for a Flyers Cup championship, and we have done that. Playing Downingtown East is going to be a step up for us – I feel that they are on a par with Central Bucks South. We have shown that we can play with CB South – and if we play our best game, we can play with anyone. We have had balanced scoring and play team hockey, and I also feel that we have the best goaltender in the playoffs. Jonah Brous is carrying us right now – he is technically sound, plays great position and is always calm. We are the three seed – and Downingtown East is the two seed – that is a credit to the guys who put together the seeding. It should be anyone’s game.”
Winner Gets: The winner of this game will play for the Flyers Cup championship on Thursday (3/4) @ Hatfield Ice (6:30 pm) against the winner of the game between # 1 Central Bucks South vs. # 13 Haverford Fords.
In the Rear View Mirror
SHSHL ‘AA’ Flyers Cup 2016 Exit Door
# 7 Council Rock South was shown the Flyers Cup exit door in a 3-2 quarterfinal loss to # 2 Downingtown East. The Golden Hawk goal scorers in the loss to the Cougars were Joshua Vergues and Matthew Owens. Mason Procz registered 19 saves in the tough loss. Rock South had advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4-3 victory over # 10 Spring-Ford. Jake Houk, Max Bergman, Jay Jenkins and Dylan Varian scored goals for the Hawks, while Procz collected 20 saves.
# 5 William Tennent was shown the Flyers Cup exit door in a 7-5 quarterfinal loss to # 13 Haverford. The Panther goal scorers in the loss to the Fords were Alec Dugan (2 goals), Jack McKeever, Brendan Sherwood, and Christopher Kreider. Eric Lineman recorded 21 saves in goal. Tennent advanced to the quarterfinals with a 5-2 victory over # 12 Pennsbury. Brett Goldstein, Charles Finley, Timmy McMonagle, Robert Markus, and McKeever all scored goals for the Black Cats, while Bryan Davis registered 17 saves for the winners.
# 14 Harry S Truman was shown the Flyers Cup exit door in a 3-1 second round game to # 3 Central Bucks West. The Tiger goal scorer in the loss to the Bucks was Kyle Bennett, while goaltender Kyle Huth was amazing with 40 saves. Truman had advanced to the second round with a 3-1 victory over # 19 Conestoga. Michael Roarty scored a pair of goals for the winners and Ross Koenig added a single goal. Huth was solid in goal with 17 saves.
# 8 Pennridge was shown the Flyers Cup exit door in a 6-5 opening round overtime loss to # 9 Parkland. Troy Crosson scored a hat trick for the Rams to fuel the offense, while Josh Finlayson and Nathan Runk scored solo goals. Michael Weaver played well in goal with 35 saves.
# 11 North Penn was shown the Flyers Cup exit door in a 3-2 opening round loss to # 6 Boyertown. Anthony Galetta and John Roberts (the backup goalie) scored goals for the short-handed Knights. Jake Snyder played a terrific game in goal as North Penn saw its season come to an end.
# 12 Pennsbury was shown the Flyers Cup exit door in a 5-2 opening round loss to # 5 William Tennent. The goal scorers for the Falcons were Ryan Michael and Jake Sieger, while Trevor Shandler was outstanding in goal with 36 saves.
# 18 Souderton was shown the Flyers Cup exit door in a 5-2 opening round loss to # 15 Downingtown West. Tyler Johnson scored both goals for the Indians, while Josh Smith played well in goal with 40 saves.
# 20 Neshaminy was shown the Flyers Cup exit door in a 2-0 opening round loss to # 13 Haverford. Tyler Dembinski played a nice game in net for the Redskins, registering 18 saves.
SHSHL ‘A’ Flyers Cup Exit Door
# 9 Plymouth Whitemarsh was shown the Flyers Cup exit door in a game that went five overtimes in a 5-4 loss to # 9 Penncrest. Chris Rinaldi and Joseph Eisenlohr each scored a pair of goals for the Colonials, while Cole Shula was spectacular in net with 52 saves.
# 14 Hatboro-Horsham was shown the Flyers Cup exit door in an 11-0 loss to # 3 Unionville. Ryan Bell was the best of Hatters as he registered 28 saves in defeat.
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