Ben Reese features Wednesday’s PW/Wissahickon SOL match. PW/Wissahickon & Hatboro-Horsham/Lower Moreland photos provided by Keith Clemens Photography. CLICK HERE for galleries of both games.
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 9, WISSAHICKON 4
By Ben Reese
HATFIELD -- Plymouth Whitemarsh is off to a fast start in the American Division of the Suburban High School Hockey League.
The Colonials are 4-0 in league play (7-1 overall) and lead the division over Wednesday’s opponent at Hatfield, Wissahickon.
They also got off to a quick start against the Trojans, scoring four goals in the first period on the way to a 9-4 victory. Their first goal came with only 50 seconds elapsed in the game.
"(We’re) off to a pretty good start this season," said Colonial coach Josh Aiello. "These guys put in a lot of hard work both at practice and in games.
"I'm just excited for the start we've had so far. 2019 has been good but 2020 is going to be a lot harder. We've set big goals for ourselves and we're proud of our accomplishments."
The first two goals for PW came from captain Dean Keller. His first, at the 50-second mark, was unassisted and the second was short-handed at 4:43 with an assist from Ben Lubas, and he added a pair of assists later in the game.
"We're a really close-knit group of guys," Keller said when asked how the team was accomplishing its fast start. "We practice hard and we're really focused.
"When we start the game, we're all business. That's what we try to do."
For the game, the Colonials fired 32 shots on goal against Wissahickon's goalie, who was playing only his second game -- ever.
Michael Bonanni took over in net for the Trojans when their regular goalie was suspended for an infraction in their previous game, never having played the position.
"He took over our last game with 12 minutes left in the second period, " said Wissahickon coach Ken Harrington. "If he didn't put the pads on, we wouldn't have been able to play.
"It was a fairly even game. I wasn't expecting that."
Bonanni impressed Aiello.
"Their goalie had 26 shots on net," Aiello said. "I saw him in warm-ups and I was really impressed for someone who has never really played hockey before. Their goalie played really well."
Keller had something to add about the Trojans' last line of defense.
"Their defense played pretty well in front of him,' he said. "It was tough getting by them."
As noted before, it wasn't too tough for Keller in the early going. His two goals gave PW a lead it would never relinquish.
In fact, less than a minute after Keller scored his second goal, Jake Weikel added a third goal to the total. But Wissahickon came right back at the 6:36 mark as Sam Junker found the net behind PW goalie Ben Yuter.
The Colonials' Luke Weikel got that one back, scoring on the power play at 11:51.
Things calmed down in the second period. Each team scored once, Conlan Carpenter for PW and Alex Carrozza for the Trojans.
Plymouth Whitemarsh again started quickly in the third period. It took Jake Weikel only 27 seconds to beat Bonanni for PW's sixth goal and he added another at the 3:20 mark to put the game out of reach.
The Colonials added two more goals, one each from Luke Weikel and Conor Keogh, and Wissahickon hit for a pair also, from Tyler Schiff and Nolan Ryan.
"Whenever you're going to play Wissahickon, it's going to be a battle," Aiellio said. "We knew it was going to be a challenging game.
"Wissahickon's a really good team. They have a lot of great skaters. Whenever you play against them, it's going to be tough but we're glad we came out on top of this one."
Keller knows that his team has to keep moving forward.
"We've just got to keep our foot on the gas pedal," he said. "We just took penalties in the second period and lost focus of the game for a little bit.
"In the third period, we bounced back with four more goals and took over the game there. We just have to keep our focus on doing that every game."
It has worked so far.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 9, Wissahickon 4
Wissahickon 1 1 2 -- 4
Plymouth Whitemarsh 4 1 4 -- 9
First period: 1, Dean Keller PW (unassisted) 0:50; 2, Keller PW (Ben Lubas) 4:43 SH; 3, Jake Weikel PW (Aidan Keogh) 5:29; 4, Sam Junker W (Alex Carrozza) 6:36; 5, Luke Weikel PW (A. Keogh) 11:51 PP.
Second period: 6, Conlan Carpenter PW (Keller) 2:454; 7, Carrozza W (Nolan Ryan) 3:22.
Third period: 8, J. Weikel PW (Thomas Corcoran) 0:27; 9, J. Weikel PW (Conor Keogh, Keller)3:20; 10, L. Weikel PW (A. Keogh) 3:53; 11, Tyler Schiff W (Konrad Foulk) 4:07 PP; 12, Ryan W (Nicholas Hussa) 7:24; 13, C. Keogh PW (A. Keogh) 13:46.
Shots: W 26, PW 32. Saves: Michael Bonanni (W) 23, Ben Yuter (PW) 22.
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 5, PENNSBURY 5 (OT)
The Falcons scored a pair of third period goals to erase a 5-3 deficit. A five-minute overtime could not determine a winner, and the two teams settled for a tie.
The Bucks led 5-3 when Billy Loughnane (Christopher Trefz/Jake Lang assists) scored four minutes into the third period. Just over a minute later, Pennsbury’s Beau Brusius-Yedman scored with an assist from Brendan Macainsh to make it a one-goal game. Reese Picker’s goal 11:19 into the period with a Brusius-Yedman assist knotted the scored. Neither team scored the rest of the way.
Earlier, Jack Boland’s power play goal with a Daniel Poliak assist gave the Bucks an early 1-0 lead, but Millman knotted the scored with assists from Edward Bossler and Erik Eisler. Eisler’s goal 9:15 into the opening period with a Millman assist gave the Falcons their first and only lead of the game. Six minutes later, Lang found the back of the net with a Loughnane assist, knotting the score 2-2.
Back-to-back goals by Loughnane (Lang assist) and Lang (Loughnane assist) gave the Bucks a 4-2 advantage. Eisler made it a 4-3 game when he scored with assists from Bossler and Millman, setting the stage for the dramatic final period.
Loughnane and Lang both had four-point efforts to lead the Bucks as each contributed two goals and two assists. Millman and Eisler led the Falcons with three-point games.
West goalie Jake Coddington recorded 39 saves, and Pennsbury’s Topher Seiler had 41 saves.
Central Bucks West 2-2-1-0 5
Pennsbury 2-1-2-0 5
Shots: CB West 46, Pennsbury 44. Saves: Jack Coddington (CBW) 39, Topher Seller (P) 41.
First period: 1, Jack Boland CBW (Daniel Poliak) 3:50; 2, Reece Millman P (Edward Bossler/Erik Eisler) 5:22, 3, Erik Eisler P (Reece Millman) 9:15, 4, Jake Lang CBW (Billy Loughnane) 15:49.
Second Period: 5, Billy Loughnane CBW (Jake Lang) 7:44; 6, Jake Lang CBW (Billy Loughnane) 15:18; 7, Erik Eisler P (Edward Bossler/Reece Millman) 15:52.
Third Period: 8, Billy Loughnane CBW (Christopher Trefz/Jake Lang) 3:55; 9, Beau Brusius-Yedman P (Brendan Macainsh) 5:23; 10, Reese Picker P (Beau Brusius-Yedman) 11:19.
OT: No score
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 12, QUAKERTOWN 0
Antti Autere’s six-point game led the Golden Hawks to the mercy rule win over the Panthers. Michael Roby Jr (two goals, one assist), Douglas Lopez (one goal, two assists) and David Vergules (two goals, one assist) each added three-point games. David Mueller had a pair of goals, and Kenny Duffield added a goal and an assist.
Matthew Constantini and Brennen Wright each had one goal. Adding an assist in the abbreviated contest were Derek Steudler, Bill Harrelson and Julian Wagenmann.
Quakertown 0-0-0 0
Council Rock South 8-4-0 12
Shots: Quakertown 1, CRS 41. Saves: Austin Stoudt (W) 22, Jacob Wallower (Q) 7, Jimmy Sweeney (CRS) 1.
First Period: 1, Antti Autere CRS, 0:58; 2, David Vergules CRS (Kenny Duffield) 2:44; 3, Michael Roby Jr CRS (Douglas Lopez) 3:45; 4, David Mueller CRS (Julian Wagenmann) 5:34; 5, Brennen Wright CRS (Antti Autere) 6:51; 6, David Mueller CRS (David Vergules) 7:04; 7, Douglas Lopez CRS (Michael Roby Jr/Antti Autere) 8:22; 8, Antti Autere CRS, 9:03.
Second Period: 9, Matthew Constantini CRS (Antti Autere/Derek Steudler) 0:29; 10, David Vergules CRS, 5:18; 11, Michael Roby Jr (Antti Autere) 12:34; 12, Kenny Duffield CRS (Douglas Lopez/Bill Harrelson) 13:35.
Third Period: No score
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