There were some exciting games and even one tie during the final week of the regular SHSHL season. Check out the recaps for ice hockey teams in action.
PENNRIDGE 5, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 4
Bryson Egan scored a power play goal with time winding down in the third period, breaking a 4-4 tie and propelling the Rams to the win in Friday’s thriller between a pair of SHSHL playoff-bound squads.
Eric Slater (two goals, two assists) and Patrick McGinley (one goal, two assists) led a balanced Pennridge offense, and Luke Stranick took care of business between the pipes, turning away 37 shots in a contest that saw the Golden Hawks hold a 41-31 advantage in shots.
Slater jump started the Rams when he scored an unassisted goal 8:22 into the opening period, and Pennridge led 2-0 after Michael Walker scored with assist from McGinley and Slater. A goal by Rock South’s Jeremy Siegel (Douglas Lopez) late in the period made it a 2-1 game.
Second period goals by McGinley (Slater, Walker assists) and Bill Harrelson (Dylan Feoli, Logan Hurwitz assists) kept the Rams on top 3-2 heading into the final period. Rock South appeared to seize control of the game when Andy Stoychev and Feoli scored back-to-back goals in a three-minute span early in the third period, but the Rams had an answer. The veteran duo of Slater and McGinley teamed up for a goal that knotted the score with Slater finding the net with the tying goal just over five minutes into the period, setting the stage of Egan’s game winner with 81 seconds remaining in regulation.
Council Rock South 1-1-2 4
Pennridge 2-1-2 5
Shots: CRS 41, Pennridge 51
Saves: Mason Procz (CRS) 26, Luke Stranick (P) 37.
First period: 1, Eric Slater P, 8:22; 2, Michael Walker P (Patrick McGinley, Eric Slater) 10:28; 3, Jeremy Siegel CRS (Douglas Lopez) 14:22.
Second period: 4, Patrick McGinley P (Eric Slater, Michael Walker) 5:58; 5, Bill Harrelson CRS (Dylan Feoli, Logan Hurwitz) 11:19.
Third period: 6, Andy Stoychev CRS, 1:33; 7, Dylan Feoli CRS, 4:53; 8, Eric Slater P (Patrick McGinley) 5:34; 9, Bryson P, 14:39.
Thursday, Feb. 22
WILLIAM TENNENT 2, PENNSBURY 0
Eric Lineman has been a rock between the pipes for the Panthers. The senior goalie closed out his career in style on Thursday night, delivering a dazzling 44-save shutout effort and propelling the Panthers to a hard-fought win over the Falcons.
David Gray scored the only goal Lineman would need 10:57 into the opening period, using an assist from Stephen Skiba. Thanks in no small part to the senior goalie, that lead stood until Bobby Markus scored an empty net goal in the final minute of play.
William Tennent 1-0-1 2
Pennsbury 0-0-0 0
First period: 1, David Gray WT (Stephen Skiba) 10:57.
Second period: No score
Third period: 2, Bobby Markus WT, 15:33
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 9, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 1
The Titans put an exclamation point on a stellar regular season on Thursday night, rolling to a no-doubt-about-it win over neighboring West. Matt Stoll’s six-point night (three goals, three assists) led the Titans. Joseph DeLaurentis had a four-point night, contributing two goals and two assists.
Stoll and DeLaurentis set up the game’s first goal by Colin Abbonizio 7:05 into the opening period. DeLaurentis (Stoll assist) found the net to give the Titans a 2-0 lead after one period.
The Titans blew the game wide open with six second-period goals. Stoll got the ball rolling with a power play goal, using assists from Tyler Boylan and Frank Carter. Michael Samson put the Bucks on the scoreboard at the 8:28 mark, scoring with an assist from Matthew McCarthy to make it a 3-1 game.
The rest of the night belonged to the Titans. DeLaurentis (Abbonizio assist) scored nine seconds after Samson put the Bucks on the board, igniting a 6-0 South run to close out the game. Stoll scored a pair of goals, including the lone goal of the third period. Abbonizio, Boylan and Drew Kiriloff also scored in that span while Jake Parlow had a pair of assists.
South goalie Oscar Levin recorded eight saves in the win. West’s Jeremy Kennard and Nicholas Ritz combined for 32 saves.
Central Bucks West 0-1-0 1
Central Bucks South 2-6-1 9
Shots: CBW 10, CBS 41.
Saves: Oscar Levin (CBS) 8, Jeremy Kennard (CBW) 17, Nicholas Ritz (15).
First period: 1, Colin Abbonizio CBS (Joseph DeLaurentis, Matt Stoll) 7:05; 2, Joseph DeLaurentis CBS (Matt Stoll) 14:43.
Second period: 3, Matt Stoll CBS (Tyler Boylan, Frank Carter) 6:04; 4, Michael Samson CBW (Matthew McCarthy) 8:28; 5, Joseph DeLaurentis CBS (Colin Abbonizio) 8:37; 6, Matt Stoll CBS (Jake Parlow) 10:52; 7, Colin Abbonizio CBS (Joseph DeLaurentis) 11:53; 8; Tyler Boylan CBS (Jake Parlow, Matt Stoll) 13:19; 9, Drew Kiriloff CBS (Matt Milanesi) 13:26.
Third period: 10, Matt Stoll CBS (Tyler Boylan, Evan King) 13:14.
Wednesday, Feb. 21
NESHAMINY 10, HARRY S TRUMAN 7
In a game with postseason implications, it was the Redskins winning a shootout. Joey DeMatteo (four goals, four assists) led the Redskins with eight points, and Josh Haines had a seven-point night, contributing four goals and three assists.
Steven Avellino put the Tigers on the board five minutes into the game, but the Redskins erased that lead with four unanswered goals. DeMatteo and Haines each contributed a pair. William Findley closed out the period with a pair of goals for the Tigers, and it was a 4-3 game after one period.
In the second period, the two teams exchanged goals. Truman knotted the score 5-5 when Cade Gordon scored at the 6:24 mark, but Haines and DeMatteo responded with back-to-back goals for the Redskins. Robert DiCrosta’s unassisted goal pulled the Tigers within one after three periods, 7-6.
Truman’s Codey Gordon knotted the score in the opening minute of the third period, using assists from Steven Avellino and Cade Gordon. Brendan Sheehy (Derick Hahn, DeMatteo assists) scored the go-ahead goal 5:38 into the period, and Haines (Charles Potash assist) and Aric Miller added insurance goals.
Avellino’s four-point night (one goal, three assists) led the Tigers.
Neshaminy goalie Steve Glick turned away 33 shots in the win. Truman’s Kyle Huth recorded 24 saves.
Neshaminy 4-3-3 10
Harry S Truman 3-3-1 7
Shots: Neshaminy 34, Truman 40.
Saves: Steve Glik (N) 33, Kyle Huth (HST) 24.
First period: 1, Steven Avellino HST, 4:00; 2, Josh Haines N (Joey DeMatteo, Thomas Gallagher) 5:12; 3, Joey DeMatteo N, 7:06; 4, Joey DeMatteo N (Josh Haines) 8:23; 5, Josh Haines N (Joey DeMatteo) 10:28; 6, William Findlay HST (John Saxton) 13:28; 7, William Findlay HST (Steven Avellino) 13:58.
Second period: 8, Joey DeMatteo N (Josh Haines) 2:12; 9, Codey Gordon HST (Steven Avellino) 5:05; 10, Cade Gordon HST (Robert DiCrosta) 6:24; 11; Josh Haines N (Aric Miller, Joey DeMatteo) 6:53; 12, Joey DeMatteo N (Josh Haines, Aric Miller) 8:04; 13, Robert DiCrosta HST, 13:41.
Third period: 14, Codey Gordon HST (Steven Avellino, Cade Gordon) 0:41; 15, Brendan Sheehy N (Derick Hahn, Joey DeMatteo) 5:38; 16, Josh Haines N (Charles Potash) 6:17; 17, Aric Miller N, 13:24.
UPPER DUBLIN 4, ABINGTON 4
The Ghosts found themselves staring at a 4-2 deficit entering the third period but rallied to score a pair of late goals to salvage the tie. Eric Miller scored 8:20 into the final period with assists from Gavin O’Donnell and Colin Bruton, and just over two minutes later, Gavin O’Donnell found the net with the equalizer, using assists from Elijah Coston and Colin Bruton.
Earlier, the two teams exchanged goals in the opening period with Ryan Gosselin (O’Donnell, Coston assists) putting the Ghosts on the board with a late goal only to watch Oren Serafin knot the score with a power play goal 19 seconds later.
Gosselin’s second goal of the game (Ethan Weilheimer assist) put the Ghosts on top 2-1, but the Cardinals closed out the period with three straight goals. First it was Andrew Molish scoring on a power play (Chris Barbera assist). Then it was Barbera scoring an unassisted goal that was followed by an Ari Nordlinger goal (Daniel Katz assist).
The Ghosts held a 49-38 advantage in shots, but that was negated by the 45-save effort of UD goalie Stephen Sanders. Jacob Snellenburg recorded 34 saves for the Ghosts.
Upper Dublin 1-3-0 4
Abington 1-1-2 4
Shots: UD 38, Abington 49.
Saves: Stephen Sanders (UD) 45, Jacob Snellenburg (A) 34.
First period: 1, Ryan Gosselin A (Gavin O’Donnell, Elijah Coston) 15:22; 2, Oren Serafin UD, 15:41.
Second period: 3, Ryan Gosselin A (Ethan Weilheimer) 1:11; 4, Andrew Molish UD (Chris Barbera) 7:26; 5, Chris Barbera UD, 8:49; 6, Ari Nordlinger UD (Daniel Katz) 9:46.
Third period: 7, Eric Miller A (Gavin O’Donnell, Colin Bruton) 8:20; 8, Gavin O’Donnell A (Elijah Coston, Colin Bruton) 10:45.
HATBORO-HORSHAM 5, WISSAHICKON 4
The Hatters broke a 2-2 tie with three goals in the final period to eke out a win over the Varsity A regular season champion Trojans on Wednesday.
Marcus Soucy’s goal (Shane Mergen, Jordan Gillis assists) 8:54 into the opening period spotted the Hatters the early lead. Dylan McClure’s unassisted goal put the Hatters on top 2-0. Daniel Glazer turned assists from Alex Myhrman and Bryan Garry into a goal that made it a 2-1 game after one period.
Glazer (Bryan Garry assist) scored the only goal of the second period, knotting the score 2-2.
Nathan Reilly’s power play goal with assists from Jacob Mueller and Aidan Esack put the Hatters on top, but Garry got that goal back, using a Nolan Ryan assist. Jordan Gillis (Esack, Ziyad Eisabbagh assist) and Mueller (short handed) scored back-to-back goals to put the Hatters on top 5-3. The Trojans cut that lead to one when Matt Cade connected on a power play goal 10:48 into the period, using assists from Garry and Ryan. Neither team scored the rest of the way.
Hatter goalie Ryan Bell recorded 27 saves in the win. Wissahickon’s Michael Henderson turned away 36 shots as the Hatters held a 41-31 advantage in shots.
Wissahickon 1-1-2 4
Hatboro-Horsham 2-0-3 5
Shots: Wissahickon 31, HH 41.
Saves: Michael Henderson (W) 36; Ryan Bell (HH) 27.
First period: 1, Marcus Soucy HH (Shane Mergen, Jordan Gillis) 8:54; 2, Dylan McClure HH, 9:55; 3, Daniel Glazer W (Alex Myhrman, Bryan Garry) 12:47.
Second period: 4, Daniel Glazer W (Bryan Garry) 15:43.
Third period: 5, Nathan Reilly HH (Jacob Mueller, Aidan Esack) 4:37; 6, Bryan Garry W (Nolan Ryan) 5:59; 7, Jordan Gillis HH (Aidan Esack, Ziyad Elsabbagh) 9:12; 8, Jacob Mueller HH, 10:06; 9, Matt Cade W (Bryan Garry, Nolan Ryan) 10:48.
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