CB South continued to Roll in SHSHL play, earning a shutout win over its archrival. Check out the recaps for teams in action this week. CB South/CB East photos provided courtesy of Dara N. King Photography. Check back for a gallery.
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 10, CENRAL BUCKS EAST 0
Matt Stoll – decked out in a red holiday suit – looked as though he was ready for a celebration when he emerged from his team’s locker room.
Moments earlier, Stoll and his Titan teammates celebrated their return to the ice after a two-week layoff by putting on an offensive clinic – all the expense of their sister school.
The Titans held a 44-4 advantage in shots over their neighboring rival.
“(It was) just getting that chemistry back with the team – we hadn’t had a practice or a game since before Christmas,” said Stoll, who had a hand in five goals with two goals and three assists. “I think the last time we were on the ice was Dec. 23rd, so really getting that chemistry back, getting in the whole loop of things, getting the shots on net and just working together.”
It didn’t take the Titans long get that chemistry back – they scored a pair of goals in the opening period and added three more in the second while holding a 33-4 advantage in shots. It was Stoll and Abbonizio scoring in the first period and Stoll, Tyler Boylan and Joe DeLaurentis finding the net in the second.
“Every game we try to play like it’s the best competition,” Stoll said. “We try to play like it’s the Stanley Cup, like it’s the last game we’re going to play.”
This is a Titan team that means business and is taking care of business.
“We don’t look past anybody,” coach Shaun McGinty said. “These are opportunities to play and prepare ourselves as we’re moving on in the season.
“It’s already January. March will be here before we know it. We have a couple of seniors, and the sand is getting out of the hourglass. If they blink, it’s over. It’s the time of year we really have to start peaking.
“We actually look at our games period by period, shift by shift, so after every period, we look at the score clock, we talk about whatever and then it’s gone. We treat every period as its own game. We want to win every period.”
The Titans won every period and then some in Friday’s contest. In the third period, they reeled off five unanswered goals with James Schuler connecting on a pair while Dominick Liberta and Abbonizio each added a goal. DeLaurentis connected for the final goal 7:22 into the period, bringing an early end to the contest.
“We’re a high-shooting team,” McGinty said. “As a coaching staff, we want a lot of shots. A lot of shots can create a goal, a possible face-off. I look at face-offs like an inbounds pass in basketball – it’s an opportunity for our set plays. I want our players to shoot and the goalies to have to make saves. Shooting wide doesn’t help you at all.”
Perhaps the most impressive part of the Titans’ performance was their ability to take advantage of their power play opportunities, connecting on close to 80 percent of their chances. Stoll also scored a shorthanded goal.
“We really try to focus on the special teams aspect of it,” Stoll said. “Actually, most of our practice is based on special teams.
“We’ve always really been a power play, penalty kill team. We do take pride in that ratio.”
In addition to Stoll, DeLaurentis finished with two goals and three assists, Schuler and Abbonizio each had two goals and an assist while Boylan had a goal and an assist. Adding assists were Evan King, Nick Morelii and Matt Milanesi.
“Matt Stoll had a big game tonight,” McGinty said. “Joey DeLaurentis had a big game. On the back end, defenseman Dominick Liberta played really well, and that’s good for us. He’s a young defenseman we converted from forward to defense. (Assistant coach) Tyler Skorski has been working with him, we’ve been working with him, and he’s coming around.
“We just came off a two-week break. These guys haven’t seen each other or played together in a while, so we needed a game like tonight to just get our legs back, build some continuity, have some fun and move on. We have Father Judge next and our next league game is Pennridge, so we have two good games coming up and we’re looking forward to them.”
Father Judge, a AAA team, is waiting in the wings for the Titans with Pennridge its next conference game.
“We love it - getting a chance to prove ourselves at the AAA level. We look forward to Father Judge, (Holy) Ghost, all those games,” Stoll said. “We just love playing the competition because like Sean (McGinty) says – in order to be the best, you have to play the best.”
Central Bucks South 2-3-5 10
Central Bucks East 0-0-0 0
Thursday, Jan. 4
LOWER MORELAND 6, HATBORO-HORSHAM 5
The Hatters took a 5-3 lead when Sayvion Jones scored a goal 1:11 into the final period with assists from Aidan Esack and Ben Heywood. It turned out to be their last hurrah as the Lions – who were led by Coleman Peppelman’s four-point night - reeled off three unanswered goals to close out the game.
AJ D’Orazio (Adam Bostock and Devin Green assists) scored 3:47 into the third period, but the Lions still trailed by one until Campbell Manin (Bostock) scored at the 11:07 mark. Two minutes later Peppelman scored a goal that turned out to be the game winner, using a Bostock assist.
Earlier, Peppelman and Hatboro-Horsham’s Dylan McClure exchanged first-period goals. The two teams’ took turns scoring in the second period with Nathan Reilly’s power play goal (with assists from Jacob Mueller and McClure) opening the scoring in the period for the Hatters. Lower Moreland’s Connor Duddy (Peppelman/D’Orazio assists), and HH’s Zlyad Elsbbagh scored within a 28-second span before Peppelman (Devin Green assist) and McClure each added a goal to close out the period.
The Hatters took a 4-3 lead into a high drama third period.
The Lions held a 34-28 advantage in shots. John Duesler earned the win in goal with 23 saves.
Hatboro-Horsham 1-3-1 5
Lower Moreland 1-2-3 6
Shots: LM 34, HH 28.
Saves: John Duesler (LM) 23, Ryan Bell (HH) 28.
First Period
LM – Coleman Peppelman (Arthur Rubinshteyn/Noah Gazzara)
HH – Dylan McClure
Second Period
HH – Nathan Reilly (Jacob Mueller/Dylan McClure)
LM – Connor Duddy (Coleman Peppelman/AJ D’Orazio)
HH – Zlyad Elsabbagh
LM – Coleman Peppelman (Devin Green)
HH – Dylan McClure
Third Period
HH – Sayvion Jones (Aidan Esack/Ben Heywood)
LM – AJ D’Orazio (Adam Bostock/Devin Green)
LM – Campbell Manin (Adam Bostock)
LM – Coleman Peppelman (Adam Bostock)
Wednesday, Jan. 3
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 7, NESHAMINY 2
Christian Young’s power play goal 12:27 into the opening period with an assist from Christopher Trefz broke a scoreless tie and gave the Bucks a lead they would never lose. A minute later, Young returned the favor, setting up a goal by Trefz. A West power play goal was followed by a goal from Jeff Lang (Trefz/Matthew McCarthy assists) to send the Bucks into the second period with a 4-0 advantage.
Goals by the Redskins’ John Haines and Billy Dougherty were sandwiched a short-handed goal by Young, making it a 5-2 game heading into the final frame. The Bucks tacked on a pair of insurance goals by Joey Rockovich (short-handed) and Trefz (Jake Lang assist) for the 7-2 final.
West goalie Jeremy Kennard turned away 14 of 16 shots he faced in a winning effort. Neshaminy’s Sean Kain was credited with 41 saves in a busy night.
Central Bucks West 4-1-2 7
Neshaminy 0-2-0 2
Shots: Neshaminy 16, CBW 50.
Saves: Jeremy Kennard (CBW) 14, Sean Kain (N) 41.
First Period
CBW – Christian Young (Christopher Trefz)
CBW – Christopher Trefz (Christian Young)
CBW -
CBW – Jake Lang (Christopher Trefz/Matthew McCarthy)
Second Period
N – Josh Haines
CBW – Christian Young
N – Billy Dougherty
Third Period
CBW – Joey Rockovich
CBW – Christopher Trefz (Jake Lang)
ABINGTON 12, UPPER DUBLIN 3
Nikolai Portner’s six-point night (three goals/three assists) led a torrid offensive performance by the Ghosts in their no-doubt-about-it win over the Flying Cardinals.
A goal by Ari Nordlinger – whose three-point night led the Cardinals – put Upper Dublin on the scoreboard 5:44 into the contest, and the Cards took that 1-0 lead into a second quarter that saw the Ghosts take control of the game.
Back-to-back-to-back goals by Eric Miller (Gavin O’Donnell/Ryan Gosselin assists), Portner (Elijah Coston assist) and Carpenter (Luke DeCristofano assist) put the Ghosts on top 3-1. UD’s Oren Serafin interrupted that run with a goal, using a Nordlinger assist, but Coston answered with a goal for the Ghosts with assists from DeCristofano and O’Donnell. Portner’s was a short-handed goal.
In the final period, the Ghosts simply added to their lead, reeling off seven straight goals in a deadly four-minute span to go on top 11-2.
Gosselin finished a productive night with two goals and two assists while Carpenter also contributed four points with a hat trick and one assist. O’Donnell (one goal/two assists) and DeCristofano (three assists) both had a three-point games.
Jacob Snellenburg turned away 20 of 23 shots he faced to earn the win in goal. UD’s Stephen Saunders turned away 48 shots in a standout effort of his own in goal.
Abington 0-4-8 12
Upper Dublin 1-1-1 3
Shots: Abington 60, Upper Dublin 23.
Saves: Jacob Snellenburg (A) 20, Stephen Sanders (UD) 48.
First Period
UD – Ari Nordlinger
Second Period
A – Eric Miller (Gavin O’Donnell/Ryan Gosselin)
A – Nikolai Portner (Elijah Coston)
A – Perry Carpenter (Luke DeCristofano)
UD – Oren Serafin (Ari Nordlinger)
A – Elijah Coston (Luke DeCristofano/Gavin O’Donnell)
Third Period
A – Perry Carpenter (Jacob Snellenburg)
A – Nikolai Portner
A – Daniel Staley (Sam Panella/Nikolai Portner)
A – Ryan Gosselin (Nikolai Portner)
A – Perry Carpenter (Colin Bruton/Ethan Weilheimer)
A – Ryan Gosselin (Nikolai Portner)
A – Nikolai Portner (Ryan Gosselin)
UD – Ari Nordlinger (Oren Serafin)
A – Gavin O’Donnell (Luke DeCristofano/Perry Carpenter)
HOLY GHOST PREP 5, NORTH PENN 1
Luke Aquaro connected for a hat trick and also had an assist to led the Firebirds to the non-league win.
The Firebiards, who led 2-0 after one period, scored three straight goals to open the second period. North Penn’s lone goal came late in the second period. George Boyle accounted for the Knights’ only goal.
North Penn goalie Andrew Zanoni recorded 40 saves. Holy Ghost Prep’s Tristan Devine stopped 10 of 11 shots he faced to earn the win.
Holy Ghost Prep 2-3-0 5
North Penn 0-1-0 1
Shots: HGP – 45, NP 11.
Saves: Tristan Devine (HGP) 10, Zndrew Zanoni (NP) 40.
First Period
HGP – Luke Aquaro (Thomas McNulty)
HGP – Luke Aquaro (Max Massari)
Second Period
HGP – Max Massari (Luke Aquaro/Ryan Legris)
HGP – Luke Aquaro (Max Massari)
HGP – Casey Buck (Colin Costello)
NP – George Boyle
Third Period
No score
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