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Updated standings of the Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference as of January 24, 2019
Standings Won Lost OTW OTL PTS
LaSalle (13-5) 5 0 1 0 17
Malvern Prep (10-3) 4 2 0 0 12
St. Joseph’s Prep (6-12) 1 4 1 0 5
Holy Ghost Prep (5-9) 0 4 0 2 2
Each team receives: 3 points for a regulation win
2 points for an overtime win
1 point for an overtime loss
It took the North Penn Knights a while to get going Wednesday night. But once they got their engines going it was full speed ahead.
Jake Nelson, Tony Tuozzo and Jake Albano scored third-period goals to propel North Penn to a 5-3 non-league win over Central Bucks West at Hatfield Ice. The win extended North Penn’s winning streak to five games and improved its record to 8-2-3 overall. The result will not count in the Suburban High School Hockey League Class AA standings but will factor into the seedings for the Flyers Cup tournament in March. The Knights and the Bucks (6-6) will play their league game against each other on February 20 to conclude the regular season.
The first three goals of Wednesday’s affair were of the shorthanded variety. Chris Trefz started things off for West at 5:54 of the first period when he scored off a two-on-one situation following a turnover at the West blue line. The goal came while the Bucks’ Matt McCarthy was in the box serving a hooking penalty.
Pavel Serhiayenka, who assisted on Trefz’s goal, scored one himself with 2:17 left in the opening period on another shorthanded situation, one that arose when the Bucks drew a bench minor for too many men on the ice. Serhiayenka put in a rebound of Jake Lang’s original shot off a two-one-one situation; North Penn goaltender Andrew Zanoni could not be faulted on either goal.
The Knights got on the board exactly two minutes into the second frame on Ryan Cunningham’s shorthanded effort.
Roughly three minutes after that the pace of the game picked up, which worked to North Penn’s advantage. Jared Albano tied the game at the 12:47 mark of the middle period, the first even-strength goal of the game.
Jake Nelson put the Knights in front with a power-play goal just 21 seconds into the final period. Lang responded for the Bucks with a power-play goal of his own at 4:12, but the Knights had the upper hand from there.
“I thought (North Penn) played hard,” said West coach Dave Baun. “They played well, they played hard, they skate hard. But, the game that they play isn’t our game.
“Puck movement is our game. And when our team can move the puck well and skate hard without it, like we did in the first period and half of the second, then we’re a good team. But, as the guys get tired, they sort of lose it a little bit and they default into some other game that isn’t our game.”
Tuozzo, a freshman, scored what proved to be the winning goal for the Knights 9:06 into the third period during a scramble that developed at the doorstep of West goaltender Anthony Kennard. The goal came while Lang was in the box for the Bucks serving a double minor (tripping/unsportsmanlike conduct).
“(Tuozzo) has played well all season for us,” said North Penn coach Kevin Vaitis. “He’s sort of moved up, playing with Albano and (Nathan) Oh the last couple games and he’s contributed, gone out there and worked hard, done the things that we’re asking him to do, and he got rewarded with the game winner tonight.”
Tuozzo said he’s making the adjustment to varsity hockey. “After a couple games I kind of got used to it,” he said. “I know where I should be, know where not to go and stuff like that. It’s very different.”
Albano scored his second goal of the evening for the Knights with 3:57 left in the game to provide insurance.
North Penn had a 47-21 edge in shots. West goaltender Jeremy Kennard made 42 saves. the loss snapped a four-game West winning streak.
C.B. West 2 0 1—3
North Penn 0 2 3—5
First-period goals: Chris Trefz (CBW) from Pavel Serhiayenka, 5:54 (sh); Serhiayenka (CBW) from Jake Lang, 14:43 (sh).
Second-period goals: Ryan Cunningham (NP) from Nathan Oh, 2:00 (sh); Jared Albano (NP) from Tony Tuozzo, 12:07.
Third-period goals: Jake Nelson (NP) from Tyler Greenstein, :21 (pp); Lang (CBW) from Serhiayenka and Trefz, 4:12 (pp); Tuozzo, from Albano, 4:06; Albano (NP) unassisted, 12:53.
Shots: C.B. West 21, North Penn 47; Saves: Jeremy Kennard (CBW) 42, Andrew Zanoni (NP) 18.
Records: Central Buck West (6-6), North Penn (8-2-3)
The Firebirds snapped a seven-game losing streak with the non-league win on Wednesday at Grundy Arena. Evan Mudrick, Alex D’Angelo, and Andrew Serafin scored the goals. D’Angelo also picked up two assists.
Sean Joyce earned the shutout in goal.
The Suburban High School Hockey League has altered its Class AA playoff-selection criteria. This season, the eight playoff teams will be selected based on points/regular-season record. In recent years, the top three finishers in each division qualified for the playoffs, along with two wild card selections.
The change means that in essence, the 12 Class AA teams are playing in one division, which they’ve been doing since last year in terms of scheduling, since each team plays one league game against each of the other Class AA teams.
The current Class AA standings are as follows (League Games Only)
Won Lost Tied Points League Games Remaining
North Penn 6 1 2 14 2
Central Bucks South 6 0 1 13 4
Pennridge 4 1 0 8 6
Central Bucks West 4 3 0 8 4
Central Bucks West 4 3 0 8 4
Neshaminy 3 3 1 7 4
Council Rock South 2 2 2 6 5
Abington 2 3 1 5 5
Truman 2 4 1 5 4
Pennsbury 2 4 0 4 5
William Tennent 1 6 1 3 3
Souderton 0 7 1 1 2
Suburban High School Hockey League Update
Scoring GP G A Pts
Coleman Peppelmn LM 11 31 19 50
Vincenzo DeMaio LM 11 26 17 43
Sean Gary Wiss 10 24 17 41
Dean Keller PW 11 21 20 41
Bryan Gary Wiss 10 25 15 40
Adam Bostock LM 11 13 24 37
Tyler Greenstein NP 12 16 16 32
Steven Avellino Tr 10 24 6 30
Jake Weikel PW 11 16 13 29
Chris Trefz CBW 10 6 22 28
Eric Slater Pr 9 22 6 28
Colin Franzoni PW 11 16 11 27
Reis Braccio CBS 12 15 11 26
Nathan Oh NP 12 10 16 26
Ari Nordlinger UD 10 14 11 25
Robert Seewagen Nesh 10 15 9 24
Matt Cade Wiss 10 11 13 24
Perry Carpenter Ab 10 16 8 24
Josh Kaufhold NP 11 8 15 23
Jake Nelson NP 11 14 9 23
Aidan Keogh PW 10 17 6 23
Devin Green LM 10 10 13 23
Bobby Markus WT 11 13 8 21
Goals Against Average Min GAA
Luke Stranik Pr 425 2.37
Oscar Levin CBS 456 2.53
Chris McIntyre CBE 240 2.60
Andrew Zanoni CBW 240 2.80
Nick Ebbinghaus NP 336 3.00
Joe Gambino HH 430 3.23
Matt Oganowski CBE 288 3.33
Steve Glik Nesh 432 3.56
Jacob Snellenberg Ab 335 3.87
Michael Henderson Wiss 480 3.90
(Min. 240 minutes played)
Save Percentage Min. GA Save Pct.
Chris McIntyre CBE 240 13 .912
Steve Glik Nesh 432 32 .902
Luke Stranik Pr 425 21 .900
Joe Gambino HH 430 29 .885
Jonathan Pritchard Soud 432 68 .880
Oscar Levin CBS 456 24 .880
Jimmy Sweeney CRS 256 21 .879
Jeremy Kennard CBW 265 25 .873
Jeremy Wedul Tr 480 48 .873
Andrew Zanoni NP 240 14 .854
(Min. 240 minutes played)
SHSHL Standings Through games of 1-18-19
Class 2A W L T Pts
North Penn (7-2-3) 6 1 2 14
C.B. South (8-3-1) 6 0 1 13
Pennridge (7-2-1) 4 1 0 8
C.B. East (7-3-1) 4 3 0 8
C.B. West (6-5) 4 3 0 8
Neshaminy (4-4-2) 3 3 1 7
C.R. South (5-4-2) 2 2 2 6
Abington (3-5-2) 2 3 1 5
Truman (3-6-2) 2 4 1 5
Pennsbury (3-6-2) 2 4 0 4
William Tennent (3-8-1) 1 5 1 3
Souderton (1-10-1) 0 7 1 1
Class A
American Division W L T Pts
Lower Moreland (7-1-3) 5 1 3 13
Wissahickon (8-1-2) 5 1 2 12
Plymouth Whitemarsh (8-3) 5 3 0 10
Hatboro-Horsham (6-4-1) 3 4 1 7
Upper Dublin (3-8) 0 8 0 4
The top eight teams in Class 2A will qualify for the playoffs irregardless of division.
The top four teams in Class A will qualify for the playoffs.
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Sunday, March 17 will not only be the day to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day but also a day to celebrate interscholastic hockey.
Five Flyers Cup championship games will be played on that date at the Wells Fargo Center.
The finals will determine champions in the New Jersey/Delaware and Girls Divisions, as well as Eastern Pennsylvania boys’ champions in Class A, Class AA, and Class AAA. Game times have not been announced.
The Flyers Cup has been an annual tradition since it was first contested 1980.
BRISTOL‑ The point has come in the Suburban High School Hockey League season, when points are becoming precious. Neshaminy picked up two important points in the standings Thursday night.
Rob Seewagen scored three goals and added a pair of assists to propel his team to a 6-2 win over shorthanded Abington at Grundy Arena that was last seen heading for the exit at the final buzzer to beat the approaching snow.
The win lifted Neshaminy to 4-4-2 overall and 3-3-1 in league play. Seewagen himself leads his team in scoring with 15 goals and nine assists for 24 points.
The sophomore got things started by scoring the game’s first goal 1:57 into the first and assisting on Jacob Helms’s effort 62 seconds later.
“A lot of these kids I’ve grown up with,” Seewagen said. “Not only on the ice are we clicking, but in the locker room we’re really tight, we have a really good bond.”
Seewagen said the size of the squad lends to and increases the significance of the closeness of the group. “We don’t have a lot of guys,” he said. “On any given night, we only 13-14 guys, including the goalie. It’s definitely difficult when you’re out there every other shift, but when we’re that close like that, every shift you’re out there you’re playing for each other.”
The Galloping Ghosts (3-5-2, 2-3-1) got back in the game for a time when consecutive penalties to Joey DeMatteo (cross checking) and Joey Buday (tripping) gave them a two-man advantage for 56 seconds.
Neshaminy was able to kill one penalty buy not the second; Tommy Rourke scored the power-play goal at the 6:12 mark of the period, only to see DeMatteo answer back at 8:53.
Abington took the ice down four skaters and one backup goaltender for various reasons. Coach Ken Brzozowski said he team is still evolving. “We work hard in practice,” he said. “We’re missing a little bit of that translation from what we do I practice to the games. I think one we can get that to click we’ll continue to be competitive at the (Class AA level).”
Seewagen and Helms scored second-period goals for Neshaminy in a span of just 50 seconds.
Perry Carpenter, Abington’s top sniper, scored to make it a 5-2 with 4:07 left in the middle period before Seewagen completed his hat trick 6:44 into the third.
Abington 1 1 0—2
Neshaminy 3 2 1—6
First-period goals: Rob Seewagen (N) from Joey DeMatteo, 1:57; Jacob Helms (N) from Seewagen, 2:59; Tommy Rourke (A) from Joe Stelacio and Elijah Coston, 6:24 (pp); DeMatteo (N) from Joseph Hornung, 8:53.
Second-period goals: Seewagen, from Charles Potash, 7:15; Helms (N) from Potash and Seewagen, 8:05; Perry Carpenter (A) from Elijah Coston, 11:53.
Third-period goal: Seewagen (N) unassisted, 6:44
The Friars prevailed on Thursday’s non-league game.
BRISTOL—The struggle continued for Holy Ghost Prep Thursday afternoon. Luke Antonacci scored two goals as the Princeton Day School shut out the Firebirds 4-0 in a nom-league encounter at Grundy Arena.
The Firebirds (4-9) have now lost seven straight games.
The Panthers (8-7) were in control early on. Drew McConaughy beat Sean Joyce with a backhander at the 8:28 mark of the first frame to give his team a 1-0 lead. Antonacci made it a 2-0 game at 11:19.
The Panthers wound up outshooting the Firebirds (4-9) 17-3 in the first period. “We had a good first shift,” said Thomas McNulty, one of the Firebird captains. “And then after that, we kind of went downhill, we lost our intensity. It seemed like we weren’t all in today.”
Kevin Flahile extended the Panthers’ lead with a goal at the 6:41 mark off the second period before Antonacci added his second goal of the game 4:50 into the third period with a shot from the right point.
Jeremy Siegel pitched the shutout in goal. It was the fourth straight win for the Panthers and their second over over an Atlantic Prep Athletic conference team in 24 hours; Princeton Day bested LaSalle 4-2 on Wednesday.
Princeton Day coach Scott Bertoli said his team was able to take advantage of the Firebirds’ relative youth on the blue line. “I think we recognized that we’re young on the back end,” he said. “I like the fact that we got pucks deep and penetrated. We had a ton of opportunities.
“I give their goalie credit … that could have been a four or five-goal game and I thought he hung in there.”
In the wake of Thursday’s loss the Firebirds continue to look for solutions for what has become an extraordinarily difficult puzzle.
“We’ve been in a little bit of a slump,” McNulty said, “and honestly, we’re not used to that at all. This is my fourth year on the team and I’ve never experienced anything like this.
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“We’re slowly trying to piece together this puzzle and figure it out but it just comes down to our work ethic. And yes, a lot of guys left last year but we just need to put in the work and I think we’ll start to click.
Notes—The Panthers outshot the Firebirds 33-15. Laura White, who refereed, works games for the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Princeton Day 2 1 1—4
Holy Ghost Prep 0 0 0—0
First-period goals: Drew McConaughy (PDS) from Stephan Gorelenkov, 8:28; Luke Antonacci (PDS) from Colby Auslander and Ty Eastman, 11:19.
Second-period goal: Kevin Flahile (PSD) from Gibson Linnehan and Chris Cecelia, 6:41.
Third-period goal: Antonacci (PDS) from Gorlenkov and Cecelia, 4:50.
Shots: Princeton Day 33, Holy Ghost Prep 15; Saves: Jeremy Siegel (PDS) 15, Sean Joyce (HGP) 29.
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