Pennsbury 9 Souderton 7

It was an evening Dylan Nink is likely to remember for some time.

Nink, a senior and a first-year varsity player scored his first varsity goal for Pennsbury Thursday night. His shot from the left point with 4:54 remaining the third period turned out to be the winning goal as the Falcons bested Souderton 9-7 in a SHSHL National Division shootout at Grundy Arena.

The win was just the second for the Falcons in seven divisional games (2-6 overall). The teams combined for 13 goal in the last two periods including four in the last 7:02 of the third period. Nink said he and his teammates had one thought in mind.

“All we wanted to do was get pucks on net,” he said, “drive the middle and just score. We were in a little bit of a stretch where we’ve been losing [Pennsbury had lost four straight prior to Thursday night], we really needed this.”

Shane Gleisner put the Falcons on his back in the early going, scoring their first four goals. His fourth goal of the night gave his team a 4-3 lead just 1:20 into the second period.

By the time the period ended, the game was tied 5-5. Patrick Callahan had scored twice for Souderton (3-5, 3-4 in the division) and three other players had one goal each.

The game’ defining sequence commenced four-and-a-half minutes into the third period and the game tied 6-6 when the Big Red was presented with a seven-minute power play. The chain of events began when a referee raised his arm to signal a delayed penalty against Gleisner for cross checking. Before the whistle blew, Gleisner delivered a forearm blow to the head of a Souderton player and was given a five-minute major penalty for head contact.

Gleisner’s penalty time started with 12:27 left in regulation; for 25 seconds the Big Red had a five skater-to-three advantage. But more importantly, by rule, he served the major penalty first, so when Matthew Cross scored his second goal of the game for Souderton to give it the lead with 7:08 remaining, the power play concluded.

By that point however, the Big Red who had just 12 skaters available, were running out of energy and the Falcons, first Chris Saver, then Nink, then Sarver once more into an empty net, scored the game’s last three goals.

“We took too many penalties as a team” said Souderton coach Scott Ryon. “That put us down quite a bit in the second period, and ultimately caught up to our legs in the third.”

Ryon lamented not having gotten more out of the extended power play.

“We wanted to put a lot more in the net,” he said. “But, with a short bench plus the penalties, we were gassed even during the seven-minute power play.

Souderton 1 4 2—7

Pennsbury 2 3 4—9

First-period goals: Shane Gleisner (P) from Kevin DeRosa, :20; Patrick Callahan (S) from Cameron Fairweather and Jackson Kelly, 7:13 (pp); Gleisner (P) from Chris Sarver and Jason Fowler, 7:54

Second-period goals: Nick Smith (S) from Fairweather, :52; Gleisner (P) from DeRosa, 1:20; Fairweather (S) from Smith, 1:37; Gleisner (P). from Logan Weed and Shane Hicks, 2:31; Matt Cross (S) from Fairweather and Caden O’Neill, 10:35 (pp); Jacob. Sarver (P) from Chris Sarver and Connor Gray, 16:45; Callahan (S) from Fairweather and Cross, 16:52

Third-period goals: Hicks (P)) from Chris Sarver, :28; Fairweather (S) from Smith, 2:05; Cross (S) from Luca Ferretti, 9:58; Chris Sarver (P) from Brendan Milliken, 10:28; Dylan Nink (P) from Fowler and Jacob Sarver, 12:06; Chriss Sarver (P) from DeRosa and Jacob Sarver, 16:55 (en)

Holy Ghost Prep 4 Malvern Prep 1

Looking to pick up its second Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference win in two days, Holy Ghost Prep didn’t miss a beat. Chase Logue scored two goals as the Firebirds downed Malvern Prep 4-1 Thursday night at Ice Line.

The win was the Firebirds’ fourth straight and lifted them to 8-3 overall and 3-2 in the APAC.

Logue opened the scoring 6:28 into the first period with an assist from his brother Brady. John Gavaghan made it a 2-0 game with a shorthanded goal just 28 seconds into the second frame while his teammate Logan Barnes was in the box serving a tripping penalty.

Andrew Starck answered for the Friars (2-4, 1-2 APAC) with a power-play goal 46 seconds later.

Chase Logue scored his second goal 1:13 into the final period, again with his brother’s assistance and again while his team was shorthanded; Anthony Valeriote was in the box at the time.

The Firebirds enjoyed a 40-19 edge in shots. Jack Unger got the win in goal. Losing goaltender Matt Crawford kept his team in the game by making 36 saves.

The evening served as fundraiser in support of families dealing with Rubnenstein Taybi Syndrome, a genetic disorder. Connor Keenan, the son of Malvern Prep coach Bill Keenan, is afflicted with the disorder.

Holy Ghost Prep coach John Ritchie said he and his players were homoted to e part of the occasion.

“Holy Ghost Prep was very grateful to be asked to be part of such a great event,” he said. “The event’s success is a testament to our league and to our school communities as they support Bill and his family and it’s an event that I hope continues for many years.”

Holy Ghost Prep 1 1 2 —4

Malvern Prep 0 1 0—1

First-period goal: Chase Logue (HGP) from Brady Logue, 6:28

Second-period goals: John Gavaghan (HGP) unassisted, :28 (sh); Andrew Starck (MP) from James Young, 1:14 (pp);

Third-period goals: Chase Logue (HGP) from Brady Logue, 1:13 (sh); Brady Logue (HGP) from Lucas Gonzalez, 11:33

Shots: Holy Ghost Prep 40, Malvern Prep 19; Saves: Jack Unger (HGP) 18, Matt Crawford (MP) 36

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St. Joseph’s Prep 4 Hun School 1

St. Joseph’s Prep built a 3-0 first-period lead and went on to a 4-1 win over Hun School Wednesday afternoon at Ice Land.

Four different players scored goals for the Hawks who improved to 3-2 overall and 2-1 in APC play. The Raiders fell to 1-4-1 overall and 0-2 in conference.

Adam Charrafi gave the Hawks a quick 1-0 lead when he beat Hun School net minder Elliott Wong 2:19 into the opening period. Thomas Ely made it a 2-0 game five minutes later and Michael Castelli extended his team’s lead before the opening period ended.

Michael Washlick extended the Hawk lead to 4–0 5:50 into tech second frame.

“We played a pretty good quick, and active first and second periods,” said St. Joseph’s Prep coach David Giacomin. “In the third period we became undisciplined.”

Anders Val Raalte’s with 4:05 left in the game got Hun School on the scoreboard.

St. Joseph’s Prep 3 1 0—4

Hun School 0 0 1—4

First-period goals: Adam Charrafi (SJP) unassisted, 2:19; Thomas Ely (SJP) from Bradan Fisher, 7:18; Michael Castelli (SJ) from Noah Stull, 14:03

Second-period goal: Michael Washlick (SJP) unassisted, 5:50

Third-period goal: Anders Val Raalte (HS) from Jake Beck, 12:55

Shots: St. Joseph’s Prep 25, Hun School 12; Saves: Declan Geary (SJP) 11, Elliot Wong (HS) 21

Holy Ghost Prep 6 La Salle 4

Brady Logue’s goal with 9:32 left in the third period was the game winner as Holy Ghost Prep topped La Salle 6-4 Wednesday afternoon at Hatfield Ice. Logue scored three goals and added an assist as the Firebirds improved to 2-2 in the Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference and 7-3 overall. It was their second win over the Explorers this season

Grant LaGreca and Michael Zarzycki each scored twice for the Explorers, who stand at 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the APAC. LaGreca also added an assist.

Santino Tibero have Holy Ghost Prep a 1-0 lead 4:58 into the first period. LaGreca answered with a power-play goal less than a minute later.

Logue scored two goals of his own before the period ended, the second one coming during a power play with one second remaining in the period after the Explores were penalized for having too many players on the ice.

LaGreca and Zarzycki scored goals in a span of 1:57 to tie the game at 3-3 5:44 into the second period. Chase Logue’s shorthanded goal with 7:54 left in the middle period put the Firebirds back in front but Zarzycki responded with a shorthanded goal of his own 5:35 into the third frame, setting the stage for Logue’s game winner.

Brian Kinniry added an empty net goal with 19 seconds remaining.

”I like some of the adjustments that we made,” said Holy Ghost prep coach John Ritchie, “and they seemed to pay off today.

”That being said, I know the La Salle team we will see come playoff time will be different.

”All in all, I think it was a good win but we have plenty to work on as we try to figue out who we are as a team.”

Holy Ghost Prep 3 1 2—6

La Salle 1 2 1—4

First-period goals: Santino Tibero (HGP) from Joe Spadaccino and Brady Logue, 4:58; Grant LaGreca (L) from Jacob Warner and Cameron Ross, 5:55 (pp); Brady Logue (HGP) from Anthony Valeriote, 11:46; Brady Logue (HGP) unassisted, 16:59 (pp)

Second-period goals: LaGreca (L) unassisted, 3:48 (pp) Michael Zarzycki from LaGreca and Tristan Mitchell, 5:44; Chase Logue (HGP) unassisted, 9:06 (sh)

Third-period goals: Zarzycki unassisted, 5:35 (sh); Brady Logue (HGP) 7:28 (pp); Brian Kinniry (HGP) unassisted, 16:41 (en)

Shots: Holy Ghost Prep 34, La Salle 27; Saves: Jack Butthof (HGP) 23, Jake Rossi (HGP) 28

HGP-Malvern Prep Matchup About Much More Than Hockey

Thursday’s Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference matchup between Malvern Prep and Holy Ghost Prep will be about much more than what happens on the ice.

For the third year in succession, the hockey community is coming together for RTS Awareness Night and highlight the fight against Rubnenstein Taybi Syndrome, a genetic disorder. Malvern Prep coach Bill Keenan and his wife Sarah joined the fight when they learned their son Connor, who will turn 5 in January, was afflicted with RTS.

Connor is the youngest of the Keenans’ three children. His brother JJ is 10, his sister Olivia is 8.

Proceeds from Thursday’s game (6:45 puck drop at Ice Line) will go to support the families of children dealing with the disorder.

“This is our third annual RTS Awareness Night,” Keenan said. “It’s a great night to come together as a community and raise awareness not only for RTS but those affected with rare diseases.

“Sometimes life is bigger then sports or a hockey game. We are grateful for the community that surrounds us and the support they provide to Connor and our family.”

“We look forward to continuing this event for many years to come. The past two years we played against St. Joseph’s Prep and this year Coach Ritchie without hesitation willingly said Holy Ghost would participate. It is a great sign of strength in why we play in this league because again it’s more than just a game.”

APAC Update 12-8-24

Standings W L OTW OTL Pts

La Salle (4-2) 3 1 0 0 9

Malvern Prep (2-3) 1 1 0 0 3

St Joseph’s Prep (2-2) 1 1 0 0 3

Holy Ghost Prep (6-2) 1 2 0 0 3

Hun School (1-2-1) 0 1 0 0 0

Scoring—APAC Games Only GP G A Pts PPG

Teague Murray Malv. Prep 2 3 1 4 2.00

Brady Logue HGP 3 1 2 5 1.67

Cole Gargon SJP 2 2 1 3 1.50

Anthony Veloriote HGP 3 3 1 4 1.33

Michael Zarycki La Salle 4 2 3 5 1.25

Grant LaGreca La Salle 4 0 0 5 1.25

Nole Donohue La Salle 4 2 2 4 1.00

Chase Logue HGP 3 0 3 3 1.00

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Holy Ghost Prep at National Scholastic Invitational

Holy Ghost Prep 2 St. Joseph’s 0

Lucas Gonzalez and Brian Kinniry scored goals in the first period and Jack Botthof was percet on goal as the Firebirds recorded their second consecutive Saturday shoutout.

Holy Ghost Prep 3 Lake Forest 0

John Gavaghan. Nate Romer, and Patryk Oser all scored goals as the Firebirds bested the Scouts Saturday afternoon at the National Scholastic Invitational. Jack Unger earned the shutout in goal.

Pine Richland 5 Holy Ghost Prep 3

Alexander Verszyla and Carson Parkhill scored goals 71 second apart late in the third period to give Pine Richland, the reigning Pennsylvania Class AAA state champions a 5-3 win over Holy Ghost Prep Friday night in the opening round of the National Scholastic Invitational in Jamestown, New York.

Verszyla put his team ahead for good when he scored his second goal of the game with 2:22 remaining in the final period after Lucas Gonzalez scored two second-period goals that enable the Firebirds to overcome a 3-1 deficit.

Brian Kinniry scored for Holy Ghost Prep to give his team a 1-0 lead in the first period.

The Firebirds will face Lake Forest Illinois at noon on Saturday and St. Joseph’s Collegiate Prep from Buffalo at 6:00.

Wissahickon 7 H-H 6, OT

Hatboro-Horsham and Wissahickon got their first look at each other Thursday night, a month into the SHSHL season.

The wait was worth it.

The Trojans and the Hatters matched each other shift for shift and goal for goal for 51 minutes and beyond before Jack Raebiger’s goal 51 seconds into overtime gave Wissahickon a 7-6 win at Hatfield Ice Arena.

The third period and overtime served as a fitting climax to the evening. There were seven goals scored in the final period including three on power plays and two in shorthanded situations.

There were five penalties called in the third period, one of them a misconduct that accompanied a boarding call.

Raebiger’s winning goal, his second goal of the game came after a puck caromed out of the Wissahickon defensive zone to center ice. Raebiger, the Wissahickon captain, won a closely contested sprint for the puck and beat Hatter goaltender Eric Miller to send the Trojan fans home happy.

“I saw that puck and my legs were cramping up,” he said. “My calves were cramping up, but I did not want to lose to that team.”

The Trojans (3-2, 3-1 in the SHSHL’s American Division) took a 3-2 lead into the third frame. Ben Raebiger’s goal 2:11 into the period extended his team’s lead but Reid Rochestie and Darius Graziani scored goals for the Hatters (3-3, 3-2) 20 seconds apart to tie the game with 5:34 remaining in regulation. Graziani’s goal came during a power play.

Plenty of fireworks remained. Ben Raebiger and the Hatters’ Aidan North traded goals before Joseph Gambino’s rocket from the left wing seemingly put the Trojans over the finish line with 47.6 seconds remaining.

But Hatboro-Horsham got a last chance when a stoppage resulted in a faceoff in the circle to the right of Trojan goaltender Fletcher Lynch. The Hatters won the faceoff and the ensuing scramble near the crease and Nathan Nemchinov scored just before the final buzzer.

Jack Raebiger said he was anticipated a right game with the Hatters who returned to the American Division as a unified team this season.

“We saw their record,” he said. “We saw they beat the teams that we beat and we lost to the team that we lost against [Plymouth Whitemarsh] and we thought this was a crucial game for us.”
Thursday’s game was the first of three meetings between the Trojans and the Hatters. The next is set for December 19 and Hatboro-Horsham coach Shane Smith was not surprised with how Thursday’s game evolved.

“When we looked at the other games that we both played we kind of had similar scores,” he said. “So, we knew it was going to be a dogfight and a battle all the way through.”

Wissahickon 0 3 3 1—7

Hatboro-Horsham 1 1 4 0—6

First-period goal: Vincent Graziani (HH) from Darius Grazianai, 7:58

Second-period goals: Jack Raebiger unassisted, 2:15; Evan McCutcheon unassisted, 7:47; Victor Wilkins (HH) from Nathan Nemchinov and Joseph MaGinn, 8:50; Logan Honeycutt from John Kuffner, 16:54

Third-period goals: Ben Raebiger from Jack Raebiger, 2:11 (pp); Reid Rochestie (HH) from MaGinn, 11:06; Vincent Graziani (HH) from William Moffa and Darius Graziani, 11:26 (pp); Ben Raebiger from Honeycutt and Aiden Brooks, 12:20 (pp); Aidan North (HH) from Vincent Graziani, 15:27 (pp); Joseph Gambino from Jack Raebiger, 16:13 (sh); Nemchinov (HH) from North and Darius Graziani, 0:00

Overtime goal: Jack Raebiger (W), :51

Shots: Wissahickon 25, Hatboro-Horsham 35; Saves: Fletcher Lynch 29, Eric Miller (HH) 18

C.B. East 10 C.R. North 6

Central Bucks East and Council Rock North had quite a shootout Wednesday night. The two teams combined for seven goals in the first period and 16 in the game before the Patriots left Grundy Arena with a 10-6 in the SHSHL National Division matchup.

Alex Wilson scored two goals for the Patriots, (3-4 overall, 3-3 in the division) who have won three of their last four divisional starts and moved into the top half of the National Division standings with the win. Eight other players scored one goal each while Cole Kleindienst contributed three assists.

Jackson Accardi scored three goals for the Indians who dropped to 2-5 overall and in divisional play. Accardi leads the entire SHSHL in scoring; through Wednesday night he had scored 16 goals and added nine assists for 25 points. Ivan Bondra added two goals and two assists. Bondra is tied for fourth in the league in scoring through Wednesday with 12 goals and six assists for 18 points.

The shootout started 2:38 into the first period when North’s Danial Maglathlin scored the game’s first goal. Wilson tied the game at the 4:19 mark before Accardi have North the lead for the second time at the 7:26 mark.

Before the first period ended, both Accardi and Wilson had recorded additional goals and North had a 4-3 lead.

The Patriots broke the game open in the second period by scoring five unanswered goals in a span of 12 minutes, 54 seconds. Samuel Gottesman, Jack Kochan, Morris Ostrobrood, Jaden Young, and Joseph Walter all scored in that span.

“This game was a great display of our team’s depth and resilience,” said Easy coach Jeff Mitchell. “We knew Council Rock North would come out strong, and they did. We saw a lot of back-and-forth action. Each period was a battle, . The second period was where we really took control. Our offense was firing on all cylinders.”

The teams traded two goals apiece in a third period that was highlighted by Accardi’s completing his bid for a hat trick when he scored 71 seconds in, giving him 100 points for gis high-school career.

“it’s really great to see Jackson get his 100th high school point,” said North coach Shawn Dorsey. “It’s a great milestone that not alot of people get to accomplish. Jackson is an excellent talent, and he’s also an excellent leader and teammate.

The Patriots outshot the Indians 29-20. Cameron Young got the win in goal in his varsity debut.

C.B. East 3 5 2—10

C.R. North 4 0 2—6

First-period goals: Danial Maglathlin (CRN) unassisted, 2:38; Alex Wilson (CBE) unassisted, 4:19; Jackson Accardi (CRN) unassisted, 7:26; Benjamin Dempsey (CBE) from Evan Asimakopoulos, 8:28; Accardi (CRN) from Maglathlin and Ryan Bondra,13:25; Bondra (CRN) from Accardi and Sean Davies, 13:51; Wilson (CBE) from Charlie Keiser, 16:44

Second-period goals Samuel Gottesman (CBE) from Cole Kleindienst, 4:01; Jack Kochan (CBE) from Kleindienst, 7:25; Morris Ostrobrood (CBE) from Kleindienst and Kochan, 14:12; Jaden Young (CBE) unassisted, 16:43; Joseph Walter (CBE) from Keiser, 16:55

Third-period goals: Accardi (CRN) from Bondra, 1:11; David Brown (CBE) unassisted, 2:29 (sh); Bondra (CRN) unassisted, 4:35; Colton Dreyfus (CBE) unassisted, 14:25 (pp)

Shots: C.B. East 29, C.R. North 20; Saves: Cameron Young (CBE) 14, Michael Jacoby (CRN) 19

St. Joseph’s Prep 6 Holy Ghost Prep 3

St. Joseph’s Prep and Holy Ghost Prep came out running and gunning on Wednesday. The Hawks never stopped and built leads of 3-0 and 4-1 en route to a 6-3 win in an APAC shootout at Grundy Arena.

Adam Charrafi and Cole Gargon each scored two goals for the Hawks, who now stand at 3-1 overall and 1-1 in conference play. Jai Perry Pereira and Thomas Ely also scored for St. Joseph’s Prep, which won its third straight after opening the season with a loss to La Salle.

Charrafi put the Hawks in front 8:52 into the first period when he beat Jack Unger in the Firebird net. Gargon made it a 2-0 game five-and-a-half minutes later before setting up Charrafi’s second goal of the game 3:34 into the second frame.

St. Joseph’s Prep coach David Giacomin was elated with the game’ up-temp pace.

“I was very pleased with the pace of play,” he said. “we played very quickly and got a nice early lead on them and knew they were going to push back, which they did.

“It was nice to play a game with two fast teams going up and down the ice.”

Anthony Valerie scored for Holy Ghost Prep (5-2, 1-2 in conference) on a power-play effort with 7:09 left in the middle period. but Thomas Ely answered for St. joseph’s Prep to extend the Hawks’ lead to 4-1 with 5:30 remaining in the period.

Before the period ended the Firebirds made a charge. Brian Kinniry and Lucas Gonzalez scored goals in a span of 2 minutes, 5 seconds to make it a 4-3 game with 2:59 still left in the second frame.

But the Firebirds could not solve Declan Geary again; he finished the game with 31 saves.
Jai Perry Pereira and Gargon added goals in the closing moments to widen the final margin.

“I was extremely impressed with the way we played in the third period,” Giacomin said. “We really played a smart game and continued to skate hard and got excellent goaltending.”

Holy Ghost Prep coach John Ritchie said his team was undone by a slow start.

“We were unfocused to start the game,” he said. “St. Joe’s took it to us and we dug too deep of a hole for ourselves to get out of. I didn’t think we started playing decent hockey until halfway through the second period and by that point it was too late.”

Ritchie said the Hawks prevailed in part because of their work ethic.

“They outworked us and deserve to win,” he said. “We make too many excuses, and at the end of the day we have to be able to execute on a consistent basis against the teams in our league.”

The Firebirds have dropped their last two conference games.

St. Joseph’s Prep 2 2 2—6

Holy Ghost Prep 0 3 0—3

First-period goals: Adam Charrafi (SJP) from Frank Ely, 8:52; Cole Gargon (SJP) unassisted, 14:19

Second-period goals: Charrafi (SJP) from Gargon, 3:34 (pp); Anthony Valeriote (HGP) from John Gavaghan and Brady Logue, 9:51 (pp); Thomas Ely (SJP) from Bradan Fisher and Noah Stuhl, 11:30; Brian Kinniry (HGP) from Joseph Kaufmann, 11:56; Lucas Gonzalez (HGP) from Logue, 14:01

Third-period goals: Jai Perry-Pereira (SJP) from Michael Washlick, 15:47; Gargon (SJP) from Frank Ely, 16:40

Shots: St. Joseph’s Prep 37, Holy Ghost Prep 34; Saves: Declan Geary (sjp) 31, Jack Unger (HGP) 31