Class AAA First Round
Holy Ghost Prep 10 Owen J. Roberts 0
The top-seeded Firebird blasted the eighth-seeded Wildcats Tuesday night at Hatfield Ice Arena in a Class AAA quarterfinal game that was terminated 1:07 into the third period.
Brady Logue scored three times for the Firebirds. John Gavaghan found the back of the net twice while five other players scored one goal each.
“We had a very simple plan tonight,” said Holy Ghost Prep coach John Ritchie, “to control the tempo and pace of the game against a team we were only able to video pre-scout against some common opponents.
“I would say we accomplished that but their team and goaltender deserve lot of credit for hanging in there.”
Holy Ghost Prep (19-4-1) will face either Malvern Prep or Salesianum in next Thursday’s semifinals.
Owen J. Roberts 0 0 0—0
Holy Ghost Prep 5 4 1—10
First-period goals: Brady Logue (HGP) from Anthony Valeriote, 3:01; Patryk Oszer from Michael Previtera, 7:32; John Gavaghan (HGP) from B. Logue and Valeriote, 9:25 (pp); William Harmar from Nate Romer, 10:19; B. Logue from Joe Spadaccino and Harmar, 16:15;
Second-period goals: B. Logue (HGP) from Joseph Kaufmann and Chase Logue, 11:04; C. Logue (HGP) from Kaufmann, 11:42; Kaufmann (HGP) from Spadaccino, 14:49; Gavaghan (HGP) from B. Logue, 16:07 (pp)
Third-period goal: Brian Kinniry (HGP) from Colin Bara, 1:07
Shots: O.J. Roberts 8, Holy Ghost Prep 43; Saves: Josh Burnheimer (OJR) 33, Jack Unger (HGP) 8
La Salle 7 Devon Prep 0—Check elsewhere on this site for details.
Class AA First Round
Spring-Ford 4 Central Bucks South 3—Dylan Cyr scored a shorthanded goal 5:11 into overtime as the 12th-seeded Rams stunned the fifth-seeded Titans at Hatfield Ice Arena.
Cyr’s winning goal, his second goal of the game, came when the Titans coughed up the puck behind their own net during a power play.
Spring-Ford trailed 3-1 going into the third period but goals from Stephen Falbo and William Schaeffer forced overtime.
The Titans trailed 1-0 after the first period but Logan Hood, Jake Stepp, and Ryan Frey all scored goals in a span of 3:04 to give South a two-goal lead with 7:48 left in the middle period.
The Titans closed the season at 17-7.
Spring-Ford will gave Haverford High in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
Pennridge 7 Avon Grove 2—The seventh-seeded Rams took a 3-1 lead into the first period and broke the game open with four unanswered goals in the third at Hatfield Ice Arena. Nate McKean and Rush each scored two goals as the defending Class AA Flyers Cup and state champions began their defense. James Embert, Shane Dachowki, and James Young also scored goals. Dachowski contributed two assists while Jacob Winton recorded 28 saves in goal.
Pennridge coach Jeff Montagna spoke to the importance of his team’s fast start.
“Even with the new guy, we have a lot of experience,” he said. “We have. a lot of pride, we have. a lot of expectations. We’ve been here before, we know what needs to be done.
“We have enough guys in that locker room that understand that in this type of game you can win the game in the first period.”
Pennridge (14-8) will face second seed North Penn on Thursday in the quarterfinals.
Downingtown West 3 Central Bucks East 1—Gavin Widmer gave the 11th-seeded Patriot a 1-0 lead with five seconds left in the second period but the sixth-seeded Whippets responded with three goals in the third.
Downingtown West will face Downingtown East in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
The Patriots closed the season at 10-10-1.
Class A First Round
Kennett 7 Strath Haven 1
Hershey 4 Hatboro-Horsham 1—Four different player scored for the sixth-seeded Trojans. Vince Graziani scored for the Hatters (12-9)
Marple-Newtown 9 Palmyra 3
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