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Knights Embark on Cancer Fight

It was a night when the final score truly didn’t matter. There were four points at stake when North Penn and Souderton squared off on Wednesday night at Hatfield Ice but the focus of the evening was the Knights’ Hockey Fights Cancer effort. The Knights took the ice on Wednesday wearing white sweaters trimmed in purple to commemorate the occasion, which was part of a multipronged effort to promote and raise funds for the fight against cancer.

“We got some contributions from some local businesses, said North Penn coach Kevin Vaitis. We got their logos put on the backs of the jerseys and were able to get these jerseys made

The North Penn junior varsity will play a Hockey Stops Cancer game of its own on Friday against Father Judge (8:50 at Hatfield) and two North Penn middle-school level teams will take the ice on Sunday against separate opponents.

North Penn assistant coach Frank Stumpo spearheaded the effort. Stumpo is also the North Penn Hockey Club treasurer; his son was diagnosed with cancer in 2024

“It’s incredible,” he said. “We talked about doing this for a couple years. My son was diagnosed with cancer a year-and-a-half ago at age 37. He’s come through it and is very healthy and that was kind of the impetus for us.

“So many of our families, not just on the hockey team but in the community have been affected by cancer. It’s a terrible disease.

“This is an opportunity, and the kids got behind it as well, to give back. We’re trying to play hockey and we’re trying to win hockey games. But we’re developing young men an we’re trying to teach them that’s there’s more to life than just what goes on on the ice so it’s a good opportunity and a wonderful learning experience for them as well.”

North Penn head coach Kevin Vaitis saw the event as a teaching moment for his players.

“I think it’s always good to give back,” he said, “and kind of make these kids aware, and the rest of our families aware; everybody’s going to be impacted to some degree by somebody battling cancer or lost somebody to cancer.

“I think if we can do our part to help raise a little bit more awareness, it goes a long way, and hopefully this is something other high-school teams in the area want to participate in as well so we can make it something bigger over the next couple years.”

C.B. East 3 Pennsbury 3


Pennsbury was 54 seconds from a loss to Central Bucks East, when Shane Gleisner put the puck in the cage.

Gleisner’s goal, assisted by Frankie DeLucia and Shane Hicks, tied the game at 3-3 and forced overtime on Tuesday night at Grundy Ice Arena. The tie ended up standing, but the Falcons felt like winners. 

“It was really a relief to see that goal go in,” Pennsbury’s Frankie DeLucia said. “We were getting tons of shots and seeing that one go in was very satisfying.”

Pennsbury (5-3-1 in SHSHL National)) never led the entire game.  

The Patriots (4-5-1) got on the board first when Alex Wilson found the net with assists from Evan Asimakopoulos and Braedon Hahn. 

They extended that lead to 2-0 on a goal by Colton Dreyfus from Joseph Rhett Walter and Cole Kleindienst. 

Pennsbury finally got in on the scoring when Gleisner put one in on a power play (from DeLucia and Jacob Sarver) but the Patriots came right back with an unassisted goal by Benjamin Dempsey to make it 3-1. 

Undaunted, the Falcons closed the gap with a Hicks goal (from Gavin Schlotter and Gleisner). 

Just when it looked like the Patriots would seal the win, Gleisner just caught the top of the net (from DeLucia and Hicks). 

“I would never not have faith in this team,” DeLucia said. “As a senior I’ve seen a bunch of teams come through here and this team has no quit. Out of the four years this team has the least quit of any team I’ve ever been on. We never feel we’re out of any game and we’re going to fight no matter what’s on the scoreboard.”

It’s the fourth consecutive win for Pennsbury. 

“We’ve been successful in the past few games,” DeLucia said. “It was tough to come back from the (holiday) break and play a good team like CB East, but after the first period I thought we shook the rust off and got back to our normal game. It ended up being a great comeback.” 

The Patriots didn’t help themselves with penalties. They had seven and two were costly, as Gleisner’s first goal came when Pennsbury was on a  two-man power play.

“That was a bad time to have them,” Asimakopoulos said. “But for the most part we did a good job of penalty killing.   

CB East was coming off back-to-back losses to Pennsbury (8-4) and Council Rock South (6-4).

“I was kind of defensively minded coming into this game,” said Asimakopoulos, a senior forward. “I really wanted to lock down Shane (Gleisner) and I thought we did a pretty good job of that.

“When they scored with so little time left, Shane was supposed to be my guy defensively and I failed at that, so that’s on me. 

“We’re going to grow as a team and get better. We’re a young team but I thought we did good things. I thought we were all-round good. Defensively, in front of the net we picked up where we failed last time.”  

Central Bucks East 1 2 0 0—3

Pennsbury 0 2 1 0 —3

First-period goal: Alex Wilson (CBE) from Evan Asimakopoulos and Braedon Hahn, 13:45. Second-period goals: Colton Dreyfus (CBE) from Joseph Rhett Walter and Cole Kleindienst; Shane Gleisner (P) from Francis DeLucia and Jacob Sarver, 6:51(pp); Benjamin Dempsey (CBE) unassisted, 14:09; Shane Hicks (P) from Gavin Schlotter and Gleisner, 16:40. Third period goal: Gleisner (P) from DeLucia and Hicks, 16:06  

Shots: CBE 33, P 49; Saves: Cameron Young (CBE) 34, Brendan Milliken (P)  27

Story by Karen Sangillo

Hun School 3 La Salle 2 OT

The ending came in the blink of an eye. Devin Espana’s shot off a left circle faceoff exactly halfway through overtime gave The Hun School a come-from-behind 3-2 win over La Salle Wednesday afternoon in an APAC matchup at Hatfield Ice.

The goal came just seven seconds after La Salle’s William Podulka was swept to the penalty box for roughing, giving the Raiders a four-skaters-to-three advantage for the finish.

The Raiders overcame a 2-0 second-period deficit to lift their record to 10-4 overall and 2-1 in the APAC. They’ve won seven of their last eight starts. But it took them the entirety of the first two periods to get their skates under them.

“We’ve got to find a way to decide We’ve want to play from the first drop of the puck,” said Hun School coach Nathaniel Welsh. “But when they decide they want to turn it on, it’s a good hockey team.”

The Explorers (3-11, 0-5) took a 1-0 lead 4:50 into green second frame when Andrew Frantz delivered a power-play goal on a shot from the left point. River Carangi made it 2-0 with 7:04 left in the period on a setup from Nick Mantellino on a play that built up from behind the Hun School net.

At that point, the Explorers seemed to have the upper hand. But the Zachary Vallee scored for the Raiders off a La Salle breakdown with 1.9 seconds left in the period and the complexion of the game changed at that point; following the break for the post-second period ice cut Hun School returned for the third period riding a fresh wave of energy.

“It really feel like can beat anybody,” said veteran defenseman Andrew Darst, “and the key right now is figuring out how to get a good start on the road. Coming off the bus after an hour-long bus ride. Just getting a good start and getting ahead in the beginning.”

In a very real sense, the start of the third frame was a new beginning for the Raiders. Zachary Vallee tied the game with 4:19 left in the regulation to set the stage for the finale.

“Our first two operations weren’t great,” Welsh said. “Getting off the bus ride we weren’t really ready to play, but in the third period, we hit our stride a little bit.”

The Explorers seemingly had the better of things at the start of the extra period but Podulka’s penalty set up the visitors with an offensive zone faceoff and the Raiders took advantage of what La Salle coach Wally Muehlbronner indicated was one in a series of critical errors.

“It’s definitely a disappointing loss,” he said. “We lost that game the way I look at it. All three goals directly resulted from us not doing something or doing something we shouldn’t have done.

“The penalty {that set up the winning goal} was not a smart penalty. And we didn’t pick up on the backcheck on the other two goals.”

Hun School 0 1 1 1—3

La Salle 0 2 0 0—2

Second-period goals: Andrew Frantz (L) from Liam Greenwalt and Nick Mantellino,4:50 (pp); River Carangi (L) from Mantellino, 9:56; Jimmy Dolan (HS) from Devin Espana, 16:59

Third-period goal: Zachary Vallee (HS) from Jacoby Kelly-LePage and Luca Jean, 12;41

Overtime goal: Espana (HS) from Andrew Darst and Vallee, 2:30 (pp)

Shots: Hun School 25, La Salle 28; Saves: Elliot Trottier (HS) 23, Daniel Trainor (L) 22

APAC Update 1-6-26

                                                Won    Lost    OTW    OTL SHO  SHOL    Pts

Holy Ghost Prep (11-2)          5          0           0            0        0         0          15

Malvern Prep (4-5-2)              2          2          1             0        0         0           5

St. Joseph’s Prep (11-4)          1           2          0            1         0        0           4

Hun School (9-4)                      1          1          1            1        0         0           3

La Salle (3-10)                          0           4          0            0        0         0           0

Scoring  All Competitions  Available   GP   G  A Pts     

Michael Washlick SJP                            10    6  7   13

Pax Hoishik  MP                                       8     4  7   11

Jake Weingartner MP                             8     5  5   10

Cole Gargon SJP                                      10    4  5    9

Lucas Gonalez  HGP                                9     7  2    9

Bradan Fisher SJP                                    7     3  5    8

Chase Logue HGP                                    9     5  3    8

Anthony Valeriote HGP                         9      3  5    8

Lucas Helms HGP                                    9     1  6    7

Chris Marshall HGP                               10     3  4    7

Goaltending Min. 200 Minutes         GP   Min   Shots GA  GAA Save %

Matt Salita HGP                                   6       306   131     4     0.67   .969

Declan Geary HGP                               8       342   185     9     1.34   .951

John Botthof HGP                               4       202     140    8     2.02   .943

Ryan Caterino MP                               6      313     200     16   2.61   .920

SHSHL Update 1-5-26

National Division              W    L   T  OTW OTL    SOW    SOL    Pts

Council Rock South (11-1)   8     1   0    –        –         –           –     32

North Penn (10-0)                7    0   0   –       –          –            –         28

Central Bucks South (7-3)      6      2    0      –         –          –           24

Pennsbury (7-3)                 5     3   0   –    –            –            –          20

Central Bucks East (4-5)    4    6   0   1    –            –            –         15

Souderton (3-5)                  3      4   0     1    1          –           –       12

Pennridge   (3-4-1)             3     4   0  –     –  2           –            –     14

Neshaminy (2-7)                2     6   0    1    –           –            –          7

Central Bucks West (0-11)  0    10   0    –     –           –           –       0                                 

American Division          W    L    T    OTW     OTL   SHW   SOL PTS  

Hatboro-Horsham (11-1)  10    1     0     –            –         –          – 40

Plym. Whitemarsh (7-1)  7    1     0     –           –         –          –      28

Wissahickon (3-5)            3   5      0    1          –        –          –         11  

Springfield (2-7)                2    6     0    –      –          – –           8

Abington (0-8)                  0    8    0      –           1       –          –          1

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Scoring   All League Scheduled Games                        

 National Division                      GP    G     A      Pts

Jake Weiner CRS                        11     32    12  44

Shane Gleisner   Pb                    10    26    10   36

Max Ryon Sou.                            8      16    13    29

Samuel Norton NP                      9     10    13    23

Chris Silvotti NP                          10      10  12    22

Jackson Kelly Soud                      8      11    10   21    

Jordan Sarne   CRS                       10      7   14    21

Landon  Bishop Pr                       7       11      9     20

Dominic Gibson                           9     10      10    20

Shane Hicks Pb                             9      7     12     19

American Division         GP      G     A    Pts

  Vincent Graziani HH      12      22   23   45

  Nate Nemchinov HH      10      18   17   35

 Bill Moffa   HH                12      11   16    27

Daniel Guller       PW      8        7     20    27

Luca Staffieri HH            11      13    13   26

Reid Rochestie     HH     12       7     12    19

Blake Ambler      PW       7       7      11   18

Aiden North  HH             12      5      12   19

Grayson Quinn Spr.       9       13    3       16

Hawks Win Purple Puck Title

For the third time in four years, St. Joseph’s Prep has claimed a title at the Purple Puck Tournament.

Jack Ely and Bradan Fisher scored goals three-and-a-half minutes apart as the Hawks edged fellow APAC member The Hun School 3-2 for the Prep Division championship Monday afternoon at the St. James Sports Complex in Springfield, Virginia just outside Washington, D.C.

St. Joseph’s Prep (11-4 overall) overcame a 2-1 deficit to post its sixth consecutive win and avenge a 2-1 loss overtime loss to the Raiders in an APAC game on December 10.

John Wagner opened the scoring for St. Joseph’s Prep just 1:31 into the 25-minute first half. Jacob Kelly-LePage tied the game for the Raiders (8-4) at the 6:06 mark before Luca Jean gave Hun School a 2-1 lead 8:54 into the half.

The Raiders were undermined however by two major penalties late in the first half. Jean received a five-minute penalty for slashing with 3:47 left in the half and Anders Van Raalte was flagged for head butting with 18 seconds left, putting Hun School two men down to start the third period.

The Hawks took advantage. Ely tied the game exactly one minute into the half and Fisher delivered the game winner at the 4:33 mark with Hun School still one man short.

 “We got lucky to survive through first half only one down,” said St. Joseph’s Prep coach Charlie Van Kula. “I think the two games in one day without leaving the rink threw off our routine and rhythm and it showed with how we came out.

“But we showed a lot of grit to reset and play out game in the second half.

“I’m really proud of our guys, both jayvee and varsity, on how they represented our program, on and off the ice.”

Hun School head coach Nathaniel Welsh missed the tournament because of a family obligation so assistant coach Kevin Morello was in charge behind the Raider bench.

“I’d have to say the more disciplined team came out on top,” he said. I’m still proud of our group. We’ll continue to improve and will see them {St. Joseph’s Prep} again in the APAC.”

Ice chips—Fisher finished the tournament with five goals and four assists. Cole Gargon added five goals and three assists. They were the top two scorers in the six-team Prep Division.

St. Joseph’s Prep 1 2—3

The Hun School 2 0—2

First-half goals: John Warner (SJP) from Michael Castelli, 1:31; Jacob Kelly-LePage (HS) from Conor Mulligan and Devin Espana, 5:06; Luca Jean (HS) from Andrew Darst, 8:54

Second-half goals: Jake Ely (HGP) from Cole Gargon and Noah Stuhl, 1:00 (pp); Bradan Fisher (SJP) from Castelli, 4:33 (pp);

Shots: St. Joseph’s Prep 35, Hun School 23; Saves: Declan Geary (SJP) 21, Blake Echternacht (HS) 32

Flyers Cup Rankings 12-29-25

The Flyers Cup Committee has released its first set of rankings for the 2025-26 season. Rankings are based on game results and observations by committee members.

The Flyers tournament is an invitational event. There are no automatic bids.

Class AAA

  1. Holy Ghost Prep
  2. St. Joseph’s Prep
  3. Malvern Prep
  4. La Salle
  5. Father Judge

Class AA

  1. North Penn
  2. Council Rock South
  3. Conestoga
  4. Owen J. Roberts
  5. Central Bucks South

Class A

  1. Kennett
  2. Penncrest
  3. Hershey
  4. Hatoro-Horsham
  5. Palmyra

Girls

  1. Avon Grove
  2. Conestoga
  3. Downingtown West
  4. West Chester East
  5. Radnor

Hun School, St. Joseph’s Prep Reach Purple Puck Finals

The Prep Division of the Purple Puck Tournament will feature an All-APAC final. The Hun School rallied from a 3-2 deficit following  the first 25-minute period to score a 6-3 win over Paul VI in a Thursday morning semifinal.

The Raiders scored four goals in the second half in a span of 16:38 to pull away to the win.

Zachary Vallee scored twice for Hun School. Devin Espada, Conor Mulligan, Anders Van Raalte and Andrew Darst also scored goals.

The Raiders will face St. Joseph’s Prep in Monday afternoon’s final. Cole Gargon, Bradan Fisher, and Noah Stuhl all scored goals in the second half as the Hawks shut out Jesuit Dallas 3-0. Declan Geary recorded the shutout in goal.

The championship game will be a rematch of  an  APAC game 19 days ago that saw Hun School (8-3) defeat St. Joseph’s Prep (10-4) 2-1 in overtime.

Hun School 6 Paul VI 3

Paul VI 3 0—3

Hun School 2 4—6

First-half goals: Caden DeVellii (PVI) unassisted, 2:42; Zachary Vallee (HS) from Conor Mulligan and Ezra Broomer, 14:31; Braiden Galaida (PVI) from Nathan Cogbill, 15:45; Devin Espada (HS) from Lyca Jean and Jacob Kelly-LePage, 22:32 (pp); Tommy Ernst (PVI) from Morgan Shaw, 24:17

Second-half goals: Anders Van Raalte (HS) from Nathaniel Trawinski and Justin Bibeau, 6:15; Mullugan (HS) from LePage and Andrew Darst, 16:10; Darst (HS) from Bibeau, 18:50; Vallee (HS) from Broomer, 22:53 (pp)

Shots: Paul VI 28, Hun School 32; Saves: Matthew Cogbill (PVI) 26, Elliott Trottier (HS) 25

St. Joseph’s Prep 3 Jesuit Dallas 0

Jesuit Dallas 0 0—0

St. Joseph’s Prep 0 3—3

Second-half goals: Cole Gargon (SJP) frim Ben Kurson and Jake Ely, 3:10 Bradan Fisher (SJP) from Adan Charrafi, 7:01; Noah Stuhl (SJP) from James Fratantuono and Michael Castelli,  12:29;

Shots: JD 10, SJP 29   Saves: Bennett Ortegon (JD) 25, Declan Geary (SJP) 10

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