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Jake McCaw and Patryk Oszer scored two goals each as the Firebirds rolled to the win in Pittsburgh Thursday night.
John Gavaghan, Brian Kinniry, Mike Holt, and Matt Cholaj also scored goals for Holy Ghost Prep. Cholaj added two assists, while Colin Bara assisted on three of his team’s goals.
The Firebirds scored three first-period goals and went on to the win Wednesday night on the first leg of their trip to Pittsburgh.
Brian Kinniry scored two goals for the winners and assisted on two others. Patryk Oszer had a three-point night with a goal and two assists while Anthony Valerote collected three assists.
Dillon Gallagher made 17 saves in goal.
Holy Ghost Prep 3 3 1—7
Kiski School 0 1 0—1
First-period goals: Colin Bara (HGP) from Brian Kinniry, 2:17; Kinniry (HGP) from Patrick Oszer, 6:33; Santino Tiberio (HGP) from Oszer, 12:33
Second-period goals: Oszer (HGP) from Kinniry, 1:48 (pp); KInniry (HGP) from Anthony Valerote and Joseph Kauffman, 4:38; Chris Marshall (HGP) from Michael Holt and Valerote, 8:13; Jack Williams (K) unassisted, 14:26 (pp)
Third-period goal: Patrick Slook (HGP) from Matt Cholaj and Valerote, 14:26 (pp)
Shots: Holy Ghost Prep 30, Kiski 18; Saves: Dillon Gallagher (HGP) 17, Maxim Ingerman (K) 23
St. Joseph’s Prep successfully defended its championship at the Purple Puck Tournament in Springfield Virginia Friday night.
The Hawks bested Gonzaga’s second team 7-1 in the semifinal round before defeating the host’s number-one team 2-1 in the championship game.
St. Joseph’s Prep, now 10-4 on the season, went a perfect 5-0 during the tournament.
Preliminary Round
Wednesday, 12-27 def. Gonzaga 2 4-1
Thursday, 12-28 def. Archbishop Spalding 5-2
Def. Gonzaga 1 5-2
Friday, 12-29
Semifinal def. Gonzaga 2 7-1
Final def. Gonzaga 1 2-1
The Hawks stand at 9-4 on the season. Their next outing will come next Friday against Haverford School at the Skatium.
Ryan Wiley, Liam Donohue, and Charlie Kennedy scored goals on Friday as the Explorers claimed the inaugural La Sallian Cup tournament title in Wall Township, N.J. Jake Rossi earned the shutout in goal.
Pat Brace, Grant Lagrecca, and Cam Ross scored goals as the Explorers (12-1) bested their Rhode Island-based opponent Thursday evening in Wall Township, N.J.
Ryan Wiley scored two goals and assisted on a third as the Explorers claimed the non-league victory on Wednesday at the Wissahickon Skating Club. Ben Falicki and Charlie Kennedy also scored for La Salle (11-1).
St. John’s 0 1 1—2
La Salle 2 2 0—4
First-period goals: Ryan Wiley (L) from Charlie Kennedy and Patrick Brace, 10:13; Wiley (L) from Brace and Kennedy, 10:54
Second-period goals: Colin Doherty (StJ) from Thomas Lynott, 5:10; Ben Falicki (L) from Michael Esmond and Will Gregorio, 12:49; Kennedy (L) from Wiley, 13:18
Third-period goal: Carter Johnson (StJ) from Adam Urbancic, 1:17
Shots: St. John’s 31, La Salle 41; Saves: Chase Blackburn (StJ) 37, Jake Rossi (L) 29
Four different players scored goals as St. Joseph’s Prep opened defense of its Purple Puck tournament title with a 4-1 win over Gonzaga College High’s second team Wednesday afternoon in Washington, D.C.
Brayden Collins and Michael Castelli scored for the Hawks in the first of two 25-minute periods before Jackson Marlais answered for the hosts.
John Lynch and Tristan Winata added second-period goals.
Declan Geary and Jacob Aranda split time in goal.
The Hawks (6-2) will complete round-robin play on Thursday with games against Archbishop Spalding and Gonzaga’s number-one team.
St. Joseph’s Prep 2 2 —4
Gonzaga 1 0 —1
First-period goals: Brayden Collins (SJP) from Shane O’Neill, 2:27; Michael Castelli (SJP) from Collins, 20:13; Jackson Marlais (G) from Brendan Beane and Brendan Rosello, 23:42
Second-period goals: John Lynch (SJP) from Castelli, 2:07 (pp); Tristan Winata (SP) from Lynch, 6:34 (pp)
Shots: St. Joseph’s Prep 42, Gonzaga 19; Saves: Declan Geary (SJP) 9 and Jacob Aranda 10, Claude Engle-Kis, (G) 38
W L OTW OTL Pts GF GA
La Salle (10-1) 4 0 0 0 12 16 3
Malvern Prep (6-4) 2 2 1 1 6 9 11
St. Joseph’s Prep (5-2) 2 2 1 0 5 14 11
Holy Ghost Prep (3-9) 1 2 0 0 3 5 7
Hun School (2-4) 0 3 0 1 1 4 16
Scoring (All Games) GP G A Pts. PPG
Jeremy Jacobs (MP) 10 13 12 25 2.50
Alistair St. Hilaire (L) 5 6 2 8 1.60
Dan Carvalho (L) 11 7 6 13 1.18
Caiden Canale (MP) 10 6 5 11 1.11
Tristan Winata (SJP) 7 6 1 7 1.00
Julian Tarsi (L) 11 2 8 10 0.90
Patrick Brace (L) 11 4 5 9 0.82
William Carpenter (L) 11 1 8 9 0.82
Aidan Kelly (L) 10 3 5 8 0.80
Anthony Prete (HGP) 12 5 3 8 0.75
Will Gregorio (L) 10 3 4 7 0.70
Declan Kelly (L) 10 1 6 7 0.70
Scoring (Conference Games) GP G A Pts. PPG
Dan Carvalho (L) 4 3 3 6 1.50
Jeremy Jacobs (MP) 4 2 4 6 1.50
Declan Kelly (L) 4 1 4 5 1.25
Tristan Winata (SJP) 4 5 0 5 1.25
Will Carpenter (L) 4 1 3 4 1.00
Will Gregorio (L) 4 1 3 4 1.00
Jake Schultz (SJP) 3 2 1 3 1.00
Justin Laplante (HS) 3 1 2 3 1.00
Ryan Levesque (HS) 3 1 2 3 1.00
Patrick Brace (L) 4 2 1 3 0.75
Julian Tarsi (L) 4 2 1 3 0.75
Aidan Kelly (MP) 4 2 1 3. 0.75
Hi Folks,
Hockey Happenings has been on an unscheduled hiatus the past week. We’re glad to mark our return with a belated set of Flyers Cup rankings. Kudos to the members of the Flyers Cup Committee for their efforts.
Flyers Cup Rankings as of 12-18-23
Class AAA
Class AA
Class A
Girls
Rankings determined by the Flyers Cup Committee based on game results and observations by committee members. The Flyers Cup is an invitational tournament; there are no automatic bids.
Malvern Prep 3, Hun School 2 (Shootout)
Paxton Hoishik scored in the fourth round of a shootout to give host Malvern Prep a 3-2 win over Hun School Wednesday afternoon at Ice Line.
Brady Doyle tied the game for the Friars with 6:22 left in regulation. Jeremy Jacobs’s goal gave Malvern Prep (4-4, 2-2 in conference) a 1-0 lead in the first period.
Charles Etienne-Jett and Justin Laplante scored third-period goals for the Raiders (2-4, 0-3).
Hun School 0 0 2 0 0—2
Malvern Prep 1 0 1 0 1—3
First-period goal: Jeremy Jacobs (MP) unassisted, 3:08;
Third-period goals: Charles Etienne-Jett from Andrew Darst and Ryan Levesque, 3:48; Justin Laplante (HS) from Anders Van Raalte, 4:31; Brady Doyle (MP) from Jacobs and Aidan Kelly, 6:22
Bergen Catholic 5 Holy Ghost Prep 3
Matthew Cholaj and Andrew Morgan scored goals for the Firebirds in Wednesday’s non-league loss.
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