Category: Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference

Flyers Cup Power Rankings 1-6-2020

 

Below are the Flyers Cup power rankings for Monday, January 6. They are based on a combination of game results, schedule strength, and the observations of the Flyers Cup Competition Committee.

Records include results reported as of 1-5-2020.

The information below is provided by the Flyers Cup Committee. For complete information about the 41st Flyers Cup, go to www.flyers-cup.org .

Class AA

  1. Central Bucks South (7-0-0-1)
  2. Haverford (12-1-0-0)
  3. Perkiomen Valley (7-1-0-1)
  4. North Penn (5-2-0-0)
  5. Neshaminy (7-2-0-0)
  6. Central Bucks East (6-1-1-1)
  7. Central Bucks West (6-1-1-1)
  8. Downingtown West (5-4-0-1)
  9. Pennsbury (6-2-1-0)
  10. Council Rock South (4-2-0-0)

 

The top three teams remained the same as top-seeded CB South (SHSHL) did not take the ice this week. Second seeded Haverford High (ICSHL) took care of business against Ridley (ICSHL) with an 8-1 victory. Perkiomen Valley (ICSHL) remains in third as they defeated AAA Cardinal O’Hara (ICSHL) by a score of 4-3. Previous #4 CB West (SHSHK) suffered a 12-2 loss to Pennridge (SHSHL), dropping them to #7, and Downingtown West (ICSHL) fell from #6 to #8 after a 2-1 loss to Boyertown (ICSCHL). Ridley additionally fell out of this week’s rankings after their loss to Haverford High and were replaced by CR South (SHSHL), who enters this week at #10.

Key Upcoming Games

  • 1/6: Avon Grove vs. Downingtown West
  • 1/8: CB South vs. CB East
  • 1/8: CB West vs. CR South
  • 1/9: North Penn vs. Neshaminy
  • 1/10: Conestoga vs. Downingtown West

 

 

Class AAA

  1. St. Joseph’s Prep (6-1-0-1)
  2. Holy Ghost Prep (5-2-0-0)
  3. Malvern Prep (4-3-0-0)
  4. La Salle (4-2-0-0)
  5. Father Judge (7-5-0-0)

 

There was no change to this week’s rankings due to a large break for league and local play. St. Joseph’s Prep (APAC) remains as the top seed and is followed by Holy Ghost Prep (APAC), Malvern Prep (APAC), La Salle (APAC) and Father Judge (ICSHL). Father Judge added to their win record with a 5-2 victory over Roman Catholic in ICSHL-PCL play and remains as the only non-APAC school in the top 5.

Key Upcoming Games

  • 1/8 @ 4:00pm: Malvern Prep vs. La Salle (Hatfield Ice Arena)
  • 1/10: Holy Ghost Prep vs. La Salle
  • 1/10: St. Joseph’s Prep vs. Malvern Prep
  • 1/10: Father Judge vs. Cardinal O’Hara

Note: . The Flyers Cup Committee made the decision to only quantify results against other Flyers Cup eligible teams (league and non-league). Teams will not be potentially penalized by example for traveling out of state to compete against other nationally ranked schools from around the Mid-Atlantic region and country. The records in graphic represents eligible games.

 

 

Class A

  1. West Chester East (9-2-0-0)
  2. Plymouth Whitemarsh (7-1-0-0)
  3. Springfield Delco (7-2-0-2)
  4. West Chester Rustin (5-3-0-2)
  5. Unionville (7-5-0-0)
  6. Hatboro-Horsham (8-1-0-1)
  7. Palmyra (10-1-0-1)
  8. Strath Haven (7-3-0-1)
  9. Hershey (8-1-1-2)
  10. West Chester Henderson (4-4-1-0)

 

West Chester East (ICSHL) remains as the top seed of Class A after a 3-1 victory over West Chester Henderson (ICSHL). Plymouth Whitemarsh’s (SHSHL) large 12-3 victory over Lower Moreland (SHSHL) keeps them at #2, and Springfield (ICSHL) remains at #3 with no games played last week. West Chester Rustin (ICSHL) makes the climb from #5 to #4 after defeating Ches-Mont rival Downingtown East (ICSHL) by a score of 3-1. Unionville also climbs from #6 to #5 after defeating Avon Grove (ICSHL) 5-2, swapping places with #6 Hatboro-Horsham (SHSHL) who took care of business against Truman (SHSHL). WC Henderon’s loss to WC East caused a slight shake up from #7-#10. Palmyra (CPIHL) and Hershey (CPIHL) both benefitted from Henderson’s loss, and Strath Haven (ICSHL) remained at #8 after a 7-2 victory over Garnet Valley (ICSHL).

Key Upcoming Games

  • 1/6: WC East vs. Downingtown East (AA)
  • 1/8: Plymouth Whitemarsh vs. Wissahickon
  • 1/10: Palmyra vs. Hershey
  • 1/10: Strath Haven vs. Lower Merion

 

 

South Jersey/Delaware

  1. Eastern (8-2-2-0)
  2. Salesianum (5-3-1-1)
  3. Mooresetown (7-3-2-0)
  4. Shawnee (6-4-2-0)
  5. Appoquinimink (8-1-0-1)

 

Eastern (SJHSHL) sits at the top as they lead the pack in the SJHSHL and after they defeated Kingsway 9-2 in a league battle this past week. Salesianum (ICSHL) checks in at #2 and are followed by Moorestown (SJHSHL) and Shawnee (SJHSHL) who played each other this past week – Moorestown won 4-3. Appoquinimink (ICSHL) rounds out the top 5 after defeating Bishop Shanahan by a score of 5-2.

Key Upcoming Games

  • 1/6: Eastern vs. Shawnee
  • 1/10: Salesianum vs. Perkiomen Valley (AA)
  • 1/10: Eastern vs. Moorestown

 

Girls

  1. Unionville (8-2-0-1)
  2. Bux-Mony (9-1-0-0)
  3. Avon Grove (8-3-0-1)
  4. West Chester East (3-6-0-0)

Unionville (ICSHL) leads the way in the first power rankings for the Flyers Cup girls division with a record of 8-2-0-1. They are followed by Bux-Mont (ICSHL), Avon Grove (ICSHL), and West Chester East (ISCHL). The following teams are additionally eligible for the girls division: Conestoga, Radnor, West Chester Henderson, and West Chester Bayard Rustin – All from the ICSHL.

Key Upcoming Games

  • 1/10: Bux-Mont vs. Radnor

 

Who Is Eligible?

Who Is Eligible?

The following boys’ teams are eligible to compete in the 2020 Flyers Cup.

Class AAA (10 teams, the final field will consist of a maximum of 8)

Archbishop Carroll

Bishop Shanahan

Bux-Mont Catholic

Cardinal O’Hara

Father Judge

Holy Ghost Prep

La Salle

Malvern Prep

Roman Catholic

St. Joseph’s Prep

 

Class AA (24 teams, the final field will consist of a maximum of 16)

Abington

Avon Grove

Boyertown

Central Bucks East

Central Bucks South

Central Bucks West

Conestoga

Council Rock South

Cumberland Valley

Downingtown East

Downingtown West

Haverford

Manheim Township

Neshaminy

North Penn

Parkland

Pennridge

Pennsbury

Perkiomen Valley

Quakertown

Ridley

Souderton

Spring-Ford

William Tennent

 

Class A (21 teams, the final field will consist of maximum of 16)

Council Rock North

Garnet Valley

Hatboro-Horsham

Hershey

Lower Dauphin

Lower Merion

Lower Moreland

Owen J. Roberts

Palmyra

Penncrest

Plymouth Whitemarsh

Radnor

Springfield-Delco

Strath Haven

Sun Valley

Truman

Unionville

West Chester Bayard Rustin

West Chester East

West Chester Henderson

Wissahickon

 

South Jersey/Delaware (11 teams, size of field TBD)

Appoquinimink

Cherokee

Delaware Military Academy

Eastern

Egg Harbor

Kingsway

Moorestown

Salesianum

Shawnee

St. Mark’s

Washington Township

 

 

First Set of Flyers Cup Power Rankings Announced

The Flyers Cup Committee has released its first set of power rankings for the 2019-20 season. The committee established the rankings system in an effort to enhance the tournament’s competitive balance.

The rankings include scholastic hockey teams in Eastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey, and Delaware. They are based in part on results prior to the holiday break, as well as schedule strength and the input of a five-member competition committee,whose members, all of whom have extensive hockey backgrounds, attend and observe games throughout the area.

Longtime coach Eric Tye overseeing the Flyers Cup Committee. He stresses the importance of the competition committee observing games.

“I think it’s very important,” he said. There is a formula that were using, but eye tests are a factor here and the only way to get eye tests is to watch games. They’re paying attention and they’re watching.”

The rankings will be updated weekly until the tournament field is selected in February; the selections are scheduled to be announced on February 23.

The 41st edition of the Flyers Cup will get underway on March 2

 

 

Class A

  1. West Chester East (8-2-0-0)
  2. Plymouth Whitemarsh (5-2-0-0)
  3. Unionville (6-5-0-0)
  4. Hatboro-Horsham (7-1-0-1)
  5. West Chester Henderson (7-1-0-1)
  6. Springfield Delco (7-2-0-2)
  7. Palmyra (9-2-0-0)
  8. Hershey (8-1-1-1)
  9. Lower Dauphin (8-4-0-0)
  10. Strath Haven (6-3-0-1)

 

Class AA

  1. Central Bucks South (7-0-0-1)
  2. Haverford High (11-1-0-0)
  3. Perkiomen Valley (6-1-0-1)
  4. North Penn (5-2-0-0)
  5. Neshaminy (7-2-0-0)
  6. Central Bucks West (6-0-1-1)
  7. Downingtown West (5-3-0-1)
  8. Pennsbury (5-2-1-0)
  9. Ridley (7-3-0-0)
  10. Central Bucks East (5-1-1-1)

 

Class AAA (records through 12-29)

  1. St. Joseph’s Prep (6-7)
  2. Holy Ghost Prep (8-3)
  3. Malvern Prep (3-4)
  4. La Salle (7-7)
  5. Father Judge (6-5)

 

N.J./Delaware

  1. Cherokee (6-2-3-0)
  2. Shawnee (7-3-2-0)
  3. Eastern (6-3-2-0)
  4. Salesianum (5-3-1-1)
  5. Moorestown (6-3-2-0)

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Hun School 6, St. Joseph’s Prep 0

 

 

Hun School defeated St. Joseph’s Prep 6-0 Saturday afternoon in the opening round of the Purple Puck Tournament in Washington, D.C. The Hawks outshot their opponent 28-14 but couldn’t find the back of the net.

The Hawks started their Sunday with a 4-0 win over  Archbishop Spalding in a game that saw them outshoot their foes 58-6.

They were also scheduled to face St. John’s from Washington, D.C. in a 2:15 start.  The tournament semifinals and finals are scheduled for Monday.

Bishop Guertin 4, La Salle 3 SO

Bishop Guertin (New Hampshire) defeated La Salle 4-3 in Saturday in the consolation bracket in the consolation bracket of the Mount St. Charles Academy tournament in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The Explorers rallied from a 3-1 third-period deficit to force the shootout.

Matt Bent was impressive in goal for La Salle despite the loss. The Explorers will face Bishop Hendricken (R.I.) in a game for seventh placate noon on Sunday.

La Salle Heading North

The La Salle Explorers will spend the weekend at the Mount St. Charles (R.I.) Academy tournament in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

The Explorers dropped their opener to Franklin (Mass.) 3-2 in overtime Friday night. They’ll face the loser of a matchup between the host team, Mount St. Charles, and Bishop Guertin (New Hampshire)  in a consolation game 4 p.m. on Saturday.

The other half includes Fairfield (Connecticut) Prep, Bishop Hendricken from Rhode Island, St. Joseph’s Collegiate from Buffalo, N.Y. and DeMatha from Maryland.

The tournament runs through Sunday.

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Hawks Take to the Road

 

The St. Joseph’s Prep hockey team will be spending much of the remainder of their holiday break on the ice. The Hawks will be in Washington, D.C. this weekend to compete in the 21st annual National Capital Hockey Tournament, popularly known as the Purple Puck Tournament.

The Hawks will compete in the Prep Division of the event, which features an outstanding collection of high school and prep school teams, many from the Baltimore-Washington area and the East Coast but from elsewhere as well.

The Hawks will open play on Saturday with a 12:30 game against the Hun School from Princeton, New Jersey before seeing action twice on Sunday against Archbishop Spalding from Suburban Baltimore (9 a.m.) and St. John’s from Washington, D.C. (2:15).  The tournament semifinals and finals are scheduled for Monday.

The Hawks have been competing in the Purple Puck event for roughly a decade now. The tournament is hosted by Gonzaga Prep and the two schools have a close relationship.

St. Joseph’s Prep coach David Giacomin says the weekend-long trip allows his players to spend time together off the ice and to get to know one another as people as well as hockey players.

“We try to do something in D.C. every year that is historical,” he said. “And then after that, this year I think we’re going to go to one of those escape rooms, try to have some fun with them and everything. We go out and do team dinners and lunches.
So, it’s all about the kids being together full time for three days.

Giacomin and his coaching staff see to it that the veterans on the roster mix with the underclassmen. “It really helps the younger kids get to know the older guys a lot better,” he said.

“When we do our rooming assignments, we mix up the kids so it’s not just staying with your friends; we keep everybody separated so by the end of the year, I do believe it really helps us quite a bit. Because the kids feel more and more comfortable with their teammates. They feel like they can at least speak out, especially the younger kids.”

Senior forward Austin Amato is one of the Hawks’ assistant captains. He says the experience of the trip and playing in the Purple Puck event helps build team unity.

“It gets everyone closer,” he said, “gets everyone to play with each other more which builds the team chemistry up.”

Amato stresses the importance of the veterans interacting with their younger teammates. “You’ve got to include them in everything, on and off the ice,” he said. You’ve got to ask them to eat, talk to them, make sure they feel welcome.”

Giacomin believes those sorts of interactions offer long-term rewards.

“I think it’s really important,” he said, “because the leadership group we have, they’re class individuals. They love to engage everybody. The incoming freshmen the first few weeks it’s always a thing with them, do I stand up and say something or do I sit down and be quiet?’ With these guys here, they make sure that everybody is included.

“There is no senior group sitting together in the locker room. There is no sophomore group. Everybody is intermixed and they’re all sitting there talking and everything. So everybody has a right to speak up. Everybody has their own opinion and it’s because of those kids, that they make everybody feel included. I hope going forward those kids are going to step up into a bigger role as we move down the stretch run.”

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St. Joseph’s Prep 5, Cardinal O’Hara 1

HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP— St. Joseph’s Prep hasn’t spent a lot of time on the ice of late because of exams and the approach of the Christmas holidays. But the Hawks put together a solid effort Monday night in a 5-1 win over Cardinal O’Hara at the Skatium.

Austin Amato scored three goals for the Hawks who closed the pre-Christmas portion of their schedule with a 5-5 record.

“I really liked how we skated today,” said St. Joseph’s Prep coach David Giacomin. “Our three lines skated hard and that’s all I can ever ask for. The other day (in a 2-1 overtime loss to Holy Ghost Prep last Friday) we didn’t skate as hard as I would have liked to have seen then but today they dug deep and played really well.”

The Hawks dominated the opening period. They opened the scoring 6:08 into the first period when Ryan Newby launched a shot from the left point.Lion goaltender Troy Percival made the save but Joseph Samango poked in the rebound.

O’Hara (7-4) got the equalizer when Shane Truax beat Andrew Custer at the 9:18 mark. It was the Lions’ first and only shot of the period.

The Hawks regained the lead at 7:52 of the second frame when Amato finished an odd-man rush with help from Andrew Centrella and Ben Briskin and extended it when Amato stole the puck at the Hawk blue line and went remaining 130 feet by himself. Amato completed his hat trick with 4:43 left in the game. Jeffrey Hammon finished the scoring with 39 seconds remaining.

Amato, who is a senior and one of the Hawks’ assistant captains, noted that a young team is beginning to mature. “In the beginning it was rough,” he said, “getting chemistry with the young guys. But everyone’s getting better. Everyone knows each other and we’re friends now so the chemistry is building.”

The evening was about more than hockey. It was also an evening to call attention to the fight against breast cancer. Various fundraisers were held to raise funds for the Kevin Cain Memorial Foundation, which supports cancer patients and their families and several breast cancer patients were recognized including Rachel Craig, whose brother Jimmy Craig is one of the St. Joseph’s Prep captains, and Eileen Vice, the principal at Cardinal O’Hara.

Amato appreciated being part of the event.”It’s awesome he said, “representing my teammates, my teammates families. I know it’s important to guys like Jimmy. It’s bigger than us.”

Ice Chips—The Hawks defeated the Lions in last year’s Class AAA Flyers Cup quarterfinals. They’ll travel to Washington, D.C. this weekend for the Purple Puck tournament.

St. Joseph’s Prep 1 2 2—5
Cardinal O’Hara 1 0 0—1

First-period goal: Joseph Samango (SJP) from Ryan Newby, 6:08; ShaneTruax from Greg Diamond, 9:18.
Second-period goals: Austin Amato (SJP) from Centrella, and Ben Briskin, 7:52; Amato (SJP) unassisted, 13:19 (sh).
Third-period goal: Amato (SJP) from Andrew Centrella and Briskin, 11:17; Jeffrey Hammond (SJP) from Centrella, 15:21.
Shots: St. Joseph’s Prep 26, Cardinal O’Hara 18; Saves: Andrew Custer (HGP) 17, Troy Percival (COH) 21.

APAC Update 12-30-19

 

W        L       OW         OL      Pts          GF       GA

St. Joseph’s Prep (6-7)                       3          0       0           2           11              17       14

Holy Ghost Prep (8-3)                        2          2        1      0               8               19      14

Malvern Prep (5-4)                            2         2     0             1            7                22       23

LaSalle (7-7)                                      0          2     1           0             2                   14        9

Games of Sunday, December 29

St. John’s 4, St. Joseph’s Prep 2

St. Joseph’s Prep 4, Archbishop Spalding 0

La Salle  4. Bishop Hendricken  3

 

Games of Saturday, December 28

Hun School 6, St. Joseph’s Prep 0

Bishop Guertin 4, La Salle 3 SO

 

Game of Friday, December 27

Franklin 3, La Salle 2 (OT)

Game of Monday, December 23

St. Joseph’s Prep 4, Malvern Prep 1

Game of Friday, December 21

Holy Ghost Prep 2, St. Josephs Prep 1 OT

Game of Thursday, December 19

La Salle 9, St. Augustine 3

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Scoring Leaders                     GP     G.     A.     Pos

Byron Hartley (HGP)             11     16      10    26

Matt Harris (MP)                   8       15      4      19

Jack Constabile (MP)             8       3       13    16

Evan Mudtick (HGP)              10     7        7     14

Anthony Sparo (HGP)            8       4        9     13

Ryan Sambuco (MP)              8       4        9     13

Nathan Benner (L)                  9       6        4     10

Braedon Baesher (HGP)        11    8         1     9

Eric Pohl (HGP)                        10    3        5     8

Colin Kleiser (L)                        6     3        4      7

 

 

Listings include results submitted through 12-23 and are subject to revision.

 

 

Holy Ghost Prep 2, St. Joseph’s Prep 1

Braedon Baehser scored on a breakaway 1:56 into overtime to give Holy Ghost Prep a 2-1 win over St. Joseph’s Prep Friday night at the University of Pennsylvania’s Class of 1923 Arena.

The win lifted the Firebirds to 2-2-1-0 in conference play and 7-3-1-0 overall.

The Hawks (4-3-0-2 overall, 3-0-0-2 in conference) opened the scoring when Brody Plourde found the back of the net 2:15 into the second period. Byron Hartley tied the game for Holy Ghost Prep at the 14:48 mark.

Bobby Baesher got the win in goal, making 12 saves. Rocco Bruno stopped 25 of 27 shots for the Hawks.

The game featured just one minor penalty.

 

Holy Ghost Prep 0 1 0 1—2

St. Joseph’s Prep 0 1 0 0—1

Second-period goals: Brody Plourde (SJP) from Rocco Bruno, 2:15; Byron Hartley (HGP) from Aidan Mulholland, 14:48.

Overtime goal: Braedon Baehser (HGP) unassisted, 1:56.
Shots: Holy Ghost Prep 27, St. Joseph’s Prep 13; Saves: Bobby Baehser (HGP) 12, Rocco Bruno (HGP) 25

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Flyers Cup Dates Set

By Rick Woelfel

Dates have been set for the 2020 Flyer Cup tournament. The 41st edition of the tournament will be contested from March 2 through March 19 and feature the top high school teams in Eastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey, and Delaware.

 

Champions will be crowned in five divisions, including Class AAA, Class AA and Class A in Pennsylvania, as well as a girls’ division plus a separate championship for teams from South Jersey and Delaware.

 

The size of the tournament field is expected to be slightly reduced in 2020. The Class AAA field will be include a maximum of eight teams and the girls’ division will once more feature four schools. The Class AA and Class A fields however are expected to be capped at a maximum of 16 teams each. The size of the NJ-Delaware field is undetermined.

 

First-round games are set to begin on Monday, March 2 with championship games tentatively set for March 17, 18, and 19. The three Pennsylvania boys’ champions will face their counterparts from Western Pennsylvania in state championship games on Saturday, March 21.

 

The defending champions are as follows:

Class AAA    La Salle

Class AA      Downingtown East

Class A        West Chester Rustin

Girls            Unionville

SJ/Delaware   Eastern Regional

 

The Flyers Cup was first played in 1980 and featured a four-team field. In the years since, it has been recognized as the premier event on the scholastic hockey schedule.