Pennsbury 8 C.B. South 2

BRISTOL—It was all systems go for Pennsbury Thursday night. The Falcons lit up the scoreboard at Grundy Arena as if it were a holiday light display in an 8-2 win over Central Bucks South in a SHSHL National Division non-league encounter.

Brendan Macainsh scored four goals and assisted on two others to help Pennsbury to its third straight win and fourth win overall in six starts. Justin Marlin added two goals and two assists. Shane Gleisner and Chris Sarver also scored goals.
The Falcons are averaging five goals a game and have scored 21 times over the course of their last three outings,
Macainsh, a senior and Pennsbury’s captain, says the team’s recent offensive surge stems from aggressive forechecking.

“We weren’t forechecking as much,” he said. “We were just kind of lagging around. We had to pick up our tempo, we had to play the full game, all three periods.”

Justin Marlin put Pennsbury in front just 28 seconds into the first period on a shot from the left point that eluded South netminder Dom Varacallo. Aidan Linso answered for the Titans when he beat Aaron McDaniel with 7:21 left in the opening session, but the Falcons broke the game open in the second frame.

Macainsh, Marlin, Gleisner (with the most picturesque goal of the night off a two-on-one situation), and Macainsh again scored goals in a span of just over six minutes to give Pennsbury a 5-1 lead.

Sean Cutter ended the streak when he scored for the Titans (3-4 overall during a four-on-four situation but Macainsh completed his hat trick with one minute left in the period.

At period’s end the Falcons led 6-2 although their shot advantage was just 23-21. At that point, South coach Shaun McGinty replaced Varacallo in goal with Jason Magaruth before Sarver and Macainsh added goals for Pennsbury in the final period.

McGinty made it clear afterward that Varacallo did not get the defensive support he deserved.

“They were getting two-on-ones, three-on-ones, they were getting odd-man breaks,” he said. “Our defense struggled, they were subpar, and they were outworked.

“I only pulled Dom because it wasn’t fair to him. He gave up (six goals on 23 shots) but on the two-on-ones and the second chances, I’m not putting that on him. Our defense was subpar, we were losing battles, they outworked us.”

Pennsbury coach Ryan Daley expressed satisfaction with his team’s performance.

“We’ve had some good games this year,” he said, “but I think that was the first time we put three full periods together. It seems like the chemistry is finally kind of getting there.”

C.B. South 1 1 0—2

Pennsbury 1 5 2—8

First-period goals: Justin Marlin (P) unassisted, :28; Aidan Linso (CBS) from Brad Cannon and Justin Montagna, 9:39.

Second-period goals: Brendan Macainsh (P) unassisted, :12 (sh); Marlin (P) from Andrew Falkenstein, 2:02; Shane Gleisner (P) from Logan Doyle, 5:04; Macainsh from Chris Sarver and Connor Kane, 6:14; Sean Cutter (CBS) from Linso, 11:10; Macainsh (P) from Marlin, 16:00 (pp).

Third-period goals: Sarver (P) from Jake McCaw and Macainsh, 6:55; Macainsh (P) from Jake Seiler, 13:20 (pp).

Shots: C.B. South 28, Pennsbury 34; Saves: Dom Varacallo (CBS) 17 and Jason Magaruh (CBS) 9, Aaron McDaniel (P) 26

Malvern Prep 3 Archbishop Spalding 0

Jimmy Jacobs scored two goals and Pax Hoishik scored the first varsity goal of his career as Malvern Prep shut out Archbishop Spalding 3-0 on Thursday in a non-league encounter at Ice Line.
Matt Crawford got the shutout in goal, making 29 saves.

The win lifted the Friars to 5-1 on the season.

Archbishop Spalding 0 0 0

Malvern Prep 0 2 1—3

Second-period goals: Jimmy Jacobs (MP) from Jeremy Jacobs and Jonathan Holt, :55; Jacobs (MP) from Pax Hoishik, 5:14

Third-period goal: Hoishik (MP) from Jimmy Jacobs and Jack Sharer, 4:33.

La Salle 6 Morristown Beard 1

By Matt Millevoi

The La Salle College High School Explorers skated away with a six to one victory over Morristown Beard Wednesday afternoon at Hatfield Ice. La Salle entered the afternoon coming off a tie the night before against Del Barton and was looking to get back on track. Starting the season with a disappointing 1-3-1 record going into Wednesday’s matchup, the Explorers knew they had to make a statement.

From start to finish, La Salle was dominant. La Salle had a season high 48 shots on net compared to Beard’s 23. The commanding shot differential led to an end of gave score of 6-1 in the Explorers’ favor.

“It’s a sign that we are starting to play the right way” Explorers head coach Wally Muehlbronner said. They controlled every facet of the ice. Whether it was faceoffs, or keeping the puck in the offensive zone, Beard could not keep up.”

All players for the Explorers played well, but it was the seniors that shined brighter than the rest. Four of their six goals came off the sticks of seniors including two from Chase Hannon while also tallying an assist. The senior line of Evan Golato, Ryan Desmond and Chase Hannon rarely spent time in their own zone and constantly creating golden opportunities for the Explorers.

Even though they lost the game, Morristown Beard had plenty of scoring opportunities including nine minutes and 23 seconds with a man advantage. With all this time on the power play, Beard could not get the puck by senior goaltender Aries Carnagi who stood on his head the whole game. Carnagi recorded 22 saves on 23 shots. Another reason that Morristown struggled on the power play was La Salle’s demanding pressure and perseverance in their defensive zone. This pressure led to a shorthanded goal by senior forward Ryan Desmond with 4:52 left in the first period.

“We had a tough game yesterday against Del Barton as we tied, but we were in our d-zone a lot and we are playing much better in our defensive zone,” Muehlbronner said.

La Salle’s next tilt is against rival school Malvern Prep on Monday, December 12^th at 5:15 P.M. at Hatfield Ice. Last time these teams played it was La Salle coming out on top with 4-3.

APAC Standings (11 p.m.) 12-7-22)

Won Lost OTW OTL Points GF GA

Holy Ghost Prep (6-2) 1 0 0 1 4 8 5

Hun School (4-3) 1 0 0 0 3 7 0

Malvern Prep (4-1) 1 1 0 0 3 7 5

La Salle (2-3-1) 1 1 0 0 3 6 9

St. Joseph’s Prep (6-2-1) 0 2 1 0 2 4 13

Hockey Happenings joins with the rest of the APAC community in extending our sympathies to Holy Ghost Prep coach Gump Whiteside whose father, William A. Whiteside Jr. passed away on December 4 at age 93.

Me. Whiteside’s obituary can be found HERE

SHSHL Udate for 12-5-22

Standings as of 12-5-22

National Division W L T OTL Pts

C.B. West (2-3) 1 0 0 0 2

Bensalem (1-4) 1 0 0 0 2

C.R. North (1-5) 1 1 0 0 2

C.B. East (4-1) 0 0 0 0 0

C.R. South (5-0) 0 0 0 0 0

Neshaminy (4-1) 0 0 0 0 0

C.B. South (2-2-0-1) 0 0 0 0 0

North Penn (3-3) 0 0 0 0 0

Pennsbury (3-2) 0 0 0 0 0

Pennridge (2-2) 0 1 0 0 0

Souderton (1-4-0-1) 0 1 0 0 0

American Division W L T OTL Pts

Abington (4-0-0) 4 0 0 0 8

Wissahickon (3-1) 3 1 0 0 6

Quakertown (3-1) 2 1 0 0 4

Plymouth Whitemarsh (3-2) 2 1 0 0 4

Springfield (0-4) 0 4 0 0 0

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Scoring

National Division G A Pts

Seth Grossman (Soud) 5 8 13

Blaise Pepe (CRS) 6 6 12

Brendan Macainsh (Pb) 8 4 12

Kevin Koles (CRS) 3 8 11

Aydin Thierolf (CBS) 5 6 11

Corey Kosick (CBE) 6 4 10

Andrew Savona (Pr) 4 6 10

Nick Smith (Soud) 8 2 10

John Stinson (NP) 7 2 9

Jake Weiner (CRS) 7 1 8

American Division G A Pts

Matt Kramer (Ab) 11 5 16

Matthew Flynn (PW) 9 6 15

David Branigan (PW) 5 9 14

Branden McNally (Q) 9 4 13

Will Hussa (Wiss) 9 3 12

Ian Heydt (Ab) 3 8 11

Pat Steleacio (Ab) 7 4 11

Danny Hussa (Wiss) 8 2 10

Dylan Novitski (PW) 6 4 10

Jordan Heydt (Ab) 7 3 10

National Division

Goals Against Min.Played GA GAA

Carson Lopez (CRS) 238 6 1.29

Cory Hemberger (Nesh) 255 11 2.20

Matt Mangiacapre (CBE) 153 8 2.67

Nick Crist (NP) 286 16 2.86

Aaron McDaniel (Pb) 255 16 3.20

Ian Goldberg (CRN) 306 23 3.83

Save Percentage Shots Saves GA Save Pct.

Carson Lopez (CRS) 114 108 6 .947

Cory Hemberger (Nesh) 149 138 11 .926

Matt Mangiacapre (CBE) 94 86 8 .915

Ian Goldberg 237 214 23 .903

Liam Rogers (CBW) 120 108 12 .900

American Division

Goals Against Min. Played GA GAA

Matt Krem (Q) 204 9 2.25

Chris Majlij (PW) 204 8 2.00

Sam Nemec (Ab) 187 18 4.91

Save Percentage Shots Saves GA Save Pct.

Matt Krem (Q) 105 96 9 .914

Chris Majlij (PW) 90 82 8 .911

Sam Nemec (Ab) 100 82 15 .820

Glenbrook South 5 Holy Ghost Prep 1

Glenbrook South, Illinois, defeated Holy Ghost Prep 5-1 Sunday afternoon in the championship game of the National Scholastic Invitational in Jamestown, New York.

Ronnie Selzer scored Holy Ghost Prep’s only goal.

Glenbrook South goaltender Luke Winger made 36 saves and was named the tournament’s MVP.

The Firebirds went 4-1 over the course of a weekend which Coach Gump Whiteside hopes will set the tone for the best of the season.

“This team retreat weekend has become a signature part of playing Holy Ghost Prep varsity ice hockey,” Whiteside said. “It’s a life-changing experience for our guys. This experience will be with them forever.

“We played five really good teams from Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. We battled. We worked hard. I’m really proud of how we performed this weekend.

The Firebirds, who are 6-2 on the season, resume APAC play on Friday when they travel to The Hun School.

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Holy Ghost Prep 5, St Ignatius 1

:Lanndon Stout scored a goal and assisted on two others as Holy Ghost Prep bested St. Ignatius (Ohio) 5-1 Sunday morning in the semifinal round of the National Scholastic Invitational. Colin Mudrick got the win in goal with 29 saves.

The Firebirds will face Glenbrook South (Illinois) in Sunday afternoon’s championship game.

Holy Ghost Prep is the defending tournament champion.

St. Joseph’s Prep 2 Princeton Day 2

The two teams skated to a 2-2 standoff on Thursday.

Wissahickon 3 Quakertown 1

HATFIELD TOWNSHIP—The goaltenders were the stars at Hatfield Ice Thursday night. Goaltending duels are rare in the SHSH’s American Division, a division best known for offensive accomplishments.

On this occasion, Wissahickon’s Fletcher Lynch and Quakertown’ Matt Krem came up big. Lynch, a freshman, playing in goal for just the fourth time in his life, stopped 22 shots in his team’s 3-1 win while Krem, an experienced senior netminder, made 37 saves.

Wissahickon coach Ken Harrington, who saw his team advance to 3-1 on the year both overall and in the division, had expected to see more than four goals scored but credited both goaltenders.

“They were going head to head,” he said. “I’d pay money to watch it,”

John Kufner gave the Trojans the lead 6:33 into the first period on a shot off an offensive left-circle faceoff. It took Brandon McNally just 50 seconds to respond for the Panthers (3-1, 2-1 in the division).

For most of the rest of the evening, Lynch and Krem were in charge with Krem was particularly busy in the Panther net.

“We’ve had a good stretch of goaltending here at Quakertown said Krem’s coach and father, Keith Krem. “It’s kind of been the one thing we’ve always had to rely on in games.

“Their guy, I give him a lot of credit. I know he’s new to the position. For him to play over the 90 percent (save percentage) is a huge stride for him.”

By the start of the third period both teams were starting to feel the impact of having just nine skaters each available.

The Trojans took the lead for good when Will Hussa beat Krem off a setup from Griffin Lynch 5:33 into the final session. The goal came just five seconds after the Panthers’ Cole Stemmer was sent to the box for slashing.

Like his coach, Hussa expected more scoring over the course of the evening.

“It definitely surprised us,” he said. “We’re used to scoring a lot of goals but you’ve just got to do what you have to do to win.”

Danny Hussa gave his team insurance with a goal with 3:44 remaining in regulation.

“Our failure just came down to, we had a game plan and we didn’t execute it,” Krem said. More so, we failed to manage the puck. They spent a lot more time in our zone we did in theirs.”

The Trojans have now faced every and Will Hussa says he and his teammates like where they stand.

“Now that we’ve seen everybody we know we can beat everybody,” he said. “We had a close game against Abington (a 12-10 loss). We lost that game but we know we can get them next time.”

Quakertown 1 0 0—1

Wissahickon 1 0 2—3

First-period goals: John Kufner from Danny Hussa 6:33; Brandon McNally (Q) from Connor Elmore, 7:23

Third-period goals: Will Hussa from Griffin Lynch and Hudson Honrycutt, 5:33 (pp); Danny Hussa from Nolan Pounds, 13:16 (sh)

Shots: Quakertown 23, Wissahickon 40; Saves: Fletcher Lynch 22, Matt Krem (Q) 37

Council Rock South 4 Neshaminy 1

BRISTOL— A month into the Suburban High School Hockey League season, a lot of knowledgeable observers are looking at Council Rock South as the team to beat.

Nothing the Golden Hawks did Wednesday night would discourage that sentiment.

Jake Weiner scored two goals and Sam Reiter and Chase Tovsky added one goal each as South remained unbeaten with a 4-1 decision over Neshaminy at Grundy Arena.

The win was the fifth without defeat for the Golden Hawks, who were runners up in the SHSHL’s National Division and the Class AA Flyers Cup tournament last season.

The loss was the first for Neshaminy after three season-opening wins.

The Golden Hawks didn’t create any highlight videos Wednesday night but they moved the puck effectively and did all the little things well.

“Little things make a difference in whether you win or lose,” said South coach Joe Houk. “I thought our backcheck was pretty good tonight. I thought (goaltender Carson Lopez) was rock solid.”

Lopez, whose GAA now stands at 1.29 points out that hockey games are not decided by style points.

“A goal is a goal, a save is a save,” he said. “I think our goal this season is to score three and let me do the rest.”

The Hawks won a battle for a loose puck in their offensive left-wing corner set up the first goal of the evening. It came off Weiner’s stick with 8:34 left in the opening period.

Reiter made it 2-0 1:37 into the second frame off a feed from Evan Mostoller who was set up in the high slot at the time.

Nolan Geria answered for Neshaminy at the 5:45 mark and with Cory Hemberger matching Lopez with his effort in the ‘Skins net, the game was still very much for grabs.

Tovsky’s goal, which came with 3:35 left in the second period, gave the Golden Hawks some breathing room.

“The third goal was a big one before the end of the second period,” Houk said.

The Golden Hawks went on to dominate the period. The period featured just one goal, from Weiner with 3:35 left in the game, but South outshot Neshaminy 16-3 in the final period.

With four varsity players missing because of injuries and illness, the ‘Skins simply ran out of gas.

“They’re a very good team,” Neshaminy coach Matt DeMatteo said of the Hawks. “There were some things we could have done better. I thought our transition game wasn’t great and I thought our defensive zone was a little shaky. But, tired legs hurt you in the end.”

Ice chips—While Wednesday’s result won’t factor into the SHSHL National Division standings since the teams will play again in February, it will be part of Flyers Cup seedings calculations at year’s end.

Neshaminy 0 1 0—1

C.R. South 1 2 1—4

First-period goal: Jake Weiner (CRS) from Jeremy Rayher and Illia Mukhin, 8:26

Second-period goals: Sam Reiter (CRS) from Evan Mostoller and Blaize Pepe, 1:37; Nolan Geria (N) from David McColligan and Michael Rago, 5:45; Chase Tovsky (CRS) from Bobby Gilbert, 13:25

Third-period goal: Weiner (CRS) unassisted, 4:28

Shots: Neshaminy 26, Council Rock South 39; Saves: Cory Hemberger (N) 35, Carson Lopez (CRS) 25