The Explorers continued their holiday trip with the win Saturday afternoon in Providence. Julian Tarsi scored twice. Alistair St. Hilaire and Will Gregorio also scored goals. Jake Rossi recorded his second consecutive shutout, making 24 saves.
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Christian Brothers Academy 3 La Salle 0
The Explorers dropped the decision to Christian Brothers Academy Friday afternoon in Providence.
St. Joseph’s Prep at Purple Puck Tournament
St. Joseph’s Prep 2 Gonzaga 1
St. Joseph’s Prep has advanced to the Prep Division championship game at the Purple Pucj tournament. Jai Perry-Pereira’s goal 6:28 into the second half gave the Hawks the semifinal win over Gonzaga Sunday morning in Springfield, Va.
St. Joseph’s Prep will face St. Ignatius from Cleveland in the championship game later this afternoon.
Gonzaga Prep 1 0—1
St. Joseph’s Prep 1 1—2
First-half goals: Bradan Fisher (SJP) from Noah Stuhl, 4:20; Matt Shay (G) from William Veneri, 21:53
Second-half goals: Jai Perry-Pareira (SJP) from Adam Charafi, 6:28
Shots: Gonzaga 27, St. Joseph’s Prep 23; Saves: Claude Engle-Kes 21, Declan Geary (SJP) 22
St. Ignatius 3 St. Joseph’s Prep 2
St. Ignatius built a 2-0 first-half lead and went on to a 3-2 win over St. Joseph’s Prep Saturday afternoon at the Purple Puck Tournament in Springfield, Va.
Nolan Ignacio scored twice for St. Ignatius, including the game winner 4:45 into the second half. Frankie Ely and Bradan Fisher scored goals for the Hawks.
St. Ignatius 2 1—3
St. Joseph’s Prep 0 2—2
First-half goals: Kyle Rucinski (SI) from Aiden White and Patrick Rose, 10:54 (pp); Nolan Ignacio (SI) from Adam Ruyf and Gavin Marziani, 12:33 (pp)
Second-half goals: Frankie Ely (SJP) from Noah Stuhl, :16 (pp) Ignacio (SI) from Sam Elwell and Cade Bradley, 4:45; Bradan Fisher (SJP) from Ben Kursen, 16:11
Shots: St. Joseph’s Prep 27, St. Ignatius 20; Saves: Declan Geary (SJP) 17, Dominic Filizetti (SI) 25
St. Joseph’s Prep 4 Archbishop Spalding 0
Four different players scored goals as St. Joseph’s Prep bested Archbishop Spalding Saturday morning at the Purple Puck Tournament in Springfield, Va.
Frankie Ely and Michael Washlick scored goals in the opening 25-miute half while Cole Gargon and Caden Kelly found the back of the net after intermission. Declan Geary stopped 19 shots in the shutout win.
St. Joseph’s Prep 2 2–4
Archbishop Spalding 0 0—0
First-half goals: Frankie Ely (SJP) from Michael Castelli, 1:57; Michael Washlick (SJP) from Jai Perry-Pereira and Aiden Quinn, 19:12
Second-half goals: Cole Gargon (SJP) from Ely and Caden Kelly, 10:34 (pp); Kelly (SJP) from Adam Charaffi, 15;48
Shots: St. Joseph’s Prep 28, Archbishop Spalding 19; Saves: Declan Geary (SJP) 19, Liam Brennan (AS) 24
Loyola 6 St. Joseph’s Prep 3
Ronan Marilley’s goal with 6:03 remaining in the second half was the game winner as Loyola from Montreal bested St. Joseph’s Prep 6-3 Friday afternoon in the opening round of the Purple Puck tournament in Springfield, Va.
The loss was the first for the Hawks in seven games, since a season-opening loss to La Salle.
Gino Giordani scored two empty-net goals in the final half minute to extend Loyola’s lead. Cole Sullivan, Cole Gargon, and Caden Kelly scored for the Hawks.
Alessio Servello gave Loyola the lead 6:18 into the first of two 25-miniute halves. Sullivan tied the game for the Hawks less than a minute later. Evan Harding put Loyola in front once more with 10:33 left in the half before Gorgon tied the game with 8:33 remaining.
Ryan Ghoche gave Loyola a 3-2 advantage with a power-play goal 5;28 into the second half. Kelly tied the game for the last time with 15:17 remaining but the Hawks could not score again.
The Hawks will be back in action Saturday, facing Archbishop Spalding from Annapolis, MD. and St. Ignatius from Cleveland. The tournament concludes on Sunday.
Loyola 2-4—6
St. Joseph’s Prep 2 1—3
First-half goals: Alessio Servello (L) from Ryan Ghoche and Jacob Bachour, 6:18; Cole Sullivan (SJP) from Noah Stuhl, 7:07; Evan Harding (L) from Gino Giardani and Mario Mignacca, 14:27; Cole Gargon (SJP) from Adam Charaffi and John Wagner, 16:03
Second-half goals: Ghoche (L) from Alex Gervaso, 5:28 (pp); Caden Kelly (HGP) from Aiden Quinn and Stuhl, 9:43; Ronan Marilley (L) from Servello, 18:57; Giordani (L) unassisted, 24:25 (en); Giordani (L) from Luca Duchesne, 24:34 (en)
Shots: Loyola 32, St. Joseph’s Prep 31; Saves: Vincent Parillo (L) 28, Declan Geary (SJP) 26
ICSHL Set for All-Star Games
The Intercounty Scholastic Hockey League has announced selections for its annual all-star games.
The New Year’s Day tradition will renew next Thursday at Ice Line.
The six-game card will see more than 250 players taking the ice representing their teams and leagues.
The six-game card begins at 11 AM
11:00 Girls’ All-Star Game
Noon JV American
1:00 D2
2:00 JV National
3:00 Ches-Mont League vs. Central League
5:00 PCL/Prep Division vs. Pioneer Athletic Conference
The schedule is highlighted by the 3:00 matchup between the Central League and the Ches-Mont League, the Hunger Game. Proceeds from this game will be donated to food banks in Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester Counties. Ice Line is donating this ice for this game and the on-ice officials are donating their services.
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La Salle 2 Bishop Hendriken 0
Grant LaGreca and Nole Donohue scored goals as the Explorers defeated Bishop Hendriken 2-0 Thursday in Warwick, Rhode Island. Jake Rossi pitched the shutout in goal with 25 saves.
The Explorers will continue their weekend trip with a game against Christian Brothers Academy Friday afternoon in Providence.
St. Joseph’s Prep Hoping for a 3-Peat at Purple Puck Tournament
The Purple Puck Tournament has been a fixture on the St. Joseph’s Prep schedule for well over a decade. This year, the Hawks will make the trip to Washington D.C. as the two-time defending champion of the Prep Division.
They’ll open tournament play on Friday against Loyola High School from Montreal, On Saturday, they’ll face Archbishop Spalding from Annapolis, Md. and St. Ignatius.
The tournament field also includes Paul VI from Ashburn, Va. from and Gonzaga College High School, the tournament host.
St. Joseph’s Prep coach David Giacomin says the trip offers his team a number of benefits.
“It’s a time to get away from [the Philadelphia area],” he said. “and play some different teams. They get to stay and room together. So, it’s more of a bonding issue for us. Usually the tighter a team is going own the home stretch, the better you’re going to play.”
Giacomin says the Hawks will be tested against elite competition.
“I think this year is going to be a lot stronger than it was last year and the year before,” he said. “This year they have Loyola in Quebec, which we played probably seen or eight years ago and it was a very tough game. they also have St. Ignatius out of Cleveland who has won the state championship there something like 12 years in a row.
So, it’s going to be more of a challenge for is on the ice but one that we look forward to.”
Giacomin said one purpose of the trip is to build team chemistry that will been something to build on come the postseason.
“Hopefully, down the stretch the kids are fresh and enjoy being around each other a little bit more,” he said, “and play their best hockey come the end of the season.”
APAC Update 12-27-24
W L OTW OTL Pts
St Joseph’s Prep (6-2) 3 1 0 0 9
Holy Ghost Prep (9-3) 3 2 0 0 9
La Salle (5-5) 3 2 0 0 9
Malvern Prep (2-5) 1 3 0 0 3
Hun School (1-6-1) 0 2 0 0 0
Scoring—APAC Games Only GP G A Pts PPG
Brady Logue HGP 5 5 7 12 2.40
Cole Gargon SJP 4 5 1 6 1.67
Grant LaGreca La Salle 5 7 1 8 1.60
Michael Zarzycki La Salle 5 4 3 7 1.40
Frank Ely SJP 4 1 4 5 1.25
Chase Logue HGP 5 3 3 6 1.20
Anthony Valeriote HGP 5 3 2 5 1.00
Teague Murray MP 4 3 1 4 1.00
Goals Against Min. GA GAA
Declan Geary SJP 204 9 2.25
Jake Rossi La Salle 253 12 2.42
John Botthoff HGP 102 5 2.50
Matt Crawford MP 153 9 3.00
Save Percentage Shots GA Save Pct.
Jake Rossi La Salle 157 12 .924
John Botthoff HGP 64 5 .922
Matt Crawford MP 94 9 .904
Declan Geary SJP 93 9 .903
Holy Ghost Prep 5 C.B.South 0
Joe Spadaccino scored twice in the second period and Holy Ghost Prep went on to a 5-0 win over Central Bucks South Friday night at Grundy Arena. Michael Previtera, Brady Logue, and Jacob Bisler added goals in the third period.
Jack Unger had the shutout in goal.
C.R. South 9 C.B. East 2
Jeremy Rayher scored four goals and Jake Weiner added two more as Council Rock South downed Central Bucks East 7-2 Friday night at the Bucks County Ice Sports Center.
The win moved the Golden Hawks to the top of the National Division standings as the SHSHL schedule hots the halfway mark heading into the Christmas break. South stands at 9-1 overall and 8-0 in divisional play for 30 points, one point clear of North Penn and Pennridge. The Golden Hawks also have a game in hand on the Knights and the Rams.
Jake Maurer, Brendan Rooney, and Jagger Smith also scored for the Golden Hawks.
Joseph Walter and David Brown scored goals for the Patriots, who slipped to 3-6 overall and 3-5 in divisional play.
C.R. South 2 3 4—7
C.B. East 0 2 0—2
SHSHL Update as of 12-21-24
National Division W L T PTS OTW OTL
C.R. South (9-1) 8 0 0 30 2 0
Pennridge (8-1) 7 2 0 29 0 1
North Penn (8-2) 7 2 0 29 0 1
Cent. Bucks South (7-4) 7 2 0 25 3 0
Pennsbury (4-6) 4 5 0 18 0 2
Souderton (3-6) 3 5 0 12 0 0
Neshaminy (3-6) 2 6 0 8 0 0
C.B. East (2-4) 2 3 0 8 0 0
C.R. North (2-4) 3 8 0 12 0 0
C.B. West (0-9) 0 9 0 0 0 0
American Division W L T PTS OTW OTL
Plymouth Whitemarsh (7-0) 6 0 0 24 0 0
Hatboro-Horsham (5-4) 5 3 0 20 1 1
Wissahickon (5-3) 5 2 0 19 1 0
Springfield (1-5) 1 5 0 5 0 1
Abington (0-8) 0 7 0 0 0 0
National Division Scoring G A Pts
Shane Dachwski Pr 20 19 39
Jackson Accardi CRN 10 13 33
James Rush Pr 15 17 32
Ivan Bondra CRN 16 9 25
Jake Weiner CRS 16 8 24
Jeremy Rayher 11 13 24
Cole Pluck NP 7 17 24
Landon Bishop Pr 9 14 23
Nolan Shingle(NP) 13 8 21
Samuel Norton NP 8 13 21
American Division Scoring G A Pts
Vincent Graziani HH 9 15 24
Nathan Nemchinov HH 12 10 22
Dan Guller PW 8 12 20
Darius Graziani HH 8 10 18
Ben Raebiger Wiss 14 3 17
Victor Wilkins HH 13 4 17
Logan Honeycutt 9 3 12
Cooper Kanze PW 7 5 12
Owen Quinn Sp 7 4 11
Brandon Wooldridge PW 4 7 11
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