SHSHL Update 1-4-25

National Division W L T PTS OTW OTL

X C.R. South (15-1) 14 0 0 53 3 0

X North Penn (14-2) 13 2 0 52 0 1

X C.B. South (11-4) 11 3 0 41 3 0

X Pennridge (10-5) 9 5 0 39 0 3

C.B. East (8-8) 8 7 0 24 0 0

Pennsbury (5-10) 5 9 0 22 0 2

Neshaminy (5-10) 4 10 0 15 0 1

Souderton (4-10) 4 9 0 12 0 0

C.R. North (3-12) 3 12 0 12 0 0

C.B. West (0-14) 0 14 0 0 0 0

X-Clinched playoff spot

American Division W L T PTS OTW OTL

X@ Plymouth Whitemarsh (14-0) 13 0 0 52 0 0

Wissahickon (7-4) 7 5 0 27 1 0

Hatboro-Horsham (6-7) 6 6 0 25 1 2

Springfield (5-8) 5 8 0 20 1 1

Abington (0-12) 0 12 0 0 0 0

National Division Scoring G A Pts

Shane Dachwski Pr 29 23 52

Jeremy Rayher 26 26 52

Cole Pluck NP 19 26 45

Samuel Norton NP 19 22 41

James Rush Pr 19 21 40

Jackson Accardi CRN 23 15 38

Jake Weiner CRS 25 11 36

Nolan Shingle NP 19 14 33

Jordan Sarne CRS 13 19 32

Matthew Cross Soud 19 11 30

American Division Scoring G A Pts

Dan Guller PW 16 20 46

Vincent Graziani HH 15 19 34

Nathan Nemchinov HH 19 13 32

Blake Ambler PW 16 12 28

Cooper Kanze PW 14 14 28

Owen Quinn Spr. 11 15 26

Ben Raebiger Wiss 19 6 25

Victor Wilkins HH 16 7 23

Darius Graziani HH 9 14 23

Logan Honeycutt Wiss. 13 7 20

Luke Smith PW 7 13 20

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SHSHL Sets Playoff Dates

The ‘second season’ in the Suburban High School Hockey League will commence on Monday, February 24. Six teams will qualify for the playoffs in the National Division (all are Class AA) and three more in the American Division (Class A).

Two National Division first-round games are set for Opening Night, with the third seed taking on the sixth seed and the fourth seed facing the fifth seed. The winners will advance to the semifinals on Wednesday, February 26 to join the top two seeds who will receive first-round byes.

The American Division semifinal, matching the second and third seeds, is also set for Wednesday, February 26^th; the finals in both classes are set for the following evening, Thursday, February 27^th.

SHSHL Playoff results will not impact the seedings and selections for the Flyers Cup tournament, which will be announced on Sunday, February 23, eight days before the start of the tournament.

APAC Playoff Dates Announced

The Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference has announced the schedule for the Founders Cup playoffs, which will commence with the play-in game on Monday, February 10 an continue with the semifinals on Wednesday, February 19 and the Founders Cup final on Wednesday, February 26.

La Salle is the two-time defending champion.

Monday, February 10 at Ice Line

(4) Malvern Prep vs. (5) Hun School 3:30

Wednesday, February 19 at Grundy Arena

(2) La Salle vs. (3) St. Josephs Prep 3:10

Play-in Winner vs, Holy Ghost Prep 5:20

Wednesday, February 26 Site and time TBD

Founders Cup Final hosted by highest seeded finalist

Penncrest 4 Springfield-Delco 2

Chase Francis and Andrew Hausch scored third-period goals to lift Penncrest past Springfield-Delco 4-2 Monday night in a Central League interdivisional matchup at IceWorks. The win kept the Lions unbeaten at 10-0 in the American Division (12-3 overall). They are ranked fourth in the current Class A Flyers Cup rankings. The Cougars dropped to 4-11 overall and 4-7 in the National Division.

Nash Grant gave the Lions a 1-0 lead 11:19 into the opening period. Francis extended that lead 6:18 into the second frame but Alexander Losacco and Brendan Becker scored goals for the Cougars 26 seconds apart to tie the game with 9:36 left in the middle period.

Francis’s game-winner came with 7:55 remaining in regulation on a rebound on a shot from the right point that he put behind Springfield goaltender Aidan Fitti. Hausch added an insurance goal with 1:47 remaining.

“We had trouble keeping up with their energy,” said Penncrest coach Steve Mescanti. That can happen on a Monday after they’ve been playing all weekend.

“We kept at it and grinded one out tonight. We got a couple of gritty goals off hard work. That really was the difference.”

Springfield coach Dan Dilbeck praised his team’s effort after falling behind early.

“It was a very hard fought, competitive game,” he said. “I was very proud of our team for overcoming a 2-0 deficit, but we came up a little short in the end. We were unable to capitalize on our opportunities.”

Olivia Jacobi earned the win in goal with 22 saves.

Penncrest 1 1 2—4

Springfield 0 2 0—2

First-period goal: Nash Grant (P) from Cole McCarty, 11:19;

Second-period goals: Chase Francis (P) from Grant and Michael Iacobucci, 6:18; Alexander Losacco (S) from Joseph Clifford, 6:58; Brendan Becker (S) unassisted, 7:24

Third-period goals: Francis (P) from Iacobucci and Scott Scranton, 9:05; Andrew Hausch (P) unassisted, 15:13

Shots: Penncrest 40, Springfield 24; Saves: Olivia Jacobi (P) 22, Aidan Fitti (S) 36

Garnet Valley 5 WC Henderson 2

Garnet Valley made a statement Friday night in one of the most anticipated matchups of the season. Nolan Stott scored two goal and assisted on a third as the Jaguars bested West Chester Henderson 5-2 in an ICSHL matchup at PNY Arena.

The Warriors and the Jaguars took the ice ranked one-two in the current set of Class A Flyers Cup rankings. The Jaguars were without leading scorer Kevin Walton, forward Owen Parker, and top blueliner Matt Abbonizio but their coach Stephane Charbonneau was pleased with the way the players that were available stepped up.

“I don’t schedule around my guys when they go away,” he said. “In believe in who I’ve got. It is what it is.

“I have a very good group of very mature players and they’re ready to step up to the plate.”

The goals started coming early. Kaden Longo got the Jaguars (13-2) on the scoreboard just 59 seconds after the opening faceoff. It took Hunter Haas four-and-a-half minutes to respond for the Warriors (12-3). Haas’s goal came during a power play with the Jaguars’ Nolan Stott in the box serving a roughing minor.

A.J. Tenhuisen, who assisted on Longo’s game-opening goal, got one of his own 5:59 into the middle period to give Garnet Valley a 2-1 lead. Stott made it a 3-1 game when he scored on a breakaway with 1:18 left in the period and then extended his team’s lead with another breakaway goal 3:53 into the third frame.

Andrew Denny drew the Warriors closer when he scored with 6:50 remaining in regulation but Henderson couldn’t get closer. Dylan Orr put the game on ice for the Jaguars when he scored into an empty net with 1:26 remaining.

Charbonneau was especially pleased with his team’s effort inside its own blue line.

“My goalie [Garrett Stoops] was good,” he said. “I told my defense it was the it was the best game of the season they’ve played so far.”

Henderson coach Tom Aughey saw Friday’s matchup as a battle of Titians.

“It was a tough battle between two top teams,” he said. “One team took advantage of their chances, one team did not.

“We played a little slow and laid back tonight. To win against Garnet Valley you need to be aggressive an aggressive all the time. Hopefully, we can earn our chance to see them again.”

• Garnet Valley has now won four straight and seven of its last eight. Henderson saw a three-game winning streak snapped.

Garnet Valley 1 2 2—5

WC Henderson 1 0 1—2

First-period goals: Kaden Longo (GV) from Nolan Stott and A.J. Tenhuisen, :59; Hunter Haas (H) from Declan Dowd 5:35 (pp)

Second-period goals: Tenhuisen (GV) from Ryan McGhee and Jeremy Hyczka, 11:01; Stott (GV) from Jake Morrow, 15:42

Third-period goals: Stott (GV) from Jake Robinson, 1:53; Andrew Denny (H) from John Gordon and Haas, 8:10; Dylan Orr (GV) unassisted, 15:34 (en)

Goaltenders: Garrett Stoops (GV), Matt Cieslukowski (H) (shot totals unavailable)

St. Joseph’s Prep 2 Malvern Prep 1 OT

The APAC playoffs are still a ways off, but fans who took in Thursday’s matchup between St. Joseph’s Prep and Malvern Prep got a taste of the postseason atmosphere. Cole Gargon’s goal 2:37 into overtime gave the Hawks a 2-1 win that put a damper on the Friars’ Senior Day.

The result assures St. Joseph’s Prep (9-7, 4-3 in the APAC) of a third place in the conference standings with one regular-season conference game remaining against Hun School next Friday. By virtue of the point acquired in the overtime loss, Malvern Prep (3-9, 2-5) will finish fourth, regardless of the result of their regular-season league finale next Wednesday, also against Hun School.

Gargon’s winning goal concluded an overtime session that for most of two minutes played out in the Malvern Prep offensive zone. But a turnover in the neutral zone gave the Hawks their opportunity. They patiently cycled the puck before Frankie Ely deposited it on Gargon’s stick and the sophomore put a shot past Friar goaltender Matt Crawford.

“In overtime, like anything else, it’s a possession game,” said St. Joseph’s Prep coach David Giacomin. “and they possessed it.

“You don’t want to overcommit, you want that one turnover so you can start possessing the game. And, if you watched that play develop, he took the puck out of the (Hawks’) offensive zone; they had a little bit of tired legs and all it needs is one move around a guy and we’re walking in and getting shots.”

The two regulation goals came late in the first period. Jake Weingrtner put the hosts in front when he beat Declan Geary in the Hawk net with 4:03 left in the opening session. The goal came when Michael Castelli was in the box serving a roughing infraction, one of eight penalties called in the first period.

The Hawks responded with an even-strength goal from Bradan Fisher, who beat Crawford from the low slot with 1:27 remaining.

From there. The game evolved into a goaltending dual between Geary and Crawford who between them made 48 saves. Both netminders needed to be in top form.

“It’s always fun playing against {Crawford} Geary said. “We’ve practiced with goalie coaches before. It’s a fun environment with Senior Night. It’s a big one.”

Geary said the pressure of a big game sharpens his focus.

“It’dun,” he said. “I don’t like high-scoring game. I like the low-scoring ones here it’s tight and all that. It’s just fun to compete.”

Malvern Prep coach Bill Keenan said his team was looking to keep the momentum going after defeating Hun School two days ago.

“We knew it would be a tough battle with St. Joe’s,” he said. “They’re a physical team, they move the puck well.
“Our guys matched it, our intensity was high, we came up a little short.”

The Friars are assured of hosting the postseason play-in game against Hun School sometime prior to February 19 when the semifinal are scheduled. The winner will face Holy Ghost Prep in one semifinal. St. Joseph’s Prep will face La Salle in the other. Both semifinal games will be played at Grundy Arena. The highest seeded finaliat will host the Founders Cup championship game.

St. Joseph’s Prep 1 0 0 1—2

Malvern Prep 1 0 0 0—1

First-period goals: Jake Weingartner (MP) from House Young, 12:57 (pp); Ben Kersun (SJP) from Bradan Fisher, 15:33

Overtime goal: Cole Gargon (SJP) from Frank Ely, 2:37

Shots: St. Joseph’s Prep 28, Malvern Prep 23 Saves: Declan Geary (SJP) 22, Matt Crawford (MP) 26

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C.B. East 5 Pennsbury 3

Jaden Young made a big impression Wednesday night. He scored three goals and assisted on a fourth, as Central Bucks East downed Pennsbury 5-3 at Hatfield Ice in a SHSHL National Division matchup with significant postseason implications.

The win moved the Patriots past the Falcons into fifth place in the division standings. It also gave them a sweep of the two-game season series.

Young spoke to the significance of the occasion.

“This game was especially important,” the senior said. “We need to get as many wins as as we can. We need to win the games we need to win.

“In reality, we need to play our game every game regardless of who the competition is.”

Ethan Cenci gave East (7-9, 7-8 in the division) the lead with 2:43 left in the first period when he won a race for a loose puck on the right wing and went on to put a backhander past Falcon goaltender Brendan Millikan. Ben Dempsey made a 2-0 game with 29 seconds left when a rebound of Young’s shot squirted free.

Kevin DeRosa scored for Pennsbury (5-11, 5-10) 2:19 into the second frame but then Young stepped up, scoring two goals 20 seconds apart to give his team a 4-1 lead 3:22 into the period.

Jacob Sarver scored a power play goal for the Falcons with 2:39 left in the period but Pennsbury could get no closer. Young completed his hat trick 1:21 into the third period. Shane Hicks closed out the scoring for Pennsbury with 10:17 left in the game.

East coach Jeff Mitchell said his team’s quick start was huge in light of later stumbles.

“We got great momentum to start the first period,” he said. “We started taking a couple of penalties a let them back into the game; teams make us pay when we go down a man.”

Mitchell noted that Young’s back-to-back goals swung momentum in the Patriots’ direction.

“We doubled up on him within one shift,” he said. “That just goes to show just how big a difference maker {Young} can be.”

Cole Breen got the win in goal, stopping 15 shots along the way. Pennsbury coach Ryan Daley said Breen’s impact on the game was huge.

“We had a lot of great chances in the first period,” he said. “Their goalie had a great night. You just hope you score on some of the chances you worked so hard for. We just couldn’t get them to go in.

Pennsbury 0 2 1—3

C.B. East 2 2 1—5

First-period goals: Ethan Cenci (CBE) from David Brown, 14:17; Ben Dempsey (CBE) from Jaden Young and Brown, 16:31 (pp)

Second-period goals: Kevin DeRosa (P) from Chris Sarver, 2:19; Young (CBE) from Gavin Wilmer, 3:02; Young (CBE) from Cenci, 3:22; Jacob Sarver (P) from Chris Sarver, 14:21(pp)

Third-period goals: Young (CBE) unassisted, 1:21; Shane Hicks (P) from DeRosa, 6:43

Shots: Pennsbury 18, C.B. East 28; Saves: Brendan Millikan (CBE) 23, Cole Breen (CBE) 15

C.R. South 9 C.B. South 7

By Karen Sangillo

Council Rock South scored early and often, and it was a good thing for them.

The Golden Hawks struggled to find the net later in the game and escaped with a 9-7 victory over Central Bucks South in Wednesday’s matchup at Grundy Arena.

CR South got out of the gate quickly, scoring three consecutive goals by Jake Weiner, Jeremy Rayher and Jackson Mosley before the Titans’ Jeffrey Kvecher found the cage for their only goal of the period. Rayher and Weiner added one more apiece to give the Golden Hawks a 5-1 advantage at the end of the first.

It looked like a comfortable lead, but it wasn’t. CB South scored four unanswered goals in four and a half minutes to tie it up in the second frame. Peter Herring (on a power play), Sean Cutter, Dominic Gibson and Cutter were the goal scorers for the Titans, whose defense stymied the Golden Hawks for much of the second period.

Weiner finally broke the deadlock with a goal for CR South, and Jordan Sarne added another on a power play to give the Golden Hawks a 7-5 lead after two periods.

Both teams took a lot of shots on goal in the third period, with CR South taking 17 of its 45 and CB South 12 of its 35 in that frame. Both teams struck twice. CR South’s Weiner scored the first goal of the period while the Golden Hawks were shorthanded and Mosley had the last, while CB South’s Ryan Frey scored back-to-back goals in between the two, the first of which was on a power play.

“This was probably the hardest game we’ve played all year,” said Jonah Weston, a senior for CR South. “We got a big lead but then they came back and tied it. When that happened, I knew we’d come back and start playing our game and as soon as the third period started we were right back in there.

“This is definitely a very satisfying win.”

CR South won the first meeting of the year between the two 6-0, on Nov. 14.

“We definitely did not expect that second period,” said Mosley, a senior. “I think we got a little complacent, but we got right back in it and played hard.

“Even when it was tied, we absolutely thought that we were going to win. It was definitely nerve-wracking, though.

“This was the closest game we’ve had all year and definitely a tough one. This was a lesson learned for us. We need to stick to what we do best.”

The Golden Hawks remain undefeated at 14-0 in SHSHL National Division play, They are 15-1 overall

“We think about being undefeated to build on our confidence, but I think that we really want to just stick to the basics and do what we do to get those wins,” Mosley said.

The loss snapped a five-game win streak for the Titans (11-3 in the division, 11-5 overall).

“We started off really slow, but I’m proud of how we came back and battled,” said Cutter, a senior captain for the Titans. “They had a big lead after the first period and I think we had a reality check. The second period we knew what we had to do. We had to play simple hockey and it worked for us.

“When we tied it up (the game was 5-5 in the second period) we had a lot of energy and we were going strong but then I think we fell off what we were working on and that was the end.

“This one hurts a little more than the last time they beat us because we this time we battled back and then we gave it away again. When you play a good team like this, mistakes kill you and that’s what happened to us.

“We made it a real game this time and scoring seven goals against the top team in the league shows what we can do.”

Central Bucks South 1 4 2—7

Council Rock South 5 2 2—9

First-period goals: Jake Weiner (CRS) from Jagger Smith and Jonah Weston, 1:50; Jeremy Rayher (CRS) from Jackson Mosley, 6:18; Jackson Mosley (CRS) from Jeremy Rayher, 6:37; Jeffrey Kvecher (CBS), unassisted, 10:05; Jeremy Rayher (CRS), unassisted, 11:01; Jake Weiner (CRS) from Jeremy Rayher and Jackson Mosley, 13:54

Second-period goal: Peter Herring (CBS), unassisted, 1:32; Sean Cutter (CBS) from Ryan Frey and Dominic Gibson, 3:18; Dominic Gibson (CBS) from Sean Cutter, 4:11; Sean Cutter (CBS) from Joseph Silobodrian and Jamison Crouch, 5:57; Jake Weiner (CRS) from Jake Maurer, 12:39; Jordan Sarne (CRS) from Jeremy Rayher and Jackson Mosley, 13:44

Third-period goals: Jake Weiner (CRS) from Jonah Weston, 4:06; Ryan Frey (CBS) from Sean Cutter, 5:59; Ryan Frey (CBS) from Sean Cutter, 9:15; Jackson Mosley (CRS) from Jordan Sarne, 12:49

Shots: Central Bucks South 35, Council Rock South 45; Saves: Jake Matkowski (CBS) 9, Trey Prozzillo (CRS) 38

North Penn 4 Pennridge 3 OT

James Boyle score a power-play goal 1:45 into overtime to give North Penn a come-from behind 4-3 win over Pennridge Wednesday night at Hatfield Ice.

The win lifted North Penn to 14-2 overall and 13-2 in divisional play. The Knights trail Council Rock South by one point in the division standings with three games remaining although South has a game in hand.

What’s there to say about Mr. Boyle,” said North Penn coach Kevin Vaitis. “One of the top players in the league, one of the top if not maybe the top defensemen in the league the guy brings it every game He lives for these games.”

The winning goal came North Penn enjoying a four-skaters-to-three advantage after the Rams’ Nick Young received a double-minor penalty 62 seconds into the extra session. There were 18 penalties called in the game, 11 against the Rams

Declan Laehy tied the game for North Penn with 1:33 left in regulation after the Rams’ Nathan McKean gave Pennridge (10-5, 9-5) a 3-2 lead with four seconds left in the middle period.
Daniel Cabrales and Samuel Norton added goals for North Penn. Shane Dachowki and Nolan Shaw scored for Pennridge.

Andrew Norton got the win in goal, stopping 38 shots en route.

The loss was Pennridge’s fourth one-goal setback of the season.

“We deserved better,” said Pennridge coach Jeff Montagna. “I just told these guys we’re four plays away from being a [one-loss hockey team].’

North Penn 1 1 1 1—4

Pennridge 2 1 0 0—3

SHSHL Update 1-28-25

National Division W L T PTS OTW OTL

C.R. South (14-1) 13 0 0 49 3 0

North Penn (13-2) 12 2 0 49 0 1

C.B. South (11-4) 11 2 0 41 3 0

Pennridge (10-4) 9 4 0 38 0 2

C.B. East (6-8) 6 7 0 24 0 0

Pennsbury (5-9) 5 8 0 22 0 2

Neshaminy (5-9) 4 9 0 15 0 1

Souderton (3-9) 3 8 0 12 0 0

C.R. North (3-12) 3 12 0 12 0 0

C.B. West (0-13) 0 13 0 0 0 0

American Division W L T PTS OTW OTL

P-W (12-0) 11 0 0 44 0 0

Wissahickon (7-4) 7 3 0 23 1 0

Hatboro-Horsham (6-6) 6 5 0 24 1 1

Springfield (3-8) 3 8 0 9 0 1

Abington (0-12) 0 11 0 0 0 0

National Division Scoring G A Pts

Shane Dachwski Pr 28 22 50

Jeremy Rayher 24 23 47

Cole Pluck NP 19 26 45

James Rush Pr 19 21 40

Samuel Norton NP 18 22 40

Jackson Accardi CRN 23 15 38

Jake Weiner CRS 25 11 36

Nolan Shingle NP 19 13 32

Jordan Sarne CRS 12 19 31

Matthew Cross Soud 19 9 28

American Division Scoring G A Pts

Dan Guller PW 12 22 34

Vincent Graziani HH 14 17 31

Nathan Nemchinov HH 17 12 29

Ben Raebiger Wiss 19 4 23

Darius Graziani HH 9 14 23

Victor Wilkins HH 16 6 22

Owen Quinn Spr. 9 11 20

Cooper Kanze PW 10 9 19

Luke Smith PW 6 12 18

Logan Honeycutt Wiss. 12 5 17

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