Plymouth Whitemarsh 7 Hatboro-Horsham 4

Plymouth Whitemarsh scored three goals in two-minute span of the third period and went on to a 7-4 win Wednesday night in a SHSHL American Division matchup at Hatfield Ice.

The win moved the Colonials (13-2 overall and in divisional play {52 points}) back into first place in the division standings heading into the final week of the regular season. The regular-season champion will receive a bye into the division championship game. The Hatters dropped to 12-3 for 49 points in divisional play and 14-3 overall.

The game was tied 4-4 when Daniel Guller put the Colonials in front with 5:26 left in regulation. It was Guller’s third goal of the game. He followed with his fourth with 3:58 remaining and Dan Moloney extended the Plymouth Whitemarsh lead 32 seconds after that.

Guller’s first two goals came in the second period and helped Plymouth Whitemarsh to a 4-1 lead before the Hatters got goals from Nathan Nemchinov and Vincent Graziani to make it a one-goal game before the second period ended.

Nemchinov tied the game 14 seconds into the third period but the Hatters, who had just eight skaters available, would not score again.

“It’s always good to get a win,” said Plymouth Whitemarsh coach Vince Forti, “but it was not our best game. There are still some things we need to work on, but I have confidence in our group.

Hatboro-Horsham coach Shane Smith praised his team’s effort despote being shorthanded.

“The team knew the importance of the {game} and fought extremely hard,” he said. “I am really proud of them.”

In addition to Guller’s four goals, Cooper Kanzee provided the Colonials with four assists. Nemchinov and Graziani each scored twice for the Hatters.

Hatboro-Horsham will conclude its regular season next Wednesday against Abington. Plymouth Whitemarsh finishes against Wissahickon next Thursday.

P-W 2 2 3—7

H-H 1 2 1—4

First-period goals: Carson Woodbridge (PW) from Luke Smith, 2:58; Morgan Hulitt (PW) from Cooper Kanzee, 6:14; Vincent Graziani (HH) from Evan Snow and Luca Staffieri, 7:32

Second-period goal: Daniel Guller (PW) from Kanzee, :23; Guller from Kanzee, 6:54; Nathan Nemchinov (HH). From Snow, 7:40; Graziani (HH) from Aiden North and Snow, 13:55

Third period goals: Guller (PW) from Liam Kelly, 11:34; Guller (PW) unassisted, 13:02; Don Moloney (PW) from Kanzee, 13:34

APAC Playoffs at Hand

The APAC Founders Cup playoffs begin Wednesday afternoon with a play-in game featuring fourth-seeded La Salle hosted fifth-seeded Malvern Prep. Game time is set for 4 p.m. at Hatfield Ice.

Here’s a look at how the Friars and the Explorers got to this point.

Malvern Prep

Coach: Bill Keenan

Record: 4-10-2, 2-6 in the APAC

Key players: Sr. Jake Weingartner 7 goals, 11 assists 18 points; Sr. Pax Hoishik 6-9-15; Sr. Ryan Caterino 2.66 GAA, .912 save %

La Salle

Coach: Wally Muehlbronner

Record: 6-12, 3-5 in APAC

Key players: Fr. Thomas Leonards 11 goals, 2 assists, 13 points: Patrick Lunsford 4-8-12; So. Andrew Frantz, 4-7-11; Jr. Anthony Foster 2.94 GAA, .913 save pct.; So. Danny Trainor 1.59, .920

This season:

11-26 Malvern Prep 2 La Salle 0

1-14 La Salle 3 Malvern Prep 2

Wednesday’s winner will face top-seeded Holy Ghost Prep next Wednesday in one half of a semifinal doubleheader at Ice Line. The other half of that doubleheader will match second-seeded Hub School and third seed Joseph’s Prep.

SHSHL Update 2-10-26

National Division W L T OTW OTL SOW SOL Pts

North Penn (18-1) 14 0 0 – – – – 56

Council Rock South (15-2) 12 2 0 – – – – 48

Central Bucks South (11-4) 10 3 0 – – – 40

Pennsbury (10-5-1) 8 5 1 – – – – 34

Central Bucks East (6-8-1) 6 7 1 1 – – – 25

Pennridge (5-9-1) 5 9 0 – 2 – – 22

Souderton (3-11) 4 9 0 1 1 – – 16

Neshaminy (2-13) 2 12 0 1 – – – 7

Central Bucks West (0-15) 0 14 0 – – – – 0

American Division
W L T OTW OTL SHW SOL PTS

Hatboro-Horsham (14-2) 12 2 0 – 1 – – 49

Plym. Whitemarsh (12-2) 12 2 0 – – – 48

Wissahickon (5-9-1) 5 8 1 2 – – – 20

Springfield (5-10) 5 8 0 1 – – 19

Abington (0-13-1) 0 13 1 – 2 – – 4

Scoring All League Scheduled Games

National Division GP G A Pts

Shane Gleisner Pb 16 40 20 60

Jake Weiner CRS 16 37 17 54

Samuel Norton NP 17 24 29 53

Chris Silvotti NP 19 21 25 46

Nolan Shingle 18 21 20 41

Ismael Cabrales NP 17 14 23 37

Ryan Frey C.B. South 15 16 20 36

Max Ryon Sou. 9 20 15 35

American Division GP G A Pts

Vincent Graziani HH 16 30 25 55

Daniel Guller PW 13 13 31 44

Nate Nemchinov HH 14 21 20 41

Grayson Quinn Sp. 15 21 15 34

Cooper Kanze PW 10 17 14 31

Mack Risnychok Wiss 14 19 11 30

Luca Staffieri HH 13 15 15 30

Bill Moffa HH 14 11 16 27

Blake Ambler PW 12 10 17 27

Logan Dicus Wiss 14 12 13 25

H-H 5 PW 4

Hatboro-Horsham needed to pick up the pace. Two periods into Thursday’s matchup with Plymouth Whitemarsh, the Hatters found themselves trailing 2-0 in a game featuring the two top teams in the SHSHL’s American Division.

The Hatters responded to the challenge by scoring five times in the third period to slip past the Colonials 5-4, a result with significant American Division ramifications.

Luca Staffieri scored the winning goal with 58 seconds remaining in regulation. The result heightened an already tight division race; both teams stand 12-2 in the division standings with a rematch to come next Wednesday. The Hatters lead the season series two victories to one.

“We came in knowing it was a must-win game said Hatboro-Horsham coach Shane Smith. “Every game from here on out is a must-win game if you want to secure the bye {that sends the regular-season champion to the division championship game}.

The Hatters made a statement at the start of the third period. Staffieri, Reid Rochestie, and Vincent Graziani all scored goals in a span of 2 minutes, 49 seconds to give Hatboro-Horsham a 3-2 lead with 13:18 left in regulation.

The balance of the period saw the teams trading goals: Dan Guller and Jarrett Olenginski for Plymouth Whitemarsh, Nate Nemchinov for the Hatters.

Olenginski tied the game at 4-4 with 1:59 remaining before Staffari dashed the Colonials’ hopes 61 seconds later.

Staffari contributed two assists along with his two goals, but the contributions of Hatter goaltender Patrick Murphy were a significant factor as well. Murphy, who transferred to Hatboro-Horsham from La Salle at midseason, stopped 46 of the 50 shots he saw. His best work came midway through the second period when he made three big saves in a game that was scoreless at the time. He stopped 16 of 18 shots in the third frame.

“I knew I had to come up big,” he said. “We had a lot of shots going into the third period so I knew I had to keep them in the game. Then, they found a way to come back.”

Murphy’s transfer to Hatboro-Horsham marked a return to familiar surroundings. He was a student in the Hatboro-Horsham School District through the eighth grade before pending two-and-a-half years at La Salle.

“In the classroom, it hasn’t been too hard to switch,” he said. “On the ice, I know a lot of kids on the team so it was an easy switch for me.”

Plymouth Whitemarsh coach Vince Forti took some positives away from the loss.

“You’re never really happy with a loss, but I think there were a lot of positive takeaways,” he said. “Fifty shots on goal; their goalie played really well. A couple rebound chances we couldn’t bury here and there.”

• An altercation following a pileup at the Hatboro-Horsham net with 12 seconds left in the game led to 53 minutes in penalties being handed out. The Hatters’ Reid Rochestie received a major penalty for slew footing. He’ll serve a two-game suspension….The Hatters now stand at 14-2 overall. The Colonials are 12-2 overall and in the division.

Hatboro-Horsham 0 0 5—5

P-W 0 2 2—4

Second-period goals: Cooper Kanzee (PW) from Liam Kelly and Daniel Guller, 11:06; Dan Moloney (PW) from Luke Smith and Guller, 14:41 (pp)

Third-period goals: Luca Staffieri (HH) from Kyle Roesing, :56: Reid Rochestie (HH) from Vincent Graziani, 1:31; Graziani (HH) from Staffieri, 3:42; Guller (PW) from Kanzee and Moloney 8:43; Nate Nemchinov (HH) from Staffieri and Roesing, 12:51; Jarrett Olenginski (PW) from Ryan Jagher, 15:01; Staffieri (HH) from Vincent Graziani, 16:02

Shots: Hatboro-Horsham 28, Plymouth Whitemarsh 50; Saves: Patrick Murphy (HH) 46 Lucas Bennett (PW) 23

SHSHL Update 2-2-26

National Division W L T OTW OTL SOW SOL Pts

North Penn (16-1) 13 0 0 – – – – 52

Council Rock South (14-2) 11 2 0 – – – – 44

Central Bucks South (10-4) 9 3 0 – – – 36

Pennsbury (10-4-1) 8 4 1 – – – – 34

Pennridge (5-8-1) 5 8 – – 2 – – 22

Central Bucks East (5-8-1) 5 7 1 1 – – 21`

Souderton (3-10) 3 9 0 1 1 – – 12

Neshaminy (2-11) 2 10 0 1 – – – 7

Central Bucks West (0-14) 0 13 0 – – – – 0

American Division W L T OTW OTL SHW SOL PTS

Hatboro-Horsham (13-2) 11 2 0 1 – – 45

Plym. Whitemarsh (11-1) 11 1 0 – – – 44

Wissahickon (5-8) 5 7 0 2 – – – 18

Springfield (4-9) 4 8 0 1 – – 15

Abington (0-13) 0 13 0 – 2 – – 1

Scoring All League Scheduled Games

National Division GP G A Pts

Shane Gleisner Pb 15 39 19 58

Jake Weiner CRS 13 34 17 51

Samuel Norton NP 15 19 25 44

Chris Silvotti NP 17 20 20 40

Nolan Shingle 16 19 14 33

Jordan Sarne CRS 13 17 15 32

Ryan Frey C.B. South 14 13 19 32

Ismael Cabrales NP 15 10 22 32

American Division GP G A Pts

Vincent Graziani HH 15 29 23 52

Daniel Guller PW 12 12 29 41

Nate Nemchinov HH 13 20 20 40

Bill Moffa HH 14 11 16 27

Mack Risnychok Wiss 12 18 8 26

Luca Staffieri HH 12 13 13 26

Blake Ambler PW 10 10 16 26

Cooper Kanze PW 8 13 11 24

Grayson Quinn Sp. 13 16 7 23

Reid Rochestie HH 14 7 15 22

Pennsbury 4 Pennridge 3

Elite players have a way of taking over a game. Shane Gleisner did just that Thursday night.

The Pennsbury senior delivered three goals, including the game winner, as the Falcons bested Pennridge 4-3 in a SHSHL National matchup at Hatfield Ice.

Gleisner took the ice Thursday night as the National Division’s leading scorer. He now has 34 goals and 16 assists for 50 points in divisional games; 39-19-58 overall, which puts atop him both scoring lists for both goals and points

Being his team’s primary offensive force is a role Gleisner has grown into over the course of his four varsity seasons.

“When I was a freshman, sophomore, and junior, I was working my way up to be the guy,” he said. “It feels good to be relied on. Now that I’m a senior, I’d say I’ve worked out all the mistakes I used to make, so I’m finally ready to be the goal-scoring guy.”

Pennsbury coach Ryan Daley cited Gleisner’s impact.

“He’s had a phenomenal year so far,” Daley said. He was a big role player the year we won the Flyers Cup (2023) and we could tell the best was yet to come with him.

“He just filled into that body, got big, got fast, with one of the hardest shots you’ll see in this league.”

Gleisner’s talents allow the Falcon to employ the up-tempo style Daley prefers.

“That’s kind of been what we’ve tried to have as our calling card the last few years,” Daley said. “This year, we’ve finally got kind of the right pieces again to have that explosive offense, stretch the ice a little bit, get those odd-man rushes.”

Pennsbury (10-4-1, 8-4-1 in the division) had to play from behind early on. The Rams (5-8-1, 5-8), who had just 10 skaters dressed, took a 1-0 lead on Landon Bishop’s goal 3:32 into the opening period. Gleisner tied the game 2:04 into the second frame and after Shane Hicks put the Falcons in front at 9:18 they never trailed again.

Gleisner extended his team’s lead with 5:03 remaining in the period but Pennridge, which had just 10 skaters dressed, refused to go away.

James Rush made it a one-goal game 18 seconds into the final period but Gleisner responded when he finished a solo breakaway 25 seconds later. Even then the Rams refused to yield. Dinsmore made it a 4-3 game with 13:36 still remaining and Pennsbury goaltender Brendan Milliken made some big saves down the stretch to keep his team in front.

“We lost to the best goal scorer in the league this year,” said Pennridge coach Jeff Montagna. “And that’s the way it goes sometimes. He did a great job, he finished the chances he had to. We kept fighting back and came up a little bit short tonight.”

Pennsbury 0 3 1—4

Pennridge 1 0 2—3

First-period goal: Landon Bishop (Pr) from Justin Dinsmore, 3:32

Second-period goals: Shane Gleisner (Pb) from Francis DeLucia, 2:04; Shane Hicks (Pb) from Jake Sarver, 9:18; Gleisner (Pb) from Connor Gray, 11:57

Third-period goals: James Rush (Pr) from Ryan Burke, 2:42; Gleisner (Pb) unassisted, 3:07; Dinsmore (Pr) from Rush, 3:24

Shots: Pennsbury 25, Pennridge 27: Saves: Brendan Milliken(Pb) 24, Andrew Slutsky (Pr) 21

St. Joseph’s Prep 3 La Salle 2

St. Joseph’s Prep used two third-period goals to post a 3-2 win over La Salle Wednesday evening in an APAC game at the University of Pennsylvania’s Class of 1923 Rink.

The win lifted the hosts to 14-5 on the season and 4-3 in conference.

Two of the Hawks’ three goals came while they were shorthanded.

Cole Gargon scored what proved to be the winning goal with 6:16 remaining in the third period. It came in the aftermath of a skirmish that sent five players to the penalty box and left St. Joseph’s Prep shorthanded.

Matthew Jones opened the scoring when he gave the Explorers (5-12, 2-6) a 1-0 lead 8:22 into the second period. Adam Charaffi tied the game for the Hawks with 6:38 remaining in the period while his teammate Michael Castelli was in the box serving a hooking penalty.

James Fratantuono put the Hawks in front for the first time 9:25 into the third period. Gargon extended his team’s lead when he beat La Salle goaltender Dylan Brown 1 minute 19 seconds later.

William Paulka scored for La Salle with 4:19 left in regulation to complete the scoring.

Declan Geary made 23 saves in goal in his winning effort.

“We relied heavily on Declan to make some big saves for us,” said St. Joseph’s Prep coach Charlie Van Kula. “”Hats off to La Salle, who battled hard all game.

“We have not been doing ourselves many favors lately with how we have shown up for games and its apparent. That’s on me. The road only gets harder from here with ther playoffs around the corner.”

St. Joseph’s Prep will conclude its conference schedule next Wednesday at Holy Ghost Prep in a game that was originally scheduled for this past Monday. La Salle, which has two non-conference games remaining on its schedule, will play in the APAC play-in game as either the fourth or fifth seed on a date to be determined.

La Salle 0 1 1

St. Joseph’s Prep 0 1 2

Second-period goal: Matthew Jones (L) from Roman Tkach and Matthew Martin, 8:22; Adam Charrafi (SJP) from Frank Ely and Jake Ely, 10:22 (sh)

Third-period goals: James Fratantuono (SJP) from Noah Stuhl, 9:25; Cole Gargon (SJP) from Bradan Fisher, 10:44 (sh); William Podulka (L) from Owen Reinhart and Jones, 12:41;

Shots: La Salle 25, St. Joeph’s Prep 37; Saves: Dylan Brown (L) 34, Declan Geary (SJP) 23

Lunsford Maturing at La Salle

Patrick Lunsford is at home at La Salle, in the classroom and on the ice. The junior forward is in the midst of his first season of varsity hockey.

A Blue Bell resident, Lunsford was pointed toward La Salle at a young age.

“A lot of my family went to La Salle,” he said. “It was a very popular school at my grade school (St. Helena), and it was great for me so, that’s what made me go to La Salle.”
Like three of the other four schools in the APAC, La Salle’s student body is all male. Lunsford cites the upside to that environment.

“It really helps us focus,’ he said. “And, there’s the brotherhood. You just become so close with your classmates. It’s a really great opportunity. You just do a lot of things with your classmates; the classes. You make so many friends. It’s a great way to expand your friendships and just meet so many new people.”

Lunsford says he adjusted relatively quickly to La Salle’s academic demands.

“It was very different from grade school,” he said. “But, within the first couple weeks of my freshman year, I did very well. I did a great job adapting to the time management. You’ve just got to tackle your work early and if you get it in early, you’ll excel.

I think the kids at the schools around here, they get it and they understand so, everyone does a great job with schooling.

Like his peers, Lunsford has become adept at managing his time successfully.

“It’s hard,” he said. “But at the same time, La Salle does such a great job of giving you time throughout the day and time after school to get your work done. We don’t have the same classes every day. We have them every other day. So, we have two days to get our homework in, which is very huge with sports, and all the kids have outside activities.

“I think it’s a great opportunity for everyone. Time management, it is a struggle sometimes, but if you can get your work in, you’ll be just fine. That’s worked out great for me.”

Lunsford says the curriculum at La Salle teaches students to make independent decisions.

“My grade school did a really great job of preparing me for things like that in high school,” he said, “and it funneled into La Salle very well for me.”

From a hockey perspective is part of a team that began the season young in terms of age and more importantly varsity experience. They found themselves navigating a steep learning curve early on but recorded their two first two APAC wins of the season heading into Wednesday’s scheduled game at St. Joseph’s Prep.

“{Varsity hockey} is very different from the jayvee level,” Lunsford said. “The first couple games took some really getting used to, but over time I think myself and all my teammates, we’ve done a great job.

“The passing, the hitting, everything. It’s just a different level but I think we’ve done a really great of adapting to that.”

SHSHL Update 1-26-26

National Division W L T OTW OTL SOW SOL Pts

North Penn (14-1) 11 0 0 – – – – 44

Council Rock South (12-2) 9 2 0 – – – – 36

Central Bucks South (9-4) 8 3 0 – – – 32

Pennsbury (9-3-1) 7 3 1 – – – – 30

Pennridge (5-5-1) 5 5 – – 2 – – 22

Central Bucks East (5-7-1) 5 6 1 1 – – – 21`

Souderton (3-9) 3 7 0 1 1 – – 12

Neshaminy (2-10) 2 9 0 1 – – – 7

Central Bucks West (0-13) 0 12 0 – – – – 0

American Division W L T OTW OTL SHW SOL PTS

Hatboro-Horsham (11-1) 11 1 0 – – – – 44

Plym. Whitemarsh (8-1) 10 1 0 – – – – 40

Wissahickon (3-6) 4 7 0 1 – – – 15

Springfield (3-7) 3 7 0 – – – 12

Abington (0-10) 0 11 0 – 1 – – 1

Scoring All League Scheduled Games

National Division GP G A Pts

Shane Gleisner Pb 13 35 18 53

Jake Weiner CRS 13 34 17 51

Samuel Norton NP 14 17 23 40

Chris Silvotti NP 15 16 16 32

Landon Bishop Pr 10 17 12 29

Jordan Sarne CRS 12 14 15 29

Shane Hicks Pb 12 12 17 29

Max Ryon Sou. 8 16 13 29

James Rush Pr 12 17 11 28

Nolan Shingle 14 14 13 27

Ryan Frey C.B. South 12 9 16 25

Jackson Kelly Soud 8 11 10 21

Dominic Gibson 9 10 10 20

American Division GP G A Pts

Vincent Graziani HH 13 23 23 46

Daniel Guller PW 11 12 26 38

Nate Nemchinov HH 11 19 18 37

Bill Moffa HH 13 11 16 27

Luca Staffieri HH 12 13 13 26

Cooper Kanze PW 8 13 11 24

Mack Risnychok Wiss 11 16 7 23

Grayson Quinn Sp. 11 15 7 22

Blake Ambler PW 9 8 13 21

Reid Rochestie HH 13 7 14 21

Blake Ambler PW 8 7 12 19

Aiden North HH 12 5 12 19

Grayson Quinn Spr. 9 13 3 16

Julia Kaminsky Soud 6 9 4 13

Jackson Kelly Soud 5 6 7 13

Nolan Shingle NP 7 6 7 13

Ryan Burke Pr 5 4 7 11

Cameron Fairweather Sou. 5 3 8 11

James Boyle NP 6 2 9 11

Shawn Mooney Nesh 4 3 4 7

Joseph Mangin HH 3 5 2 7

Cooper Kamze PW 2 5 1 6

Dominic Gibson CBS 3 3 3 6

Goaltenders-Min.200 minutes

National Division GP MP Shots GA Save % GAA

Andrew Norton NP 7 357 134 8 .940 1.14

Cameron Young CBE 6 306 279 24 .914 4.00

Aidan Quigley NP 8 408 179 17 .905 2.13

Brendan Milliken Pb 13 662 395 41 .896 3.16

Trey Prozzillo CRS 11 560 269 28 .896 2.55

American Division GP MP Shots GA Save % GAA

Max Youder PW 5 255 148 12 .919 2.40

Dominic Sestito HH 5 236 80 8 .900 1.73

Lucas Bennett PW 5 254 125 13 .896 2.61

Matthew Evangelist Ab 11 565 482 63 .869 5.69

Eric Miller HH 7 357 144 19 .868 2.71

Flyers Cup Rankings 1-26-26

The Flyers Cup Committee has released its second and last set of rankings for the 2025-26 regular season. The rankings are based on on-ice performance and the evaluations of members of the committee.

The field for the 47^th Flyers Cup Tournament will be announced on the evening of Sunday, February 22.

Class AAA

Holy Ghost Prep
St. Joseph’s Prep
Malvern Prep
La Salle
Father Judge

Class AA

North Penn
Council Rock South
Boyertown
Conestoga
Owen J. Roberts

Class A

Hershey
Kennett
Pernncrest
Marple Newtown
Hatboro-Horsham

Girls

Avon Grove
Downingtown West
Lower Merion Maroon
Conestoga
West Chester East