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C.B. South 2 C.B. East 1

Ryan Frey’s goal with six minutes left in the third period gave Central Bucks South a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Central Bucks Easy Monday night in the opening round of the SHSHL National Division playoffs at Hatfield Ice.

The third-seeded Titans (15-5) will face second seed Council Rock South in a semifinal game on Wednesday. The sixth-seeded Patriots  (6-12-1) will be idle until next week when they will face Conestoga in the opening round of the Class AA Flyers Cup.

It was East who struck first Monday night. Ethan Cenci’s goal 4:43 into the second period gave the Patriots a 1-0 lead. Joey Slobodrian tied the game for South 2:44 into the final period.

Frey’s game winner came off assists from Dom Gibson and Dom DiMarino.

Nathan Napoliano got the win in goal, making 17 saves. Cameron Young game up big in goal for the Patriots, making 46 saves.

“The team stayed the course,” said South coach Josh Sklar. “Everyone bought into the system and kept pushing.

“We ran into a hot goalie and we just needed to keep shooting and traffic in front.”

Sklar told his players to take a back-to-basics approach.

“We told them to simplify their game,” he said, “and make the smart, easy decision with the puck”

• The Titans are seeking their first SHSHL title since 2018 when they won their last of four straight.

Central Bucks East 0 1 0—1

Central Bucks South 0 0 2—2

Second-period goal: Ethan Cenci (CBE) from Samuel Gottesman and Tyson Cowan, 4:43

Third-period goals: Joey Slobodrian (CBS) from Ryan Frey and John Lord, 2:44; Frey (CBS) from Dom Gibson and Dom DiMarino 11:00

Shots: C.B. East 18, C.B. South 48; Saves: Cameron Young (CBE) 46, Nathan Napolitano (CBS) 17

The Hockey Happenings podcast previewing the Flyers Cup tournament is available HERE

SHSHL Playoff Schedule

The Suburban High School Hockey League playoff schedule for 2026 is now set. Pairings and game times are listed below.

Monday, February  23

National Division First  Round

  1. Central Bucks South vs 6. Central Bucks East 7:00 at Hatfield
  2. Pennsbury vs. 5 Pennridge 7:10 at Grundy

Wednesday, February 25

National Division Semifinals

  1. North Penn vs. Pennsbury or Pennridge 6:30 at Hatfield
  2. Council Rock South vs. Central Bucks South or Central Bucks East 7:20 at Grundy

American Division Semifinal

  1. Hatboro-Horsham vs. 3. Springfield 8:30 at Hatfield

Thursday, February 26

National Division Final

@ 6:10 at Hatfield

American Division Final

8:20 at Hatfield

@ If Council Rock South is the highest seeded finalist this game will be played at Grundy

Vallee Making a Big Impact at The Hun School

Zachary Vallee has experienced some changes in his life of late. Vallee enrolled at The Hun School as a junior this past fall and is making a big impact for the Raiders on the ice.

In eight APAC games, he’s scored eight goals and added two assists; his 10 points tied him for the conference lead in scoring. His contributions have helped his team to a 13-12 overall record; its best since Hun School joined the APAC for the 2021-22 season.

The Raiders will face St. Joseph’s Prep in a Founders Cup playoff semifinal Wednesday afternoon at Ice Line (3:30 start).

Hun School coach N.G. Welsh has rotated Vallee through the lineup.

“I think he’s adaptable,” Welsh said. We’ve had him on lines with probably six or seven guys this year. We haven’t had him out there with the same two all year.

“He’s very adaptable to whoever he plays with. He picks up off those guys and he works with them well and then I think he’s just been a good fit for the team. He’s got a great work ethic and He wants to win just as bad as anybody else, which are two things we always look for.

Vallee says the formula to this season’s success has revolved around he and his teammates doing the little things well.

“We’re doing the little things that we work in practice,” he said. “Working the little things out makes the team win.”

A native of Pont-Rouge, Quebec, a town of roughly 10,000 located some 25 miles southwest of Quebec City, Vallee learned about Hun School via a hockey showcase.

“I got recruited through a showcase in Montreal,” he said. “I already had some interest in going to a prep school. {Hun School} reached out to me and I just decided to go there.”

Once he arrived on the Hun School campus, Vallee adapted to the English-speaking/American culture with little difficulty.

“It took me about two weeks to really switch up in English and everything,” he said. That was my only concern. Making friends has always been easy for me so it was just language-wise.”

This year’s Hun School roster includes five players from Quebec. Welsh says the school provides support to help them with their transition.

“We’ve got two or three kids every year that come down,” he said, “and it’s a lot on them that first semester. We try to help them out as much as we can that first semester even though we’re not in hockey season to get them set up for success, learn how the school works.”

Welsh points out that Vallee had to adjust to doing his academic work in English.

“He’s got to put extra time into it, just because English is not his first language,” he said, “and its challenging to do homework in your second language.

“And so, time management is important for all of those {players from Quebec}, it takes them a little bit longer to do the work than the standard player here.”

Vallee makes it a point to hit the books whenever time allows.

“When we go to away, games, I usually study on the bus back and forth,” he said. “Trying to find time to study when you go away, after practices.  During free blocks, we go to the library and study.”

APAC Update 2-10-26

                                                Won    Lost    Otw    Otl       Shw  Sol    Pts

Holy Ghost Prep (16-4)          8          0           1            0        0         0     23

St. Joseph’s Prep (14-6)         4           4          0           1         1        0      12

Hun School (13-10)                 4          4          2            2        0         0      12

La Salle (6-12)                          3          5          0            1        0         0       7

Malvern Prep (4-10-2)            2         6           1            0        1         0     6

Scoring  APAC Game Only                 GP   G  A Pts     

Chase Logue HGP                                   8     9   1   10

Zachary Vallee HS                                  8      8 2    10

Pax Hoishik  MP                                       8     4  6   10

Lucas Gonalez  HGP                                8     4  6   10

Jake Weingartner MP                             8     3  6      9

Anthony Valeriote GFP                           8    1   7     8

William Harmar HGP                              8    4   2     6

Jake Ely SJP                                            8    3   3     6

Luca Jean  HS                                          8    3   3     6

Goaltending Min. 153 Minutes         GP   Min   Shots GA  GAA Save %

Matt Salita HGP                                   6       306   136     4     0.67   .971

Ryan Caterino MP                               8       414     241    19   2.34   .921

Anthony Foster L                                 4       187    124     10  2.73   .919

Blake Echternacht HS                         5       226     142    12   2.71   .915

Declan Geary HGP                               8       375   184     17    2.31  .908

SHSHL Update 1-13-26

National Division              W    L   T  OTW OTL    SOW    SOL    Pts

North Penn (12-1)                9    0   0   –       –          –            –       36

Council Rock South (12-1)   9     1   0    –        –         –           –     36

Central Bucks South (8-4)      7      3    0      –         –          –       28

Pennsbury (7-3-1)                 5     3   1   –    –            –            –      22

Pennridge   (4-7-1)             4     6  –     –  2           –            –           18

Central Bucks East (4-6-1)    4    5   1   1    –            –            –      17

Souderton (3-6)                  3      5   0     1    1          –           –       12

Neshaminy (2-9)                2     8   0    1    –           –            –          7

Central Bucks West (0-11)  0    10   0    –     –           –           –       0                                 

American Division          W    L    T    OTW     OTL   SHW   SOL PTS  

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

Plym. Whitemarsh (8-1)  8    1     0     –           –         –          –     32

Springfield (3-7)               3    6     0          –      –           – –         12

Wissahickon (3-6)            3   6      0    1          –        –          –        11  

Abington (0-10)                  0    10    0      –           1       –          –     1

Scoring   All League Scheduled Games                        

 National Division                      GP    G     A      Pts

Jake Weiner CRS                        12     34  14    48

Shane Gleisner   Pb                    11    28    11   39

Samuel Norton NP                     12     14    17   31

Max Ryon Sou.                            8      16    13    29

Landon  Bishop Pr                       9      14    11   25

Chris Silvotti NP                          13      12   13   25

Jordan Sarne   CRS                      11    10   15    25

Ryan Frey     C.B. South             12      9     16   25

James Rush Pr                             11     15     9   24

Jackson Kelly Soud                      8      11    10   21    

Dominic Gibson                           9     10      10    20

Shane Hicks Pb                             9      7     12     19

  American Division         GP      G     A    Pts

  Vincent Graziani HH      13      23   23   46

  Nate Nemchinov HH      11     19   18   37

Daniel Guller       PW        9       9     22    31

 Bill Moffa   HH                13      11   16    27

Luca Staffieri HH            12      13    13   26

Reid Rochestie     HH     12       7     14  21

Cooper Kanze   PW       7       12     8     20