For the second time in three years, Hershey is the Class A Flyers Cup champion. Gabriel Placeres and Cole Umberger scored two goals as the top-seeded Trojans bested second-seeded Penncrest 6-1 Wednesday night at Ice Line.

Hershey, which won the Class A Flyers Cup and state titles in 2024 will face Penguins Cup champion Quaker Valley Saturday at 11:00 at this same venue in the state championship game.

The Trojans were outshot 39-24 but Alexander Placeres, who won the Bobby Clarke Award as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player two years ago, claimed it for the second time.  Wednesday night. He made 37 saves and pitched a shutout until he left the fame after surrendering a goal with 26 seconds remaining.

Placeres was at his best in the first period when he made 15 saves to keep the game scoreless.

Hershey got control of the game when Gabriel Placeres, Brady Cox, and Umberger scored goals in a span of 4:53. Placeres, Braden Boblick, and Umberger added goals in the third period.

Sebouth Flett scored for Penncrest.

• Placeres is the first Class A player to win consecutive Bobby Clarke Awards since Brian Christie from West Chester Rustin in 2009-10.

 Hershey 0 3 3­­—6

Penncrest 0 0 1—1

Second-period goals: Gabriel Placeres (H) from Bennett Sheppard, 9:24; Brady Cox from Aaron Heisey, 11:51; Cole Umberger (H) from Blake Umberger and Braden Boblick, 14:17

Third-period goals: G. Placeres (H) from Heisey and Boblick, :48; Boblick (H) from Bryce Erwin and G. Placeres, 9:41 (pp); Umberger (H) from Boblick, 11:22 (pp); Sebouth Flett (P) from Christian Vernacchio and Andrew Hausch, 16:34

Shots: Penncrest 39, Hershey 24; Saves: Nathan Shahi (P) 18, Alexander Placeres (H) 37 and Zachary Imboden (H) 1