North Penn 5, Central Bucks West 3

It took the North Penn Knights a while to get going Wednesday night. But once they got their engines going it was full speed ahead.

Jake Nelson, Tony Tuozzo and Jake Albano scored third-period goals to propel North Penn to a 5-3 non-league win over Central Bucks West at Hatfield Ice. The win extended North Penn’s winning streak to five games and improved its record to 8-2-3 overall. The result will not count in the Suburban High School Hockey League Class AA standings but will factor into the seedings for the Flyers Cup tournament in March. The Knights and the Bucks (6-6) will play their league game against each other on February 20 to conclude the regular season.

The first three goals of Wednesday’s affair were of the shorthanded variety. Chris Trefz started things off for West at 5:54 of the first period when he scored off a two-on-one situation following a turnover at the West blue line. The goal came while the Bucks’ Matt McCarthy was in the box serving a hooking penalty.

Pavel Serhiayenka, who assisted on Trefz’s goal, scored one himself with 2:17 left in the opening period on another shorthanded situation, one that arose when the Bucks drew a bench minor for too many men on the ice. Serhiayenka put in a rebound of Jake Lang’s original shot off a two-one-one situation; North Penn goaltender Andrew Zanoni could not be faulted on either goal.

The Knights got on the board exactly two minutes into the second frame on Ryan Cunningham’s shorthanded effort.
Roughly three minutes after that the pace of the game picked up, which worked to North Penn’s advantage. Jared Albano tied the game at the 12:47 mark of the middle period, the first even-strength goal of the game.

Jake Nelson put the Knights in front with a power-play goal just 21 seconds into the final period. Lang responded for the Bucks with a power-play goal of his own at 4:12, but the Knights had the upper hand from there.

“I thought (North Penn) played hard,” said West coach Dave Baun. “They played well, they played hard, they skate hard. But, the game that they play isn’t our game.

“Puck movement is our game. And when our team can move the puck well and skate hard without it, like we did in the first period and half of the second, then we’re a good team. But, as the guys get tired, they sort of lose it a little bit and they default into some other game that isn’t our game.”

Tuozzo, a freshman, scored what proved to be the winning goal for the Knights 9:06 into the third period during a scramble that developed at the doorstep of West goaltender Anthony Kennard. The goal came while Lang was in the box for the Bucks serving a double minor (tripping/unsportsmanlike conduct).

“(Tuozzo) has played well all season for us,” said North Penn coach Kevin Vaitis. “He’s sort of moved up, playing with Albano and (Nathan) Oh the last couple games and he’s contributed, gone out there and worked hard, done the things that we’re asking him to do, and he got rewarded with the game winner tonight.”

Tuozzo said he’s making the adjustment to varsity hockey. “After a couple games I kind of got used to it,” he said. “I know where I should be, know where not to go and stuff like that. It’s very different.”

Albano scored his second goal of the evening for the Knights with 3:57 left in the game to provide insurance.

North Penn had a 47-21 edge in shots. West goaltender Jeremy Kennard made 42 saves. the loss snapped a four-game West winning streak.

C.B. West 2 0 1—3

North Penn 0 2 3—5

First-period goals: Chris Trefz (CBW) from Pavel Serhiayenka, 5:54 (sh); Serhiayenka (CBW) from Jake Lang, 14:43 (sh).

Second-period goals: Ryan Cunningham (NP) from Nathan Oh, 2:00 (sh); Jared Albano (NP) from Tony Tuozzo, 12:07.

Third-period goals: Jake Nelson (NP) from Tyler Greenstein, :21 (pp); Lang (CBW) from Serhiayenka and Trefz, 4:12 (pp); Tuozzo, from Albano, 4:06; Albano (NP) unassisted, 12:53.

Shots: C.B. West 21, North Penn 47; Saves: Jeremy Kennard (CBW) 42, Andrew Zanoni (NP) 18.

Records: Central Buck West (6-6), North Penn (8-2-3)

SHSHL Standings

SHSHL Standings Through games of 1-18-19

Class 2A W L T Pts

North Penn (7-2-3) 6 1 2 14

C.B. South (8-3-1) 6 0 1 13

Pennridge (7-2-1) 4 1 0 8

C.B. East (7-3-1) 4 3 0 8

C.B. West (6-5) 4 3 0 8

Neshaminy (4-4-2) 3 3 1 7

C.R. South (5-4-2) 2 2 2 6

Abington (3-5-2) 2 3 1 5

Truman (3-6-2) 2 4 1 5

Pennsbury (3-6-2) 2 4 0 4

William Tennent (3-8-1) 1 5 1 3

Souderton (1-10-1) 0 7 1 1

Class A

American Division W L T Pts

Lower Moreland (7-1-3) 5 1 3 13

Wissahickon (8-1-2) 5 1 2 12

Plymouth Whitemarsh (8-3) 5 3 0 10

Hatboro-Horsham (6-4-1) 3 4 1 7

Upper Dublin (3-8) 0 8 0 4

The top eight teams in Class 2A will qualify for the playoffs irregardless of division.

The top four teams in Class A will qualify for the playoffs.

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North Penn 5, C.B. East 4

WARWICK—It was a game that gave both coaches reason to smile. Jake Nelson’s goal with 6:21 left in the game gave North Penn a 5-4 win over Central Bucks East Wednesday night in a first-rate Suburban High School Hockey League matchup at Revolution Ice Gardens.

Nelson scored the game winner in the midst of a goal-mouth scramble, pushing the puck inside the right post past East netminder Matt Oganowski. The Patriots contended that the net became dislodged before the puck crossed the goal line, but referee Kevin Emore was in an ideal position and signaled immediately that it was a good goal.

With the win, the Knights (7-2-3, 6- 1-2 in league play) extended their unbeaten streak to four. The 14 points they’ve accumulated are the most of any Class AA team in the SHSHL.

Tyler Greenstein scored a goal for the Knights and assisted on three others, including the game winner. “Coach (Kevin Vaitis) just told us we had to be physical right off the bat,” he said, “and we were, and that helped us get right into the flow of the game and helped us with the speed and getting the pucks in deep.”

That aggressive approach helped North Penn take a quick 2-0 lead, Greenstein started things off 4:04 into the first frame after scooting down the right wing and beating Oganowski from just inside the right circle. Josh Kaufhold extended the lead with Greenstein getting the primary assist just 21 seconds later.

Sean Gorman got East (7-3-1, 4-3) on the scoreboard at the 11:42 before the Knights Luke van Why answered with a power-play goal at 13:34.

In the second period, it was the Patriots’ turn to step up. Connor Kelser and Gorman scored goals 80 seconds apart to make it a 3-3 game just 2:02 into the period. Kaufhold put North Penn back in front at 10:22 but Phil McIntyre re-tied the game for East at 12:18 mark.
Both goaltenders stepped up in the second period as well. North Penn’s Nick Ebbinghaus denied Nick LoCastro on a breakaway at the midway point of the session while Oganowski turned aside Nathan Oh with just over five minutes remaining.

Nelson’s effort was the only goal in the third period.

“I’m definitely pleased with getting two points coming out of tonight’s game,” Vaitis said. “I thought we did a number of things well.

“(East) is a good hockey team and I think they’ve proved it with some of the games they’ve played this year and some of the teams they’ve beaten.”
Despite the loss, East coach Ken Latchum believes his team is headed in the right direction. “I take (the loss) over a couple of the lousy wins we have,” he said. “We played a great game.

“I like the way they battled. From the top line all the way down.”

North Penn 3 1 1—5

C.B. East 1 3 0—4

First-period goals: Tyler Greenstein (NP from Jake Nelson, 4:04; Josh Kaufhold (NP) from Greenstein and Luke van Why, 4:25; Sean Gorman (CBE) from Rob Kern, 11:42; van Why (NP from Greenstein, 13:34 (pp).

Second-period goals: Connor Kelser (CBE) from Dan Tori and Max Ermigiotti, :42; Gorman (CBE) from Kern and Matt Cipriano, 2:02; Kaufhold (NP) unassisted, 10:42; Phil McIntyre (CBE) from Tyler Godown and Kelser, 12:18.

Third-period goals: Jake Nelson (NP) from Kaufold and Greenstein, 9:39.
Shots: North Penn 31, C. B. East 21; Saves: Nick Ebbinghaus (NP) 17, Matt Oganowski (CBE) 26

SHSHL Standings and Statistics Through 1-11-19

Suburban High School Hockey League Standings

Class 2A

National Division W L T Pts

C.R. South (5-3-2) 2 3 2 6

Abington (3-4-2) 2 2 1 5

Neshaminy (3-4-2) 2 3 1 5

Truman (3-5-2) 2 3 1 5

Pennsbury (3-5-2) 2 4 0 4

William Tennent (3-7) 1 4 0 2

Continental Division W L T Pts

North Penn (6-2-3) 5 1 2 12

C.B. South (6-3-1) 5 0 1 11

Pennridge (6-2-1) 4 1 0 8

C.B. East (7-2-1) 4 2 0 8

C.B. West (5-5) 3 3 0 6

Souderton (1-10) 0 7 0 0

Class A

American Division W L T Pts

Lower Moreland (6-1-3) 4 1 3 11

Wissahickon (6-1-2) 4 1 2 10

Plymouth Whitemarsh (7-3) 4 2 0 8

Hatboro-Horsham (6-3-1) 3 3 1 7

Upper Dublin (3-7) 0 7 0 4

Playoff qualifiers will include the top four finishers

Scoring

GP Goals Assists Points

Coleman Peppelman LM 10 28 17 45

Sean Gary Wiss 9 23 17 40

Bryan Gary Wiss 8 24 14 38

Vincenzo DeMaio LM 10 22 16 38

Dean Keller PW 10 15 19 34

Adam Bostock LM 10 11 22 33

Steven Avellino Tr 9 24 6 30

Tyler Greenstein NP 11 15 13 28

Nathan Oh NP 11 10 16 26

Colin Franzoni PW 10 15 9 24

Eric Slater Pr 8 19 4 23

Devin Green LM 10 10 13 23

Perry Carpenter Ab 9 15 8 23

Jake Weikel PW 10 15 7 22

Ari Nordlinger UD 9 13 9 22

Reis Bracio CBS 10 11 10 21

Chris Trefz CBW 9 5 16 21

Matt Cade Wiss 9 10 11 21

Jake Nelson NP 10 13 8 21

Josh Kaufhold NP 10 6 14 20

John Gray Soud 10 12 8 20

Logan Hurwitz CRS 10 8 12 20

Bobby Matkus WT 10 13 7 20

Goals Against Ave.(Min. 240 minutes played) GP Min. GAA

Luke Stranick Pr 8 377 2.54

Chris McIntyre CBE 8 240 2.60

Andrew Zanoni MP 9 240 2.80

Nick Ebbinghaus NP 10 288 2.83

Joe Gamibino HH 9 384 2.88

Matt Ogonowski CBE 9 240 3.00

Oscar Levin CBS 9 360 3.20

Steve Glik Nesh 9 384 3.75

Michael Henderson Wiss 9 432 3.89

Jacob Snellenberg Ab 9 240 4.20

Save Percentage (Min 240 minutes played) GP Min Sv Pct.

Chris McIntyre CBE 8 240 .912

Steven Glik Nesh 9 384 .903

Luke Stranik Pr 8 377 .901

Joe Gambino HH 9 384 .901

Jonathan Pritchard 10 432 .880

Oscar Levin CBS 9 360 .872

Jeremy Kennard CBW 9 265 .872

Jeremy Wedul Tr 9 384 .869

Jacob Snellenberg Ab 9 240 .863

Matt Ogonowski CBE 9 240 .856

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SHSHL Standings

The Suburban High School Hockey League has concluded varsity competition until January 2. The standings below include results through December 20, which was the last day of play before the holiday break.

Class 2A

National Division W L T Pts

Neshaminy (3-2-1) 2 2 0 4

Pennsbury (3-3-2) 2 2 0 4

Council Rock South (4-2-2) 1 1 2 4

Truman (2-2-2) 1 1 1 3

Abington (2-3-2) 1 1 1 3

William Tennent (2-6) 1 4 0 2

Continental Division W L T Pts

Central Bucks South (6-2) 5 0 0 10

North Penn (5-2-1) 4 1 0 8

Pennridge (5-1-1) 4 1 0 8

Central Bucks East (5-2-1) 2 2 0 4

Central Bucks West (2-5) 0 3 0 0

Souderton (0-9) 0 6 0 0

Class A American Division W L T Pts

Wissahickon (5-0-2) 4 0 2 10

Lower Moreland (4-1-3) 2 1 3 7

Hatboro-Horsham (2-2-1) 2 2 1 5

Plymouth Whitemarsh (3-2) 2 2 0 4

Upper Dublin (3-5) 0 5 0 0

Through varsity games of 12-20-18

Council Rock North and the co-op team of Upper Moreland/Archbishop Wood are playing independent schedules.

Pennridge Holds Off North Penn 5-4

HATFIELD TOWNSHIP— Two of the top teams in the Suburban High School Hockey League demonstrated Thursday night why they earned that distinction.

It was Pennridge that prevailed, by building a three-goal lead in the third period before hanging on to defeat North Penn 5-4 in a Class AA game at Hatfield Ice.
It was the fifth straight victory for the Rams, who improved to 5-1-1 overall and 4-1 in league play. The loss was first in league play for the Knights (5-2-1, 4-1) who saw a three-game winning streak snapped.

It was the second regular season meeting between the two teams, who played to a 4-4 tie in a. non-league encounter on November 9

Pennridge defenseman Jeff Manto scored his first goal of the season Thursday night. He said the win over an elite opponent was a signal to the rest of the league. “We’re trying to prove we’re the best team in the league,” he said. “We are trying to stand out.”

The first period featured close checking at both ends and limited offensive opportunities; the teams combined for just 14 shots. Nathan Oh opened the scoring for North Penn with 3:30 left in the period but it took Michael Walker just 21 second to respond for the Rams.

Michael White gave Pennridge a 2-1 lead just 30 seconds into the second frame, only to see Jake Nelson tie the game for North Penn just 51 seconds later. Manto’s shot from just inside the blue line during a power play put the Rams up for good with 3:35 left in the period.

Eric Slater scored his Class AA-leading 17th goal of the season 5:48 into the third period to put Pennridge up 4-2. But by that point, the Knights had demonstrated an ability to keep Slater and Walker more or less under control. Blake Stewart extended the Pennridge lead with 5:09 left and Pennridge coach Jeff Montagna was quick to point out the importance of having multiple offensive threats

“We were able to win on a night when they neutralized Eric and Michael,” he said. ” They got their goals but (North Penn) really did a good job neutralizing Eric and Michael.”

Having veteran goaltender Luke Stranick between the pipes didn’t hurt the Rams’ chances. “When you make mistakes, you don’t have to worry about them ending up in the net all the time,” Montagna said. “He’s the rock back there, he’s the given on our team.”

Trailing by there goals, the Knights were in no mood for a concession speech. Luke Van Why scored with 1:25 remaining and then, with their goaltender out, the Knights received a power-play chance when Manto drew a roughing call with 48 seconds left. Jared Albano beat Stranick at the 15-second mark and the Knights swarmed again following the ensuing faceoff before the final buzzer came to the Rams’ aid just as Tyler Greenstein, North Penn’s sniper-in-chief, was teeing up a shot from the high slot.

“The guys continued to battle to the very end,” said North Penn coach Kevin Vaitis. “We never give up. We got down 5-2 with a couple minutes left and could have easily packed it in, but the boys continued to battle.”
North Penn 1 1 2—4
Pennridge 1 2 2—5
First-period goals: Nathan Oh (NP) from Jared Albano and Will Hughes, 12:30; Michael Walker (P) unassisted, 12:51.
Second-period: Michael White (P) unassisted, :30; Jake Nelson (NP) from Josh Kaufhold,
1:21; Jeff Manto (P) from Nick Eissler, 12:25 (pp).
Third-period goals: Eric Slater (P) from Matt Guinette, 5:48; Blake Stewart (P) from Michael Walker, 10:51; Luke Van Why (NP) from Ryan Cunningham and Nelson, 14:35; Jared Albano (NP), from Tyler Greenstein and Oh 15:45.
hots: North Penn 26, Pennridge 27; Saves: Nick Ebbinghaus (NP) 22, Luke Stranick (P) 22.

By Rick Woelfel

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SHSHL Update. for Tuesday 12-18

Class 2A

National Division W L T Pts

Neshaminy (2-2-1) 2 2 0 4

Council Rock South (4-2-1) 1 1 1 3

Truman (2-2-2) 1 1 1 3

Abington (2-3-2) 1 1 0 2

Pennsbury (1-3-2) 1 2 0 1

William Tennent (2-5) 1 3 0 0

Continental Division W L T Pts

North Penn (5-1-1) 4 0 0 8

Central Bucks South (5-2) 4 0 0 8

Pennridge (4-1-1) 3 1 0 6

Central Bucks East (5-1-1) 2 1 0 4

Central Bucks West (2-4) 0 2 0 0

Souderton (0-9) 0 6 0 0

Class A American Division W L T Pts

Wissahickon (4-0-1) 4 0 1 9

Lower Moreland (3-1-2) 2 1 2 6

Hatboro-Horsham (2-2-1) 2 2 1 5

Plymouth Whitemarsh (3-2) 2 2 0 4

Upper Dublin (1-5) 0 5 0 0

Council Rock North and the co-op team of Upper Moreland/Archbishop Wood are playing independent schedules.

Scoring Leaders GP G A Pts

Dean Keller PW 7 11 16 27

Coleman Peppleman LM 7 16 9 25

Vincenzo DeMaio LM 7 14 10 24

Tyler Greenstein NP 7 14 8 22

Eric Slater Pr 6 16 4 20

Adam Bostock LM 7 7 12 19

Nathan Oh NP 7 7 12 19

Colin Franzoni PW 7 11 7 18

Sean Garry Wiss 5 10 8 18

Reis Braccio CBS 7 10 7 17

SHSHL Update

Suburban High School Hockey League Standings (with overall records)

Class 2A

National Division W L T Pts

Neshaminy (2-0-0) 2 0 0 4

Council Rock South (2-1-1) 1 1 1 3

Truman (0-0-2) 0 0 1 1

Pennsbury (0-1-1) 0 0 0 0

Abington (0-1-1) 0 0 0 0

William Tennent (0-3-0) 0 0 0 0

Continental Division W L T Pts

North Penn (2-0-1) 1 0 0 2

Central Bucks South (1-2) 1 0 0 2

Central Bucks East (2-0-1) 1 0 0 2

Pennridge (0-1-1) 0 1 0 0

Central Bucks West (1-1) 0 1 0 0

Souderton (0-2) 0 1 0 0

Class A
American Division W L T Pts

Hatboro-Horsham (2-1-0) 2 1 0 4

Plymouth Whitemarsh (2-2-0) 2 2 0 4

Wissahickon (1-0-1) 1` 0 1 4

Lower Moreland) (2-1-1) 1 1 1 3

Upper Dublin (0-2-0) 0 2 0 0

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SHSHL Scoring Leaders Through 11-16

Player GP G A Pts

Coleman Peppelman 4 12 3 15

Tyler Greenstein NP 3 7 4 11

Michael Janora CRN 2 11 1 12

Dean Keller PW 4 3 9 12

Tyler Greenstein NP 3 7 4 11

Colin Franzoni PW 4 6 4 10

Louis Gamburg UD 3 6 4 10

Brian Garry Wiss 2 4 5 9

Jake Weikel PW 4 6 3 9

Nathan Oh NP 3 3 5 8

Robert Seewagen Nesh 2 4 4 8

Aidan Keogh PW 4 6 2 8

Adam Bostock LM 4 3 5 8

Logan Hurwitz CRS 4 5 2 7

Bill Harrelson CRS 4 2 5 7

Holiday Tidings on Ice

In an era when Thanksgiving football rivalries are fading into the mists of time, Thanksgiving hockey rivalries remain vibrant.

The Suburban High School Hockey League has scheduled a full slate of games for Thanksgiving Eve, all of them featuring traditional rivalries.

A doubleheader at Hatfield Ice will commence at 6:45 when Souderton faces off against Pennridge. Central Bucks East and Central Bucks West will follow at 8:45 in another non-league encounter.

Revolution Ice Gardens will also host a doubleheader Wednesday night with North Penn taking on Central Bucks South in the 7 p.m. opener followed by Council Rock North and Council Rock South playing for the Rock Cup at 9:00.

The Bucks County Ice SportsCenter will feature a unique doubleheader, one that includes Archbishop Woodand Upper Moreland, which have combined into one team this season. On Wednesdaynight, with a nod to tradition, they are expected to skate against separateopponents, with the Vikings going against William Tennnent at 7:00 followed bythe Golden Bears facing Hatboro-Horsham at 9:00.Elsewhere,Upper Dublin and Wissahickon will play at 7:30 Wednesday at Old York Road whileNeshaminy and Pennsbury are set for a 7:30 get together at Grundy Arena,

Two Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference teams will also see action Wednesdaynight. Holy Ghost Prep and Father Judge will play their traditionalThanksgiving Eve game at Grundy at 7:00 while Malvern Prep will go againstCardinal O’Hara in a 7 p.m. game at the Skatium.

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Suburban High School Hockey League Counting Down to Opening Night

Besides being a night for trick or treaters, Halloween Night will also serve as Opening Night for the 2018-19 Suburban High School Hockey League season. A total of 17 teams will skate under the SHSHL banner in this, the league’s 45th season, 12 in Class 2A and five more in Class A.

The 12 Class 2A teams will, as usual, be divided into two groups of six. The Continental Division will include Flyers Cup finalist Central Bucks South along with Central Bucks East, Central Bucks West, North Penn, Souderton, and Pennridge.

The National Division will feature Council Rock South, Neshaminy, Pennsbury, William Tennent, Truman, and Abington.

The Class AA league schedule will feature 11 league games with each team playing the others once. Teams may play each other a second time to fill out a 16-game schedule; in that instance the second meeting is the one that will count in the league standings.

The Class A American Division will feature five teams; Wissahickon, Lower Moreland, Hatboro-Horsham, Upper Dublin, and Plymouth Whitemarsh. The five teams will play each other three times each for a total of 12 league games plus four additional non-league games.

Several teams will be absent from the league schedule this year. Upper Moreland and Archbishop Wood, both of which skated in Class A last year, have combined to form a single team that will not be part of the SHSHL structure this season.

Council Rock North has added players from New Hope-Solebury this year; both schools had numbers issues a season ago. This year’s combined team will skate independently.

The SHSHL umbrella will not include a Class AAA division this season. Holy Ghost Prep and LaSalle have joined St. Joseph’s Prep and Malvern Prep to form the Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference.

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