C.B. East 3 Pennsbury 3

Pennsbury was 54 seconds from a loss to Central Bucks East, when Shane Gleisner put the puck in the cage.

Gleisner’s goal, assisted by Frankie DeLucia and Shane Hicks, tied the game at 3-3 and forced overtime on Tuesday night at Grundy Ice Arena. The tie ended up standing, but the Falcons felt like winners.

“It was really a relief to see that goal go in,” Pennsbury’s Frankie DeLucia said. “We were getting tons of shots and seeing that one go in was very satisfying.”

Pennsbury (5-3-1 in SHSHL National)) never led the entire game.

The Patriots (4-5-1) got on the board first when Alex Wilson found the net with assists from Evan Asimakopoulos and Braedon Hahn.

They extended that lead to 2-0 on a goal by Colton Dreyfus from Joseph Rhett Walter and Cole Kleindienst.

Pennsbury finally got in on the scoring when Gleisner put one in on a power play (from DeLucia and Jacob Sarver) but the Patriots came right back with an unassisted goal by Benjamin Dempsey to make it 3-1.

Undaunted, the Falcons closed the gap with a Hicks goal (from Gavin Schlotter and Gleisner).

Just when it looked like the Patriots would seal the win, Gleisner just caught the top of the net (from DeLucia and Hicks).

“I would never not have faith in this team,” DeLucia said. “As a senior I’ve seen a bunch of teams come through here and this team has no quit. Out of the four years this team has the least quit of any team I’ve ever been on. We never feel we’re out of any game and we’re going to fight no matter what’s on the scoreboard.”

It’s the fourth consecutive win for Pennsbury.

“We’ve been successful in the past few games,” DeLucia said. “It was tough to come back from the (holiday) break and play a good team like CB East, but after the first period I thought we shook the rust off and got back to our normal game. It ended up being a great comeback.”

The Patriots didn’t help themselves with penalties. They had seven and two were costly, as Gleisner’s first goal came when Pennsbury was on a two-man power play.

“That was a bad time to have them,” Asimakopoulos said. “But for the most part we did a good job of penalty killing.

CB East was coming off back-to-back losses to Pennsbury (8-4) and Council Rock South (6-4).

“I was kind of defensively minded coming into this game,” said Asimakopoulos, a senior forward. “I really wanted to lock down Shane (Gleisner) and I thought we did a pretty good job of that.

“When they scored with so little time left, Shane was supposed to be my guy defensively and I failed at that, so that’s on me.

“We’re going to grow as a team and get better. We’re a young team but I thought we did good things. I thought we were all-round good. Defensively, in front of the net we picked up where we failed last time.”

Central Bucks East 1 2 0 0—3

Pennsbury 0 2 1 0 —3

First-period goal: Alex Wilson (CBE) from Evan Asimakopoulos and Braedon Hahn, 13:45. Second-period goals: Colton Dreyfus (CBE) from Joseph Rhett Walter and Cole Kleindienst; Shane Gleisner (P) from Francis DeLucia and Jacob Sarver, 6:51(pp); Benjamin Dempsey (CBE) unassisted, 14:09; Shane Hicks (P) from Gavin Schlotter and Gleisner, 16:40. Third period goal: Gleisner (P) from DeLucia and Hicks, 16:06

Shots: CBE 33, P 49; Saves: Cameron Young (CBE) 34, Brendan Milliken (P) 27

Story by Karen Sangillo

SHSHL Update 1-5-26

National Division W L T OTW OTL SOW SOL Pts

Council Rock South (11-1) 8 1 0 – – – – 32

North Penn (10-0) 7 0 0 – – – – 28

Central Bucks South (7-3) 6 2 0 – – – 24

Pennsbury (7-3) 5 3 0 – – – – 20

Central Bucks East (4-5) 4 6 0 1 – – – 15

Souderton (3-5) 3 4 0 1 1 – – 12

Pennridge (3-4-1) 3 4 0 – – 2 – – 14

Neshaminy (2-7) 2 6 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) 10 1 0 – – – – 40

Plym. Whitemarsh (7-1) 7 1 0 – – – – 28

Wissahickon (3-5) 3 5 0 1 – – – 11

Springfield (2-7) 2 6 0 – – – – 8

Abington (0-8) 0 8 0 – 1 – – 1

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Scoring All League Scheduled Games

National Division GP G A Pts

Jake Weiner CRS 11 32 12 44

Shane Gleisner Pb 10 26 10 36

Max Ryon Sou. 8 16 13 29

Samuel Norton NP 9 10 13 23

Chris Silvotti NP 10 10 12 22

Jackson Kelly Soud 8 11 10 21

Jordan Sarne CRS 10 7 14 21

Landon Bishop Pr 7 11 9 20

Dominic Gibson 9 10 10 20

Shane Hicks Pb 9 7 12 19

American Division GP G A Pts

Vincent Graziani HH 12 22 23 45

Nate Nemchinov HH 10 18 17 35

Bill Moffa HH 12 11 16 27

Daniel Guller PW 8 7 20 27

Luca Staffieri HH 11 13 13 26

Reid Rochestie HH 12 7 12 19

Blake Ambler PW 7 7 11 18

Aiden North HH 12 5 12 19

Grayson Quinn Spr. 9 13 3 16

Nemchinov Making a Big Impact at H-H

After a season of great success, one that included a division championship and a Flyers Cup victory, Hatboro-Horsham is picking up where it left off.

Heading into the Christmas break, The Hatters sit atop the SHSHL’s American Division with a 10-1 divisional record (11-1 overall).

Last year’s version of the Hatters won 12 games, captured the division tile, and won a Flyers Cup game for the first time in school history which only whetted their appetite for more.

Senior forward Nate Nemchinov summed up his team’s approach.

“We always play with a chip on our shoulder,” he said. “We play to win, we don’t take anything got granted, and we play every game like a playoff game.”

Nemchinov scored for goals Friday night as the Hatters overwhelmed Wissahickon 13-3 at the Bucks County Ice Sports Center. It’s the fifth time this season one of their game has been shortened due to the 10-goal rule.

Nemchinov spoke to the importance of the players staying focused in one-sided games.

“Our coach (Shane Smith) I great at rotating the lines, keeping us in the game and making sure we don’t get ahead of ourselves,” he said.”

Nemchinov has 18 goals and 17 assists so far this season for 35 points. He’s second in the division in scoring behind teammate Vincent Graziani (20-21—41). He speaks to the importance of the veterans on the roster helping the younger plyers feel at ease.

“We make them comfortable at practice,” he said. “We give them tips. We’re always letting them know how they can improve. We play a team game and give them ice time. They play as much as the veterans do.”

Nemchinov notes how the team has evolved since the start of the season.

“In the beginning of the year, we were playing a little bit selfish at times,” he said, “and we were getting ahead of ourselves in {one-sided games.} But, we’ve learned to move the puck and it’s going to help us a lot when we play more competitive games.”

Nemchinov himself has been on skates as long has he can remember.

“On my first birthday there was somebody who played hockey there,” he said, “and my dad started playing. He got me {into hockey} and I’ve been playing ever since.”

Last year marked the second time Hatboro-Horsham has won an SHSHL title, the first came in 2018.

The Hatters were one of the founding members of the SHSHL in 1973-74. The club played its games at the old Wintersport rink in Willow Grove, often late on Friday nights.

Nemchinov and his teammates respect those who came before them.

“Absolutely,” he said. “We carry on the legacy. We know how hard those guys worked and we want to work just as hard, if not harder.”

SHSHL Update 12-17-25

National Division W L T OTW OTL SOW SOL Pts

Council Rock South (10-1) 8 1 0 – – – – 32

North Penn (8-0) 6 0 0 – – – – 24

Central Bucks South (6-3) 5 2 0 – – – – 20

Pennsbury (6-3) 4 3 0 – – – – 16

Central Bucks East (4-5) 4 5 0 1 – – – 15

Souderton (3-3) 3 3 0 1 1 – – 12

Pennridge (2-4-1) 2 4 0 – – 2 – – 10

Neshaminy (2-6) 2 5 0 1 – – – 7

Central Bucks West (0-7) 0 8 0 – – – – 0

American Division W L T OTW OTL SHW SOL PTS

Hatboro-Horsham (9-1) 8 1 0 – – – – 32

Plym. Whitemarsh (5-1) 6 1 0 – – – – 24

Springfield (2-6) 2 5 0 – – – 8

Wissahickon (3-4) 3 4 0 1 – – – 11

Abington (0-8) 0 7 0 – 1 – – 1

Scoring

National Division GP G A Pts

Jake Weiner CRS 10 29 12 41

Shane Gleisner Pb 9 22 10 32

Max Ryon Sou. 5 11 9 20

Shane Hicks Pb 8 7 11 18

Jordan Sarne CRS 9 7 11 18

Chris Silvotti NP 8 9 9 18

Landon Bishop Pr 6 9 7 18

James Rush Pr 8 12 4 16

Dominic Gibson 8 9 6 15

Samuel Norton NP 7 7 8 15

American Division GP G A Pts

Vincent Graziani HH 10 19 17 36

Daniel Guller PW 7 7 18 25

Nate Nemchinov HH 8 11 13 24

Bill Moffa HH 10 8 13 21

Luca Staffieri HH 9 10 9 19

Blake Ambler PW 6 7 11 18

Grayson Quinn Spr. 8 13 3 16

North Penn Hockey Gears Up to Fight Cancer

Join the North Penn Ice Hockey Association as they take the ice to fight cancer.

North Penn will play four (4) games in January to support the American Cancer Society and Hockey Fights Cancer.

Varsity will suit up on Wednesday, January 7^th vs Souderton at 7:20 PM
Junior Varsity will take on Father Judge on Friday, January 9^th at 8:50 PM
Middle School AAA will battle the CB West Bucks on Sunday, January 11^th at 7:50 PM
Middle School A will face off against Quakertown, also on Sunday, January 11^th at 6:25PM
All games will be at Hatfield Ice

Donations can be made directly to the American Cancer Society at: https://raiseyourway.donordrive.com/Northpennhockey

This is a great opportunity for North Penn to give back to the community. Hockey Fights Cancer is an initiative aimed at raising awareness and funds for cancer research and support of those affected by cancer. North Penn looks to make this an annual event.

“As an organization, we always strive to be one of the premier high school ice hockey programs, not only with our performance on the ice but some of the things we do within the community,” said North Penn head coach Kevin Vaitis. “So far this year, we have support our local veterans, we have organized a leaf pick up for some of the elderly in our community, and next week 12/15 we are delivering toys to those less fortunate at the North Penn Valley Boys and Girls Club. We are excited in January for these Cancer Awareness Games.”

Assistant Coach and Treasurer Frank Stumpo adds “I have been involved with North Penn Ice Hockey for over 25 years from my kids playing to now serving as a coach and a volunteer within the organization. We always look to teach these players some life lessons that are more important than the game of hockey at times. Cancer has most likely impacted all of us at some point in our life and I hope that we are able to raise some money for research and awareness through this game on January 7th.”

SHSHL Update 12-8-25

National Division W L T OTW OTL SOW SOL Pts

North Penn (7-0) 6 0 0 – – – – 24

Council Rock South (8-1) 5 1 0 – – – – 20

Central Bucks South (5-3) 4 2 0 – – – – 16

Souderton (3-2) 3 2 0 1 1 – – 12

Central Bucks East (3-3) 3 2 0 – – – – 12

Pennridge (2-4) 2 4 0 – – 1 – – 9

Pennsbury (4-3) 2 2 0 – – – – 8

Neshaminy (2-5) 2 4 0 1 – – – 7

Central Bucks West (0-7) 0 7 0 – – – – 0

American Division W L T OTW OTL SHW SOL PTS

Hatboro-Horsham (7-1) 7 1 0 – – – – 28

Plym. Whitemarsh (5-1) 5 1 0 – – – – 20

Springfield (2-5) 2 4 0 – – – 8

Wissahickon (2-4) 2 4 0 1 – – – 7

Abington (0-5) 0 4 0 – 1 – – 1

Scoring

National Division GP G A Pts

Jake Weiner CRS 8 23 11 34

Shane Gleisner Pb 7 14 8 22

Max Ryon Sou. 5 11 8 19

Chris Silvotti NP 7 9 7 16

Jordan Sarne CRS 7 6 10 16

Landon Bishop Pr 5 9 6 15

James Rush Pr 7 11 3 14

Samuel Norton NP 6 7 7 14

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

Shane Hicks Pb 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

American Division GP G A Pts

Vincent Graziani HH 8 13 13 26

Nate Nemchinov HH 8 11 13 24

Daniel Guller PW 6 5 16 21

Bill Moffa HH 8 8 8 16

Grayson Quinn Spr. 7 13 2 15

Cooper Kanze PW 5 10 5 15

Goaltenders-Min. 153 minutes

National Division GP MP Shots GA Save % GAA

Aidan Quigley NP 3 153 70 4 .943 1.33

Andrew Norton NP 4 204 63 5 .921 1.25

Trey Prozzillo CRS 7 357 189 15 .921 2.14

Cameron Yoing CBE 3 153 132 12 .909 4.00

Brendan Milliken Pb 7 .356 255 26 .898 3.72

American Division GP MP Shots GA Save % GAA

Max Yoder PW 3 153 99 8 .919 2.67

Nathan Napolitano HH 8 408 267 35 .869 4.38

Eric Miller HH 5 255 112 15 .866 3.00

Emmett Kline Sp 7 357 222 33 .851 4.71

Fletcher Lynch Wiss 4 208 153 23 .850 5.64

Pennridge 3 Neshaminy 0

BRISTOL—For a hockey team finding its way, it was a step forward. Pennridge took things one shift at a time Thursday night and left Grundy Arena with a 3-0 win over Neshaminy in a SHSHL National matchup.

What the Rams (2-5-1, 2-5 in the division) wasn’t flashy or spectacular to watch. But when you have only 13 skaters in uniform, efficiency trumps style. And that efficiency included rotating just three defensemen over the course of the 51 minutes.

“Tonight was probably the best defensive game we’ve played,” said winning coach Jeff Montagna. “We’re running three {defensemen} every game and they’re starting to figure out how to play with three Ds, and get through an entire game. They’re rally coming along.”

Having a quality goaltender helps as well Junior Andrew Slutsky stopped all 23 shots he saw in support of his teammates.

“Playing for a team with nine {veterans} is like motivation,” he said. You keep it up for them.”

Neshaminy goaltender Thomas Fox was perhaps even more impressive at the other end of the ice. Looking like Anything but the freshman he is, Fox registered 36 saves.

“The future is bright for him,” said Neshaminy coach Bill Mooney. He played real well. He’s very aggressive, he attacks the pick.

“He makes the first save and that’s all you can ever ask of a goalie.”

The second period was more than half gone before Ryan Burke delivered the evening’s first goal on a shot from the high slot James Rush made it a 2-0 game with 4:13 left the middle period.

Neshaminy (2-5 overall and in the division) had an opening when Landon Bishop and Dean Venner drew penalties in the final half minute of the second frame. As a result, Neshaminy had a two-man advantage for 93 seconds. But the ‘Skins couldn’t capitalize.

“We were hoping to a little momentum turn there,” Mooney said. “We had opportunities {but} their goalie made the saves.

“They have some seasoned guys out there that have been around for a bit so they know how to play.”

Rush sealed the verdict with an empty-net goal with 1:17 remaining.

Montagna stresses the importance of hi team knowing its limitations, specifically the size of its roster.

“They know there’s a certain way they have to play” he said, “and you have to stick to that. You can’t try and be someone you’re not out there with the roster we’re running.

“That has been the biggest thing for us so far. These guys understand it. You saw tonight in a 2-0 game {until the finish} it was defense first, second, and third.”

Pennridge 0 2 1—3

Neshaminy 0 0 0—0

Second-period goals: Ryan Burke (P) from Kaden Gunning, 8:57 James Rush (P) from Georgios Siokos and Landon Bishop, 12:47

Third-period goal: Rush (P) unassisted, 15:43 (en)

Shots: Pennridge 39, Neshaminy 23; Saves: Andrew Slutsky (P) 23, Thomas Fox (N) 36

SHSHL Update 12-2-25

National Division W L T OTW OTL SOW SOL Pts

North Penn (6-0) 5 0 0 – – – – 20

Council Rock South (6-1) 3 1 0 – – – – 12

Central Bucks East (3-1) 3 1 0 – – – – 12

Souderton (3-2) 3 2 0 1 1 – – 12

Central Bucks South (4-3) 3 2 0 – – – 12

Pennsbury (4-2) 2 2 0 – – – – 8

Neshaminy (2-4) 1 3 0 1 – – – 7

Pennridge (1-4) 1 4 0 – 1 – – 5

Central Bucks West (0-6) 0 6 0 – – – – 0

American Division W L T OTW OTL SHW SOL PTS

Hatboro-Horsham (6-0) 6 0 0 – – – – 24

Plym. Whitemarsh (4-0) 4 0 0 – – – – 16

Springfield (2-4) 2 4 0 – – – 4

Wissahickon (1-3) 1 4 0 1 – – – 3

Abington (0-2) 0 4 0 – 1 – – 1

Scoring

National Division GP G A Pts

Jake Weiner CRS 7 19 9 28

Shane Gleisner Pb 6 13 8 21

Max Ryon Sou. 4 9 7 16

Jordan Sarne CRS 7 6 10 16

Chris Silvotti NP 6 8 5 13

Jackson Kelly Soud 4 6 7 13

Jukia Kaminsky Soud 5 9 3 12

Landon Bishop Pr 3 9 2 11

Ryan Burke Pr 5 4 7 11

Shane Hicks Pb 5 4 7 11

Cameron Fairweather Sou. 5 3 8 11

James Boyle NP 6 2 9 11

American Division GP G A Pts

Nate Nemchinov HH 7 10 12 22

Vincent Graziani HH 6 9 12 21

Daniel Guller PW 4 4 18 18

Bill Moffa HH 6 8 6 14

Grayson Quinn Spr. 6 11 2 13

Reid Rochestie HH 6 3 10 13

Thanksgiving Eve Hockey Schedule

The night before Thanksgiving is customarily a busy night for high-school hockey and this year is no exception.

There are nine games on the card.

North Penn 8 Central Bucks South 1 —See story

St. Joseph’s Prep 5, Devon Prep 1—Five different players score goals as the Hawks won their fifth straight without defeat Wednesday at Ice Line. Michael Castelli, Braydon Russo, Adam Charrafi, Thomas Ely, and Joseph McGonigal all scored for the Prep which is now 5-0 on the season.

Central Bucks East vs. Central Bucks West 6:00 at RIG

Souderton 4 Pennrige 3 OT—Even Siegler’s goal with 1:53 left in overtime gave the Big Red the win Wednesday night at Hatfield Ice. Kaden Gunning had tied the game for Pennridge with 1:15 left in regulation.

Malvern Prep 2 La Salle 0—See story on this blog

Pennsbury 9 Neshaminy 2—Shane Gleisner scored three goals for the Falconds and added three assists

Holy Ghost Prep 6 Father Judge 2—Lucas Gonzalez delivered a hat trick and Chris Marshall scored twice as the Firebirds bested the Crusaders at Grundy Arena.

Council Rock South 10 Council Rock North 0

Hatboro-Horsham 5 Springfield 4—Five different Hatters scored in the win at Hatfield Ice. Bill Moffa had two assists to go with his goal.

SHSHL Recap 11-18-25

National Division W L T OTW OTL SOW SOL Pts

Council Rock South (5-0) 3 0 0 – – – – 12

North Penn (4-0) 3 0 0 – – – – 12

Central Bucks South (3-1) 3 1 0 – – – 12

Central Bucks East (2-1) 2 1 0 – – – 8

Souderton (0-2) 1 1 0 – 1 – – 5

Pennridge (1-1) 1 2 0 – – – – 4

Neshaminy (1-3) 1 1 0 1 – – – 3

Pennsbury (2-2) 0 2 0 – – – – 0

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

American Division W L T OTW OTL SHW SOL PTS

Hatboro-Horsham (4-0) 4 0 0 – – – – 16

Plym. Whitemarsh (3-0) 3 0 0 – – – – 12

Springfield (1-3) 1 3 0 – – – – 4

Wissahickon (1-3) 1 3 0 1 – – – 3

Abington (0-2) 0 1 0 – 1 – – 1

Scoring

National Division GP G A Pts

Jake Weiner CRS 5 15 9 24

Jordan Sarne CRS 5 6 8 14

Landon Bishop Pr 3 9 2 11

Max Ryon Sou. 3 8 3 11

Julia Kaminsky Sou. 3 7 2 9

Shane Gleisner Pb 4 6 3 9

Jackson Kelly Sou. 2 3 6 9

Chris Silvotti NP 4 5 4 9

Nolan Shingle NP 4 5 4 9

Ryan Burke Pr 3 1 7 8

Shawn Mooney Nesh 4 3 4 7

Cameron Fairweather Sou. 3 2 5 7

American Division GP G A Pts

Nate Nemchinov HH 4 8 7 15

Vincent Graziani HH 4 6 9 15

Daniel Guller PW 3 3 10 13

Cooper Kanze PW 3 6 3 9

Blake Ambler PW 3 3 6 9

Reid Rochestie PW 4 2 7 9