North Penn 11 Pennsbury 1

The North Penn Express kept rolling on Wednesday night. Chris Silvotti delivered three goals and three assists while Samuel Norton and James Boyle delivered two goal=s each as the Knights routed Pennsbury 11-1 in a SHSHL National Division semifinal at Hatfield Ice.

Top-seeded North Penn (21-1) will host third seed Council Rock South in Thursday’s final (6:10 start)13-6-1.
Pennsbury (13-6-1) the fourth seed, will move on to the Flyers Cup and prepare to face Haverford High Tuesday night.

It didn’t take long Wednesday night for North Penn and Silvotti in particular to get rolling. Silvotti scored twice with a goal from Daniel Cabrales in between to give North Penn a 3-0 10:01 into the first period. Shane Gleisner scored what would be Pennsbury’s only goal with 4:55 left in the opening session but James Boyle and Silvotti answered before the period ended.

Samuel Norton scored twice in a span of 2:23 early in the second frame and Declan Leahy, Boyle, and Liker Haftl added additional goals before the contest was halted via the 10-goal rule with 4:28 left in the third period.

The Knights accumulated 52 shots on goal

“The boys played really well tonight,” said North Penn coach Kevin Vaitis. “That’s a a very good Pennsbury team and they played us tough twice earlier in the year. We knew we had to play our A game tonight and I thought we played really well in all zones of the ice.”

Vaitis says his team will have to step up against the Titans Thursday night.

“They knocked us out of the league playoffs last year so it would be nice to win and get some revenge for that game this year,” he said. “However they are a very good team so we need to repeat our performance tomorrow night if we want to win again. We have to be ready. “

Pennsbury 1 0 0—1

North Penn 5 3 3—11

First-period goals: Chris Silvotti (NP) from Derek Lugara and Declan Leahy; 1:43; Daniel Cabrales (NP) unassisted, 4:34; Silvotti (NP) from Chase Kelly Del Ricci and Declan Willison, 10:01; Shane Gleisner (NP) from Francis DeLucia, 12:05; James Boyle (NP) from D. Cabrales and Silvotti, 14:13; Silvotti (NP) frim Lugara, 15:45

Second-period goals: Samuel Norton (NP) from Nolan Shingle, 3:07 Norton (NP) from Ismael Caabrales 3:30; Leahy (NP) from Silvotti and D. Cabrales, 14:07

Third-period goals: Boyle (NP) from Silvotti, 1:57; Luke Haftel (NP) from Gabriel Dunn and Boyle, 12:32; Landon Hostetter (NP) from Tyler Evans and Milo Little, 15:23

Shots: Pennsbury 27, North Penn 52; Saves: Brendan Milliken (P) 41, Aidan Quigley (NP) 26

C.B. South 9 Pennsbury 2

Shoot early and shoot often. That’s been a winning formula for Central Bucks South for some time now and that was the case once more on Thursday night. The Titans tallied 52 shots on goal and nine found their intended target in a 9-2 win over Pennsbury at Hatfield Ice Arena.

“That’s classic C.B. South hockey said assistant coach Josh Sklar. “Put pucks in deep. Go get them, put pucks on net. Go to work. Pressure them all game long.”

Joey Slobodrian found the back of the net twice and seven other players scored one goal each to enable the Titans (12-6, 12-3 in the division) to move into third place in the division standings. The result assures they will be seeded no lower than fourth for the upcoming National Division playoffs.

Senior Ryan Frey assisted on Slobodrian’s game-opening goal 6:23 into the first period before scoring a goal of his own just over five minutes later.

“It was very important to get off to a fast start,” Frey said, “because we might see {Pennsbury} in the playoffs so getting off to a fast start just shows them we’re the better team.”

Ryan Montagna extended South’s lead to 3-0 before the first period ended.

Shane Gleisner got the Falcons (6-11, 6-10 in the division) on the scoreboard five minutes into the second frame but Slobodrian and Dominic Gibson scored goals 52 seconds apart to assert the Titans’ hold on the proceedings. Jacob Sarver’s goal made it 5-2 with 5:43 still to go in the period but the Falcons’ hopes were dashed when Keith Waldron, Jake Stepp, Jeff Kvecher, and Logan Hood all scored for South.

Both teams lost a player when South’s Sean Cutter and Pennsbury’s Chris Sarver got into a scrap with 10:41 remaining in regulation. Cutter drew a double minor for roughing plus a game misconduct for accumulating four penalties during the game. Sarver was accessed a major penalty for fighting plus am automatic game misconduct.

Both players will serve one-game suspensions but the loss of Sarver, one of the Falcons’ top scorers, will be particularly troublesome when Pennsbury, who is trying to hold on to the division’s final playoff spot, faces division leader North Penn on Wednesday.

“It was not our night,” said Pennsbury coach Ryan Daley. “We played a very poor game in our D-zone and got behind the ball too quick.

“The first three goals were ‘Third guy high’ unmarked That’s simple hockey, you really shouldn’t make the same mistake three times.

“It was not our best. It was a game we would have loved to win. But they executed their game plan and we didn’t.”

Ice chips—Five of the six division playoff qualifiers have been determined. North Penn, Council Rock South, Central Bucks South, Pennridge, and Central Bucks East have all qualified, although seedings have not been finalized. Pennsbury has a three-point edge over Neshaminy for the sixth and final spot. The Falcons and ‘Skins each have two games remaining.

Pennsbury 0 2 0

C.B. South 3 2 4—9

First-period goals: Joey Slobodrian (CBS) from Sean Cutter and Ryan Frey, 6:23; Frey (CBS) from Slobodrian and Alex Cannon, 11:34; Ryan Montagna (CBS) from Jeff Kvecher and Keith Waldron, 15:17

Second-period goals: Shane Gleisner (P) from Chris Sarver, 5:00; Slobodrian (CBS) from Cutter, 7:54; Dominic Gibson (CBS) from Logan Hood, 8:46; Jacob Sarver (P) from Logan Weed, 11:17

Third-period goals: Waldron (CBS) from Kvecher and Braxton Lord, 4:42; Jake Stepp (CBS) from Kvecher, 10:56 (pp); Kvecher (CBS) from Peter Herring, 14:27; Hood (CBS) from Stepp 15:39

Shots: Pennsbury 20, C.B. South 52; Saves: Brendan Milliken (P) 43, Ewan McMenemy (CBS) 18

SHSHL Recap. 1-6-25

National Division W L T PTS OTW OTL

C.R. South (10-1) 8 0 0 34 2 0

Pennridge (9-2) 8 2 0 33 0 1

North Penn (9-2) 8 2 0 33 0 1

C.B. South (8-3) 8 2 0 29 3 0

Pennsbury (4-7) 4 6 0 18 0 2

C.B. East (4-6) 4 5 0 16 0 0

Souderton (3-7) 3 6 0 12 0 0

C.R. North (3-9) 3 9 0 12 0 0

Neshaminy (3-7) 2 7 0 9 0 1

C.B. West (0-10) 0 10 0 0 0 0

American Division W L T PTS OTW OTL

Plymouth Whitemarsh (7-0) 8 0 0 32 0 0

Hatboro-Horsham (5-4) 5 4 0 20 1 1

Wissahickon (5-3) 5 4 0 19 1 0

Springfield (2-5) 2 5 0 9 0 1

Abington (0-9) 0 8 0 0 0 0

National Division Scoring G A Pts

Shane Dachwski Pr 22 20 42

Jackson Accardi CRN 21 14 35

James Rush Pr 17 18 35

Jeremy Rayher 15 16 31

Cole Pluck NP 11 20 31

Jake Weiner CRS 21 9 30

Samuel Norton NP 10 19 29

Nolan Shingle NP 15 11 26

Ivan Bondra CRN 16 9 25

Jordan Sarne CRS 8 16 24

Landon Bishop Pr 9 14 23

Sean Cutter CBS 9 11 20

James Boyle NP 8 12 20

Shane Hicks Pb 8 12 20

Nick Smith Soud 15 4 19

Jacob Sarver Pb 10 9 19

Fewest Goals Allowed GP GA GPG

Pennridge 11 19 1.72

North Penn 11 22 2.00

C.R. South 11 28 2.55

C.B. South 11 39 3.55

American Division Scoring G A Pts

Vincent Graziani HH 9 15 24

Nathan Nemchinov HH 12 10 22

Dan Guller PW 9 13 22

Darius Graziani HH 8 10 18

Ben Raebiger Wiss 14 3 17

Victor Wilkins HH 13 4 17

Cooper Kanze PW 8 6 14

Owen Quinn Sp 8 6 14

Logan Honeycutt 10 3 13

Blake Ambler PW 7 6 13

Fewest Goals Allowed GP GA GPG

Plymouth Whitemarsh 8 20 2.50

Springfield 7 26 3.71

Wissahickon 9 39 4.33

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SHSHL Update 11-19-24

National Division W L T PTS OTW OTL

North Penn (4-0) 3 0 0 12 0 0

C.R. South (3-0) 3 0 0 11 1 0

Souderton (2-1) 2 1 0 8 0 0

Cent. Bucks South (2-1) 2 1 0 7 1 0

Pennridge (2-1) 1 1 0 5 0 1

Pennsbury (1-3) 1 2 0 5 0 1

C.R. North (1-2) 1 2 0 4 0 0

C.B. East (1-3) 1 2 0 4 0 0

Neshaminy (!-2) 0 2 0 0 0 0

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

American Division W L T PTS OTW OTL

Plymouth Whitemarsh (2-0) 2 0 0 8 0 0

Springfield (1-1) 1 1 0 5 0 1

Wissahickon (1-2) 1 1 0 4 0 0

Hatboro-Horsham (1-2) 1 1 0 3 1 0

Abington (0-2 ) 0 2 0 0 0 0

Teams receive 4 points for a regulation win

3 points for an overtime win

2 points for a tie

1 point for an overtime loss

0 points for a regulation loss

National Division Scoring G A Pts

Shane Dachwski Pr 9 5 14

Jackson Accardi CRN 7 5 12

Samuel Norton NP 5 7 12

Cole Pluck NP 3 9 12

James Boyle NP 6 4 10

Nolan Shingle(NP) 7 3 10

Jacob Sarver Pb 4 5 9

James Rush Pr 4 5 9

Shane Hicks Pb 3 6 9

Jake Weiner CRS

American Division Scoring G A Pts

Cooper Kanze PW 7 1 8

Blake Ambler PW 4 3 7

Dan Guller PW 1 6 7

Vincent Graziani HH 3 2 5

Nathan Nemchinov HH 3 2 5

SHSHL Playoff Schedule Set

With all the playoff qualifiers having been determined, game times and sites have been set for the first phase of the SHSHL Playoffs.

The Class AA (National Division) quarterfinals are set for Wednesday, February 21 at Hatfield Ice with third-seeded Central Bucks South taking on sixth-seeded Souderton (7:20). The same night in the same building, fourth-seeded Central Bucks East will face number-five North Penn (8:30).

Pennridge and Council Rock South, who are assured of the top two seeds (Order of finish TBD) have byes into the semifinals the week of February 28.

The one-game Class A (American Division) semifinal is set for that same night, Wednesday, February 21 with second seed Bensalem hosting number-three Abington at Grundy Arena (7:20).

The winner will face top-seeded Plymouth Whitemarsh the week of February 28.

The results of the playoffs will have no impact on the selections and seedings for the Flyers Cup tournament, which will be announced February 25.

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SHSHL Sets Playoff Dates

The start the SHSHL playoffs is just four weeks away.

Six teams will qualify in the National Division. A pair of first-round games is set for Wednesday. February 21 with seeds three and six paired against each other in one matchup and seeds four and five in the other.

The winners will face the top two seeds in semifinal games on Wednesday, February 28 with the championship game set for the following night, Thursday, February 29.

Three teams will qualify for the American Division playoffs, with seeds two and three meeting on Wednesday or Thursday, February 21 or 22 with the winner to face the top seed in the championship game on February 28.

Game dates are subject to revision based on weather and ice-availability issues.

SHSHL Playoffs

National 2/21 Wed: 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5 (rink TBD)

2/28 Wed: 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3 (rink TBD)

2/29 Thu: 1 vs 2 (rink TBD)

American 2/21 Wed or 2/22 Thu: 2 vs 3 (rink TBD)

2/28 Wed: 1 vs 2 (rink TBD)

JV Final 2/21 Wed or 2/22 Thu: 1 vs 2 (rink TBD)

MS AAA – 2/21 or 2/22: 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3 (rink TBD)

AA – 2/21 or 2/22: 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3 (rink TBD)

A – 2/21 or 2/22: 1 vs 2 (rink TBD)

AAA & AA Finals: 2/28 or 2/29

SHSHL Update 11-19-23

National Division W L T OW OL Pts

Council Rock South 4 0 0 0 0 8

Pennridge 4 0 0 0 0 8

Central Bucks East 2 1 0 0 0 4

North Penn 2 1 0 0 0 4

Cent. Bucks South 1 1 1 0 0 3

Cent. Bucks West 1 2 1 0 0 3

Neshaminy 0 2 2 0 0 2

Souderton 1 2 0 1 0 2

Pennsbury 0 3 0 0 1 1

Council Rock North 0 3 0 0 0 0

American Division W L T OW OL Pts

Bensalem 3 1 0 0 1 7

Plymouth White. 3 0 0 0 0 6

Abington 1 1 1 0 0 3

HH/UD 1 1 1 0 0 3

Wissahickon 1 2 0 0 1 2

Springfield 0 4 0 0 0 0

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National Division Scoring G A Pts

Andrew Savona (Pr) 7 9 16

Kevon Koles (CRS) 7 8 15

Shane Dachowski (Pr) 5 8 13

Blaize Pepe (CRS) 7 6 13

Kevin Pico (Pr) 6 6 12

Jake Weiner (CRS) 8 4 12

Alex Bazylevich (Bens) 2 8 10

Maxwell Ryon (Soud) 7 3 10

Chase Tovsky (Soud) 3 7 10

American Division Scoring G A Pts

Alex Hood (Bens) 16 5 21

William Hulbert (HH/UD) 10 3 13

Seamus Donofry (Ab) 2 9 11

Dylan Novitsky (PW) 6 3 9

Kevin McGinley (HH/UD) 3 5 8

Michael Romano (Ab) 4 4 8

Jason Segal (PW) 3 5 8