APAC Founders Cup Playoff Preview

The APAC’s Founders Cup semifinals are set for Wednesday at Ice Line. Second seed Hun School will face third seed St. Joseph’s Prep in the 3:30 opener. Top seed and defending champion Holy Ghost Prep will go against fifth seed Malvern Prep at approximately 5:45.

The Founders Cup championship game is set for next Wednesday, February 25 and will be hosted by the highest-seeded finalist.

Here’s how the teams match up. The statistics listed below are for APAC games only.

Hun School (2)

Coach: N.G. Welsh

Record: 13-12, 4-4 in APAC

Key Players: Jr. Zachary Vallee 8 goals, 2 assists, 10 points; Sr. Luca Jean 3-3-6; Elliot Trottier .917 save %, 2.45 GAA; Blake Echternacht .915 save &, 2.71 GAA

St. Joseph’s Prep (3)

Coach: Charlie Van Kuna

Record: 15-6, 4-4 in APAC

Key Players: Jake Ely 3 goals, 3 assists, 6 points; Jr. Cole Gargon 4-1-5; Sr. Bradan Fisher 1-4-5;. Jr. Declan Geary .908 save &, 2.31 GAA

This season:

12-10 Hun School 2 St. Joseph’s Prep 1

12-29 St. Joseph’s Prep 3 Hun School 2 (Purple Puck final)

1-13 Hun School 4 St. Joseph’s Prep 3

Holy Ghost Prep (1)

Coach: John Ritchie

Record: 16-4, 8-0 in APAC

Key Players: Sr. Lucas Gonalez 4 goals, 6 assists, 10 points; Jr. Chase Logue 9-1-10; Sr. Anthony Valeriote 1-7-8; Jr. Matt Salita .971 save &, 0.67 GAA

Malvern Prep (5)

Coach: Bill Keenan

Record: 5-10-2, 2-6 in APAC

Key Players: Sr. Pax Hoishik 5 goals, 7 assists, 12 points: So. Jake Weingartner 4-7-11; Sr. Ryan Caterino .921 Save %, 2.34 GAA

This season

11-19 Holy Ghost Prep 4 Malvern Prep 1

12-3 Holy Ghost Prep 2 Malvern Prep 0

Past APAC Champions

2025 Holy Ghost Prep 6 La Salle 4

2024 La Salle 7 St. Joseph’s Prep 0

2023 La Salle 7 Holy Ghost Prep 3

2022 Malvern Prep 4 La Salle 1

2021 La Salle and Malvern Prep declared co-champions

2020 La Salle 4 HGP 1

2019 La Salle 6 Holy Ghost Prep 3

SHSHL Update 2-16-26

National Division W L T OTW OTL Pts

@North Penn (19-1) 15 0 0 – – – – 60

#Council Rock South (15-3) 12 3 0 – – – – 48

#Central Bucks South (12-4) 11 3 0 – – – 44

#Pennsbury (11-5-1) 9 5 1 – – – – 38

Central Bucks East (6-9-1) 6 8 1 1 – – – 25

Souderton (6-11) 6 9 0 1 1 – – 24

Pennridge (5-10-1) 5 10 0 – 2 – – 22

Neshaminy (2-14) 2 13 0 1 – – – 7

Central Bucks West (0-16) 0 15 0 – – – – 0

American Division W L T OTW OTL PTS

#Plym. Whitemarsh (13-2) 13 2 0 – – 52

#Hatboro-Horsham (14-3) 12 3 0 – 1 49

Springfield (6-10) 6 9 0 1 23

Wissahickon (5-9-1) 5 8 1 2 – 20

Abington (1-14-1) 0 14 1 – 2 4

@ clinched regular-season title

Scoring All League Scheduled Games

National Division GP G A Pts

Shane Gleisner Pb 17 42 21 63

Jake Weiner CRS 15 38 18 56

Samuel Norton NP 17 24 29 53

Chris Silvotti NP 20 23 26 49

Max Ryon Sou. 11 29 16 45

Nolan Shingle 19 23 20 43

Ismael Cabrales NP 18 14 27 41

Ryan Frey C.B. South 16 17 21 38

Shane Hicks Pb 16 16 21 37

Jordan Sarne CRS 15 17 17 34

Landan Bishop Pr 13 20 13 33

American Division GP G A Pts

Vincent Graziani HH 17 32 26 58

Daniel Guller PW 14 17 31 48

Nate Nemchinov HH 15 23 20 43

Grayson Quinn Spr. 16 24 14 38

Cooper Kanze PW 11 17 18 35

Luca Staffieri HH 14 15 16 31

Mack Risnychok Wiss 14 19 11 30

Bill Moffa HH 14 11 16 27

Blake Ambler PW 12 10 17 27

Logan Dicus Wiss 14 12 13 25

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 2-10-26

National Division W L T OTW OTL SOW SOL Pts

North Penn (18-1) 14 0 0 – – – – 56

Council Rock South (15-2) 12 2 0 – – – – 48

Central Bucks South (11-4) 10 3 0 – – – 40

Pennsbury (10-5-1) 8 5 1 – – – – 34

Central Bucks East (6-8-1) 6 7 1 1 – – – 25

Pennridge (5-9-1) 5 9 0 – 2 – – 22

Souderton (3-11) 4 9 0 1 1 – – 16

Neshaminy (2-13) 2 12 0 1 – – – 7

Central Bucks West (0-15) 0 14 0 – – – – 0

American Division
W L T OTW OTL SHW SOL PTS

Hatboro-Horsham (14-2) 12 2 0 – 1 – – 49

Plym. Whitemarsh (12-2) 12 2 0 – – – 48

Wissahickon (5-9-1) 5 8 1 2 – – – 20

Springfield (5-10) 5 8 0 1 – – 19

Abington (0-13-1) 0 13 1 – 2 – – 4

Scoring All League Scheduled Games

National Division GP G A Pts

Shane Gleisner Pb 16 40 20 60

Jake Weiner CRS 16 37 17 54

Samuel Norton NP 17 24 29 53

Chris Silvotti NP 19 21 25 46

Nolan Shingle 18 21 20 41

Ismael Cabrales NP 17 14 23 37

Ryan Frey C.B. South 15 16 20 36

Max Ryon Sou. 9 20 15 35

American Division GP G A Pts

Vincent Graziani HH 16 30 25 55

Daniel Guller PW 13 13 31 44

Nate Nemchinov HH 14 21 20 41

Grayson Quinn Sp. 15 21 15 34

Cooper Kanze PW 10 17 14 31

Mack Risnychok Wiss 14 19 11 30

Luca Staffieri HH 13 15 15 30

Bill Moffa HH 14 11 16 27

Blake Ambler PW 12 10 17 27

Logan Dicus Wiss 14 12 13 25

APAC Standings 2-3-26

Won Lost Otw Otl Shw Shl Pts

Holy Ghost Prep (15-4) 7 0 1 0 0 0 20

St. Joseph’s Prep (14-5) 4 3 0 1 1 0 12

Hun School (12-9) 3 4 2 3 0 0 9

La Salle (5-12) 2 5 0 1 0 0 7

Malvern Prep (4-10-2) 2 5 1 0 1 0 6

Remaining Conference Games

Tuesday: Malvern Prep at Hun School 4:00 at Ice Land

Wednesday: St. Joseph’s Prep at Holy Ghost Prep 4:00 at Grundy

SHSHL Update 2-2-26

National Division W L T OTW OTL SOW SOL Pts

North Penn (16-1) 13 0 0 – – – – 52

Council Rock South (14-2) 11 2 0 – – – – 44

Central Bucks South (10-4) 9 3 0 – – – 36

Pennsbury (10-4-1) 8 4 1 – – – – 34

Pennridge (5-8-1) 5 8 – – 2 – – 22

Central Bucks East (5-8-1) 5 7 1 1 – – 21`

Souderton (3-10) 3 9 0 1 1 – – 12

Neshaminy (2-11) 2 10 0 1 – – – 7

Central Bucks West (0-14) 0 13 0 – – – – 0

American Division W L T OTW OTL SHW SOL PTS

Hatboro-Horsham (13-2) 11 2 0 1 – – 45

Plym. Whitemarsh (11-1) 11 1 0 – – – 44

Wissahickon (5-8) 5 7 0 2 – – – 18

Springfield (4-9) 4 8 0 1 – – 15

Abington (0-13) 0 13 0 – 2 – – 1

Scoring All League Scheduled Games

National Division GP G A Pts

Shane Gleisner Pb 15 39 19 58

Jake Weiner CRS 13 34 17 51

Samuel Norton NP 15 19 25 44

Chris Silvotti NP 17 20 20 40

Nolan Shingle 16 19 14 33

Jordan Sarne CRS 13 17 15 32

Ryan Frey C.B. South 14 13 19 32

Ismael Cabrales NP 15 10 22 32

American Division GP G A Pts

Vincent Graziani HH 15 29 23 52

Daniel Guller PW 12 12 29 41

Nate Nemchinov HH 13 20 20 40

Bill Moffa HH 14 11 16 27

Mack Risnychok Wiss 12 18 8 26

Luca Staffieri HH 12 13 13 26

Blake Ambler PW 10 10 16 26

Cooper Kanze PW 8 13 11 24

Grayson Quinn Sp. 13 16 7 23

Reid Rochestie HH 14 7 15 22

Wissahickon’s Dicus Has Picked Up a Whistle

When Logan Dicus isn’t on the ice with a stick in his hands he might be found on the ice blowing a whistle. The Wissahickon senior is a USA Hockey referee and spends his Saturday and Sunday mornings officiating youth games.

Dicus started thinking about officiating last summer.

“I didn’t really have much going on so I thought I’d just look into it. A couple of my friends did it so I thought ‘Why not?’ So, I signed up and have been doing the early morning games and slowly making my way up.

I have a lot of fun doing it as well. And it’s a good time.”

As a Level 1 official, Dicus is certified to work games including players as old as age 10. But hockey, like all sports, is dealing with a shortage of officials and it’s theoretically possible he could be assigned at a high level.

USA Hockey’s requirements for new referees include paying an application fee ($55), completing on-line and classroom training sessions, a rules test, and a background check. Those 18 and older (birth year 2008, as Dicus is, or prior) must also complete a SafeSport training protocol.

Dicus says officiating has him seeing the game differently than he does as a player.

“When you’re reffing, you see a different perspective from when you’re playing the game,” he said. “You’re not even paying attention to the score, honestly.

“You’re staring at the puck. You’re staring at the players around the puck. You’re barely paying attention to the game, honestly. You’re just kind of watching in areas. It’s definitely a different perspective than playing the game.”

Dicus has gotten an abundance of support from his more experienced officiating partners.

“All the refs that I have {officiated} with have been very nice,” he said, “very respectful, and that makes it an easier environment to learn in.”

Dicus will head to college next fall but plans to take his striped shirt and whistle with him. He says being on the ice as a referee brings back memories of when he was getting started in the game himself.

“Watching younger kids playing the game and knowing that I was once on that position,” he said. “I didn’t really understand hockey at that point and how much it was going to have to do with my life. And I just get to see my life all over again.”

SHSHL Update 1-26-26

National Division W L T OTW OTL SOW SOL Pts

North Penn (14-1) 11 0 0 – – – – 44

Council Rock South (12-2) 9 2 0 – – – – 36

Central Bucks South (9-4) 8 3 0 – – – 32

Pennsbury (9-3-1) 7 3 1 – – – – 30

Pennridge (5-5-1) 5 5 – – 2 – – 22

Central Bucks East (5-7-1) 5 6 1 1 – – – 21`

Souderton (3-9) 3 7 0 1 1 – – 12

Neshaminy (2-10) 2 9 0 1 – – – 7

Central Bucks West (0-13) 0 12 0 – – – – 0

American Division W L T OTW OTL SHW SOL PTS

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

Plym. Whitemarsh (8-1) 10 1 0 – – – – 40

Wissahickon (3-6) 4 7 0 1 – – – 15

Springfield (3-7) 3 7 0 – – – 12

Abington (0-10) 0 11 0 – 1 – – 1

Scoring All League Scheduled Games

National Division GP G A Pts

Shane Gleisner Pb 13 35 18 53

Jake Weiner CRS 13 34 17 51

Samuel Norton NP 14 17 23 40

Chris Silvotti NP 15 16 16 32

Landon Bishop Pr 10 17 12 29

Jordan Sarne CRS 12 14 15 29

Shane Hicks Pb 12 12 17 29

Max Ryon Sou. 8 16 13 29

James Rush Pr 12 17 11 28

Nolan Shingle 14 14 13 27

Ryan Frey C.B. South 12 9 16 25

Jackson Kelly Soud 8 11 10 21

Dominic Gibson 9 10 10 20

American Division GP G A Pts

Vincent Graziani HH 13 23 23 46

Daniel Guller PW 11 12 26 38

Nate Nemchinov HH 11 19 18 37

Bill Moffa HH 13 11 16 27

Luca Staffieri HH 12 13 13 26

Cooper Kanze PW 8 13 11 24

Mack Risnychok Wiss 11 16 7 23

Grayson Quinn Sp. 11 15 7 22

Blake Ambler PW 9 8 13 21

Reid Rochestie HH 13 7 14 21

Blake Ambler PW 8 7 12 19

Aiden North HH 12 5 12 19

Grayson Quinn Spr. 9 13 3 16

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

Cameron Fairweather Sou. 5 3 8 11

James Boyle NP 6 2 9 11

Shawn Mooney Nesh 4 3 4 7

Joseph Mangin HH 3 5 2 7

Cooper Kamze PW 2 5 1 6

Dominic Gibson CBS 3 3 3 6

Goaltenders-Min.200 minutes

National Division GP MP Shots GA Save % GAA

Andrew Norton NP 7 357 134 8 .940 1.14

Cameron Young CBE 6 306 279 24 .914 4.00

Aidan Quigley NP 8 408 179 17 .905 2.13

Brendan Milliken Pb 13 662 395 41 .896 3.16

Trey Prozzillo CRS 11 560 269 28 .896 2.55

American Division GP MP Shots GA Save % GAA

Max Youder PW 5 255 148 12 .919 2.40

Dominic Sestito HH 5 236 80 8 .900 1.73

Lucas Bennett PW 5 254 125 13 .896 2.61

Matthew Evangelist Ab 11 565 482 63 .869 5.69

Eric Miller HH 7 357 144 19 .868 2.71

Pennridge 7 C.R. South 5

It was a game that featured a little bit of everything. In the end, it was one of the SHSHL’s biggest upsets of recent years.

Pennridge overcame two-goal deficits on three occasions and used five third-period goals to stun Council Rock South 7-5 Wednesday night at Hatfield Ice. The Rams, who started the season by losing five of their first six games, are 4-2-1 in their last seven starts. Wednesday’s win, which was achieved with just 11 skaters and a goaltender lifted them to 5-7-1 overall (5-7 in SHSHL National).

“They deserved that tonight,” said Pennridge coach Jeff Montagna,” because of how much better they’ve gotten this year.

“To be down 2-0, 4-2, and 5-3 and keep coming back, with a short bench and everything. I’m glad they could finish this one, because they’ve come so close against good teams. They deserve this one. I’m just so happy for them right now.”

There was little indication early on that the Rams would prevail. The Golden Hawks (12-2, 9-2) took a 2-0 first-period lead on goals from Jordan Sane and Allen Pruning. Sarne’s goal, just 52 seconds into the game, came on an assist from Jake Weiner that made Weiner the all-time leading scorer in school history.

Landon Bishop scored for Pennridge 6:40 into the second frame and Hames Rush tied the game seven minutes later.

By that point, tempers were flaring and the officials were busy; Rush’s goal came on a power play.

Sarne scored twice in the final 2:08 to give his team a two-goal advantage heading into the final period.

Bishop made it 4-3 on a partial breakaway 4:03 into the third period, bowling over South goaltender Troy Prozzillo in the process. Sarne made it a 5-3 game 74 seconds later but South would not score again. Rush scored his second goal of the game exactly two minutes later and Colby Booth tied the game 8:08 left on a play to that featured considerable traffic in the crease. The scuffle that followed saw Weiner banished after receiving his fourth penalty of the game.

Bishop’s game winner came with 3:40 left in regulation. The junior finished with three goals and five points. Ryan Burke scored into an empty net with three seconds remaining.

“It feels amazing,” Bishop said. “Coming out and beating the second-place team in the league, knowing that only North Penn has beaten them? It’s amazing.”

Bishop said the coaching staff’s encouragement fueled his team’s resurgence.

“Our coaches believe in us,” he said. “We don’t quit when the challenge is real. We just keep pushing through. And get the win.”

Weiner called the loss “Just one of those nights.

“It stings,” he said. “But I was glad it happened right now before playoffs come up.

“But it stings. It definitely was a shock. They played harder today. We didn’t play as hard and that’s what it comes down to.”

• The game included 22 minor penalties, 13 against the Hawks, nine against the Rams. Weiner cane into the game with 214 points. He finished the evening with three assists.

C.R. South 2 2 1—5

Pennridge 0 2 5—7

First period goals: Jordan Sarne (CRS) from Jake Weiner, :52; Allen Pronin (CRS) from Xavier Prozorov, 5:35

Second-period goals: Landon Bishop (P) from Kaden Gunning, 6:40; James Rush (P) from Justin Dinsmore and Bishop, 13:46; Sarne (CRS) from Chase Stratton and Wes Mallon, 14:52; Sarne (CRS) frim Aidan Judge and Weiner, 16:46;

Third-period goals: Bishop (P) unassisted, 4:03; Saene (CRS) from Weiner, 5:17; Rush (P) unassisted, 6:52; Colby Booth (P) from Rush and Dinsmore, 8:52; Bishop (P) from Eush and Dinsmore, 13:20; Ryan Burke (P) from Dean Venner, 16:57 (en)

Shots: Council Rock South 41, Pennridge 30; Saves: Troy Prozzillo (CRS) 23, Andrew Slutsky (P) 36

Hun School 4 St. Joseph’s Prep 3

Brandon Harrison’s first varsity goal came at a most opportune moment. The sophomore found the back of the net with 5:51 remaining in the third period and that tally turned out to be the game winner as The Hun School bested St. Joseph’s Prep 4-3 Tuesday afternoon at Ice Land.

The result was a big step toward making the pieces of the APAC puzzle fit together. The host Raiders improved to 3-2 on conference play and 11-5 overall. They sit in second place in the conference standings, seven points behind first-place Holy Ghost Prep, who they will face in a rematch Thursday afternoon. Hun School also has a game in hand.

St. Joseph’s Prep (12-5 overall) dropped to 2-3 in the APAC.

It was the third meeting of the season between the two schools and that familiarity sparked intensity that was evident from the opening faceoff.

“That game was really fun to play in,” Harrison said. “It got a little chippy at the end (there was an altercation following the final buzzer) but scoring that goal to seal it was pretty good.”

The two teams entered the third period locked in a 2-2 stalemate. Aiden Honan gave the Raiders the lead on a solo effort with 7:01 left in regulation. Working from behind the St. Joseph’s Prep net, Honan tucked the puck inside the right post. Harrison followed with what at the time was an insurance goal but the hosts needed to file a claim on that insurance policy when Justin Bibeau was whistled for unsportsmanlike conduct immediately following Harrison’s goal.

The Raiders successfully killed off the penalty and wound up with power play of their own when the Hawks’ Noah Stuhl sent to the box for elbowing with 2:07 remaining but the Hawks didn’t back off. Jake Ely scored with 40 seconds remaining to make it a one-goal affair and the visitors finished the game on a power play after Luca Jean was flagged for elbowing immediately afterward.

But Hun School goaltender Elliot Trottier was equal to the challenge.

“It’s a good game every time we play them,” said Hun School coach N.G. Welsh. “We were better {In the first period}, they were better in the second, we were better in the third.

“I’m sure we’ll see them again.”

Welsh say this season’s three meetings (The Raiders have won two of the three) have given the Hawks and the Raiders in-depth knowledge of each other.

“We each know who are top couple of guys are,” he said. “We each know we have good quality goaltending so comes down to who has more discipline and who executed better.”

St. Joseph’s Prep coach Charlie Van Kula said his team came out second best in the area of execution.

“We have up big plays,” he said. “They capitalized on their chances, we didn’t.

“I respect their discipline. “They’re a tough team to play against. They’re physical, they’re pesky. I thought our guys represented themselves well and fought through a lot of it. I was happy about that. We’ve got to kind of flush it and look ahead to next week.”

• This was Hun School’s first APAC start of the season that was decided in regulation. The previous four went to overtime.

St. Joseph’s Prep 0 2 1—3

Hun School 1 1 2—4

First-period goal: Luca Jean (HS) from Zachary Vallee and Aidan Honan, 14:43

Second-period goals: Bradan Fisher (SJP) from Thomas Ely, 1:05 (pp); Jacob Kelly-LePage (HS) from Devin Espana, 2:10; Cole Gargon (SJP) from Michael Waslick and Noah Stuhl, 8:08