Tag: West Chester East

W.C. East 5 Avon Grove 2

West Chester East is playing some of the best hockey in the area and the timing couldn’t be better. The Vikings scored three times in the third period Wednesday afternoon en route to a 5-2 Ches-Mont League win over Avon Grove at Ice Line.

With just 12 days remaining until the start of the ICSHL playoffs and just 11 until the field for the Flyers Cup tournament is announced, the Vikings have won three straight games and five of their last six to conclude their league schedule. With one crossover game remaining (against Springfield-Delco on February 21) East now stands at 9-8 overall and 5-7 in the Ches-Mont and is listed fifth in the Class A Flyers Cup rankings that were released on Monday.

Avon Grove, which had won three of its last four prior to Wednesday and is hoping to earn a place in the Class AA Flyers Cup, dropped to 8-9-1 overall and 5-6-1 in the Ches-Mont.

Tyler Stutzman opened the scoring for the Vikings 2:23 into the first period. Evan Finnicum responded for the Devils with a power-play goal at 12:19.               

Jackson Zwirzina’s goal with 1:45 left in the middle period gave the Vikings the lead for good. James                Hayes extended that lead 2:48 into the final period.

Mason Hitt’s power-play goal a minute later made it a one-goal game once more but first Finn and then Hayes added additional goals to solidify the Vikings’ grip.

West Chester East coach Eric Wolf said the Vikings, who have won three Flyers Cup titles in the past four years, has been playing with a sense of urgency of late.

“I think it’s a combination of things,” he said. “I was really stressing to the guys back in December ‘Hey, look at your record. You’re trending toward not getting in the Flyers Cup right now.

“That’s where we were trending. We had one win in the Ches-Mont at the turn of the calendar. That’s not satisfactory for our program. “We’re still very strong team and we were not playing up to our capabilities.”

The Devils were missing four regulars from their lineup.

“We were shorthanded,” said Avon Grove coach Sean Cannon, ‘But I liked our work effort and our energy.”

Avon Grove 1 0 1—2

West Chester East 1 1 3—5

First-period goals: Tyler Stutzman (WCE) from Konrad Finnin, 2:23; Evan Finnicum (AG) from Parker Thompson, 12:43 (pp)

Second-period goals: Jackson Zwirzina (WCE) from Noah Rosenthal, 15:15

Third-period goals: James Hayes (WCE) unassisted, 2:48; Mason Hitt (AG) from Finnicum, 3:48 (pp); Finn (WCE) unassisted, 4:31; Hayes (WCE) unassisted, 11:19 (sh)

Shots: Avon Grove 26, W.C. East 22; Saves: Jacob Calabretta (AG), 17 Cameron Chandler (WCE) 24

West Chester East 3 Kennett 1

West Chester East was in shutdown mode Monday night.

Three different Vikings scored goals en route to a 3-1 Ches-Mont League win at Ice Line.

Sean Farrell, Jaxon Swirzina, and Braedon McVeigh scored for East (7-8, 3-7 in the Ches-Mont) but the Vikings were arguably most impressive inside their own blue line; they limited the Blue Demons (9-4-1, 6-3-1) to just 18 shots on goal with 12 of the 18 coming in the final period.

West Chester East coach Eric Wolf said his team stepped up after a 5-1 loss to Downingtown East last Friday night. The Vikings now won three of their last four starts.

“We got it together tonight,” he said. “Kennett is a very top-heavy team. They have a very good line and a very good line.

“So, we were focusing on ‘We’re not going to let that line beat us. The goaltender might beat us; there’s nothing really we can do about that but we didn’t want to let that line beat us.”

Sean Farrell have East a 1-0 lead 5:26 into the first period when his shot from the right point deflected past Kennett goaltender Auden Mott. The goal came one second after a roughing penalty to the Blue Demons Ben Fisher expired.

The Vikings extended their lead in the second frame. Jaxon Swirzina made it a 2-0game at the 1:41 mark before Braedon McVeigh extended his team’s advantage with a sharp-angle shot from the deep left wing that eluded Kennett goaltender Aiden Mott.

After managing a total of just shots on goal in the first two periods combined, Kennett came out swarming in the third, energized in part by a power-play chance that materialized when East’s James Hayes was called for tripping just 34 seconds into the period.

It took just 12 additional seconds for Kennett to get on the scoreboard. Colin Kelly scored the goal from close range via a feed from Lucas Mott who started the play from behind the Viking net.

The Blue Demons kept the pressure on from there and had a 12-6 shot advantage in the third period but were unable to solve Chandler.

Kennett’s last chance came when East’s Ben Peruto was called for tripping with 2:09 left in regulation the Vikings’ penalty killing unit was in top form. It limited the Blue Demons to one shot during the power play and that shot was not on goal; Kennett spent a few brief spurts in the offensive zone.

  • Kennett won te first meeting of the season between the two teams 3-2 in overtime on November 7.

Kennett 0 0 1—0

West Chester East 1 2 0—3

First-period goal: Sean Farrell (WCE) unassisted, 5:26;

Second-period goal: Jaxon Swirzina (WCE) from Teagan Stutzman and Ben Peruto 1:41; Braedon McVeigh (WCE) from James Hayes, 5:26

Third-period goals: Colin Kelly (K) from Lucas Mott :47

Shots: Kennett 18, W.C. East 31; Saves: Aiden Mott (K) 28, Cameron Chandler (WCE) 17

Flyers Cup Schedule

 A total of 41 teams in four divisions will skate in the 45th annual Flyers Cup tournament.

Eight teams will comprise the Class AAA bracket, 16 more will compete in Class AA, 12 in Class A and five in the Girls Division.

The Delaware/South Jersey bracket has been eliminated this season.

First-round games are scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, March 4 – 6; the tournament is expected to conclude March 19 or 20.

Nine SHSHL teams made the tournament field as did four APAC teams.

Here is an overview of the tournament schedule

All sites and times beyond the first round are tentative and subject to change.

Class AAA Quarterfinals

Monday, March 1. La Salle vs. 8. Perkiomen Valley 8:30/Hatfield Ice

Tuesday, March 5   4. Holy Ghost Prep vs. 5. Father Judge 8:30/Grundy

Monday, March 4   2. Malvern Prep vs. 7. Devon Prep  6:15/Ice Line

Monday, Match 4   3. St. Joseph’s Prep vs. 6. Salesianum 7:00 Skatium

Semifinals March 18 (tentative)

Finals March 19 or 20

Class AA First Round

Tuesday, March 5

1.Pennridge vs. 16. Bensalem 8:30/Hatfield

8. Central Bucks East vs. 9. Downingtown East  6:00/ Hatfield

4. Downingtown West vs. 13. Souderton 6:15/Ice Line

5. Haverford High vs. 12. North Penn 7:00/Skatium

2. Council Rock South vs. 15. Spring Ford  6:00/Grundy

7. Lower Merion vs. 10 Cherokee 9:00/Skatium

3. Boyertown vs. 14. Pennsbury 8:30/Ice Line

6. Central Bucks South vs. 11 Avon Grove 6:30 at Hatfield

Thursday, March 7

Quarterfinals

Pennridge/Bensalem vs. C.B. East/Downingtown East

Downingtown West/Souderton vs. Haverford/North Penn

C.R. South/Spring Ford vs. Lower Merion/Cherokee

Boyertown/Pennsbury vs. C.B. South/Avon Grove

Semifinals

TBD The week of 3-11

Finals

March 19, 20, or 21 Site TBD

Class A First Round

Monday, March 4

8. Plymouth Whitemarsh vs. 9. Unionville 6:00/Hatfield

5. Lower Dauphin vs. 12. Radnor 7:45 Ice Line

7. Palmyra vs. 10. Penncrest 8:30 Ice Line

6. Springfield-Delco vs. 11 West Chester Henderson 9:00/Skatium

Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 7

PW/Unionville vs. 1. West Chester East TBD/Ice Line

Lower Dauphin/Radnor vs. 4. Marple Newtown TBD

Palmyra/Penncrest vs. 2. Garnet Valley TBD

Springfield/WC Henderson vs. 3 Hershey TBD

Semifinals TBD

Finals March 19 or 20 Site TBD

Girls

Wednesday, March 6

Quarterfinal

4. Conestoga vs. 5. Lower Merion 7:45/PNY

Semifinals

Wednesday Match 13 tentative

  1. Avon Grove vs. Conestoga/Lower Merion 6:45/PNY
  2. Downingtown West vs. 3. West Chester Henderson 5:00/PNY

Monday March 18 tentative

Championship    6:00/PNY

The Flyers Cup selection show aited air on the Flyers Cup YouTube Channel

it can be accessed HERE.

Malvern Prep 7 West Chester East 2

Malvern Prep jumped to a 4-0 second-period lead and went on to a season-opening 7-2 win over West Chester East Wednesday afternoon in a non-league game at Ice Line.

Jeremy Jacobs led the way for the Friars with three goals and a pair of assists. Caiden Canale, House Young, Brady Doyle, and Finn Gatta scored one goal each.

Teagan Stutzman and Jimmy Haynes scored for the Vikings.

West Chester East 0 2 0—2

Malvern Prep 3 3 1—7

First-period goals: Caiden Canale (MP) from Jeremy Jacobs, 16:25; House Young (MP) from Alex March, 15:42; Jacobs (MP) unassisted, 5:43.

Second-period goals: Jacobs (MP) from Brayden Baum, 15:51; Teagan Sturzman (WCE) from Colin Mastronardo, 15:14; Jacobs (MP) from Logan Love, 11:46; Jimmy Haynes (WCE) from Cam Greenawalt, 1:48; Brady Doyle (MP) from Caiden Canale and Jacobs, 1:12 (pp).

Third-period goal: Finn Gatta (MP) from Cole Soarbinsky, 8:52.

Shots: West Chester East 43, Malvern Prep 43; Saves: Cameron Chandler (WCE) 36, Matt Crawford (MP) 12 and Ryan Caterino (MP) 29

State Championship Schedule

The Pennsylvania Cup championship games are scheduled for Saturday. All three games will be played at the

Robert Morris University Island Sports Center inNeville Township, PA

Here’s the schedule

Class A

West Chester East 8 Kiski 1

Third consecutive state title for West Chester East and fifth overall.

Class AA 2:00 PM

Pennsbury vs. South Fayette

Class 3A    5:00 PM
La Salle vs. Peters Township

West Chester East 6 Springfield Delco 2

West Chester East 6 Springfield Declo 2

Trey Jefferis III scored two goals and four other players scored one goal each as West Chester East downed Springfield Declo 6-2 Monday night to claim the Class A Flyers Cup title at Ice Line.
The Vikings will take a perfect 25-0 record into Saturday’ state championship game against Norwin (11:00 at Ice Line). The Cougars finished at 18-2-0-3.

The first period turned into a shootout that featured five goals. and ended with the Vikings holding a 3-2 advantage. Ronan Mulholland scored just 48 seconds to the game to give the Cougars the early lead. Before the ended West Chester East had secured a 3-2 advantage.

Jefferis, Henry Thornton, and Connor Watson all scored for the Vikings in the opening session while Colin Hannigan added a goal for Springfield.

West Chester East broke the game open early in the second period when Danny Tirendi and Chase Becnel scored goals in a span of 1:48. Jefferis added his second goal with 6:24 left in the period.

This marks the third time West Chester East has won the Class A Flyers Cup. The previous two came in 2008 and ’13.

 Springfield 2 0 0—2

West Chester East 3 3 0—6

First-period goals: Ronan Mulholland (S) from Adam Baumann, :48; Trey Jefferis (WCE)  from Michael Cardarelli, 9:34; Henry Thornton (WCE)from Kyle Gross and Cam Greenawalt, 12:12 (sh); Colin Hannigan (S) from Zach Crain and Dominic Romolini, 13:16 (pp); Connor Watson (WCE) from Cardarelli, 14:49

Second-period goals: Danny Tirendi (WCE) from Thornton and Chase Khounsacknarath,:44; Chase Becnel (WCE) Cardarelli, 2:32 (pp); Jefferis (WCE) from Becnel, 10:36

Shots: Springfield Delco 24, West Chester East 56; Saves: Luca DiMarcantonio(S) 50, Jesse Davis (WCE) 22

Flyers Cup Championship Schedule

                              

Monday, March 21          

Class AAA

Malvern Prep vs. St. Joseph’s Prep, 6:30 at Ice Line

Class A

West Chester East vs. Springfield Delco 8:30 at Ice Line

Tuesday March 22

Class AA

Pennridge vs. Council Rock South   7:45 at Ice Line

Flyers Cup Rankings for 12-27-21

The first set of Flyers Cup rankings for the 2021-22 season have been released. The rankings are based on results, records, and the opinions of members of the Flyers Cup Committee, who observe games  either in person or virtually.

AAA

  1. Malvern Prep (APAC)
  2. Holy Ghost Prep (APAC)
  3. La Salle College High School (APAC)
  4. St. Joes Prep (APAC)
  5. Father Judge (ICSHL PCL)

AA

  1. Pennridge (SHSHL Continental)
  2. Downingtown West (ICSHL Ches-Mont)
  3. Haverford High (ICSHL Central)
  4. Council Rock South (SHSHL National)
  5. Neshaminy (SHSHL National)

A

  1. West Chester East (ICSHL Ches-Mont)
  2. Springfield (ICSHL Central)
  3. Hershey (CPIHL)
  4. West Chester Rustin (ICSHL Ches-Mont)
  5. Plymouth Whitemarsh (SHSHL American)

SJ/DE

  1. Salesianum (ICSHL PCL)
  2. Shawnee (SJHSHL)
  3. Eastern (SJHSHL)
  4. Kingsway (SJHSHL)
  5. Moorestown (SJHSHL)
  6. Cherokee (SJHSHL)

Girls

  1. West Chester Henderson (ICSHL National)
  2. Downingtown West (ICSHL National)
  3. Avon Grove (ICSHL National)
  4. Unionville (ICSHL American)
  5. Conestoga (ICSHL American)
  6. Radnor (ICSHL American)

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PA State Hockey Rankings

compiled by Jeff Mauro

 Class AAA

  1. Malvern Prep 7-2
  2. Holly Ghost Prep 9-3
  3. North Allegheny   10-1
  4. Pine Richland     9-2
  5. Peters Township 9-4-1
  6. Baldwin 6-2-3
  7. La Salle 3-4
  8. Seneca Valley 6-4

Class AA

  1. Thomas Jefferson 10-0
  2. Haverford 8-2
  3. Pennridge 8-0
  4. Downingtown West 7-1
  5. Franklin Regional 10-1-1
  6. Armstrong 9-1-2
  7. Penn Trafford 7-2
  8. Meadville 9-2 and Council Rock South 5 -1-1

         Class A

  1. West Chester East 10-0
  2. Quaker Valley 9-0
  3. Springfield Delco 6-1
  4. Fox Chapel 11-0
  5. Norwin 9-2-1
  6. Hershey 5-1
  7. North Catholic 8-2-1
  8. West Chester Rustin 7-5