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PIHL Open Division Championship Series

Posted by Jeff Mauro on Mar 01 2007 at 04:00PM PST
OPEN Championship Tournament Round of 16 Chiefs Cup State College 11 Valley 2 Hempfield 10 Altoona 2 Highlights: Nursing a 3-1 lead, Hempfield erupted for seven goals in the final period of play to post a 10-2 victory Hempfield’s Chaten Boscha scored four goals and two assists. Derick Sudaric, Mario Siard, Zane Stout, Robert Permuka and Jacob Belli added one apiece for the Spartans. Somerset 8 Hollidaysburg 5 Highlights: Craig Eddy finished with four goals and an assist, and teammate Andy Coughenour had a goal and three assists. Ken Koronowski netted a hat- trick and two assists for Holidaysburg. Kiski 4 Woodland Hills 3 (OT) Highlights: Josh Horvath his 4th Goal of the Game scored at 2:23 of the overtime, to give the Cavaliers the thrilling opening round playoff win. Nathan Henry made 22 saves for Kiski and Ryan Hast was super in goal for Woodland Hills, as he was Monday night, making 25 saves. Billy Sullivan had 2 goals for Woody High and Billy Gorel added the other. Nailers Cup Wheeling Park - Bye Quigley 11 Connellsville 4 Highlights: Quigley blasts Connellsville as Josh Marshall scores five times to lead the attack. Morgantown 5 Chartiers Valley 3 Highlights: CV comes back from 3-0 deficit to tie score late in second, 3-3 but falls short, 5-3. Josh Dunbar, Brian Rodavich and DJ Falcioni score for the Colts. Wheeling Central 5 Allderdice 1 Quarter-Finals Chiefs Cup Semi-Final - War Memorial - March 6 State College 3 Kiski 1 Highlights: State College exploded for 3 goals in the second period to break open a close game. Cam Beaury, Jacques Guillory, and Nick Michael scored for the #1 Seeded team. Calvin Michael was super in goal making 18 saves. Jordan Zvonkovich had the only goal for the Cavaliers, who out-shot State College 21-19. Hempfield 4 Somerset 2 Highlights: Hempfield's Mario Siard and Johnathan Rouse score two goals each for the Spartans and Somerset's Andy Coughenour and Jonathan Shaulis score for the Eagles Chiefs Cup Final - War Memorial - March 8 - 7:00 PM State College 3 Hempfield 0 Highlights: George Semechin scored the game-winning goal in the first period to lead State College to victory over Hempfield in the Chiefs Cup Championship at the Memorial. Nick and Dan Patrick scored insurance goals and goaltender Calvin Michael made 29 saves for the Little Lions. Nailers Cup Semi Final ~ Wheeling Civic Center - March 5 Quigley 5 Morgantown 3 Highlights: Graham Harkins had two goals and an assist and Kyle Spaniol scored the winner with 8:07 to play as Quigley defeated Morgantown, W.Va., 5-3, in the Nailers Cup semifinals at Wesbanco Arena in Wheeling. Josh Marshall added a goal and three assists for the Spartans (18-2-1), who will play in the final 7 p.m. tomorrow at Wesbanco Arena. The Mohigans fell to 18-4. Wheeling CC 2 Wheeling Park 1 (OT) Nailers Cup Final ~ Quigley 4 Wheeling CC 3 OT Highlights:Wheeling Central fell to Quigley 4-3 in overtime. The Spartans Graham Harkins scored the hat trick including the game winner 4 1/2 minutes into OT. The two teams were forced into overtime after Wheeling Central captain Shane Garan scored a shorthanded a goal that tied the game with just seconds remaining in the second period. Zach Stahl and Garrett Black each were credited with a goal for Wheeling Central. Open Cup Championship ~ Rostraver Ice Garden - March 15 - 7:00 PM State College 7 Quigley 1 Centre Daily Times Story State College hoists hockey title From CDT staff reports BELLE VERNON -- For the second straight year, the State College ice hockey team is sitting atop the scholastic hockey scene in western Pennsylvania. Nick Petrick scored three goals and Brian James added two goals and two assists as the Little Lions overpowered a high-scoring Quigley team 7-1 Thursday to defend the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Open Cup title at Rostraver Ice Gardens. "It feels excellent," said Petrick, who scored the only two goals of the first period. "It's real hard to repeat." Dan Petrick and Georg Semechin also scored for State College, which finished 22-1-1, its lone loss coming by way of forfeit. Calvin Michael made 20 saves in the win. "It feels really good," said State College coach Tim Holdcroft. "Obviously we were the team to beat. We have eight seniors, kids who have played together for many years. It's a great way for them to end their scholastic career with a championship." The Little Lions held Quigley to 21 shots and held 40-goal scorer Josh Marshall scoreless. Marshall did manage an assist on Quigley's only goal. State College took a 2-0 lead into the third before exploding for five in the third. "It was a tight first two periods," Petrick said, "but then we opened it up and the bounces went our way in the third." imageimage

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