Date			Home Team		Away Team		Status		Location
Thu	12/27/07	3:30 PM	Padua	3	Meadville (PA)	4	Final		Winterhurst
Thu	12/27/07	5:45 PM	St. Edward	7	Mt. Lebanon (PA)	0	Final		Winterhurst
Fri	12/28/07	8:00 AM	Mt. Lebanon (PA)	1	Padua	5	Final		Winterhurst
Fri	12/28/07	10:15 AM	St. Edward	2	Meadville (PA)	2	Final		Winterhurst
Fri	12/28/07	3:30 PM	Meadville (PA)	5	Mt. Lebanon (PA)	1	Final		Winterhurst
Fri	12/28/07	5:45 PM	St. Edward	8	Padua	1	Final		Winterhurst

Pa Hockey Statewide Elite 8 Rankings

      Thanks to our good friends at Breakaway Magazine, we are able to keep the pulse of Eastern Pennsylvania Hockey as the season reaches the halfway point and is heading for the Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championhips in March in Philadelphia.

        The Eastern Pa Hockey Elite 8 and Western Pa Hockey Elite 8 join together for the Pennsylvania Elite 8 Rankings. LaSalle AAA, Latrobe AA and West Chester East A are the defending Pennsylvania State Champions are are gearing toward defending their State Championship titles when the Flyers Cup and Penguins Cup Playoffs get under way in March. Stay tuned here on Pa Hockey to see the how the process plays out.

          The Pennsylvania Elite 8 Rankings for the 2008-2009 Season for Week 11 are as follows:

       Class AAA - # 1 Ranked Teams

             Pennsylvania - LaSalle Explorers

              Eastern Pa - LaSalle Explorers 

             Western Pa - Pine Richland Rams   

       Class AA - # 1 Ranked Teams

             Pennsylvania - Latrobe Wildcats

             Eastern Pa - Conestoga Pioneers  

             Western Pa -  Latrobe Wildcats  

      Class A - # 1 Ranked Teams

             Pennsylvania - Bayard Rustin Knights

             Eastern Pa - Bayard Rustin Knights

             Western Pa -  Serra Catholic Eagles

    Please click on the Flyers Cup, Penguins Cup and Pennsylvania Cup to check out the attached spreadsheets to see who is in the hunt for the Pa Hockey Elite 9 Statewide Rankings from Eastern and Western Pennsylvania......a Pa Hockey Exclusive !  

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Jamestown Savings Bank Arena – Jamestown, NY
3rd Annual Governor’s Cup - December 5-7, 2008

 National Invitational Scholastic Showcase

Medal Round:

Governor's Cup Final - LIVE at 1:15 PM on www.pahockey.biz

IMPORTANT: Click on the Pa Hockey Online Store ABOVE and go to the Pa Hockey Network and then process and pay for your order and you will receive a confirmation e-mail and an e-mail from the BxVideo Registration with the link to the Governor's Cup final.

SUNDAY
27	7-Dec-08	1:15 PM	RINK 1	FINAL	Fenwick	1	New Trier Green	6

Semi-Finals

Governor’s Cup Semi-Finals

Fenwick

3

Glenbrook North

2

1 vs 4

        Fenwicks Anthony Ambrose banged home a Cam Verbeke rebound with 12:32 remaining in the 3^rd period to give the Friars a 3-2 victory over Glenbrook North. Sean Bossy and Matt Breseman scored for Fenwick and Danny Chang and Trevor Biebrach scored for the Spartans.

Hamilton SE

1

New Trier Green

3

2 vs 3

       New Trier Green killed off a 5 minute penalty in the opening period and then scored a goal in each period to gain a spot in the Governor’s Cup final with a 3-1 victory over Hamilton SE. Will Harris scored twice and Adam Nelson added another goal as goaltender Greg Ogard stopped 30 of 31 shots yielding a goal to the Royals with :45 seconds on a power play to HSE’s Robbie Stein.

 

National Invitational Scholastic Showcase Highlights: 

Friday December 5, 2008

A

Hamilton SE

5

St Rita

4

        Hamilton SE lead the entire game and held off St Rita for a 5-4 victory. Justin Short scored a pair of goals and Matt Knafel had 3 assists for the Royals. Chris Cimouch had a goal and an assist to lead to way for the Mustangs.

A

Cheektowaga

3

Mt Lebanon

4

          Brandon Tigrett broke a 2-2 tie in the 2^nd period and Rob Behling scored a hat trick as Mt Lebanon edged Cheektowaga 4-3. Brandon Bianco added three assists for Lebo and James  Jerioski and Josh Burgett score a goal and an assist each for the Warriors.  

B

McDowell

0

Grand Island

3

       Grand Island scored two goals in the opening period and made it stand as Rob Tates earned the shutout stopping all 25 McDowell shots and John Osberg score twice for the Vikings.  

B

New Trier Green

11

Upper St Clair

1

     New Trier Green built a 2-0 lead after two periods and after USC cut it to 2-1, the Trevians exploded for nine unanswered goals for an 11-1 pasting of the Panthers. George Enriquez, Alexander Santostefano and Max Talbot scored a pair of goals each for NTG. 

C

Pope John Paul II

4

Bethel Park

7

      Bethel Park scored four times in the second period to build a 5-0 lead and coast to a 7-4 over Pope John Paul II. Tommy Whetsel scored a hat trick and Brennan Kerr and James Stitt posted three assists for the Hawks. Ryan Sterrett had two goal and two assists for the Knights. 

C

Holy Ghost Prep

3

Glenbrook North

2

      Holy Ghost Prep spotted GBN the opening goal and then scored three unanswered in the 2^nd period and held off the Spartans for a 3-2 win. David Bowman, Devon Gentile and Brendan Roberts scored for the Firebirds.  

D

Fenwick

2

North Allegheny

0

          Fenwick outshot North Allegheny 25-14 and won 2-0. Matt Crooke and Matt Breseman scored for the Friars and goaltender Nick Chiappetta made several key saves en route to a shutout for Fenwick.  

D

DeMatha

3

Prairie Ridge

4

SO 2-1

      Prairie Ridge and DeMatha battled to a 3-3 tie in regulation and overtime and the Wolves won the shootout 2-1. Christopher Van Damme had a goal and two assists for Prairie Ridge.

 

Saturday December 6, 2008

A

Mt Lebanon

1

St Rita

4

      St Rita opened up a 4-0 lead and held on to defeat Mt Lebanon 4-1. Ryan Carroll, Henry Caruch, Chris Cimouch and Dan Foley scored for the Mustangs

B

McDowell

2

New Trier Green

1

      McDowell and New Trier Green battled to a scoreless tie through two periods. The Trojans scored twice in two minutes as Jared Gillespy and Greg Harrington gave McDowell a 2-0 lead. The Trevians Dillon Keane scored with 7:10 to play but Drew Ericson stopped 26 of 27 for the victory for McDowell.  

       

B

Grand Island

3

Upper St Clair

2

      Grand Island rallies from a 2-0 deficit with tree unanswered goals for a 3-2 win over Upper St Clair. Taylor LeFever scores twice and Robert Schiffhauer adds another for the Vikings.   

A

Cheektowaga

1

Hamilton SE

5

         Hamilton SE defeated Cheektowaga 5-1. Alex Klingensmith scres two goals and adds an assist and John Holt stops 20 of 21 shots for the Royals.  

C

Bethel Park

4

Holy Ghost Prep

2

    Bethel Park races out to a 4-0 lead and holds off Holy Ghost rally for a 4-2 win. Tommy Whetsel scores twice and adds an assist for the Hawks.   

C

Glenbrook North

5

Pope John Paul II

3

     Glenbrook North rallies from a 3-1 deficit to defeat Pope John Paul II 5-3. Matt and Adam Vishy provide the game tying and game winning goals late in the 2^nd period and midway through the 3^rd period.  

 

 

D

Fenwick

4

Prairie Ridge

1

       Fenwick won their 2^nd game of the preliminary round with a 4-1 win over Prairie Ridge. Aidan Verbeke, Tom Finn, Larry Maravaglia, and Sean Bossy scored for the Friars.  

D

North Allegheny

3

DeMatha

4

      DeMatha spotted North Allegheny a 3-1 lead and rallied to win 4-3. Andrew Romaniuk scored a pair of goals including the game winner for the Stags.  

A

St Rita

5

Cheektowaga

0

         St Rita capped off an excellent tournament with an impressive 5-0 victory over Cheektowaga. Alex Zemke scored twice for the Mustangs.

A

Mt Lebanon

3

Hamilton SE

6

        Hamilton SE broke a 2-2 tie in the 3^rd period with four goals to defeat Mt Lebanon 6-3.  Six different goal scorers scored for the Royals, who captured a spot in the Medal Round. 

B

New Trier Green

10

Grand Island

1

       New Trier Green needed a win to have a shot to advance to the Medal Round for the 3^rd straight year and they dismantled Grand Island with a terrific performance 10-1. Pat Sullivan scored the hat trick, Steven Mazzone added a pair of goals and the rest of the Trevians played flawless hockey.  

B

Upper St Clair

6

McDowell

5

      Upper St Clair defeated McDowell 6-5 in overtime as Rob Harbison scored at 1:47 of the overtime for the Panthers. James Kline scored a hat trick for USC.  

C

Bethel Park

1

Glenbrook North

4

        Glenbrook North captured a spot in the final 4 with a 4-1 victory over Bethel Park with a goal in the 1^st period and 3 in the 2^nd period. The Spartans will play in the semi-finals for the 2^nd straight year.   

C

Holy Ghost Prep

9

Pope John Paul II

0

      

D

Prairie Ridge

4

North Allegheny

1

       Prairie Ridge ended up the NISS at 2-1 and defeated North Allegheny 4-1. Justin Kavanaugh, Chris Van Damme, Johnny Pottala and Zack Mueller scored for the Wolves.  

D

Fenwick

7

DeMatha

0

     Fenwick earned a spot in the Medal Round with a 7-0 victory over Dematha. Matt Crooke scored the hat trick and Greyson Feichtinger scored a pair of goals for the Friars