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Peters uses depth to hand Latrobe first loss in two seasons
PA HOCKEY GAME OF THE WEEK
GREENSBURG -
Latrobe Hockey has not lost a hockey game since February of 2008 to Greensburg CC.
The two time defending Pennsylvania State Champions return several key players and in addition has tremendous development in the Junior Varsity and Freshman programs, which has caused the Wildcats to have to cut players for the first time in recent memory.
Head Coach Dan Ridder knows that his team is a work in progress for 2009-2010 and the goal is to return to the Pennsylvania State Championship for an opportunity for a three peat in March.
Peters Twp knows all about three peats as the Indians had an opportunity in 2004 at Neville Island only to fall to Archbishop Carroll in a shocking State Championship contest. The Indians returned the very next year to knock off Haverford and capture their 3rd State Title in four years. Head Coach Rick Tingle, who actually called the broadcast of the 2003 State Championship when arguably one of the greatest High School Teams of all-time throttled Holy Ghost Prep at IceLine as Peters established itself as one of the premier hockey programs in State History with that run.
Latrobe got this party started in the opening period as Charlie Harris pounced ona Jayson Angus rebound at 8:04 to give the Cats a 1-0 lead. Ben Dachille tied the game for Peters less than a minute later as his shot through traffic found its way behind the Latrobe goaltender at 7:35 to knot the score at 1-1. Peters took the lead at 4:12 as Cody Gubala slipped a rebound through the 5-hole to make it 2-1 with 4:12 to go in period number one.
Peters got into penalty trouble late in the first period and Jayson Angus made them pay as high shot from the high slot on a 5 on 3 power play beat Woody Shell to tie the score at two apiece. The turning point of the hockey game came on another Latrobe power play as Drew Rubeo stole the puck from the Latrobe defenseman and scored with 6:35 to go in the middle period to make it 3-2.
Latrobe could not take advantage of yet another man advantage and Matt White extended the Peters lead with a pretty breakaway goal through the 5-hole to make it 4-2 in favor of the Indians with 6:02 to go. Latrobe poured on the shots in the 3rd period outshooting Peters 15-11 and 38-31 on the evening, but could not solve Woody Shell, who played an excellent game between the pipes. The Wildcats never quit and Noah Batis scored at the buzzer to make the final score Peters 4 Latrobe 3 and while Peters Twp defeated the Wildcats, Latrobe showed it is not going to hand over their title without a scrap and would certainly be an interesting match up in March.
| Freeport | 1 | Knoch | X | 4 | A | NO HIGHLIGHTS PROVIDED | |
| South Fayette | 0 | Mars | X | 5 | A | NO HIGHLIGHTS PROVIDED | |
| Beaver | X | 12 | Somerset | 0 | A | NO HIGHLIGHTS PROVIDED | |
| Center | X | 3 | Quaker Valley | 2 | A | NO HIGHLIGHTS PROVIDED | |
| Westmont Hilltop | 4 | Kittanning | X | 11 | A | NO HIGHLIGHTS PROVIDED | |
| Franklin Regional | X | 6 | Greensburg CC | 2 | AA | NO HIGHLIGHTS PROVIDED | |
| Cathedral Prep | X | 6 | West Allegheny | 5 | AA | Josh Ordos scored twice for the Ramblers, while Jimmy Bufalino, Tony Tebaldi, Rob Maust and Matt Callaghan each had one goal. | |
| Latrobe | 3 | Peters Township | X | 4 | AA | GAME SUMMARIES | |
| Chartiers Valley | X | 7 | Wheeling CC | 4 | AA | Bryan Waldron gets the Hat Trick and brother Shea Waldron with 2 in the Colts Victory | |
| Canevin | X | 11 | Thomas Jefferson | 1 | AA | Frankie Vance with four goals, Vince Nicollella adds a hat trick and John Facchiano chips in 4 assists as Crusaders crush TJ | |
| Hempfield | 0 | Upper St. Clair | X | 9 | AAA | NO HIGHLIGHTS PROVIDED | |
| State College | 2 | Canon McMillan | X | 1 | AAA | Christian Conlon scores with 8 seconds remaining to give State College a 2-1 victory. Abe Edson scores the other SC Goal. | |
| Wheeling Park | X | 3 | Central Catholic | 1 | AAA | NO HIGHLIGHTS PROVIDED |
Quaker Valley
X
6
Serra Catholic
5
A
NO HIGHLIGHTS REPORTED
South Park
0
Freeport
X
7
A
NO HIGHLIGHTS REPORTED
Deer Lakes
0
Hampton
X
8
A
NO HIGHLIGHTS REPORTED
Sewickley Academy
4
Center
X
12
A
NO HIGHLIGHTS REPORTED
West Allegheny
3
Canevin
X
4
AA
Pete Carney scores twice and Frankie Vance adds a goal and two assists to lead Crusaders to a 4-3 win over West A
Montour
X
4
Moon
3
AA
NO HIGHLIGHTS REPORTED
Meadville
X
3
Baldwin
0
AA
Meadville shut out Baldwin 3-0. It was Jamie Plunkett's 800th career win.
Thomas Jefferson
5
Franklin Regional
X
7
AA
Steve Shirk scores a hat trick to lead the Panthers to opening victory over TJ. Robert Conducci scores three goals for the Jaguars
Peters Township
X
6
Elizabeth Forward
1
AA
GOALS; Matt White, Matt Lison, and Cody Gubala, all had two for Peters. Dustin Briggs had the goal for E.F. Shots on goal; Peters - 43 E.F. - 13.
Norwin
X
5
State College
1
AAA
NO HIGHLIGHTS REPORTED
Shaler
X
5
McDowell
1
AAA
NO HIGHLIGHTS REPORTED
Upper St. Clair
X
2
Bethel Park
1
AAA
NO HIGHLIGHTS REPORTED
Pine Richland
X
8
Wheeling Park
0
AAA
#29 Nolan Trombetta scored a hat trick and Dan Szymanski with the shutout
Fox Chapel
1
Mt. Lebanon
X
6
AAA
Will Hoeft scores a hat trick to lead the Blue Devils over the Foxes
Plum
4
Seneca Valley
X
6
AAA
In a 4-4 game, Seneca Valley's Logan Pfeffer scores with 54 seconds remaining and adds an empty netter for 6-4 win
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Game Summary provided by Peters Twp Hockey
10/26/2009 - Indians open the 2009/2010 season with win over Elizabeth Forward
In a battle of politically incorrect nicknames, the Indians of Peters Township downed the Warriors of Elizabeth Forward by a 6-1 score in their home opener at the Iceoplex at Southpointe tonight. The Indians came out with a vengeance in the 1st period, outshooting the Warriors by a 20-2 margin and jumping to a 3 goal lead. Senior Cody Gubala got the Indians on the scoreboard at the 7:45 mark of the 1st period when he took a pass from fellow Senior Kevin Hough and snapped a low shot past the EF netminder, Michael Amelio also assisted on the play. Cody Gubala struck again at the 2:47 mark, banging home a rebound of a Kevin Hough shot for a 2-0 lead. Junior Matt Lison closed out the scoring in the 1st period for the Indians when he converted a pretty passing play with Senior Matt White with 31 seconds remaining on the clock. Senior Jake Boss also picked up an assist on Lison's goal.
The Indians took their foot off the gas a bit in the 2nd period and the result was relatively evenly played period as evidenced by the shots on goal (10 to 8 in favor of Peters). Matt White scored the Indians only goal of the period, ripping a one-timer off a beautiful feed from Jake Boss to give the Indians a 4-0 lead after 2 periods.
The Indians came out after the ice cut with a renewed urgency and dominated the 3rd period, outshooting the Warriors by a 12-3 margin. After EF got on the board to make the score 4-1, White put the game away with an outstanding individual effort, scoring an empty net goal while killing a 6 on 3 disadvantage for the Indians. Lison closed out the scoring at the 0:48 mark of the final period with assists from Seniors Drew Rubeo and Paul Henney.
Senior netminder Tyler Borne picked up the victory for the Indians, stopping 12 of 13 shots.
Peters takes on 2 time defending Penguin and PA State Champion Latrobe on Thursday 10/29/2009 at the Kirk Nevin arena in Greensburg.
