Freeport Yellow Jackets

ROSTRAVER - Mt Lebanon defeated Cathedral Prep in mid February by the score of 8-3 and Blue Devils coach Paul Taibi was a little concerned about his team, but what the coach also knew is that he has one of the hottest goaltenders in Western Pennsylvania between the pipes in Colin Sebastian. Cathedral Prep goaltender Jon Freeman has quitely been playing superb for coach Nels Whites upstart Rambler squad. It didn't take long for the Mt Lebanon to solve Freeman as at 11:48 Mike Colligan walked the puck off the near boards and blasted a snap shot high on the short side to give Mt Lebanon a 1-0 lead. The playoffs are special because of the heros created, who come up big when you least expect them to. Pat Magerski, who tallied the big goal to defeat North Allegheny, continued his hot hand with a goal at 5:58 of the 1st to tie the score at 1-1. Everyone knows to beat Mt Lebanon, you must stop the dynamic duo of Jason Schultz and Colligan, what Prep forgot was the diamond in the rough as freshman call-up Eric Sloan walked the puck behind the Rambler net and fed a wide open Dan O'Connell at 6:40, who made no mistake and beat Freeman to give the Blue Devils a 2-1 lead. Then the same combo did it again, as O'Connell threaded a perfect pass to Sloan, who was walking down the slot and the freshman buried it with just :29 seconds left to extend the lead to 3-1. On to the third period and Magerski found a loose puck in the slot and beat Sebastian through the legs to put the Ramblers within one at 3-2. But it was Mt Lebanon who wanted this game more than anyone can imagine, as Mr. Magic Eric Sloan put the game on ice hooking up with his newfound best friend O'Connell and gave Mt Lebanon a 4-2 victory. For Mt Lebanon another shot at Bethel Park and they have to love their chances with their hot goaltender Sebastian, who stopped 38 Prep shots and the new dynamic duo of O'Connell and Sloan.