Freeport Yellow Jackets

HARMARVILLE - Thank you to the North Allegheny Hockey Club for this report NA vs Fox Chapel Game Summary courtesy of Don Vandergrift TIGERS WIN PIHL OPENER, 2-0, WITH TWO GOALS IN FINAL PERIOD After being held to a scoreless tie through the first two periods, seniors Paul Dittrich and Chris Gilson were able to tally third-period goals to give the Tigers a 2-0 victory over Fox Chapel at Bladerunners in Harmarville in the PIHL opener on Monday night. The win earned a little revenge for a loss to the Foxes in the final of the St. Margaret's Fall Face-off Tournament earlier in the year. The Tigers outshot Fox Chapel in both the first and second periods but could not beat Fox Chapel goalie Eric Thiessen. NA had nine shots to three for the Foxes in the first period, and added 10 more in the second to just three for Fox Chapel. For most of the third period, it looked like the game would go to overtime with neither team able to get the all-important first goal. Finally, with just 3:33 left, Dittrich beat Thiessen with a hard slap shot from just inside the blue line to give the Tigers a 1-0 advantage. Gilson picked up an insurance goal with 37 seconds left when he poked in a rebound from in front of the net. The Tigers came away with a hard fought 1-0 decision as the PIHL regular season got under way. For the game, the Tigers outshot the Foxes, 36-11, and only the outstanding play of Thiessen in the net kept the game close. Sophomore Max Richards was in goal for NA and posted the shutout. Fox Chapel had six penalties for a total of 12 penalty minutes while NA was called for three penalties totaling six minutes. The Tigers will host Bethel Park on Friday night in the home opener. The game is a rematch of last year's PIHL championship game with game time scheduled for 6:00 pm at Bladerunners in Warrendale. Students are requested to wear black for an NA Student Blackout. Sunglasses are acceptable indoors for this game. Student admission will be $2.00. GAME SUMMARY NORTH ALLEGHENY - 2 FOX CHAPEL - 0 SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 FINAL NORTH ALLEGHENY 0 0 2 2 Fox Chapel 0 0 0 0 INDIVIDUAL SCORING FIRST PERIOD No Scoring SECOND PERIOD No Scoring THIRD PERIOD NORTH ALLEGHENY Paul Dittrich (unassisted) 3:33 NORTH ALLEGHENY Chris Gilson (Dittrich) 0:37 SHOTS ON GOAL TEAM 1 2 3 TOTAL NORTH ALLEGHENY 9 10 17 36 Fox Chapel 3 3 5 11