Freeport Yellow Jackets

Day 2 Germantown Academy 6 Central Catholic 3 Germantown Academy defeated Central Catholic 6-4 breaking open a 3-3 tie after the Vikings Andy Hanno gave CC the lead at 9:14 of the third period. Greg Dobson completed the hat trick for the Patriots with 8:30 remaining in the final period to tie the game and Reed Marko and Andrew Sloane add insurance for GA. C.J Burke, Joe Kerr, and Glenn Sherwin scored for Central and Brennan O’Neill scored Germantown. Cheektowoga Central 3 Meadville 1 The Warriors picked up a victory big win over Meadville 3-1 setting up a winner take all game with Germantown Academy later Saturday. After a scoreless opening period, Cheektowaga’s Eric Osmanski and Steve Nowortka gave CC a 2-0 lead, but the Bulldogs Morgan Nickerson scored with :19 left in the 2nd period to pull within 2-1. Cheektowaga’s goaltender Mike Grover stopped 42 of 43 Meadville shots and Matt McGillcuddy ice the game with a goal with 5:16 remaining in the final period. St Jean de Brebeuf 5 Monsignor Bonner 1 The Braves of Hamilton, Ontario continued where they left off in their opener with four unanswered goals in the 2nd and 3rd periods as Rick Porto, Joe Finelli, Kyle Aquin and Jon Popek scored. The teams traded scores in the third as Dan Flynn scored for the Friars and Steve Zangrando scored for St Jean de Brebeuf. Upper St. Clair 3 North Allegheny 1 North Allegheny hasn’t lost too many games over the past season and a half in Tournaments or Regular Season, but the Panthers seem to have their number defeating NA 3-1 and harpooning the Tigers plans to repeat as CC Invitational champions. After USC’s Kevin Lucas and NA’s Josh Herbert traded goals for a 1-1 tie after two, Upper St Clair’s Mike Penkrot scored with 6:39 remaining in the 3rd on the power play and Davey Crockett added insurance with :57 seconds to secure the win. Bethel Park 5 Calvert Hall Prep 0 Bethel Park shut out Calvert Hall Prep as Tim O’Brien and Kenny Lehmann scored two goals and added an assist each and Pete Cosentino and Ben Garcia split the goaltending duties and the shutout. Holy Ghost Prep 6 Thomas Jefferson 3 The Firebirds scored 4 goals the last 4:47 of the third period to retake the lead after the Jaguars were up 3-2 as John Suroka score twice for HGP. North Allegheny 5 St Jean de Brebeuf 2 The Tigers atoned for their morning loss to Upper St Clair with a 5-2 win over the Braves as Max Richards made 17 saves and Chris Simanic and Wes Waldschmidt chipped in 3 points each. Upper St Clair 6 Monsignor Bonner 1 The Panthers of USC picked up their 2nd win of the tournament with an easy win over the Friars of Eastern Pa. Meadville 4 Central Catholic 1 The Bulldogs finally hit paydirt in the Invitational with a 4-1 victory over their rivals the host Vikings. Morgan Nickerson scored two goals and added an assist including a goal on the penalty shot. Mt Lebanon 4 Downingtown East 1 The Blue Devils earned a spot in the semi-finals with a 4-1 win over the Cougars as Tyler ‘the Terminator’ Murovich score a pair of goals and added an assist and goaltender Matt Vaughn made 28 saves. Germantown Academy 2 Cheektowoga Central 2 (OT) The Patriots and Warriors battle to a 2-2 tie in overtime, but Cheektowaga earned the spot in the Semi-Finals through the tiebreakers. GA’s Brian O’Neill scored a goal and added an assist and the Cheektowaga Rob Szymkowiak duplicated O’Neill’s effort and Adam Palumbo made 24 saves to send the Warriors from Western New York to the semi-finals in their maiden voyage in the CC Invitational. Orchard Park 3 DeMatha 2 The Quakers defeated DeMatha in a tight contest as Mike Murray made 24 saves for Orchard Park. Bethel Park 4 Holy Ghost Prep 3 The Hawks defeated Holy Ghost as Bryan Brown broke a 3-3 tie with 3:24 left in the third period sending Bethel Park into the semi-finals of the Invitational. Kristian Villante scored the hat trick for the Firebirds. Thomas Jefferson 2 Calvert Hall Prep 2 (OT) The Jaguars and Cardinals battled to tie as both teams looked for a victory in the 2005 Central Catholic Invitational. Calvert’s Jon Tietjen tied the game with 9:18 left in the third beating Jeff Wojnovich, the TJ goaltender who made 26 saves in between the pipes. Mt Lebanon 2 DeMatha 1 (OT) The Blue Devils faced a stiff test against the perennial Maryland state powers DeMatha with a low scoring defensive struggle by Mt Lebanon standards missing several key players. Rick Beuke gave Lebo the lead at 10:16 of the first and it looked as if Rob Behling would make that stand stopping all 12 shots the Stags could muster up, but the last shot would come of the stick of Marc Aguir who scored with just :03 left to tie it. Rick Beuke would have the final say in this one scoring just :43 into overtime to give the Blue Devils the victory and an opportunity to get into the semi-finals with a win over Downingtown East. Orchard Park 4 Downingtown East 1 The Quakers owned this game from the outset outshooting the Cougars 26-12 and establishing a 3-0 lead early in the 2nd as Mike Schoell scored twice and Tyler Matthews scored the opening goal 6 ½ minutes into the contest. Downingtown’s Ben Souders continued his hot hand scoring at 4:54 of the 2nd period, but Justin Gunntaylor put the game out of reach at 13:47 of the third for a 4-1 victory for Orchard Park.