Baldwin Highlanders - 1975 & 1988 AAA

Special Report to Pa Hockey courtesy of Upper St Clair ~ CASTLE SHANNON - USC and Mt. Lebanon renewed their backyard rivalry Monday night with undisputed possession of first place in the AAA West Division on the line. Mt. Lebanon got on the board first, when Eric Sloan scored off a feed from Jack Millhouse late in the first period. USC stormed back early in the second. The Panthers tied it when Jeff Greenberg deflected a Kris McDonough shot from the right point. Less than two minutes later, Ian Joyce scored on a brilliant individual effort to put USC on top. The Panthers looked like they might take command, but the Blue Devils capitalized on a pair of USC penalties late in the period. Dan Wilen scored on the 5 on 3 off an assist from Tony Valerino, then Valerino scored on the ensuing 5 on 4 off an assist from Eric Sloan, as the Blue Devils led 3-2 at the end of two periods. USC picked up the tempo in the third in search of the tying goal, and got it midway through the period when Kris McDonough blasted a slap shot from the left point to beat Lebo goalie Matt Vaughn, off assists from Matt McGinnis and Jeff Greenberg. Both teams threatened late but Vaughn and USC goalie Kevin Gorder each made clutch saves to preserve the tie. After Mt. Lebanon out shot USC 19-17 through two periods, the Panthers had the upper hand in the third and in overtime, outshooting the Blue Devils 11-5, for a game total advantage of 28-24. An outstanding AAA game, with end to end action and only three penalties. With the tie, USC moves to 6-0-1, while Mt. Lebanon is now 6-1-1.