Baldwin Highlanders - 1975 & 1988 AAA

Below are the results of the Ice Line Extravaganza held December 27-30, 2004 at the Ice Line in West Chester, Pa. IceLine Extravaganza ~ December 28-30, 2004 AAA Division St. Francis NY 3 University School OH 2 Loyola IL 3 Malvern Prep 1 St. Mary's NY 7 West Chester East 0 Malvern Prep 2 St. Mary's NY 4 West Chester East 1 St. Francis NY 9 University School OH 0 Loyola IL 2 St. Francis NY 3 Malvern Prep 3 Loyola IL 0 West Chester East 2 St. Mary's NY 1 University School OH 1 Semi-Finals (1st) St. Mary's NY 3 (4th) WC East 0 (2nd) St. Francis NY 3 (3rd) Loyola IL 2 AAA Final St Mary's NY 3 Buffalo NY St Francis 2 AA Division Penncrest 2 Henderson 0 Conestoga 6 Springford 5 Springfield 6 Downingtown West 2 Calvert Hall Prep MD 2 LaSalle II 0 Pennsbury 5 Haverford High 0 Neshaminy 2 Kittanning 5 Salesianum DEL 4 Monsignor Farrell NY 4 LaSalle II 3 Conestoga 1 Springford 4 Calvert Hall Prep MD 3 Downingtown West 1 Pennsbury 7 Kittanning 3 Penncrest 4 Henderson 1 Neshaminy 3 Haverford High 2 Salesianum DEL 4 Monsignor Farrell NY 2 Springfield 3 Springford 5 LaSalle II 1 Penncrest 2 Neshaminy 2 Conestoga 3 Calvert Hall Prep MD 3 Henderson 5 Kittanning 1 Salesianum DEL 7 Downingtown West 4 Springfield 5 Haverford High 0 Pennsbury 3 Monsignor Farrell NY 3 Quarter Finals (1st) Springfield 5 (8th) Conestoga 3 (2nd) Pennsbury 9 (7th) Calvert Hall Prep MD 2 (3rd) Penncrest 3 (6th) Springford 0 (4th) Salesianum DEL 4 (5th) Kittanning 3 Semi-Finals (1st) Springfield 2 (4th) Salesianum DEL 3 (3rd) Penncrest 4 (2nd) Pennsbury 0 AA Final Penncrest 4 Salesianum DEL 2 A Division Coatesville 3 Methacton 4 West Chester East II 0 Malvern Prep II 2 St. Mary's II 3 Annville-Cleona 5 Malvern Prep II 8 St. Mary's II 0 Annville-Cleona 2 Coatesville 2 Methacton 4 East II 0 Coatesville 3 Malvern Prep II 7 West Chester East II 4 Annville-Cleona 1 St. Mary's II 0 Methacton 6 Semi-Finals (1st) Malvern II 5 (4th) East II 2 (2nd) Methacton 4 (3rd) Annville-Cleona 1 A Final Methacton 5 Malvern II 4

By Jeff Mauro ~ Pa Hockey www.eteamz.com/pahockey Class A As the season reached its midway point, it has become very apparent the weakness of teams at the Class A level as only seven of the fifteen teams are over .500. This means that of the twelve, who qualify for the playoffs at Class A, likely five teams will have won 50 % of their games and some of them really don’t belong in the playoffs, which is why only eight should qualify. Serra Catholic is just shredding the competition and head coach Tom Mooney’s squad is a perfect 11-0-0. The Eagles defeated every opponent in December by a wide margin with the exception of Mars, who gave Serra their first decent challenge since November in a 5-3 game. Joey Manning [17 goals], Aaron Nolte [17 goals] and Justin Lubasch [15 goals] leads an offense, which is averaging eight goals per game, while only yielding a little over two. The Eagles have maintained their # 1 Ranking in the Pa Hockey Elite 8 State Rankings and look to be the favorite to advance to the State Finals in Class A entering January. Quaker Valley [8-1-1] has moved in behind Serra to take the # 2 spot in Class A and earned it with an exciting 4-3 victory over # 3 Sewickley Academy. Coach Kevin Quinn stresses a complete game, with a balanced offensive unit, which is led by freshman Mikail Lemieux, Brent McNamara and Furman South, who has 10 goals in just 4 games. The Quakers will have to have all of their guns available for their 2nd meeting with Serra in February. Sewickley Academy [8-3-0] and Bishop McCort [8-3-0] round out the top four teams at Class A and will have to step up their games once the playoff run begins to position themselves for home ice advantage prior to the playoffs. Coach Erik Hoolihan’s Panthers defeated John Bradley’s Crimson Crusher’s on December 1st 6-5 at the War Memorial. Class AA The Class AA playoff circus is just beginning with some new blood and some old favorites leading the way. As many as 9 teams in the 14 team playoff field will have a legitimate shot at going on a run in the playoffs to capture the 2005 Penguins Cup. And if the PA Hockey Scholastic Showcase is any indication, we will have a very exciting Class AA playoffs as South Park took down # 2 ranked Montour 4-3 and Greensburg CC defeated top ranked Canon McMillan 6-1 and Chartiers Valley, who will qualify out of the ‘Open Division’ defeated # 5 ranked Indiana 3-2 in the tournament. So anything is possible and there will be a mad scramble for playoff position as we head into the 2nd half of the season. Canon McMillan rose to the top of the pack in December defeating # 3 West Allegheny 5-4, # 4 Peters Township 7-4 and held off South Park 4-3 and Thomas Jefferson 5-3 to finish the first half at 11-0-0. Dave Fryer’s Big Macs are doing a lot of damage behind the great goaltending of Drew Stanton and timely scoring up front from his brother Doug Stanton who has 20 goals in just 7 games. Justin Cormack and Jesse Patnesky, have also chipped in a 16 goals between them, including Patnesky’s overtime game winner against West Allegheny. The hottest team in Class AA is Montour [9-2-0] as Dan Siegel’s club has ripped nine consecutive victories after dropping their opening two games. The Spartans have done it on offense led by Mario Panucci [16 goals] and Zach Perry [14 goals], but have displayed great balance as nine players on the team have at least five goals this season. Montour’s biggest win of the season was a 4-3 win over West Allegheny, but their biggest tests of the campaign will come early in January as they face off against # 1 Canon McMillan and defending Penguins Cup champion Peters Twp in their first two contests. West Allegheny [9-2-0] will face a similar plight to Montour in January as they face off against # 1 Canon McMillan and defending Penguins Cup champion Peters Twp in their first two contests as well. Coach Norm Cook’s club has been the turnaround of the year scoring 83 goals in 11 games led by Ryne Savisky [15 goals], Marek Polidor [14 goals], freshman Ryan Kumpfmiller [11 goals] and Ian Skacan [10 goals]. The Indians are a true contender and have played the best teams in Class AA to the limit. The wild card in all of Class AA has to be defending Penguins Cup champion Peters Twp [8-2-0], who have fought off injury and inconsistent attendance of their top players to stay in the hunt. When all of Mark Cooper’s players are present, there is no question that the Indians are at the top or near the top of Class AA. Dustin Roux [16 goals] and Bryan Papciak [9 goals] have led the way for Peters and they will face Montour and West Allegheny out of the gate in the 2nd half. The question is will their players show up? This will catch up with them if they don’t and if you don’t believe me just look back at the loss to Archbishop Carroll in 2004 State Final. Class AAA Class AAA in Western Pennsylvania is a four horse race until proven otherwise. Bethel Park [12-0-0], North Allegheny [11-1-0], Mt Lebanon [10-2-0] and Upper St Clair [7-3-0] are the contenders for the 2005 Penguins Cup AAA title, but some other teams may have emerge in December as possible threats to this quartet. Plum [9-1-1] and Penn Trafford [8-3-0] can compete with the top teams and will have to beat one of them to upgrade their status. Bethel Park has been just outstanding in the 2004-2005 season and has re-built their team nicely with a little different style of high intensity to compliment their always smothering defense under Jim McVay. The Hawks flex their muscles with two big wins in December over Upper St Clair 6-2 and defending Penguins Cup champs Mt Lebanon 6-1. BP has put up 85 goals in 12 games led up front by sniper Tim O’Brien [15 goals] and Conner McLean [15 goals], who are complimented by set up men Michael Diethorn [19 assists] and Ken Lehman [17 assists] to provide the Hawks with a quick strike offense that can score in bunches. North Allegheny [11-1-0] is on a mission in 2004-2005 under head coach Tom Pandolfo and that mission will only be acceptable to get to the promised land, which is the Pennsylvania Class AAA championship. The Tigers have followed Bethel Park’s path in reeling off 11 straight wins and many impressive one including a 7-1 pasting of Mt Lebanon and more recently a 5-1 victory over Bethel Park in the 2004 Pa Hockey Director’s Cup final in late December. Matt Pekins with 29 points [including 14 goals], defenseman Paul Dittrich [18 assists] and Wes Waldschmidt [11 goals] have led the way offensively for NA. Mt Lebanon and Upper St Clair have taken a back seat to the top two teams in December, but both teams must be taken seriously come March as threats for the 2005 Penguins Cup. Coach Paul Taibi’s Blue Devils are starting to regain their form led by Tony Valerino [20 goals], super freshman Tyler Murovich [20 goals] and Chad Uddstrom [14 goals] and coach John Harford’s Panthers have Class AAA’s most balanced attack led by David Crockett [7 goals], John Markwell [8 goals] and Brian Gorder [7 goals] and will be a strong team in the 2nd half of the season. Plum [9-1-1] has been to many the surprise team of Class AAA and coach Stu Rulnick’s team in very poised and disciplined with wins over Penn Trafford 3-1 and Franklin Regional 4-3 under their belt. The Mustangs are a very hard working team, which stresses defense and is led by Jonathon Smith [22 points], Phil Mains [18 points], Matt Giunta [16 points] and Ryan Griffin [16 points]. Penn Trafford by contrast to Plum is a very offensive team with a very good goaltender in Joel Sterniak under head coach Todd Purvis. The Warriors are led on offense by Nick Whaley [33 points], Kyle Sidle [30 points] and Chris Cerutti [20 points] for an offense which averages over 6 goals a game.

DELMONT ~ Bethel Park and North Allegheny have played some memorable games in the Pa Hockey Scholastic Showcase over the 9-year history. In the 2003 semi-finals, North Allegheny scored with 6:37 remaining in OT, as John Bishop scored on wrist a shot to beat Bethel Park. In 2001, Bethel Park would stomp NA 7-2 to gain the Medal Round and then go on to capture its 2nd straight Director’s Cup title. In the 1999, Director’s Cup final its was MVP Matt Garman leading the Tigers in a 4-1 victory over Bethel Park. The Hawks and the Tigers have combined to win four out of the last Director’s Cup as a testimony to the strength of each program. This Director’s Cup final would represent a little more for Bethel Park coach Jim McVay and North Allegheny coach Tom Pandolfo, as the Hawks are ranked # 1 in the Pa Hockey Elite 8 State Poll for Class AAA and the Tigers are ranked # 2. Both teams are in a battle for the top spot in Class AAA in Western Pennsylvania and this game could preview the 2005 Penguins Cup, which will be played in March. Big game ? Well this is December and not March, but the Pa Hockey Scholastic Showcase has produce State Champions in 3 out of the last 4 years and is a pretty good indicator of things to come in March. The opening period of the 2004 Director’s Cup final was a chess match of line matchups and more of a feeling out process for both teams. A tight defensive battle produced just twelve total shots and only four for North Allegheny. The Tigers would make one of those count on the power play at 2:35 as Garrett Waldschmidt took a feed from Alan Halapin from behind the net and beat Bryce Merriam through the 5-hole for a 1-0 NA lead. The second period was even more defensive as the teams played very efficient defense limiting scoring chances to a very few. Bethel Park went on the power play at 6:44, but Jeff Kristan made several god saves to hold the lead for North Allegheny at 1-0. Paul Dittrich made a play that would turn this game to the Tigers intercepting a pass and beating a pinching BP defenseman and spotting Matt Pekins behind the Hawk defense and Pekins did the rest soaring down the slot and burying a wrist shot high over the glove side of the Bethel Park goaltender for a huge goal and a 2-0 advantage at 4:41. Bethel took a penalty at 3:40 and North Allegheny would take advantage as Garrett Waldschmidt scored and put North Allegheny on top 3-0 at 3:27. Bethel Park just kept working and finally scored on Kristan at 7:52 as Tim O’Brien redirected a Jacobus Bliek shot past the NA goalie to cut the lead to 3-1. Any thoughts of a Hawk comeback were quickly erased as pesky Alan Halapin deflected a Paul Dittrich shot past Merriam just 38 seconds later to re-establish a 3 goal NA lead at 7:14. Garrett Waldschmidt would put the exclamation point on an impressive win for North Allegheny scoring on assists from Matt Pekins and brother Wes at 5:45 to cap a 5-1 NA win and a 2nd straight Director’s Cup championship for the Tigers. Waldschmidt’s play at both ends of the ice and key scoring netted him the R.J. Umberger award for the Most Valuable Player of the 2004 Pa Hockey Scholastic Showcase.

PRELIMINARY ROUND TUESDAY 12/28 Chartiers Valley 12 Gateway 4 HIGHLIGHTS: Colts shatter record books for single game as Tommy Miller scores 9 points [4G+5A]and teammates Ryan Kelly [1G+7A], Drew Paocelli [4G+3A] and Ryan Woodall [2G+3A] light up Gators North Allegheny 3 Montour 3 [OT] HIGHLIGHTS: NA holds on for dear life as Spartans tie it with :15 on a goal by Brian Dugan. Tigers advance to the medal round to defend their Director's Cup title. Plum 6 South Park 1 HIGHLIGHTS: DAvid Dincau picks up 3 assists and Ben Colosmo scores a pair for Mustangs Upper St Clair 8 Indiana 0 HIGHLIGHTS: Brendan Surma with 4 assists, Mike Penkrot and Andrew Blazek each with a pair and Kevin Gorder with the shutout for the Panthers Bethel Park 4 Franklin Regional 2 HIGHLIGHTS: BP overcomes a 2-1 deficit as Tim O'Brien ties the game and sets up the go ahead goal by Adam Kaczmarek Thomas Jefferson 3 Shaler 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Gary Bucci breaks a 1-1 tie with 11:32 to go on the power play Penn Trafford 3 Greensburg CC 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Kyle Sidle score a pair to lead the Warriors to a big win and into the medal round Central Catholic 9 Canon McMillan 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Glenn Sherwin scores 4 goals in CC's big win over the Big Macs MONDAY 12/27 Greensburg CC 6 Canon McMillan 1 HIGHLIGHTS: GCC outshoots Canon Mac 46-9 as John Kennedy scores a goal & 2 assists and Lenny Ulish with a goal & an assist Upper St Clair 14 Chartiers Valley 4 HIGHLIGHTS: USC gets 4 goals & 4 assists from John Markwell, a goal & 4 assists from Ian Joyce, a hat trick & an assist from David Crockett and two goals from Andrew Blazek North Allegheny 5 South Park 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Two goals from Chris Simanic and two assists each from Paul Dittrich, Matt Zrebiec and Chris Gilson lead the Tigers to win. Montour 9 Plum 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Mario Panucci scores four goals and Zach Perry adds a goal & 4 assists for the Spartans Bethel Park 10 Thomas Jefferson 3 HIGHLIGHTS: The hat trick for Mike Poljak and 5 assists from Ken Lehman gives the Hawks a big win. Tim O'Brien and Ryan Hedglen add a pair apiece for BP. Penn Trafford 6 Central Catholic 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Chris Cerutti scores the hat trick and Dan Sidle adds a pair while brother Kyle Sidle nets 3 assists. Gateway 6 Indiana 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Gators find offense as Scott Lyons picks up a goal & 2 assists and Mark Wroblewski, Matt Pisani and Craig Leith add a goal & an assist each Franklin Regional 6 Shaler 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Joel Sirianni scores the hat trick and Ryan Kramer adds a pair for the Panthers SUNDAY 12/26 Upper St Clair 8 Gateway 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Brian Gorder with 2 goals & 2 assists as USC waltzes Gators. John Markwell and David Crockett add a pair as well and Anthony Sirabella has a goal and 2 assists Thomas Jefferson 5 Franklin Regional 3 HIGHLIGHTS: Gary Bucci with 2 goals & 2 assists and Zach Hanbury with a pair as Jaguars score 3 unanswered goals to erase a 3-2 deficit Penn Trafford 6 Canon McMillan 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Chris Cerutti with the hat trick and Kyle Sidle & Garrett Sodrosky add a goal and an assist as Warriors outshoot Canon Mac 47-16 Central Catholic 3 Greensburg CC 2 [OT] HIGHLIGHTS: Chris Urso with 2 goals and an assist including the game winner at 3:53 of overtime. The vikings erase a 2-0 deficit in the 3rd period as Urso ties it with 8:18 remaining in regulation. South Park 4 Montour 3 HIGHLIGHTS: Tommy Vaughn scores the game winner with 3:55 left in the 3rd and adds an assist and Donny Remlinger picks up a goal and two assist in the SP victory. Bethel Park 9 Shaler 0 HIGHLIGHTS: Hawks post an easy win as they score 5 goals in the final 4:34 of the 1st period for a 6-0 lead. Conner McLean with a pair and Ken Lehman and Brian McGinty pick up 3 assists each. North Allegheny 5 Plum 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Matt Pekins with 2 goals & 2 assists and Derek Derek Rusbarksy adds a pair for NA as Tigers play 59 minutes and 58 seconds of shutout hockey. Chartiers Valley 3 Indiana 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Tommy Miller, Drew Paocelli and Ryan Kelly each score to lead Colts to a 3-0 lead midway through the 3rd and Chartiers Valley holds off an Indiana rally with 2 goals by Cory Mills for an exciting one goal victory

Results from the 11th annual Erie McDowell Invitational Hockey Tournament held December 10-12,2004 Grand Island,NY 5 Harborcreek 1 Beavercreek,OH 3 Harborcreek 3 Orchard Park 3 Erie McDowell 0 Youngstown Stars 5 Beavercreek 3 Mercyhurst Prep 6 State College 2 Erie McDowell 5 Grand Island 2 Mercyhurst Prep 3 Youngstown Stars 0 Harborcreek 5 State College 2 Mercyhurst Prep 6 Beavercreek OH 5 McDowell 4 Youngstown Stars 2 Orchard Park 8 State College 0 Grand Island 1 Orchard Park 0 Preliminary Standings AAA Orchard Park ~ 11.0 Grand Island ~ 10.5 Erie McDowell ~ 7.5 State College ~ 1.0 Preliminary Standings AA Mercyhurst Prep ~ 14.0 Harborcreek ~ 7.5 Youngstown Stars ~ 5.5 Beavercreek OH ~ 4.5 AAA Championship: Orchard Park 4 Grand Island 3 - Overtime Note: Orchard Park wins title in shootout AA Championship Game: Mercyhurst Prep 7 Harborcreek 4