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SOUTHPOINTE - Special Report to Pa Hockey provided by Canon McMillan Canon-McMillan Varsity squad posted a strong showing by beating Elizabeth Forward, 6-1. The win improves the Canon Mac record to 4-0, one of only 4 'AA' teams with an undefeated record after 2 other teams suffered their first loss of the season Monday night. The scoring opened mid-way through the first period when Kyle Harnen tucked a shot in the EF net off a feed from Doug Stanton. Stanton dug the puck out of the corner and drove to the net before sliding a pass to Harnen, who fought off a Warrior defender to get off the shot. Jesse Patnesky also got an assist on the play, continuing the offensive mastery of the Stanton-Patnesky-Harnen line. The first period would end with CM holding the 1-0 lead as Elizabeth Forward netminder Mike Cole hung tough for the first 15 minutes of play, making 11 saves. But the second period has been the strongest period for the Big Macs in each of their first 3 games, and tonight would be no different. Patnesky intercepted an EF clearing attempt and fired a wrist shot in the upper left corner to increase the CM lead to 2-0 at 8:54 of the 2nd. The goal, his team-high 7th of the season, extended Patnesky's goal streak to 4 games. Elizabeth Forward would battle back just over a minute-and-a-half later when a 2-on-1 shot by Jeremy Delmaster turned in to a rebound goal for Casey Burns. But it would be less than 2 minutes again before the score changed again, this time going back in the Big Macs' favor. CM defenseman Josh Tohey took a feed from Justin Cormack and used a Nick Cusolito screen to blast a wrist shot by Cole to restore the 2-goal lead. But Canon Mac wasn't finished just yet. Fifty-four seconds later, freshman Erik McKown buried a back-door pass from Stanton after a scramble in the slot to put Canon-McMillan ahead, 4-1. Cormack would notch his first goal of the night 83 seconds later to continue the CM onslaught and stretch the lead to 5-1. Canon Mac fired 22 shots on goal during the second period alone, a total that would eventually prove to be greater than the Warriors total shots for the entire game. A fired-up Big Mac team came out of the locker room to start the third period with their sights set on finishing off their strong performance. A power play opportunity just 40 seconds in to the final frame gave them their chance to put the game out of reach, and it didn't take long for them to seize the opportunity. Canon Mac won the offensive zone face-off, and Josh Tohey quickly found Cormack streaking toward the EF net, who would post his 2nd goal of the evening just 6 seconds in to the power play. A 5-goal lead was more than enough for the Big Macs, who tightened up defensively and held Elizabeth Forward to just 2 third period shots. Goaltender Drew Stanton totaled 19 saves in the game, while Cole put forth an impressive 37-save effort. Doug Stanton, Patnesky, and Cormack each had 3-point games for Canon Mac, who faces Greater Latrobe on November 22nd. Elizabeth Forward fell to 1-2 with the loss and look to even their record Friday night at South Park.

NEVILLE ISLAND - South Park Larry Locante could not have scripted a start to the 2004-2005 season much better than the Eagles 3-0-0 start, most notably, with wins over Kittanning and Somerset. SP has done it with scoring from a lot of different players, played some pretty solid defense and been the recipient of some consistent goaltending from Shane Bickar. Conversely, Montour coach Dan Siegel may have wondered where his team has gone as the expectations of a great season for his club echoed through the pre-season and seemed to be just a formality. The reality is the Spartans were defeated by Greensburg CC and Indiana in their first two games before rebounding against a very weak opponent in Johnstown. Montour would face a must win situation against an undefeated South Park team and maybe this would be the motivation that Montour needed to get back to work and implement their hard working reputation. The first period was well played on both sides as Montour’s Aaron Williams and South Park’s Shane Bickar traded several key saves in the opening ten minutes. Montour had the best chance of the opening period to take the lead as Dan Shiwarski drilled a shot which hit the crossbar, but Shiwarski disagreed raising his arms and the goal was waived off and play kept going at 5:22. South Park would strike first as Tommy Vaughn scored on a wrist shot to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead at 2:03. Montour almost tied the game on the power play at 12:21, but Zach Perry was robbed on a diving stop by Shane Bickar. The Eagles were whistled for a penalty after the stoppage, putting the Spartans on a 5 on 3 advantage. Montour finally broke through at 8:04 of the middle period, as Joe Clarke scored on a nice passing play with linemates Ross Polk and Chad Talotta to even the score at one apiece. The Spartans gained the lead as Zach Perry walked off the far boards and buried a wrist high over the stick side of Shane Bickar at 1:39 to give Montour a 2-1 lead. The turning point of this hockey game came with just 23 seconds left as South Park looked to tie the game in the period’s final minute as Tim Ryan drove to the net. A big collision ensued and Ryan fell on top of Aaron Williams, who was injured and taken off on a stretcher. The leading scorer for the Eagles, Ryan was given a penalty on the play, which could have gone either way. The Spartans would never look back in the third period as just as the penalty was ending, Mario Panucci found the puck at the top of the circles in the South Park defensive zone, beat a SP defenseman and made his wrist shot count through the 5-hole for a huge insurance goal at 13:37 and a 3-1 Montour lead. It would get better for the Spartans at 8:37 as Ross Polk found the net on a great feed from linemate Chad Talotta and a close game now was a 4-1 Spartan lead. Kevin Bishop closed out the South Park frustration with a power play goal with just 59 seconds remaining and an impressive 5-1 victory for Montour.

Many of you have been following the progress of Pennsylvania Hockey Interscholastic since its inception in December 2000. From the dog days of spreadsheets with scores going up to our 'up to the Minute Midnight Madness' feature and all of the Gingerbread of the Pa Hockey Website. So born out our ongoing pursuit of covering and promoting the great sport of Interscholastic Hockey Statewide in the Commonwealth is a new technology on the horizon. An exhibition game....a conversation....a presentation....a new relationship with some great innovative guys from BX Video...Pa Hockey is NOW and FOREVER on the forefront of coverage of the sport and bringing it into your home for your pleasure ! November 15th , 2004....Remember this day because it is THE DAY of the beginning of the Pa Hockey Network ! Sure, we've shot some videos with play-by-play and sold them, but THIS IS A FIRST.....so sit back and click and WATCH AND LISTEN as PA Hockey comes into your office.... your home .....your school or wherever you may be on the planet ! Along with long time Central Catholic coach Kevin Zielmanski we called the game and BX Video brought us the technology to bring to you a Class A Pa Hockey game between Sewickley Academy and Forest Hills. Watch it and let us know what you think.....it will be archived in the Team Websites section of Forest Hills and Sewickley Academy .............and it is the beginning of the PA Hockey Network ! Click on the Sewickley Academy logo

SOUTHPOINTE - Special Report to Pa Hockey provided by Canon McMillan Canon-McMillan Varsity squad posted a strong showing by beating Elizabeth Forward, 6-1. The win improves the Canon Mac record to 4-0, one of only 4 'AA' teams with an undefeated record after 2 other teams suffered their first loss of the season Monday night. The scoring opened mid-way through the first period when Kyle Harnen tucked a shot in the EF net off a feed from Doug Stanton. Stanton dug the puck out of the corner and drove to the net before sliding a pass to Harnen, who fought off a Warrior defender to get off the shot. Jesse Patnesky also got an assist on the play, continuing the offensive mastery of the Stanton-Patnesky-Harnen line. The first period would end with CM holding the 1-0 lead as Elizabeth Forward netminder Mike Cole hung tough for the first 15 minutes of play, making 11 saves. But the second period has been the strongest period for the Big Macs in each of their first 3 games, and tonight would be no different. Patnesky intercepted an EF clearing attempt and fired a wrist shot in the upper left corner to increase the CM lead to 2-0 at 8:54 of the 2nd. The goal, his team-high 7th of the season, extended Patnesky's goal streak to 4 games. Elizabeth Forward would battle back just over a minute-and-a-half later when a 2-on-1 shot by Jeremy Delmaster turned in to a rebound goal for Casey Burns. But it would be less than 2 minutes again before the score changed again, this time going back in the Big Macs' favor. CM defenseman Josh Tohey took a feed from Justin Cormack and used a Nick Cusolito screen to blast a wrist shot by Cole to restore the 2-goal lead. But Canon Mac wasn't finished just yet. Fifty-four seconds later, freshman Erik McKown buried a back-door pass from Stanton after a scramble in the slot to put Canon-McMillan ahead, 4-1. Cormack would notch his first goal of the night 83 seconds later to continue the CM onslaught and stretch the lead to 5-1. Canon Mac fired 22 shots on goal during the second period alone, a total that would eventually prove to be greater than the Warriors total shots for the entire game. A fired-up Big Mac team came out of the locker room to start the third period with their sights set on finishing off their strong performance. A power play opportunity just 40 seconds in to the final frame gave them their chance to put the game out of reach, and it didn't take long for them to seize the opportunity. Canon Mac won the offensive zone face-off, and Josh Tohey quickly found Cormack streaking toward the EF net, who would post his 2nd goal of the evening just 6 seconds in to the power play. A 5-goal lead was more than enough for the Big Macs, who tightened up defensively and held Elizabeth Forward to just 2 third period shots. Goaltender Drew Stanton totaled 19 saves in the game, while Cole put forth an impressive 37-save effort. Doug Stanton, Patnesky, and Cormack each had 3-point games for Canon Mac, who faces Greater Latrobe on November 22nd. Elizabeth Forward fell to 1-2 with the loss and look to even their record Friday night at South Park.

NEVILLE ISLAND - South Park Larry Locante could not have scripted a start to the 2004-2005 season much better than the Eagles 3-0-0 start, most notably, with wins over Kittanning and Somerset. SP has done it with scoring from a lot of different players, played some pretty solid defense and been the recipient of some consistent goaltending from Shane Bickar. Conversely, Montour coach Dan Siegel may have wondered where his team has gone as the expectations of a great season for his club echoed through the pre-season and seemed to be just a formality. The reality is the Spartans were defeated by Greensburg CC and Indiana in their first two games before rebounding against a very weak opponent in Johnstown. Montour would face a must win situation against an undefeated South Park team and maybe this would be the motivation that Montour needed to get back to work and implement their hard working reputation. The first period was well played on both sides as Montour’s Aaron Williams and South Park’s Shane Bickar traded several key saves in the opening ten minutes. Montour had the best chance of the opening period to take the lead as Dan Shiwarski drilled a shot which hit the crossbar, but Shiwarski disagreed raising his arms and the goal was waived off and play kept going at 5:22. South Park would strike first as Tommy Vaughn scored on a wrist shot to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead at 2:03. Montour almost tied the game on the power play at 12:21, but Zach Perry was robbed on a diving stop by Shane Bickar. The Eagles were whistled for a penalty after the stoppage, putting the Spartans on a 5 on 3 advantage. Montour finally broke through at 8:04 of the middle period, as Joe Clarke scored on a nice passing play with linemates Ross Polk and Chad Talotta to even the score at one apiece. The Spartans gained the lead as Zach Perry walked off the far boards and buried a wrist high over the stick side of Shane Bickar at 1:39 to give Montour a 2-1 lead. The turning point of this hockey game came with just 23 seconds left as South Park looked to tie the game in the period’s final minute as Tim Ryan drove to the net. A big collision ensued and Ryan fell on top of Aaron Williams, who was injured and taken off on a stretcher. The leading scorer for the Eagles, Ryan was given a penalty on the play, which could have gone either way. The Spartans would never look back in the third period as just as the penalty was ending, Mario Panucci found the puck at the top of the circles in the South Park defensive zone, beat a SP defenseman and made his wrist shot count through the 5-hole for a huge insurance goal at 13:37 and a 3-1 Montour lead. It would get better for the Spartans at 8:37 as Ross Polk found the net on a great feed from linemate Chad Talotta and a close game now was a 4-1 Spartan lead. Kevin Bishop closed out the South Park frustration with a power play goal with just 59 seconds remaining and an impressive 5-1 victory for Montour.