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2006 Flyers Cup Playoffs - AAA

Posted by Jeff Mauro at Mar 17, 2006 4:00PM PST ( 0 Comments )
Flyers Cup AAA - Preliminary Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds 6 Roman Catholic Gladiators 3 HIGHLIGHTS: Holy Ghost outshot Roman 35-10 and was led by John Corcoran with a pair of goals and Nick Seravelli with 3 assists Father Judge Crusaders 5 Archbishop Wood Vikings 0 HIGHLIGHTS: Charles Donahue with a pair of goals and Bob Stewart picks up the shutout in goal Archbishop Carroll Patriots 5 Archbishop Ryan Raiders 0 HIGHLIGHTS: Patriots Robert Fratoni notches the hat trick and goaltender Steve Caggiano stops 24 shots to earn the shutout for Carroll Monsignor Bonner Friars 3 Bishop Shanahan Eagles 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Brian Scott makes 21 saves and Matt Fagioli, Tom Cavanaugh and Alex DeFruscio score as the Friars knock off Shanahan Quarter-Finals - AAA LaSalle Explorers 6 Father Judge Crusaders 1 HIGHLIGHTS: John Williams scores the hat trick as the Explorers outshoot Judge 31-9 Cardinal O'Hara Lions 6 Monsignor Bonner Friars 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Sean Coll scores twice as O’Hara breezes to win over EHSHL rival Bonner Germantown Academy Pioneers 11 Archbishop Carroll Patriots 5 HIGHLIGHTS: Andrew Seravelli notches three goals, Reed Marko scores a pair and Brian O’Neill picks up a goal and 3 assists as GA outguns Carroll. Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds 3 Malvern Prep 2 HIGHLIGHTS: John Soroka’s goal with 4:07 remaining in the 3rd period lead the Firebirds to upset over the 5-time defending Flyers Cup champions from Malvern Prep. Anthony Risoldi stops 29 of 31 shots for Holy Ghost. Semi-Finals - AAA Cardinal O'Hara 5 Holy Ghost Prep 3 HIGHLIGHTS: O’Hara erases a 2-0 deficit and scores three times in the third period to head to the Flyers Cup. Kevin Burke, Dave Devine, Jamie Lasher, Kevin Murray and Mike Cauley score for the Lions. O’Hara goaltender Ryan Klingensmith make 27 saves including 11 of 12 in the 3rd period. Ghost’s John Soroka has a goal and two assists for the Firebirds. Germantown Academy 3 LaSalle 1 HIGHLIGHTS: GA Goaltender Nick Stampone stops 30 of 31 shots and the Pioneers score three unanswered goals to advance to their 2nd straight Flyers Cup final. Reed Marko, Tom Palmer and Brennan O’Neill score for Germantown. Flyers Cup Final - AAA Sat 25/Mar Ice Works ~ 3:00 PM Cardinal O’Hara Lions 6 Germantown Academy Pioneers 3 HIGHLIGHTS: Cardinal O'Hara captures its first ever Flyers Cup with a convincing win over GA. The Lions race to a 4-0 lead after one period and 6-2 lead after two periods as Frank Cross scores twice and Mike Cauley, Jamie Lasher and Ryan Mahoney add singles for O'Hara. Germantown's goals are score by Brian O'Neill, Greg Dobson and Andrew Seravelli. imageimageimage
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2006 Flyers Cup Playoffs - AA

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Flyers Cup AA - Preliminary Bishop McDevitt 7 Freedom Patriots 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Mike Pisko and Mike DeCristofano score twice to lead McDevitt to opening round win Hempfield Black Knights 5 Parkland Trojans 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Shane Dougherty scores twice and goaltender Pat Haggerty stops 24 shots to lead Hempfield into round two of Flyers Cup Central Dauphin Rams 2 North Penn Knights 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Drew Swigert makes 24 saves and Tony Augustine and Chad Weiss score as Central Dauphin upsets North Penn Abington Ghosts 4 Conestoga Pioneers 3 OT HIGHLIGHTS:Matt Leonardis scored his 2nd goal of the game at 6:24 of overtime to lead the Ghosts to a thrilling overtime win. Abington’s Joe Muscara tied the game with just 14 seconds left in regulation and Cameron Levy provided the opening score for the Ghosts. Flyers Cup AA - First Round Neshaminy Redskins 6 William Tennent Panthers 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Mike Clarke scores a pair of goals to lead Neshaminy Central Bucks South Titans 5 Hempfield Black Knights 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Andrew Reuter scores twice and Scott Lawson adds a goal and two assists to lead CB South to win over Hempfield Downingtown East Cougars 7 Washington Twp. Minutemen 5 HIGHLIGHTS: Cougars have seven different goal scorers to defeat SJSHL’s Washington Twp Cherokee 10 Bishop McDevitt [SHSHL] 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Patrick McMahon scores the hat trick and Kyle Manny scores twice for Cherokee West Chester Henderson 4 Pennsbury Falcons 3 [3 OT] HIGHLIGHTS: Rob Katich’s goal at 8:28 of overtime # 3 ends a marathon woth Pennsbury. Max Ashcroft of the Falcons and Christian Beren of Henderson score two goals each Central Dauphin Rams 3 West Chester East Vikings 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Drew Swigert with 24 saves as Rams score three times in the 2nd period to upset # 2 seed WC East as Chad Weiss, Andy Barlup and Chris Fetrow score for Dauphin Haverford High Fords 4 Abington Ghosts 3 HIGHLIGHTS: Lou Pepe’s goal with 6:40 remaining in the 3rd period breaks a 3-3 tie and advances the Fords. Dave Baker adds a goal and an assist for Haverford. Pennridge Rams 4 Ridley 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Glenn Galo scores twice and adds an assist and Mike Page stops 20 shots in net for Pennridge Quarter Finals - AA Downingtown East Cougars 6 Central Dauphin Rams 0 HIGHLIGHTS: Ben Souders scores three goals and add two assists to lead the Cougars into the Semi-finals and knock off Central Dauphin Haverford High 7 West Chester Henderson 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Neshaminy Redskins 3 Cherokee 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Frank Walter scores with 1:00 remaining in regulation and Kevin O'Neill makes 24 saves for Neshaminy Central Bucks South Titans 2 Pennridge 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Kevin McLane scores in 2nd overtime to send the Titans to the Semi-Finals for the 2nd consecutive year. Mike Burns of Pennridge ties the game with 35 seconds left in regulation time Semi-Finals Haverford High Fords 5 Neshaminy Redskins 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Chris Campli scores twice and T.J. Haberle, Jeff Needs, and T.J. Karpinski add singles as the Fords move one step closer to defending their Flyers Cup AA title from a year ago. Haverford's Jason Hazleton stops 23 of 25 shots. Central Bucks South Titans 3 Downingtown East Cougars 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Titans spot Downingtown East a 2-0 lead as Ben Souders and Ben Swink score for the Cougars. Central Bucks South scores three unanswered goals from Nick DiMarino with a pair and Andrew Reuter to advance to their first ever Flyers Cup. Reuter tied the game with 6:58 remaining in the 3rd period and DiMarino added the Game Winner with 4:53 to play in regulation time. 2006 Flyers Cup AA Finals Haverford High Fords 4 Central Bucks South Titans 0 HIGHLIGHTS: Haverford High captures their 2nd consecutive Flyers Cup AA championship with a 4-0 shutout over CB South at Hatfield. T.J. Haberle scores the opening two goals and Steve Karpinski and Jim Hazleton add 3rd period tallies for the Fords. Jason Hazleton turns aside all 12 Titans shots for the shutout for Haverford High. Congratulations to the Haverford High Fords - 2006 Flyers Cup AA Champs. imageimageimage
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2006 Flyers Cup Playoffs - AAA

Posted by Jeff Mauro at Mar 17, 2006 4:00PM PST ( 0 Comments )
Flyers Cup AAA - Preliminary Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds 6 Roman Catholic Gladiators 3 HIGHLIGHTS: Holy Ghost outshot Roman 35-10 and was led by John Corcoran with a pair of goals and Nick Seravelli with 3 assists Father Judge Crusaders 5 Archbishop Wood Vikings 0 HIGHLIGHTS: Charles Donahue with a pair of goals and Bob Stewart picks up the shutout in goal Archbishop Carroll Patriots 5 Archbishop Ryan Raiders 0 HIGHLIGHTS: Patriots Robert Fratoni notches the hat trick and goaltender Steve Caggiano stops 24 shots to earn the shutout for Carroll Monsignor Bonner Friars 3 Bishop Shanahan Eagles 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Brian Scott makes 21 saves and Matt Fagioli, Tom Cavanaugh and Alex DeFruscio score as the Friars knock off Shanahan Quarter-Finals - AAA LaSalle Explorers 6 Father Judge Crusaders 1 HIGHLIGHTS: John Williams scores the hat trick as the Explorers outshoot Judge 31-9 Cardinal O'Hara Lions 6 Monsignor Bonner Friars 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Sean Coll scores twice as O’Hara breezes to win over EHSHL rival Bonner Germantown Academy Pioneers 11 Archbishop Carroll Patriots 5 HIGHLIGHTS: Andrew Seravelli notches three goals, Reed Marko scores a pair and Brian O’Neill picks up a goal and 3 assists as GA outguns Carroll. Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds 3 Malvern Prep 2 HIGHLIGHTS: John Soroka’s goal with 4:07 remaining in the 3rd period lead the Firebirds to upset over the 5-time defending Flyers Cup champions from Malvern Prep. Anthony Risoldi stops 29 of 31 shots for Holy Ghost. Semi-Finals - AAA Cardinal O'Hara 5 Holy Ghost Prep 3 HIGHLIGHTS: O’Hara erases a 2-0 deficit and scores three times in the third period to head to the Flyers Cup. Kevin Burke, Dave Devine, Jamie Lasher, Kevin Murray and Mike Cauley score for the Lions. O’Hara goaltender Ryan Klingensmith make 27 saves including 11 of 12 in the 3rd period. Ghost’s John Soroka has a goal and two assists for the Firebirds. Germantown Academy 3 LaSalle 1 HIGHLIGHTS: GA Goaltender Nick Stampone stops 30 of 31 shots and the Pioneers score three unanswered goals to advance to their 2nd straight Flyers Cup final. Reed Marko, Tom Palmer and Brennan O’Neill score for Germantown. Flyers Cup Final - AAA Sat 25/Mar Ice Works ~ 3:00 PM Cardinal O’Hara Lions 6 Germantown Academy Pioneers 3 HIGHLIGHTS: Cardinal O'Hara captures its first ever Flyers Cup with a convincing win over GA. The Lions race to a 4-0 lead after one period and 6-2 lead after two periods as Frank Cross scores twice and Mike Cauley, Jamie Lasher and Ryan Mahoney add singles for O'Hara. Germantown's goals are score by Brian O'Neill, Greg Dobson and Andrew Seravelli. imageimageimage
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2006 Flyers Cup Playoffs - AA

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Flyers Cup AA - Preliminary Bishop McDevitt 7 Freedom Patriots 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Mike Pisko and Mike DeCristofano score twice to lead McDevitt to opening round win Hempfield Black Knights 5 Parkland Trojans 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Shane Dougherty scores twice and goaltender Pat Haggerty stops 24 shots to lead Hempfield into round two of Flyers Cup Central Dauphin Rams 2 North Penn Knights 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Drew Swigert makes 24 saves and Tony Augustine and Chad Weiss score as Central Dauphin upsets North Penn Abington Ghosts 4 Conestoga Pioneers 3 OT HIGHLIGHTS:Matt Leonardis scored his 2nd goal of the game at 6:24 of overtime to lead the Ghosts to a thrilling overtime win. Abington’s Joe Muscara tied the game with just 14 seconds left in regulation and Cameron Levy provided the opening score for the Ghosts. Flyers Cup AA - First Round Neshaminy Redskins 6 William Tennent Panthers 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Mike Clarke scores a pair of goals to lead Neshaminy Central Bucks South Titans 5 Hempfield Black Knights 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Andrew Reuter scores twice and Scott Lawson adds a goal and two assists to lead CB South to win over Hempfield Downingtown East Cougars 7 Washington Twp. Minutemen 5 HIGHLIGHTS: Cougars have seven different goal scorers to defeat SJSHL’s Washington Twp Cherokee 10 Bishop McDevitt [SHSHL] 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Patrick McMahon scores the hat trick and Kyle Manny scores twice for Cherokee West Chester Henderson 4 Pennsbury Falcons 3 [3 OT] HIGHLIGHTS: Rob Katich’s goal at 8:28 of overtime # 3 ends a marathon woth Pennsbury. Max Ashcroft of the Falcons and Christian Beren of Henderson score two goals each Central Dauphin Rams 3 West Chester East Vikings 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Drew Swigert with 24 saves as Rams score three times in the 2nd period to upset # 2 seed WC East as Chad Weiss, Andy Barlup and Chris Fetrow score for Dauphin Haverford High Fords 4 Abington Ghosts 3 HIGHLIGHTS: Lou Pepe’s goal with 6:40 remaining in the 3rd period breaks a 3-3 tie and advances the Fords. Dave Baker adds a goal and an assist for Haverford. Pennridge Rams 4 Ridley 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Glenn Galo scores twice and adds an assist and Mike Page stops 20 shots in net for Pennridge Quarter Finals - AA Downingtown East Cougars 6 Central Dauphin Rams 0 HIGHLIGHTS: Ben Souders scores three goals and add two assists to lead the Cougars into the Semi-finals and knock off Central Dauphin Haverford High 7 West Chester Henderson 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Neshaminy Redskins 3 Cherokee 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Frank Walter scores with 1:00 remaining in regulation and Kevin O'Neill makes 24 saves for Neshaminy Central Bucks South Titans 2 Pennridge 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Kevin McLane scores in 2nd overtime to send the Titans to the Semi-Finals for the 2nd consecutive year. Mike Burns of Pennridge ties the game with 35 seconds left in regulation time Semi-Finals Haverford High Fords 5 Neshaminy Redskins 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Chris Campli scores twice and T.J. Haberle, Jeff Needs, and T.J. Karpinski add singles as the Fords move one step closer to defending their Flyers Cup AA title from a year ago. Haverford's Jason Hazleton stops 23 of 25 shots. Central Bucks South Titans 3 Downingtown East Cougars 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Titans spot Downingtown East a 2-0 lead as Ben Souders and Ben Swink score for the Cougars. Central Bucks South scores three unanswered goals from Nick DiMarino with a pair and Andrew Reuter to advance to their first ever Flyers Cup. Reuter tied the game with 6:58 remaining in the 3rd period and DiMarino added the Game Winner with 4:53 to play in regulation time. 2006 Flyers Cup AA Finals Haverford High Fords 4 Central Bucks South Titans 0 HIGHLIGHTS: Haverford High captures their 2nd consecutive Flyers Cup AA championship with a 4-0 shutout over CB South at Hatfield. T.J. Haberle scores the opening two goals and Steve Karpinski and Jim Hazleton add 3rd period tallies for the Fords. Jason Hazleton turns aside all 12 Titans shots for the shutout for Haverford High. Congratulations to the Haverford High Fords - 2006 Flyers Cup AA Champs. imageimageimage
North Allegheny 7 Meadville 0 2006 Penguins Cup Semi-Finals CASTLE SHANNON – Meadville (20-3-0) and North Allegheny (20-3-0) have faced each before on several occasions over the past several years and the game that comes to mind was a year ago, when the Tigers thoroughly dominated the Bulldogs in round two of the Penguins Cup AAA playoffs on their way to their first ever Penguins Cup finals. In February, Meadville defeated NA 3-1 at the ‘House of Chills’ to determine the home team for this game in the scheme of positioning for playoff seedings. Both teams come in with identical records, which is trivial when you look at the history of both programs. Coach Jamie Plunkett is now in his 20th season as head coach of the Bulldogs and has captured 8 Pennsylvania State Championships including their last conquest in 2003 over Malvern Prep at Ice Line. For NA the tradition of underachievement has been of much discussion and the coveted State Title that eluded the Tigers a year ago giving up only one goal in 4 playoff games is only three games away, but the question is can they repeat the process and take it one step further. Winning the PA Hockey Director’s Cup and Bethel Park Martin Luther King tournaments are nice on the mantel, but doesn’t measure the commitment of the Pennsylvania Cup AAA crown, which is why you see Meadville, Bethel Park and more recently Mt Lebanon in the hunt year after year. Continuity in coaching is a big part of that and when Tommy Pandolfo disappeared in mid-February, one had to wonder how the Tigers could pick up the pieces. Mike Schenk and Billy Waldschmidt have done an admirable job keeping the ship on course and are looking to take the Tigers one step further than a year ago. North Allegheny looked like a very aggressive and hungry team early in this game and they struck first as Alan Halapin picked up a loose rebound and beat Bryan Danczak 10:13. Moments later NA went on the Power play at 10:08, but it was Meadville’s Morgan Nickerson who got behind the Tiger defense and was in on the breakaway at the 10:00 mark but Max Richards made the save keeping the 1-0 NA advantage. The Tigers and Bulldogs had six shots apiece in the opening period with NA clinging to a 1-0 lead. Sometimes good things happen, when you just get the puck to the net and at 11:50 of the 2nd period, Danny Gaertner took the puck on the near boards and whipped it to the net and Alan Halapin, who was out of the lineup for most of the 2nd half of the season picked up the rebound and beat Danczak through the 5-hole to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead. Meadville had their 3rd opportunity on the power play and North Allegheny continued their excellent aggressive penalty killing and kept the Dawgs off the board. Halapin is not Irish, but at 5:42 of the second the senior winger gathered an errant shot from the left point and whipped a backhander to the net, which went off goaltender Bryan Danczak’s knee and behind him to make it 3-0. The Bulldogs dug themselves a deep hole and it got deeper as NA went on the power play with a little over five minutes to go and the Tigers made them pay as Chris Gilson shot a rebound over a fallen Danczak to give North Allegheny a 4-0 lead. The Tigers could taste the Penguins Cup just a period away and if it wasn’t tangible, it began to take hold at 14:31 when Matt Lancaster got behind the Bulldog defense and beat Danczak to extend the Tiger lead to an improbable 5-0 lead. It was now a party for NA and Josh Herbert got another breakaway and beat the Meadville goaltender high over the glove side at 11:43 to make it 6-0. Of the jammed packed house at Ralph and Alf’s Ice Castle, this game was warming the heart of coach Pandolfo, the architect of this team, with his lucky green shirt for that Irish Luck for St Patty’s Day entrenched in the opposite corner of the rink with Concerned Citizens of NA Jimmy Pekins and a few other Tigers faithful and for the purposes of this story ‘left his heart in Meadville’. Well his team showed theirs in this game, which was part of the vision and is an intrigal part of the process. With 7:04 remaining, Nick Vaglia scored another goal as this semi-final turned into a 7-0 rout. So all of the tradition and all of those State Championships for Meadville became a rallying cry and motivation for a North Allegheny team hungry to prove their worth and will have an opportunity for redemption on March 25th at the Mellon Arena against the winner of the Bethel Park – Mt Lebanon game in the Penguins Cup final. NA outshot Meadville 29 –15 on the evening. imageimage