Peters Twp Indians - 2014 AAA 2002-2003-2005 AA

VARSITY: Meadville: 6, McDowell: 0 Game Report provided by Meadville Bulldog Hockey Club ERIE - Sophomore goalie Bryan Danczak was perfect in the contest stopping all 14 Trojan shots in a total team effort as the Dogs’ dominated the entire game. Meadville’s Morgan Nickerson powers the Dogs to victory with 3 goals and an assist in the contest. The Dogs outshoot McDowell 36-14 to lead the PIHL division. The first period had both teams feeling each other out a bit until the Dogs’ began to wear down the Trojans with their relentless effort. Goalie Bryan Danczak kept the Dogs’ in it early as he made some quality saves late in the period. Senior Assistant Captain Chris Learn sacrificed his body for the good of the team when he blocked a shot from the point with 1:55 remaining in the 1st. Momentum shifts to the Dogs’ as they record 9 shots on goal in the period to McDowell’s 5. The second period saw an energized Meadville team turn up the noise on the McDowell tender. At 12:13 the Dogs’ mounted 2 flurries around the net but couldn’t cash in. At 9:31 the McDowell tender began losing control of the rebounds, and the puck, and you could sense Meadville smelled blood. With increased intensity from both the forwards and defense, the Dogs’ drew a penalty. With about 9 minutes remaining the eruption began……on the power play…Casey Rogers fed Morgan Nickerson at the point and with some slick stick work, Nickerson walked through 2 defenders and snapped a devastating wrist shot past the Trojan tender for the eventual game winner. About 30 seconds later on the same shift, Nickerson used his size and agility in front of the net to score his second of the evening from Casey Rogers. Nickerson took a pass in front of the net an d pulled the puck all the way across his body…and “roofed” it with a quick backhand….sweeeeettt. 2-0 Meadville. McDowell called a time out but the train already left the station and it was Tyler Learn and” Red Hot “Mike Noonan who teamed up for the Dogs’ 3rd goal. Noonan’s aggressive attack allowed Learn the opportunity to poke home a rebound…3-0 Meadville. Goalie Bryan Danczak stayed focused on the task at hand and “stoned” sniper Nick Desanti with 2:12 remaining in the 2nd from close range. The save fueled the fire and the Dogs roared back with 1:56 remaining in the period. Coming out of the Meadville zone Casey Rogers made a nice headman pass to a streaking Morgan Nickerson. Nickerson took the puck up the right wing and with some fancy skating and stickwork…..found Pat Leone on the back door with a perfect pass through traffic that Leone punched in for the Dogs’ 4th goal. The second period ended with Meadville out shooting the Trojans 17-5 in the period and 26-10 after 2. The Dogs’ poured it on in the 3rd and “Beef” Stanton got an early Christmas present when he dumped the puck in from center red and it took and odd bounce an in for the 5th goal of the night. Leone recorded the assist on the play. Danczak stayed sharp and could smell the shutout coming but not before making several more quality saves as the Trojans tried to spoil the fun at 10:24. At 8:42, the Nickerson, Leone and Rogers line struck again with for the Dogs’ final goal of the night. Rogers and Leone worked hard to get the puck to Nickerson for the hat trick. As Nickerson was getting worked over in front of the net, he held his position and with sheer desire, muscled home the Dogs’ 6th goal with power and finesse. The Dogs’ defense tightened up for Danczak, preserving the shutout and the 6-0 win. Final Shots on goal Meadville 36…McDowell 14.

CANONSBURG – Pine Richland is off to a 5-0-1 start and after an opening 4-4 tie against Canevin has plastered the Class AA competition by a 51-4 margin running off five straight victories. I am sure many of the Rams have had this date scheduled on the callender from the time the schedule was published and have been pointing toward this game even though it is the first of December. Head Coach Jimmy Black’s team is no secret and they are a contender for the 2006 Penguins Cup, fresh off the final appearance a year ago when PR lost to Peters Township, who went on to win the 2005 Pennsylvania State AA Championship in Hershey 4-0 over Haverford. It would have been a pretty romantic match-up, if the Indians now 3-1 would have defeated Thomas Jefferson, who rattled off five unanswered goals for a 6-4 upset at Rostraver on Monday night. Peters Township has won the Pa State Title three out of the past four years and has a stranglehold on the Penguins Cup for the past four years, with the only hiccup being a 4-2 loss to Archbishop Carroll in the 2004 Pa AA title game. Coach Rick Tingle’s squad is the favorite to win it again and when the Penguin allows his Peters Hornets out of practice, they are arguably the best team in the State of Pennsylvania at any level, but none where in attendance for this early season match-up with PR. All where in attendance Monday night against TJ, so there are no excuses for PT. Chris Papciak has rejoined the Indians squad adding to the firepower of this team come March, when as we learned a year ago it really counts. A sparse gathering of Concerned Citizens of Peters Township and Pine Richland were in attendance for the big match-up. Peters would get the first opportunity on the power play at 12:39 and the Rams limited the chances and killed it off. PR received their first opportunity on the power play at 7:34 of the opening period and also failed to crack Mike Mastracci. At 4:50 of the first, PR went back on the power play, but Dustin Roux almost scored at 3:39 shorthanded or the Indians as his backhand just trickled wide. Mike Mastracci made a great stop on Josh Fodor from point blank range at 2:32. Peters got the next power play at 2:17, but could not crack the scoreboard in a scoreless opening 15 minutes. At 9:45 of the second period, Peters was whistled for a delay of game penalty as Mastracci’s clearing attempt went over the glass. At 5:32, Mike Mastracci made a great stop on Brian Miller from on the doorstep. The game went to the ice cut at 0-0. Richland’s Josh Fodor great chance at 14:42, but Mastracci made a diving stop to keep the Rams off the board. Stoney Hildreth got into the act at 12:59 stopping Chris Papciak. The Rams continue to pick their play up and pressure and Mastracci made another skate save on Phil Trombetta. Then with 11:34 remaining in regulation, Pine Richland was whistled putting the Indians on the power play. Brendan Conlon and Josh Fodor would take advantage of lack of backchecking by the Peters power play unit as Conlon found a loose puck in the corner and hit a streaking Fodor, who buried a wrist shot low to the stick side to give the Rams a 1-0 lead at 10:24. With 7:30 remaining, PR got a big insurance goal as Kyle Adams crashed the net and gave the Rams a 2-0 lead. The flood gates opened at 6:17 as Steven Adams buried a snap shot on the stick side to make it 3-0. PR continued the pressure and picked up an impressive 3-0 win at Southpointe.

Championship Game Mt Lebanon 4 Orchard Park 1 ***GAME SUMMARIES*** Consolation Game Gilmour Academy 3 St Ignatius 2 (SO) Highlights: Gilmour Academy wins sudden death shootout on 8th shooter Preliminary Round Gilmour Academy 2 Malvern Prep 1 Mt. Lebanon 4 Gilmour Academy 0 St. Ignatius 2 Orchard Park 1 Malvern Prep 2 Orchard Park 1 Mt. Lebanon 2 St. Ignatius 1 Orchard Park 1 Gilmour Academy 0 Malvern Prep 6 St. Ignatius 1

VARSITY: Meadville: 6, McDowell: 0 Game Report provided by Meadville Bulldog Hockey Club ERIE - Sophomore goalie Bryan Danczak was perfect in the contest stopping all 14 Trojan shots in a total team effort as the Dogs’ dominated the entire game. Meadville’s Morgan Nickerson powers the Dogs to victory with 3 goals and an assist in the contest. The Dogs outshoot McDowell 36-14 to lead the PIHL division. The first period had both teams feeling each other out a bit until the Dogs’ began to wear down the Trojans with their relentless effort. Goalie Bryan Danczak kept the Dogs’ in it early as he made some quality saves late in the period. Senior Assistant Captain Chris Learn sacrificed his body for the good of the team when he blocked a shot from the point with 1:55 remaining in the 1st. Momentum shifts to the Dogs’ as they record 9 shots on goal in the period to McDowell’s 5. The second period saw an energized Meadville team turn up the noise on the McDowell tender. At 12:13 the Dogs’ mounted 2 flurries around the net but couldn’t cash in. At 9:31 the McDowell tender began losing control of the rebounds, and the puck, and you could sense Meadville smelled blood. With increased intensity from both the forwards and defense, the Dogs’ drew a penalty. With about 9 minutes remaining the eruption began……on the power play…Casey Rogers fed Morgan Nickerson at the point and with some slick stick work, Nickerson walked through 2 defenders and snapped a devastating wrist shot past the Trojan tender for the eventual game winner. About 30 seconds later on the same shift, Nickerson used his size and agility in front of the net to score his second of the evening from Casey Rogers. Nickerson took a pass in front of the net an d pulled the puck all the way across his body…and “roofed” it with a quick backhand….sweeeeettt. 2-0 Meadville. McDowell called a time out but the train already left the station and it was Tyler Learn and” Red Hot “Mike Noonan who teamed up for the Dogs’ 3rd goal. Noonan’s aggressive attack allowed Learn the opportunity to poke home a rebound…3-0 Meadville. Goalie Bryan Danczak stayed focused on the task at hand and “stoned” sniper Nick Desanti with 2:12 remaining in the 2nd from close range. The save fueled the fire and the Dogs roared back with 1:56 remaining in the period. Coming out of the Meadville zone Casey Rogers made a nice headman pass to a streaking Morgan Nickerson. Nickerson took the puck up the right wing and with some fancy skating and stickwork…..found Pat Leone on the back door with a perfect pass through traffic that Leone punched in for the Dogs’ 4th goal. The second period ended with Meadville out shooting the Trojans 17-5 in the period and 26-10 after 2. The Dogs’ poured it on in the 3rd and “Beef” Stanton got an early Christmas present when he dumped the puck in from center red and it took and odd bounce an in for the 5th goal of the night. Leone recorded the assist on the play. Danczak stayed sharp and could smell the shutout coming but not before making several more quality saves as the Trojans tried to spoil the fun at 10:24. At 8:42, the Nickerson, Leone and Rogers line struck again with for the Dogs’ final goal of the night. Rogers and Leone worked hard to get the puck to Nickerson for the hat trick. As Nickerson was getting worked over in front of the net, he held his position and with sheer desire, muscled home the Dogs’ 6th goal with power and finesse. The Dogs’ defense tightened up for Danczak, preserving the shutout and the 6-0 win. Final Shots on goal Meadville 36…McDowell 14.

CANONSBURG – Pine Richland is off to a 5-0-1 start and after an opening 4-4 tie against Canevin has plastered the Class AA competition by a 51-4 margin running off five straight victories. I am sure many of the Rams have had this date scheduled on the callender from the time the schedule was published and have been pointing toward this game even though it is the first of December. Head Coach Jimmy Black’s team is no secret and they are a contender for the 2006 Penguins Cup, fresh off the final appearance a year ago when PR lost to Peters Township, who went on to win the 2005 Pennsylvania State AA Championship in Hershey 4-0 over Haverford. It would have been a pretty romantic match-up, if the Indians now 3-1 would have defeated Thomas Jefferson, who rattled off five unanswered goals for a 6-4 upset at Rostraver on Monday night. Peters Township has won the Pa State Title three out of the past four years and has a stranglehold on the Penguins Cup for the past four years, with the only hiccup being a 4-2 loss to Archbishop Carroll in the 2004 Pa AA title game. Coach Rick Tingle’s squad is the favorite to win it again and when the Penguin allows his Peters Hornets out of practice, they are arguably the best team in the State of Pennsylvania at any level, but none where in attendance for this early season match-up with PR. All where in attendance Monday night against TJ, so there are no excuses for PT. Chris Papciak has rejoined the Indians squad adding to the firepower of this team come March, when as we learned a year ago it really counts. A sparse gathering of Concerned Citizens of Peters Township and Pine Richland were in attendance for the big match-up. Peters would get the first opportunity on the power play at 12:39 and the Rams limited the chances and killed it off. PR received their first opportunity on the power play at 7:34 of the opening period and also failed to crack Mike Mastracci. At 4:50 of the first, PR went back on the power play, but Dustin Roux almost scored at 3:39 shorthanded or the Indians as his backhand just trickled wide. Mike Mastracci made a great stop on Josh Fodor from point blank range at 2:32. Peters got the next power play at 2:17, but could not crack the scoreboard in a scoreless opening 15 minutes. At 9:45 of the second period, Peters was whistled for a delay of game penalty as Mastracci’s clearing attempt went over the glass. At 5:32, Mike Mastracci made a great stop on Brian Miller from on the doorstep. The game went to the ice cut at 0-0. Richland’s Josh Fodor great chance at 14:42, but Mastracci made a diving stop to keep the Rams off the board. Stoney Hildreth got into the act at 12:59 stopping Chris Papciak. The Rams continue to pick their play up and pressure and Mastracci made another skate save on Phil Trombetta. Then with 11:34 remaining in regulation, Pine Richland was whistled putting the Indians on the power play. Brendan Conlon and Josh Fodor would take advantage of lack of backchecking by the Peters power play unit as Conlon found a loose puck in the corner and hit a streaking Fodor, who buried a wrist shot low to the stick side to give the Rams a 1-0 lead at 10:24. With 7:30 remaining, PR got a big insurance goal as Kyle Adams crashed the net and gave the Rams a 2-0 lead. The flood gates opened at 6:17 as Steven Adams buried a snap shot on the stick side to make it 3-0. PR continued the pressure and picked up an impressive 3-0 win at Southpointe.