Quaker Valley Quakers - 2006 - 2012

The night began with a lot of questions and ended with an unbelievable finish .... as in AAA Bethel Park regained its # 1 form by defeating Meadville. A great finish in Erie as Prep scored with 2:30 left, to knock off NA and hand the West Lake Division title to Meadville. And Gateway finished strong with Dave Himes shutting out Plum, who celebrated a division title, 3-0. In AA, Pine Richland scored late to defeat Greensburg CC. Beaver knocked Canevin out of the playoffs 3-2. And in a shocker at Nevin, Norwin beat Latrobe 4-3. The upset of the year came in the 11th hour as Ian Episcopo stoned # 1 Peters Township with 38 saves and helped South Park win a big game 3-0. In Class A, the Hilltoppers of Westmont pounded # 2 seed Mars 8-1. And in nailbiting fashion, Deer Lakes held off Forest Hills 5-3, in a one goal game with an empty netter, as on the other side of Western Pa, Center was upsetting Blackhawk 6-4 in another one goal game with an empty netter to knock the Cougars out of the playoffs ! The craziest part was the ongoing conversation with Earl Bugaile between 10:30 PM and 11:30 PM with each call bringing, "you are not going to believe this one" as a preface to each score update. A great night for Pa Hockey and maybe a prelude to some real excitement in the upcoming playoffs ....... Good Luck to all of teams and see you all at the rink because the fun is just beginning ! So after seeing over 100 regular season games and seeing 60 of 68 varsity teams play this year, I can honestly say the playoffs are now open or should I say wide open !