Basketball Spotlight: Saturday, January 22, 2005 By Bob Heller Holy Family University's Ryan Haigh pumped in a career-high 41 points as the Tigers won the "Battle of Philadelphia" defeating the USP men's basketball team, 84-74, hading the Devils their second straight loss. Haigh scored 30 of his 41 points in the second half, finishing the game shooting 11-for-16 from the field (6-for-7 from beyond the arc) and a perfect 13-for-13 from the free throw line. All 13 of Haigh's free throws came in the second half. Chris Kozole (14 points) and Bob Pressner (12 points) joined Haigh in double figures. |
High School Ice Hockey: Friday, January 21, 2005 By Mike Costantino Lou Sarcone scored on a breakaway as time expired and Cherokee rallied from a 4-3 deficit in the last ninety seconds to defeat Washington Township 5-4 and hand Washington Township their first loss of the season. Fred Brewer led Township with two goals and Pat McMahon scored twice for Cherokee. Brewer scored the only goal of the first period on the power play, picking the top corner. McMahon then scored his two goals in a sixteen second span, his second one on a breakaway to put Cherokee up 2-1 early in the second period. |
High School Ice Hockey: Friday, January 21, 2005 By Mike Costantino Jeff Scully scored two goals and Timber Creek got contributions from all three lines in defeating Cinnaminson 6-4 and win their first game of the season. With fifteen underclassmen on their roster and the return of Tier 2 next season, Timber Creek hockey should be on the rise. After Scully scored two minutes into the game, Cinnaminson tied the score as Justin Fillmyer scored on a backhander to the short-side. Scully put Timber Creek back on top at the nine-minute mark on a feed from Ryan Johnson. |
Ice Hockey Spotlight: Friday, January 21, 2005 By Kevin Kurz Paul Gaustad scored two goals, including the game-winner in the third period, as the Rochester Americans defeated the Philadelphia Phantoms at the Blue Cross Arena, 2-1. With the game tied 1-1, Gaustad controlled the puck and skated towards the net. Phantoms defenseman Joni Pitkanen was there to knock the puck away, but it bounced off of Pitkanen's stick and behind goaltender Antero Niittymaki just over seven minutes into the final frame. The defeat extended Philadelphia's losing streak to four games. |
High School Basketball: Thursday, January 20, 2005 By Susan Hall The Lady Chargers from Timber Creek had their six game winning streak ended this past weekend at the Cougar Classic tournament. With their next two games against Olympic Conference Patriot Division opponents, Timber Creek would travel to Cherry Hill West looking to start up another win streak. Erin Floyd highlighted the way for the Chargers as they scored the first sixteen points of the game that extended until the second quarter of their game. Timber Creek rolled easily to a 61-26 to remain in front of Shawnee in their division. |
Basketball Spotlight: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 By Bob Heller The University of the Sciences men's basketball team scored just one field goal in their last nine possessions of the game as Caldwell College erased the Devils 11-point lead to send USP to their eighth loss of the season, 75-68. USP had trailed at the start of the second period but used a 17-5 run over 4:18 period to take an 11-point lead, 57-46 with 9:11 left. Seven different players scored for the Devils. USP connected on four of five shots from the field (one three-point FG) and was a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line during the run. |
High School Basketball: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 By Jerome Michaels It's always easier to say what needs to be done in order to win a game, but doing it is another story. Burlington City just happened to execute the game plan by jumping out to an early lead and switching the tempo of what was supposed to be a very close game into their favor. Westampton Tech had won their first 9 games to start the season and the Blue Devils would move into first place in the Burlington County Patriot Division with a win. City's first quarter success was the key to their 69-46 win against the Panthers. |
Basketball Spotlight: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 By Bob Heller Shelby Rance scored 19 points and Leah Shumoski recorded her seventh double-double of the season with 15 point and 11 rebounds as the Devils defeated Caldwell College 57-50 earlier tonight for their sixth straight win. Rance (So., Central Columbia HS/ Bloomsburg, PA) connected on 8 of 18 shots for the game and also paced the Devils in steals and assists with 5 and 4 respectively. Shumoski (Jr., Marple-Newtown HS/Broomall, PA) was 5 of 13 from the field and 5 of 7 from the free throw line. Leah also recorded four blocked shots and three steals. |
High School Basketball: Monday, January 17, 2005 By Susan Hall It was a girl's basketball tournament that gave teams an opportunity to compete against an opponent that they normally wouldn't have played. Gloucester defeating Riverside in overtime, Sacred Heart losing to Morris Catholic, Rancocas Valley falling to Trenton Central, and then there was the battle of the undefeated. Both Camden Catholic and Willingboro had played perfect team basketball but in this game, one team had to lose. After a very close first half battle, Camden Catholics would pull away in the third quarter outscoring the Chimeras by twelve points. Rashidat Junaid was the difference in this game scoring her 1000th career point leading the Irish to a 68-56 victory over Willingboro. |
High School Ice Hockey: Monday, January 17, 2005 By Mike Costantino Terry Brennan scored twice as Moorestown continued its winning ways with a convincing 6-1 victory over Paul VI in high school ice hockey action at the Igloo in Mt. Laurel. Brennan led a balanced attack as five different players scored for Moorestown. Paul VI in their final regular season appearance played well for the first ten minutes of the game, but frustration seem to grow as the game wore on. After Brennan scored at the three-minute mark on a nifty move along the left circle, Paul VI responded on the power play as Rich Ferro feathered a cross-ice pass to Dustin Isbert in front and his goal tied the score at 1-1. That was the extent of the offense for Paul VI despite eleven power play opportunities, they were only able to cash in once and that was the difference in the game. |