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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Philadelphia Battles To 5-4 Shootout Loss vs. Penguins Sunday, November 6, 2005 By Brian Smith The Philadelphia Phantoms have seemingly tried everything to get out of their six game funk. Sixty-five minutes of hockey and nine rounds of a shootout with the Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Penguins couldn't even turn the tide, as the Pens snuck out of the Wachovia Spectrum with a 5-4 shootout win on Sunday night. Pat Kavanagh collected the first goal of the game and the only one in the first period, as the Phantoms subdued power play came to life. Rookie Alexandre Picard slid the puck through the Penguins crease. Kavanagh and Brent Kelly banged away, with Kavanagh scoring his second of the season. |
 High School Football:Williamstown Keeps Undefeated Season in Tact Saturday, November 5, 2005 By Jerome Michaels The Braves from Williamstown has proven game after game that they could run the ball against any defense. They have been successful all season long with that philosophy as their undefeated record is proof of their success. Traveling to Deptford participating in a Tri-County Conference Royal Division game, Williamstown were unsuccessful scoring a rushing touchdown against the Spartans but would go to the passing game and surprise their opponent twice with touchdowns. The Braves defense would prevent Deptford from tying this game with time expiring and preserve their undefeated record by defeating the Spartans 14-7. |
 Ice Hockey Spotlight:Bill Logan is the Flyers 25-Millionth Fan Saturday, November 5, 2005 By Jill Lipson Bill Logan of Langhorne, PA became the 25-millionth fan in the Flyers' 39-year history when he walked through the turnstiles of the Wachovia Center for the Flyers/Thrashers game on Saturday, November 5. "This is so exciting. I read about it in the newspaper and you figure 20,000 people are coming and I wouldn't expect it would be me," said Logan. "I brought my good luck charms (daughters) with me. It was fun, very exciting. It feels like Christmas, all these gifts, being showered by all this and getting to meet Ed Snider, this has been a fantastic experience. Thank you very much." |
 High School Football:Seneca Powers Past Lenape When It Counts Friday, November 4, 2005 By Vincent Lewis There’s so much at stake no matter who your opponent is when the regular season schedule plays out its final games. No opponent should be taken lightly especially when a division title is on the line. Today’s game against the Lenape Indians was a game Seneca needed to win, not just for the standings but for a chance to host a first round playoff game. The Golden Eagles were in a tie with Triton in the Burlington/Olympic League Liberty Division but also trailed Triton by just two points in the power points standings. So the Eagles game against the Indians did start they way they wanted, but did finish in a way they needed. After trailing early in the first quarter, Seneca would score the next twenty-three points to defeat Lenape by a 30-13 margin. Tim Meise finished the game with 118 yards on 21 carries for the Golden Eagles. |
 High School Soccer:Gloucester Catholic Surprises All at Bishop Eustace Friday, November 4, 2005 By Jason Brown The South B bracket of the Central Jersey Group I boy’s soccer tournament definitely proves that on any given day, a true upset can happen. Bishop Eustace has proven all season long that they are a group that play well together as a single unit and win. Gloucester Catholic had put together a season winning those games they needed to qualify for the tournament. The Rams’ effort early on rewarded them with a one goal lead that they were able to hold off the Crusaders relentless efforts to tie this game. Two halves of keeper T.J. Delengowski coming up with save after save allow Gloucester Catholic to advance to the next round. |
 High School Soccer:Highland Dominates Oakcrest Early to Advance Friday, November 4, 2005 By Jerome Michaels It was very impressive the way this game started out. The fifth seeded Falcons from Oakcrest were a team not to take lightly as they have demonstrated on several occasions during the regular season that they could score goals. Highland took that knowledge seriously and began to apply pressure on the defense and were quickly rewarded. Joe Cullen was unstoppable for Highland scoring four goals in this quarterfinal South Jersey Group III boy’s soccer game. The Tartans would defeat Oakcrest 6-1 and advance to the next round against the top seeded Red Raiders from Ocean City. |
 High School Soccer:Cinnaminson Holds Off Glassboro’s Late Charge Friday, November 4, 2005 By Clark Washington Unbelievable weather we are having in the month of November which has made sitting out and enjoying the boy’s soccer game extremely easy. On a day when you could go outside in a short sleeve shirt, jeans and comfortable shoes, an exciting game broke out in Cinnaminson when Glassboro visiting the Pirates in a South Jersey Group 2 boy’s soccer game watched the Bulldogs take an early one goal lead into intermission. Cinnaminson turned the game around in the second half scoring four goals only to watch Glassboro rally late in this game. The Pirates would prevail as Cinnaminson would advance to meet Delran in the next round after defeating Glassboro 4-3. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Williams and Swisher pace Cherokee II over Paul VI Friday, November 4, 2005 By Mike Costantino Drew Williams had two goals and an assist and Sean Swisher added three assists as Cherokee II skated by Paul VI 5-1 at Hollydell on Friday night. The night almost didn’t start out as well for Cherokee II as goalie Stephen Broadt was late arriving to the game and skated on the ice just as the officials had informed his team to skate with six guys. Mike Slusarz gave Cherokee II a 1-0 lead scoring right off the face-off five minutes into the game. Williams scored his first goal moments later on the power play on a feed from Swisher. Those two hooked up again late in the period on a 2-on-1 as Swisher drew the defenseman over and slid the puck to Williams and his shot found the net for a 3-0 lead. |
 High School Ice Hockey:A Night of Firsts for Eastern Friday, November 4, 2005 By Mike Costantino Dan Drazen scored his first two goals of the season and Torin Lawson had three assists as the Eastern Vikings won their first game of the season defeating Clearview 3-0 in SJHSIHL action played at Hollydell. Most coaches will tell you that scoring first is important and tonight this was the first game all season the Vikings scored first as Drazen found the net on a 2-on-1 with Lawson less than two minutes into the game. Later in the period Drazen slid the puck from behind the net to Derrick Schemmel all alone in front and his quick shot beat Clearview goalie Adam Wingate for a 2-0 lead. |
 High School Field Hockey:Collingswood Advances in Shootout Thursday, November 3, 2005 By Joyce Sagerty When you take a look back on the entire first round results of the South Jersey Group II bracket of the field hockey competition, the four games finished in a tightly played match indicating it would not be an easy trip to the finals. All of the top four teams were waiting for the results of those games leaving third seeded Collingswood hosting Haddonfield who defeated their opponent by a single goal. In these games, a single goal could mean a lot as not too many goals are needed to win with the defenses dominating the play. These two teams just could not decide a winner after regulation and two overtime periods. Collingswood would win the shootout by a 3-1 margin advancing the Panthers to the next round against second seeded West Deptford. |
 High School Field Hockey:Bishop Eustace Stuns Camden Catholic Thursday, November 3, 2005 By Crystal Parker Coming into this game, both of these teams knew it wasn’t going to be easy to defeat their neighboring opponent. Experience has told them over and over again to limit giving up the corners and try not to leave any player alone in the box. Bishop Eustace traveling to Camden Catholic in first round action of the South Jersey Group II field hockey tournament were not successful at that task late in the second half. But what the Lady Crusaders were good at was scoring the only goal of this game and holding on to it. Hannah Rodgers’ goal just 48 seconds into the second half proved to be the game winner. |
 High School Soccer:Audubon Advances Past Woodstown Tuesday, November 1, 2005 By Jason Brown It has been a while, but it must have been worth the wait for the boy’s soccer team from Audubon. In first round South Jersey Group II tournament, the eighth seeded Green Wave were hosting the ninth seeded Wolverines from Woodstown. The Wolverines had qualified last year for a run at the sectional title, but Audubon were left out at that chance. This year was a different story as Audubon would completely dominate this game from start to finish. Goalie Andrew Rupertus would preserve the 3-0 victory for Audubon. |
 High School Soccer:Eastern Rewards Coach with a Milestone Victory Monday, October 31, 2005 By Jerome Michaels With the early start of the tournament play, most of the student body would be in class learning their lessons. But once the school bell sounded at Eastern High School, fans began to arrive with balloons, a cake and a few signs. The players and fans were in anticipation of head coach Jamie McGroarty picking up this 200th victory. Seven minutes into the Lady Vikings first round girl’s soccer game against Triton, Jeanna Favat’s goal gave Eastern a lead they would not relinquish. Four more goals would be scored and Eastern would advance to the next round with their 5-0 victory in front of their home crowd. |
 High School Soccer:Haddon Heights Moves One Step Closer Monday, October 31, 2005 By Susan Hall It’s the start of a new season for those who qualified for the sectional group tournament. The life of living through a bracket which determines your seeding and who you will compete against is somewhat first on your mind. Well an interesting match-up between the eighth and ninth seeded teams always provides a competitive event especially during the playoffs. Haddon Heights would be the traveling team looking to advance to the next round against Audubon. The Lady Garnets would be that team moving on as they defeated Audubon by a 2-0 score. Haddon Heights will now travel to Haddonfield who are the number one seeded team in the South Jersey Group II tournament. |
 College Soccer:Raptor of the Week: Brett Mattei Monday, October 31, 2005 By Mike Ballard Senior Brett Mattei has had an outstanding year to cap a tremendous career at Rutgers-Camden, and the Scarlet Raptors’ left fullback turned in another strong outing in his team’s one game last week. Mattei teamed with fellow senior backs Brandon Bond, Tom Blumenstein and Tom Guida as the Raptors blanked the nation’s eighth-ranked team, Ramapo College, by a 5-0 score Oct. 26 to clinch the second seed for the New Jersey Athletic Conference playoffs. Mattei, who blends tenacious marking abilities with the knack to push forward and play a key role on the attack, has contributed three assists this season. Entering the NJAC playoffs, he has appeared in 66 games during his four-year career, including 58 in the last three years after recovering from a foot injury which limited him to eight games as a freshman. He has one goal and six assists in his career. |
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