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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Phantoms Fall to Syracuse Sunday, December 4, 2005 By Brian Smith The Philadelphia Phantoms fired 44 shots at goaltender Pascal Leclaire on Sunday, but just didn't have the kind of favorable bounces that Syracuse procured in a 4-2 Crunch win at the Wachovia Spectrum on Sunday. The 44 shots were a season high. Things started out well for the Phantoms, as they drew first blood with a power play goal at the 14:24 mark of the first period. Philly native Tony Voce, who returned to the lineup after missing 13 games with an injury, slid the puck from the left circle into the low slot. It arrived on the stick of Charlie Cook, who redirected it past a prone Leclaire for a 1-0 lead. |
 High School Football:Cherokee Ends Successful Season Dramatically Saturday, December 3, 2005 By Vincent Lewis The way the Chiefs from Cherokee finished the regular season to qualify for the group tournament was a separate story in itself. After losing their first two games of the regular season, the Chiefs were faced with a must win situation each week they took the field. That sense of urgency but with a great deal of patience allowed Cherokee to compile a winning streak against some very good football programs. Absegami would be that final test that the Chiefs had to pass and it didn’t start the way they wanted. Trailing by 19 points, Cherokee managed a comeback that will be remember for a very long time that sent this game into overtime. A touchdown in overtime and a defensive stop of the Braves capped a very successful season for Cherokee as their 32-25 victory allowed the Chiefs to hold the South Jersey Group IV trophy high above their heads. |
 High School Football:Confident Crusaders Capture SJ Group III Title Saturday, December 3, 2005 By Clark Washington It was evident from the opening ceremonies up until the final minutes remaining in the game. The Crusaders from Delsea were on a mission of capturing the South Jersey Group III title and win their 12th game in a row. The mission involved a very calm Delsea football team with one thing on their mind, and that was to remain extremely focused on their quest. Even with a three touchdown lead, the only indication that Delsea was winning was the capacity home crowd providing the celebrations. But with time ticking down to the final moments, the Gatorade bath attempt would begin. The Crusaders would only give up a last second touchdown by Lacey Township and go on to defeat the Lions 21-6 to complete their undefeated season. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Rance Scores 1,000th Point as Devils Fade and Fall to Dominican Saturday, December 3, 2005 By Bob Heller Shelby Rance scored the 1,000th point of her college career in the first half and finished the game with 26 but it was not enough as the Devils blew an eight-point lead in the final seven minutes of play, losing to Dominican College 66-58. The loss drops the Devils to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in league play. Dominican improves to 3-1 overall, 1-1 in league play. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Chargers Hand Devils their Fourth Straight Loss Saturday, December 3, 2005 By Bob Heller The Dominican College Chargers scored nine points in the final 1:17, negating a solid second half by the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's basketball team, handing the Devils their fourth straight loss, 66-63. With the game tied at 57-all, the Devils gave up a three point play to go down by three 60-57 at the 1:08 mark. Collin Harrington's basket made the score 60-59 before Damien Davis connected from downtown to put the Chargers up four 63-59 with 30 ticks left on the clock. Howard Lanier's two free throws made the score 63-61 with 24 seconds left. Charger free throws by Prince Jackson and James Gray sealed the win as Lanier's three point shot at the buzzer fell way short. |
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Soccer Spotlight:
KiXX Score Six Fourth-Quarter Goals En Route to 10-5 Win Saturday, December 3, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (2-2) recorded a season-high six goals in the fourth quarter en route to a 10-5 victory versus the expansion California Cougars in front of 5,178 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum tonight. Philadelphia native Tim O’Neill registered the game winner, unassisted, at 1:40 of the fourth period. Peter Pappas (2-2) earned the victory between the posts for Philadelphia, turning away 12 of the 17 shots he faced, while Jim Larkin (0-2) took the loss for the Cougars with 18 saves on 27 chances. |
 High School Football:It's Back to Back to Back Titles for Florence Friday, December 2, 2005 By Vincent Lewis One year ago, Florence had won their twenty-fourth game in a row without a single loss and were rewarded their second straight Central Jersey Group I title game. This year, it would be a different but familiar team the Flashes would have to beat in order to extend their winning streak to thirty-six games in a row. The second seeded David Brearley football squad was that team standing in the way of Florence's ambitions of winning their third title. An early lead followed by Joe Spahn's third touchdown run late in the fourth quarter finally sealed the win for Florence. With their 19-6 win, Florence were chanted the words...three peat, three peat, three peat. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Township Too Much for an Undermanned Eastern Friday, December 2, 2005 By Mike Costantino Washington Township received goals from seven different players and coasted to an 8-0 victory over the Eastern Vikings in Tier 1 action at Hollydell on Friday night. Dressing mainly junior varsity players due to a school function, Eastern was in the game for the first period thanks in part to goalie Zak Fayer, as Township launched 17 shots, but only Christian Biscardi and Sean Furman were able to beat Fayer and Township led just 2-0 after the first period. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Christian Sparks Rally as Devils Defeat Rams Friday, December 2, 2005 By Bob Heller Mary Beth Christian came off the bench to score 12 points in the second half as the Devils rallied from a four point deficit midway through the period to defeat host Philadelphia University 68-58. The Devils improve to 2-2 overall with the win and 1-0 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference play. The Rams drop to 1-1 overall and 0-1 in the conference. Christian was one of four players in double figures for the Devils who were led by Shelby Rance's 21 points. Rashanna Edwards added 11 points and five assists, while Leah Shumoski chipped in 10 points. Shumoski also pulled down seven rebounds, added three steals and a blocked shot. Rance had six boards, three steals and a block. Allison Weiss had nine rebounds to pace the Devils on the glass. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Houle Shuts Door On Senators Friday, December 2, 2005 By Brian Smith Martin Houle made 17 saves to earn his first American Hockey League (AHL) shutout as the Philadelphia Phantoms extended their winning streak to four games with a 2-0 victory over the Binghamton Senators at the Wachovia Spectrum on Friday night. David Printz netted the deciding goal, as the Phantoms won their season-high fourth straight. Despite a heavy shots advantage in favor of the home team, the game went without a goal for more than half the contest. The Phantoms were outshooting Binghamton 13-2 after one and 20-7 when they finally scored on their 21st shot at the 13:50 mark of the second period. |
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Team Conditioning Systems:
White Joins Forces With South Jersey Tennis Center Thursday, December 1, 2005 By Vincent Lewis Graig White, a leader in the athletic performance enhancement field has joined forces with the South Jersey Tennis Center in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. The President and founder of Team Conditioning Systems will be providing instruction on strength and speed training protocols to competitive athletes looking to take their games to the next level. "Having Graig around adds another dimension to our programs that we offer to athletes who are working to make the most of their athletic abilities." Says Mike Perrone, Managing Director of The South Jersey Tennis Center. It is important for us to offer our athletes the highest quality instruction we can, adding Graig to the mix with the people we have on board already makes us one of the best facilities in the area. The South Jersey Tennis Center is located at 14 Federal Street, Mt. Laurel, NJ. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
29th Annual Flyers Wives Fight for Lives Carvival Set Thursday, December 1, 2005 By Jorge Palmieri The 29th Annual Flyers Wives Fight For Lives Carnival will take place at the Wachovia Center on Sunday, March 26 from 1:30 until 6:30 p.m. This popular event is organized and produced by the Comcast-Spectacor Foundation, the charitable arm of Comcast-Spectacor. The Wachovia Center will be transformed into professional sports largest fund-raiser, including photo booths and autograph sessions with Flyers players and alumni, shoot on goal, dunk tanks and other games of chance. Fans can also have their photograph taken with the Stanley Cup. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Power Play Goal has Moorestown fit to be Tied Monday, November 28, 2005 By Mike Costantino Chris Martin connected on the power play midway through the third period as Moorestown rallied to tie Cherokee at 2-2 in Tier 1 action played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. After a scoreless first period, Matt Cardillo gave Cherokee a 1-0 lead with Justin Kinniry assisting. Moorestown tied the game at 1-1 less than three minutes later as Mike Harrigan beat Joe Allen. |
 College Basketball:Raptor of the Week: Crystal Pezzano Monday, November 28, 2005 By Mike Ballard Freshman forward Crystal Pezzano made quite an impact in her third collegiate game last week, scoring a team-high 22 points and adding five rebounds in a 73-67 loss at Richard Stockton College Nov. 22. Pezzano shot 9-for-14 from the floor and 4-for-6 from the foul line against Stockton after scoring eight points in each of her first two collegiate outings. On the early season, Pezzano is second on the Lady Raptors with a 12.7 scoring average. |
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