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 High School Schedules, Standings & Stats |
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High School Schedules, Standings & Stats |
 High School Ice Hockey:Washington Township Looks Almost Perfect At Midway Point Friday, December 29, 2000 By Mike Costantino With the high school ice hockey season enjoying a break through the holidays, its pretty clear that Washington Township has distinguished itself as the best team so far during the regular season. However, the championship is determined in a best of three finals and I don't think any team is ready to concede the trophy just yet. Especially Township's rival Clearview. The second half of the season opens with Township playing Clearview on January 5th . After being smoked in their first meeting, Clearview needs to have a strong showing to at least place some doubt in Townships' mind that you are not the champs until you beat the champs. |
 Middle School Ice Hockey:Middle School Holiday Inaugural Hockey Tournament Begins at High Ridge Friday, December 29, 2000 By Boog Williams This is the First Annual Holiday Middle School Tournaments being held at the High Ridge Ice Arena in Gibbsboro, NJ. The tournament will run from December 28 - 31. This year's tournament showcases nine teams from two states and is certain to be exciting. The B level tournament teams are Easter, Marlton, Williamstown, and Farther Judge. The C level tournament teams are Sterling, Triton, Rancocas Valley, Highland, and West Deptford. |
 Event Spotlight:Flyers Sign Free Agent Defenseman Jim Vandermeer Thursday, December 21, 2000 PRESS RELEASE The Philadelphia Flyers today signed free agent defenseman Jim Vandermeer to a three-year contract, according to club Assistant General Manager Paul Holmgren. As per club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. |
 South Jersey Ice Hockey:Two Late Goals By Gloucester County Stun Rutgers Sunday, December 10, 2000 By Mike Costantino Brian Voit scored his third goal of the game with less than four minutes remaining to tie the game and Mike Glick scored the game winner just over a minute later as Gloucester County rallied to defeat Rutgers 6-4. George Bailey paced the Rutgers attack with a goal and two assists in a game played at Hollydell on Sunday night. Rutgers took the early lead as Bailey converted a pass from behind the net from Darren Audino twelve seconds into the game that turned out to be the only goal of the period. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Triton Tallies Three In Thirty-six Seconds To Upend Sterling Friday, December 8, 2000 By Mike Costantino Triton scored three goals in a span of thirty-six seconds late in the first period and went on to defeat Sterling 6-3 in Tier 2 action played at Hollydell on Friday night. Buddy Flick, Eric Furini, and Brandon Warming each scored as Triton controlled play and out shot Sterling 10-2 in the first period. After a scoreless second period, Sterling got on the board early in the third as Bill Hunter converted a pass from Jim Mohan and Steve Marshall to make it 3-1. Just thirteen seconds later Triton's John Caramanna broke in and his goal restored the three goal lead at 4-1. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Hat Trick For Jack As West Deptford Beats Holy Cross Friday, December 8, 2000 By Mike Costantino Brandon Jackmoff netted three goals, Dan Markley and Brad Clifford added two goals and an assist as West Deptford doubled up Holy Cross 8-4 in a Tier 2 game played at Hollydell on Friday night. Clifford opened the scoring after just sixteen seconds into the game as Doug Dehart and Markley set him up and his quick goal gave Deptford the 1-0 lead. About four minutes later, Steve Wade made it 2-0 as Foster fired a cross-ice pass and Wade fired the puck into the net. Markley's first goal put Deptford up 3-0 heading into the second period. |
 High School Ice Hockey:The Pelle Tolls Three Times As Township Rolls Monday, December 4, 2000 By Mike Costantino Joe Pelle had three goals and an assist, Joe Gori and Steve Brown each scored twice as Washington Township raced to a 9-1 victory over Eastern in the first meeting between the top two teams in the league. Buddy Anderson added a goal and four assists. Township used its speed and took control early as Pelle scored with less than two minutes played as he broke in and beat freshman goalie Dan Meyers. Most of the period was spent in the Eastern zone as their defense continually gave Township the blue line. Against a high powered offense, that simply just won't work. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Triton Shocks Neumann As Wilson Nets Three Monday, December 4, 2000 By Jack Anderson In front of rather large and boisterous crowd at Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees the Triton Mustangs toppled Neumann from the ranks of the undefeated with a 6-3 victory. Mustangs' Mike Wilson scored a hat trick, his first as a varsity player. Triton goaltender Joe Roccia was sensational in the pipes as he turned aside 30 shots and kept the normally potent Neumann attack at bay. |
| South Jersey Ice Hockey: Audino And Ramsay Lead Rutgers Over Rowan Sunday, December 3, 2000 By Mike Costantino Darren Audino and Travis Ramsay each scored three goals as Rutgers trounced Rowan 10-1 on Sunday at Hollydell. In just their second year, Rutgers has blossomed into one of the better teams and on this night their performance was totally dominant as they out shot Rowan sixty-one to fourteen. Rutgers top line of Audino, Dan Rosenberg and George Bailey created numerous opportunities and scored the first two goals of the game. After Audino scored in the opening minute, Bailey threaded a pass from the corner to Rosenberg and his quick shot gave Rutgers a 2-0 lead after three minutes. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Clearview Special Teams Difference In Win Over East Friday, December 1, 2000 By Mike Costantino In a game that featured thirty- two penalties and one lecture, Clearview capitalized the most on their opportunities and beat Cherry Hill East 7-4 on Friday night at Hollydell. Clearview had two power play goals and three short-handed goals while three of the goals for East were on the power play. Midway through the third period, head referee Batley called both captains over and reminded them of their duties as captains and leaders. This tactic seemed to work, as there were few penalties after his lecture. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Late Goal By West Deptford Sinks West Friday, December 1, 2000 By Mike Costantino Gary Guinto scored a short-handed goal late in the third period as West Deptford edged Cherry Hill West 3-2 in Tier 2 action at Hollydell on Friday night. Guinto also scored the first goal three minutes into the game as Deptford totally dominated the opening period and led 1-0 heading into the second period. Both teams played solid defense and stayed out of the penalty box, as there were only four penalties in the entire game. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Becker Nets Six As Eastern Tops Cinnaminson Monday, November 20, 2000 By Mike Costantino Mike Becker scored six goals and Anthony Orner added a goal and three assists to lead Eastern to a 9-7 victory over Cinnaminson in a seesaw contest played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Tom Wood and Bill DeVece scored two goals each, as did Crosby for Cinnaminson to pace their attack. Neither team could hold the lead for more than four minutes, until late in the third period when Eastern took the lead for good. Becker opened the scoring at the eight-minute mark of the first period. With each team down a man, Dave Warrington sent Becker in and his goal made it 1-0. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Cherry Hill West Out Man Collingswood Friday, November 17, 2000 By Mike Costantino Kevin Flowers had two goals and Mike Gumpper had a goal and an assist as Cherry Hill West defeated an undermanned Collingswood team 7-2 in Tier 2 action at Hollydell. Collingswood only dressed six skaters and a goaltender and displayed a lot of stamina and heart in keeping the game as competitive as it was. It seems that there was a homecoming dance at the school that accounted for the team being depleted of its players. But since when does a dance take precedent over a team sport? How many guys were probably saying, "I should have went to the game." |
 High School Ice Hockey:Hennessy And Miller Star As Rancocas Romps West Deptford Friday, November 17, 2000 By Mike Costantino Dan Hennessy had a hat trick and Gary Miller chipped in with a goal and three assists as Rancocas Valley skated to a surprisingly easy 8-0 victory over West Deptford in a Tier 2 game played at Hollydell on Friday night. Rancocas took the lead in the first two minutes of the game, taking advantage of a man advantage as Miller fed Kyle Tuliano and his goal made it 1-0. Just about four minutes later Hennessy scored the first of his three to increase the lead to 2-0. West Deptford seemed to struggle most of the night as a more determined Rancocas squad consistently beat them to the puck. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Township Outlasts Cinnaminson in Semi-Final Rematch Monday, November 13, 2000 By Jack Anderson In a rematch of last years semi-finals Washington Township held on to defeat Cinnaminson 9-7 in a see-saw affair at the Skate Zone in Pennsauken. The first period saw each team score three goals and each time Township took the lead, Cinnaminson would respond to tie the score. Township was able to seize control in the second period out scoring Cinnaminson by two goals, taking a 7-5 lead into the third period. Drew Peterson, a freshman who seems to have his own fan club, scored twice in the period and was relentless on his forechecking. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Suphin And Sherman Star As Shawnee Upsets Clearview Friday, November 10, 2000 By Mike Costantino Casey Sherman scored two goals and Jeff Suphin stopped all eighteen shots as Shawnee shocked defending champion Clearview 5-0. Chris Jennings scored in the games first minute on a slap shot to grab the early 1-0 lead. Shawnee would use its size throughout the game and won rather easily. Sherman scored a power play goal midway through the period to make it 2-0. In fairness to Clearview they were missing some top players including Mike and David Gooch and goaltender Jared Weisenbach. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Six Goals In Second Period Lead East Over Lenape Friday, November 10, 2000 By Mike Costantino Cherry Hill East scored six goals in the second period to break open a close game and went on to defeat Lenape 10-5 in a game played at Hollydell on Friday night. Matt Maggi, Kevin Desrochers and Chris Hartung scored two goals each to lead East, while Gregg Bagnoli led the Lenape attack with two goals. The first period was arguably Lenape's best of the season as they controlled the play and led 1-0 on a goal scored by Scott Bell. Desrochers tied the game at 1-1 scoring a power play goal late in the period. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Warrington and Orner Help Eastern Defeat Clearview Monday, November 6, 2000 By Mike Costantino Dave Warrington had two goals and two assists and Anthony Orner added a goal and two assists as Eastern defeated Clearview 5-1 in the first meeting between two of the top teams in the league. One of the keys to beating Clearview is to take advantage of your power play chances and Eastern had three opportunities in the first period and failed to capitalize. Warrington scored the only goal of the first period on a blast from the blue line through a screen. Early in the second period Eastern found itself with a two-man advantage and needed to capitalize and seize control of the game. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Neumann Scores Four In The Third To Beat Holy Cross Friday, November 3, 2000 By Mike Costantino St. John Neumann scored four goals in the third period to break open a close game and defeat Holy Cross 7-3 in a Tier 2 game played at Hollydell on Friday night. Eddie Marker led Neumann with two goals and three assists and Dom Fratangeli chipped in a goal and two assists. Neumann took a 1-0 lead on the power play as Marker broke down the left side and fed Ken Sarkioglu who deposited the puck into a wide open net. Midway through the period, Silvio Illisco made it 2-0 on a feed from Jim McKissick and Neumann seemed in control. But a late penalty gave Holy Cross a power play and they converted with DiNoia scoring in the last minute to make it 2-1. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Vineland Ice Arena Breaks Ground Thursday, November 2, 2000 By Bob Benedetto Vineland Ice Arena has officially started construction. Twin rink facility developers Andrew Berenato, Rick Berenato and Liz Pitale joined Mayor of Vineland Perry Barse, members of the Vineland City Council, Cumberland County Empowerment Zone Director Gerald Velazquez, Vineland Chamber of Commerce Director Paige Law, Members of the Vineland Industrial Commission and Officers of Economic Development, NJ State Senator Frank LoBiondo, Minotola Bank Officers Louis Petrini and Bob Rouze, Power Play Hockey Superstore Owner Bob Sutherland, local figure skater Danielle Finley and her parents, for the ceremonial ground breaking of the new community ice skating facility. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Sabol and Gould Help Cherokee Upset Eastern Monday, October 30, 2000 By Mike Costantino Chris Sabol stopped forty-three of forty six shots and Brandon Gould scored two goals, including the game winner with one minute remaining as Cherokee upset previously unbeaten Eastern 4-3. After a scoreless first period where Eastern could only generate six shots on net, Eastern came out and controlled play early in the second. Coach Pontonio in his usual quiet manner, pleaded with his team to shoot the puck. But Sabol, who was our choice last year for JVB player of the year, stood tall and seemed to frustrate the Eastern players. |
 High School Ice Hockey:News and Notes: Players and League Updates Wednesday, October 25, 2000 By Mike Costantino As a new feature, SJSports Online have decided to post information on past SJHSIHL players and let you know how they are doing. We will be passing along any other information concerning league issues or announcements. First, Eastern manager Debbie Phillips reports that Lindsey Roy, who last year was the first female to dress and play in a varsity game, has made the women's hockey team for the University of Minnesota. Lindsey is attending the school on an academic scholarship and was invited to try out for the team and made it. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Connoley And Piccotti Pace Viking Attack Monday, October 23, 2000 By Mike Costantino T.J. Connoley had two goals and an assist and Brett Piccotti also scored twice to lead the Eastern Vikings over Shawnee 6-1 in a physical game played on Monday night at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Eastern had three power play goals and a short-handed goal while freshman goalie Dan Meyers stopped twenty of twenty-one shots. Eastern struck first midway through the first period taking advantage of a two-man advantage as Piccotti deflected a point shot from Dave Warrington for the 1-0 lead. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Fox Is Main Gunnar As Clearview Hands Cinnaminson First Loss Monday, October 23, 2000 By Jack Anderson Gunnar Fox had three goals and two assists to lead Clearview over Cinnaminson 7-4 in a game played at the Pensauken Skate Zone on Monday night. In a battle between two of last year?s final four teams, both seemed intent on making a statement. Clearview struck first scoring two early goals, one by Fox and one by David Gooch to take a 2-0 lead midway through the first period. Cinnaminson climbed back into it as Parent, Penska and Mottola each tallied and Cinnaminson led 3-2 late in the second period. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Explorers Hand Minutemen First Loss Friday, October 20, 2000 By Mike Costantino Ryan Jones had two goals and an assist to lead LaSalle over Washington Township 6-5 in a non-league game played at Hollydell on Friday night. Township scored first on the power as Adam Zaccaria kept the puck in along the boards and blasted a shot through a screen to make it 1-0. Less than three minutes later Eric Marano streaked down the left side and scored from the short side and Township led 2-0. LaSalle finally broke through as Jones set up Kolar to cut the lead to 2-1. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Johnson, Staszewski, Schanne are top Knights Friday, October 13, 2000 By Mike Costantino Sean Johnson and Scott Schanne had two goals and an assist and Mike Staszewski had a goal and two assists to lead the Sterling Knights over Collingswood 7-1 at Hollydell on Friday night. Staszewski opened the scoring, on the power play as he deposited a rebound off a Steve Marshall shot and beat Collingswood goalie Wiedmann topside for the 1-0 lead. Wiedmann was spectacular and the lone bright spot as he made numerous point blank saves. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Township balance too much for Lenape Friday, October 13, 2000 By Mike Costantino Six different players scored two goals each as Washington Township defeated Lenape 15-0 on Friday night at Hollydell. Adam Zaccaria, Joe Pelle, Joe Gori, Eric Marano, Dan Fratantoro and Buddy Anderson all tallied twice as Township led after fourteen seconds were played and never looked back. Mike Mazzucca, Steve Brown and Nick Martorano also contributed goals and in a game as lopsided as this, I believe its time the league re-visited some issues concerning placing teams into competitive tiers. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Eastern Rolls as Fadako Scores Four Monday, October 9, 2000 By Mike Costantino Tom Fadako scored four goals and freshman goalie Dan Meyers stopped all fifteen shots as the Eastern Vikings defeated Cherry Hill East 7-0 in a game played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees on Monday night. With nine new faces on the team, Viking coach Mike Pontonio has his work cut out for him. He still has one of the quickest skaters in Mike Becker and with Meyers, along with last year starter Mike Keppler two solid goalies. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Eastern Impressive in their Opener Friday, October 6, 2000 By Mike Pontonio Adam Roy and Anthony Orner each scored three goals as Eastern opened its season by defeating Lenape 12-2 in the first varsity game played at the new Flyers Skate Zone. The Skate Zone replaces the Coliseum as one of the homes for the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League. Losing top players Cianfrani and Schellenhammer to graduation this should be a rebuilding year for the Vikings. But with an infusion of new blood and enthusiasm this team could surprise. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Anderson and Marano Lead Township over Clearview Friday, October 6, 2000 By Mike Costantino Buddy Anderson had three goals and three assists and Eric Marano added three goals to pace Washington Township to an 11-4 romp over defending league champion Clearview. The game was played before a standing room only crowd at Hollydell along with an overflow crowd in the foyer that included Township and Mantua policemen. Taking into consideration the large crowd and the heated rivalry between these teams and fans, once the uniformed officials arrived there were few incidents. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Balanced Attack Leads West Deptford over Collingswood Friday, September 29, 2000 By Mike Costantino Six different players found the back of the net as West Deptford defeated Collingswood 7-1 in the season opener for both teams as the 2000-2001 South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League got under way at Hollydell on Friday night. Looking like a complete different team from last year, West Deptford controlled play for most of the game and scored the only goal of the first period. Brandon Jackmuff tallied with just under one minute remaining in the period. Despite out-shooting Collingswood 16-4, the lead was only 1-0 heading into the second period thanks to the outstanding play in nets by Collingswood goalie Wiedmann. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Marker Sets Tone In Neumann Opener Friday, September 29, 2000 By Mike Pontonio The first game of the year for Rancocas Valley versus Neumann began tonight with high hopes of having a very successful season. Both these team are considered the best teams in Tier 2, and if they were in Tier 1 would be very competitive with against the lower tier teams. Neumann would outlast their opponent and win their opening season game 5-2 against a determined Rancocas Valley team. |
 South Jersey Ice Hockey:Rutgers Edges Rowan in Hockey Opener Sunday, September 24, 2000 By Mike Costantino George Bailey broke a 3-3 tie with less than three minutes remaining as Rutgers-Camden defeated Rowan 4-3 in the season opener for both teams. Coming off a sub-par season last year, Rutgers has added some speed with the addition of Dan Rosenberg, Darren Aldino and returning goalie Bill Douglas. It was Douglas who played a solid game in nets. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Township Honors Harrington on Opening Night Friday, September 15, 2000 By Mike Costantino Washington Township opened its 2000-2001 season honoring former coach Chris Harrington who stepped aside after 4 seasons. In his four years as head coach, Harrington amassed an impressive winning percentage of over 90% and leaves new coach Steve Brown in good shape as Township returns 10 players from last years team that fell one game short of the championship. |
| Event Spotlight: Flyers Sign Maxie Ouellet Saturday, September 13, 2000 PRESS RELEASE The Philadelphia Flyers today signed 6-2, 195-pound goaltender Maxime Ouellet (pronounced wuh-LET) to a three-year contract, announced President and General Manager Bob Clarke. As per club policy, financial terms of thedeal were not disclosed. |
 Event Spotlight:Flyers Open Training Camp Sunday, September 10, 2000 PRESS RELEASE On September 10, 2000, the Philadelphia Flyers opened their 2000-01 training camp with 54 players on their roster. For the first day the 54 players are divided into 3 teams of 18 each. The names of the teams are by the colors of the jerseys, Black, Orange and White. They will scrimmage for the next couple of days at 9:00, 10:00, and 11:00 am at the Voorhees Skate Zone. Here are the rosters for each team. |
 Event Spotlight:Flyers Re-sign Defenseman Chris Therien Saturday, September 9, 2000 PRESS RELEASE The Philadelphia Flyers today re-signed defenseman Chris Therien to a four-year contract. As per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Therien, 28, registered four goals and nine assists for 13 points and 66 penalty minutes in 80 regular season games last season. |
 Event Spotlight:Skate Zone Opening in Voorhees is Grand Friday, September 8, 2000 By Mike Costantino This past Friday the practice facility for the Flyers and Phantoms, the Skate Zone in Voorhees, had its grand opening at 5:00PM and along with the hundreds of fans, there were players from both teams as well as the broadcasters to participate in the celebration. The 100,000 square foot facility features two ice rinks, with a seating capacity of 400 per rink, seven multi-purpose rooms, an arcade, snack bar and in case you don't have your own skates, they have 622 pairs that you can choose from to rent. |
 Event Spotlight:Flyers Summer Rookie Camp Opens Monday, August 21, 2000 By Gregg Williams The Philadelphia Flyers are in the process of holding a summer rookie camp at the new Flyers practice facility, Flyers Skate Zone, in Voorhees, NJ. The Flyers Skate Zone facility does not officially open until the first week of September, but this is an opportunity to preview the facility. |
High School Ice Hockey: Friday, April 14, 2000 By Mike Costantino Gloucester County defeated Camden County 13-7 in the final of the first SJHSIHL All-Star Tournament. With the win, Gloucester County has bragging rights until next season as the home of the area's best high school hockey players. Coached by Pat Sullivan, whose Clearview team won their first title this year, the team was led by tournament MVP Gunnar Fox with two goals and three assists. Buddy Anderson joined in with a hat trick. Sterling's Steve Marshall led the Camden County attack with four goals and two assists. |
High School Ice Hockey: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 By Mike Costantino Mike Becker had two goals and three assists, and Lucas Urso and John Schellenhammer had two goals each to lead Camden County over Burlington County 9-3 in the SJHSIHL round robin tournament. With the win, Camden County will play Gloucester County on Friday night at Hollydell to determine which county houses the best players. Alan Dennison gave Burlington County its only lead, scoring on a feed from Kevin Kelly. Mike Cianfrani tied the score at 1-1 in the last twenty seconds of the period. |
South Jersey Ice Hockey: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 By Mike Costantino There's a new kid in town and her name is High Ridge, an ice rink located on Route 561 in Gibbsboro, and they want to appeal to all demographics. Built and owned by developer Kevin Hughes, who purchased the land nine years ago and has built properties surrounding the rink, the concept is to appeal to the community by offering figure skating, some ice hockey and open skating to the public. |
High School Ice Hockey: Friday, April 7, 2000 By Mike Costantino Pat Sullivan had two goals, Eddie Marker had a goal and three assists to lead Gloucester County to a 6-4 win over Camden County in the SJHSIHL round robin tournament. With the win, Gloucester clinches a spot in the finals and will await the winner of the Burlington County versus Camden County game on Wednesday night at High Ridge, the new rink in Gibbsboro. Camden County's Brendan Ramsey was spectacular in goal and his play in the first period was the main reason they led 1-0, despite being out-shot 14-5. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Gloucester Co. Blasts Burlington Co. in SJHSIHL Tournament Tuesday, April 4, 2000 By Mike Costantino Gunnar Fox had one goal and three assists, while Eddie Marker and Joe Gori added two goals apiece as the Gloucester County All-Stars defeated the Burlington County All-Stars 10-3 in the first game of the SJHSIHL round robin tournament. Gori opened the scoring in the first minute of the game on a feed from Pat Sullivan. Less than a minute later Fox made it 2-0 on a pass from Marker. Bill DeVece cut the lead to 2-1 at the twelve -minute mark and it looked like Burlington County had stopped the momentum. |
South Jersey Ice Hockey: Sunday, April 2, 2000 By Andrea Berenato The Ice Cats Womens Ice Hockey Club wins the Tri-State Women's Hockey League Championship !!! After having a tremendous season at 15-2-1, the Ice Cats went on to beat the South Jersey Demons Womens Ice Hockey team 8-2 Sunday night at the Ice Works in Aston, PA. The Ice Cats had a whooping total of 46 shots on goal to the SJ Demons 15. |
| High School Ice Hockey: New SJHSIHL Tournament Announced Friday, March 24, 2000 By Mike Costantino The South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League will hold a round robin tournament beginning Tuesday, April 4th at 6:00 pm at the Flyers SkateZone in Pennsauken. The league has divided the teams by County - Burlington, Camden and Gloucester. Coach Fleming, from Shawnee, will coach Burlington County, Camden County will be led by Coach Pontonio from Eastern, and Coach Harrington of Washington Township will lead Gloucester County. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Delran Bears Win Phantom Cup Sunday, March 19, 2000 By Philip Cohn This year's Phantom Cup was played at the Ice Works Twin Rinks in Aston, PA. There were eight teams which made up two divisions. The teams from Sterling, Delco Knights, Conwell-Egan, and Haverford made up the first division. The second division was made up of the teams from Delran, Ridley, Archbishop Wood, and Downingtown. Sterling and Delran represented the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League. |
High School Ice Hockey: Thursday, March 16, 2000 By Mike Costantino Buddy Anderson, Eric Marano and Mike Mazzucca scored two goals apiece as Washington Township defeated Conwell-Egan 9-6 in an opening round game of the Flyers Cup. Jon Bada led the Conwell-Egan attack with three goals and one assist. Mitch LaFleur opened the scoring just over three minutes into the game, converting a pass from Nick Caruso. Marano tied the game at 1-1 just over a minute later on a nice feed from Joe Pelle and Dan Fratantoro. Township would break the game open, scoring four goals in the next six minutes. |
High School Ice Hockey: Monday, March 13, 2000 By Mike Costantino Shawnee's JVB team in the Metro High School League capped its unbelievable season by defeating Archbishop Ryan 4-3 to win the Metro League Championship at the Flyers SkateZone. Shawnee entered the playoffs as the favorite after going undefeated throughout the regular season. In some instances, teams that dominate during the regular season sometimes falter in the playoffs. However this was not the case, as Shawnee was on a mission and, after disposing of Father Judge by an 8-1 score in the semi-finals they faced a tough Ryan team. |
High School Ice Hockey: Wednesday, March 8, 2000 By Mike Costantino Gunnar Fox and Mike Gooch each scored two goals as Clearview defeated Washington Township 7-5 to win their first SJHSIHL championship. Buddy Anderson paced the Township attack with one goal and four assists. Township scored first, as Mike Schauffele converted an Anderson pass, but Clearview would carry the play for most of the period. John Meenan intercepted a clearing pass and ripped a shot inside the left post to tie the game at 1-1. |
High School Ice Hockey: Thursday, March 2, 2000 By Mike Costantino Gunnar Fox scored with sixty-seven seconds left in the first overtime, as Clearview defeated Washington Township 7-6 to even the SJHSIHL championship series at one win apiece. The loss was the first of the season for Township and spoiled their comeback from a four-goal deficit. The Gooch brothers paced the Clearview attack as Mike scored three and brother Dave added two. For Township, Joe Gori scored three and Eric Marano added two. |
High School Ice Hockey: Monday, February 28, 2000 By Mike Costantino Sean Johnson scored three goals, and Steve Marshall and Steve Schmidt each scored twice as the Sterling Knights defeated Delran 7-4 to win the SJHSIHL JVA championship. Sean Johnson paced the attack with three goals, and Steve Marshall and Steve Schmidt each scored twice. Justin Radziemski led Delran with two goals. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Cherokee is Top Chief in JVB, Again Monday, February 28, 2000 By Bonnie Gould & Mike Costantino The Cherokee Chiefs won their second consecutive JVB championship by defeating Washington Township 6-3 and finished the season 20-0. Shawn Zahaczewski led the Cherokee offense with three goals and an assist, Brandon Gould with a goal and two assists, and Dan Redner with two assists. Mike Duczkowski led Township with two goals. Township would score first as Duczkowski scored on a feed from Steve Overpeck and it was 1-0. That lead would only last two minutes as Cherokee converted on the power play to tie the score at 1-1 as Newt Wallen was set-up by Zahaczewski and Gould. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Great Knight by Marshall Helps Sterling Win in OT Sunday, February 27, 2000 By Phil Cohn Steve Marshall scored three goals; the last one in overtime as Sterling defeated Delran 7-6 in game one of the JVA championship played in Pensauken. The best of three championship series resumes Monday night at the Coliseum. Sterling, which out-shot Delran 37-19, opened the scoring as Butler scored an unassisted goal. Delran responded just twenty-four seconds later as Pat Nitka converted a pass from James McDevitt to tie the game at 1-1. |
High School Ice Hockey: Sunday, February 27, 2000 By Mike Costantino Cherokee rallied from a two-goal deficit and defeated Washington Township 6-5 in overtime to win game one of the best of three to determine the champion in SJHSIHL JVB. Sean Zahacewski had two goals and an assist, including the game winner, to pace the Cherokee attack. Counting the regular season, that's 19 wins in a row for Cherokee, and they will try for twenty on Monday night. |
High School Ice Hockey: Friday, February 25, 2000 By Mike Costantino Buddy Anderson figured in on all the scoring and Derek Lucas was outstanding in goal, as Washington Township defeated Clearview 6-2 at Hollydell in game one of the SJHSIHL championship series. Game two will be Thursday night at Hollydell at 7:45. After watching Clearview neutralize Eastern's top line, Coach Harrington decided to utilize the speed of Defenseman of the Year Anderson and move him to forward and having him play on different lines keyed the offense, as Buddy had three goals and three assists. |
High School Ice Hockey: Friday, February 25, 2000 By Mike Costantino They played three periods and two five-minute overtimes, but Delran and Washington Township were still deadlocked at 4-4. Then it came down to a shootout, which is where each team selects five players that go one-on-one with the goalie, and the team that scores the most goals is declared the winner. Delran was successful on two chances as Shamus Savage and Chris Mirabella converted, and Township failed to score. With the win Delran moves on to the SJHSIHL JVA finals to meet Sterling in a best of three series. |
High School Ice Hockey: Friday, February 25, 2000 By Mike Costantino The first annual South Jersey Sports Online Award winners were announced on Friday, and the selection was a difficult one as there were numerous outstanding performances this year. The awards were presented prior to the first game of the championship series at each level. We will also do a player profile on all our winners along with pictures, and our intent is to do this every year. Congratulations to this year's selections. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Clearview and Township Championship Preview Thursday, February 24, 2000 By Mike Costantino The top two teams during the regular season will now do battle in the best of three games to determine the SJHSIHL varsity championship with game one scheduled for Friday night at 9:00 at Hollydell. Washington Township, whose only blemishes on an other wise perfect season were two ties, one with Clearview and the other with Eastern, is looking for its first championship in four years. Clearview, suffered only one loss this year to Township, is trying to win its first crown. Lets take a look at the match-up: |
| High School Ice Hockey: SJHSIHL Championship Final Series Preview Tuesday, February 22, 2000 By Jack Anderson It will be an All Gloucester County Championship Final Series as the top two teams in the regular season will face off for the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League title. Washington Township, who posted an undefeated 12-0-2 record in the regular season, will meet Clearview, whose regular season record is 12-1-1. These two teams played back to back games in mid February, with the first ending in a tie, and the second a 3-2 Township win. |
High School Ice Hockey: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 By Mike Costantino Mike Pontonio, like most coaches hates to lose, and one of the toughest things in sports is dealing with the reality that you just didn't have enough players to succeed. In Coach Pontonio's position, he hasn't had to deal with much failure, in the last four years he has won the championship at every level, including the last two titles at the varsity level. Not many teams in any sport win championships back-to-back, and with such success comes a desire for the team you're playing on that particular night to put a little extra effort because they are playing the defending champs. Every game is like a playoff game even against the lesser teams, everyone wants to beat the champion. |
High School Ice Hockey: Monday, February 21, 2000 By Mike Costantino Clearview defeated Eastern 6-3 to sweep their semi-final series and will try and win their first SJHSIHL championship against Washington Township. The game plan for Clearview remained the same, smother Becker and Cianfrani as soon as they touched the puck and capitalize on their chances. Well, their best chance came on the power play with just over two minutes left in the first period. Patrick Sullivan was set up perfectly by John Meenan and Mike Gooch, and Clearview took a 1-0 lead into the second period. |
High School Ice Hockey: Monday, February 21, 2000 By Mike Costantino Joe Gori had two goals and two assists, while Buddy Anderson and Joe Pelle each scored twice to lead Washington Township to an 8-1 victory over Cinnaminson in a SJHSIHL semi-final game played in Pennsauken on Monday night. Gori opened the scoring five minutes into the game as he blasted a shot from the blue line and by game one star Scott Gideon and it was 1-0. One minute later on a delayed penalty call, Eric Marano skated in and beat Gideon to make it 2-0, Chris Harrington and Pelle assisting. |
High School Ice Hockey: Monday, February 21, 2000 By Mike Costantino Brandon Gould had two goals and two assists and Sean Zahacewski added a goal and three assists to lead Cherokee to a 6-0 win against Cherry Hill West in SJHSIHL JVB playoff action at the Coliseum on Monday night. Cherokee went on the power play almost immediately, and just twenty seconds into the game Gould scored on a feed from Zahacewski and that quickly it was 1-0. With West unable to generate much offense, Cherokee would score two goals in twenty-four seconds. Again it was Gould and Zahacewski doing the damage, first Gould set up Dan Redner to make it 2-0 and then Gould scored his second of the game from Zahacewski and Redner, and the period would end with Cherokee up 3-0. |
High School Ice Hockey: Sunday, February 20, 2000 By Mike Costantino Steve Marshall had two goals and Steve Schmidt had a goal and two assists to steer the Sterling Knights by Clearview 5-3 in SJHSIHL JVA playoff action at Hollydell on Sunday night. The game started off with both teams taking more penalties than slap shots. With the teams skating three-a-side, Marshall, on a pass from Schmidt, scored on a breakaway to give the Knights the 1-0 lead. After winning the ensuing face-off, Marshall crossed the blue line and blasted a shot that found the back of the net, and just like that it was 2-0. |
High School Ice Hockey: Sunday, February 20, 2000 By Mike Costantino Nick Martorano had a goal and two assists to lead Washington Township over Eastern 3-1 in SJHSIHL JVA playoff action last night at Hollydell. The real story however was the outstanding play of Eastern goalie Kyle Bradshaw, as he stopped 41 shots many point blank and kept the game scoreless until the third period. Township's best scoring chance in the opening period was by Mike Smetaniuk as he skated through the slot and ripped a shot ticketed for the corner. But Bradshaw made a great glove save and despite being out-shot 15-3, the period ended scoreless. |
High School Ice Hockey: Friday, February 18, 2000 By Mike Costantino Cinnaminson, led by the outstanding play of goalie Scott Gideon, gave unbeaten Washington Township all it could handle and then some. Township needed two goals in the third period to defeat Cinnaminson 4-2 in the first game of the best of three in the SJHSIHL semi-finals. Bill Verdecchio gave Township the 1-0 lead as he rebounded a point shot by Chris Harrington with just over five minutes left in the first period. |
High School Ice Hockey: Friday, February 18, 2000 By Mike Costantino Mike Gooch had three goals, Pat Sullivan and Dave Gooch each scored twice to lead Clearview over defending champion Eastern 11-4 in game one of the SJHSIHL semi-finals. You could not have scripted a better game plan as Clearview blanketed Eastern's top two players in Cianfrani and Becker, as every time they touched the puck they were either knocked off the puck or double and triple teamed. That strategy, along with Jarret Weisenbach, who was there to make a big save when needed and the special teams, were the keys for Clearview. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Varsity Final Four Preview Wednesday, February 16, 2000 By Mike Costantino You didn't have to be a rocket scientist to predict that Clearview, Eastern and Washington Township would be three of the final four teams left in the SJHSIHL road to the final four. However, to predict that Cinnaminson would be the fourth team is somewhat of a surprise, as they finished sixth during the regular season but have been playing well lately and could give Township some problems. Here is a breakdown of each series, which, like the finals are a best of three: |
| High School Ice Hockey: Eastern Whips Cherokee Monday, February 14, 2000 By Jack Anderson Defending League Champion Eastern pounded their way into the semifinals for the 5th straight year and romped Cherokee by an 11 to 4 score. Cherokee kept it close in the first period on goals by Tim Edwards and Steve Boianelli. The score was tied going into the second period 2-2. Eastern took control in the second period, however, and scored 3 straight goals before Edwards scored again to make the score 6 to 3 heading into the third. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Rancocas Valley Stuns Lenape 4 to 2 Friday, February 11, 2000 By Jack Anderson Behind a strong performance from goaltender Jim Lunquist, the 12th seeded Rancocas Valley upset the 5th seeded Lenape Indians. Gary Miller opened up the scoring for Rancocas with just a minute left in the first period. Lenape's Greg Bagnoli tied it up 4 minutes into the second period, bur Rancocas went ahead just 20 seconds later on a goal by Nicholas Sharp. Ronnie McElhone put Rancocas ahead by 2 goals, but Bagnoli would score again late in the second period to bring Lenape within a goal. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Cherokee Blasts Their Way Into Quarterfinals Thursday, February 10, 2000 By Jack Anderson The Tier 2 champion Cherokee Chiefs scored 3 first period goals in opening round action. Patrick Henderson led the way with 2 goals and 4 assists, as Cherokee pounded Holy Cross 9 to 2 Thursday night at the Coliseum. Paul Caruso opened the scoring up just 4 minutes into the game. Tim Edwards and Brandon Gould also scored first period goals. Steve Boianelli netted a Hat Trick while Shawn Zahaczewski finished out the scoring. |
High School Ice Hockey: Tuesday, February 8, 2000 By Mike Costantino In recognition of the hard work and dedication of numerous young athletes in the SJHSIHL, we at South Jersey Sports Online decided to recognize the efforts of the players and coaches in the following categories: Player of the Year- Tier 1, Player of the Year- Tier 2, Player of the Year - JVA, Player of the Year - JVB, Best Defenseman - Varsity, Coach of the Year - All Levels. |
High School Ice Hockey: Monday, February 7, 2000 By Mike Costantino Cherokee defeated Cherry Hill East 5-2 and clinched first place in Tier 2 of the SJHSIHL, but the game was marred by a brawl which forced the officials to stop play with just under three minutes remaining. It's unfortunate that a game with this much importance was cut short due to poor judgement and at times poor officiating. East scored the only goal in the opening period as Mike Danyo deflected a shot by Desrochers. Cherokee tied the game at 1-1 when Paul Caruso scored on a pass from Kyle Kelly and Pat Birney. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Sterling Scores 3 In The 3rd To Beat Neumann Sunday, February 6, 2000 By Mike Costantino Sterling rallied from a 4-3 deficit by scoring three goals in the last eight minutes of the game to defeat St. John Neumann 6-4 in a JVA game played at Hollydell on Sunday night. Looking at the standings, Neumann has had a tough season while Sterling has been near or on top most of the year. But tonight's game wasn't decided until the final four minutes. The only goal of the first period came with Neumann having a two-man advantage, and Brian Sciaffo firing a shot from the point and into the net for the 1-0 lead. |
| South Jersey Ice Hockey: Late Goals Lift Penn State Over Rutgers Saturday, February 5, 2000 By Mike Costantino Paul Cassielo scored with less than six minutes left in the game, and Pat Cleary added an insurance goal in the final minute, as Penn State defeated Rutgers 7-5 in a game played at the Coliseum. The game was scoreless until the six-minute mark of the first period when State's Matt McCann scored to put the Nittany Lions up 1-0. With just under two minutes remaining in the period, Travis Ramsey tied the game at 1-1 scoring on a breakaway. Rutgers took the lead at the end of the period, scoring on the power play as Jason Montagna converted a pass from Tony Fennen, and it was 2-1 heading into the second period. |
High School Ice Hockey: Friday, February 4, 2000 By Mike Costantino Ed Dira and Kyle Knox notched two goals each, and Adam Wiedmann added a goal and two assists to lead Collingswood to a 6-3 win over West Deptford at Hollydell on Friday night. Wiedmann, who clearly was the best player on the ice, gave Collingswood the 1-0 lead midway through the period. West Deptford tied the game at 1-1 on a goal by Bob Koch. Then with two minutes remaining in the period, Dira gave Collingswood the lead for good, scoring on a shot from the right circle and the period ended at 2-1. |
High School Ice Hockey: Friday, February 4, 2000 By Mike Costantino Washington Township clinched first place by defeating Eastern 6-4 in the final regular season game for both teams, in a game played on Friday night at Hollydell. Township won this game the way they have won most of their games this season, with Coach Harrington using three lines and getting contributions from everyone, as five different players scored goals. Coming into the game Harrington said, "Both teams are playing well and Eastern seems to be peaking, but we know what is at stake and my players will respond." |
High School Ice Hockey: Monday, January 31, 2000 By Mike Costantino Buddy Flick and Mike Dandurand each scored two goals to lead Triton to an 8-2 victory over Cherry Hill West in a game played at the Coliseum on Monday night. Mike Mastro scored both goals for West. Triton took control of the game early, scoring in the first minute as Ed Cross followed up a shot by Dandurand and the quick 1-0 lead. After Moroni made it 2-0 at the nine-minute mark, West cut the lead in half thirty seconds later when Mike Moffett set up Mastro and the period ended at 2-1. |
High School Ice Hockey: Monday, January 31, 2000 By Mike Costantino Cinnaminson came back from a three-goal deficit and defeated St. John Neumann 7-6 in a see-saw affair that wasn't decided until the final seconds. With both teams jockeying for playoff seeding, the intensity level seemed higher and made for an entertaining game. Neumann took the lead at 1-0 when Robbie Zeoli scored with just over two minutes left in the first period. With just thirty ticks left on the clock, Joe Lagambi shot the puck from the point and by the screened goaltender to make it 2-0. |
High School Ice Hockey: Sunday, January 30, 2000 By Brian Weinstein Despite being decimated by the losses of both its leading scorer and captain, Cherry Hill West defeated talented and well-coached Washington Township 4-2 on Sunday at Hollydell. Having only the remnants of its original team from the start of the season, Cherry Hill opened up to an early 2-0 first period lead behind the scoring of Carusi Middle School's academic scholar and athlete, Chris Stevenson, and West freshman, Derek Lapinski, who scored on a slapshot from center ice. |
High School Ice Hockey: Friday, January 28, 2000 By Mike Costantino Washington Township edged Clearview 3-2 on Friday night in front of another standing room only crowd at Hollydell. With the win, Township took over first place and can clinch the division by beating Eastern next Friday. Prior to the game Coach Harrington said, "I believe our team is ready, they know what's at stake, and utilizing three lines we can use our speed to create opportunities." |
High School Ice Hockey: Monday, January 24, 2000 By Mike Costantino Collingswood and Cherokee played to 4-4 tie, thanks mainly for two saves on separate breakaways made by Collingswood goalie Wiedmann in the final minute. Pat Henderson opened the scoring for Cherokee converting a pass from Pat Birney and the 1-0 lead. Collingswood tied the score at 1-1 three minutes later as Joe Pavlow set up Cairns. Cherokee responded quickly as Frank Lord gave his team a 2-1 lead on a feed from Rich Gould. With less than two minutes left in the period, Collingswood converted on the power play as Smitley scored with Eric Sooy assisting and we were tied at 2-2. |
High School Ice Hockey: Monday, January 24, 2000 By Mike Costantino The Eastern Vikings edged Shawnee 3-2 in a SJHSIHL game played at the Coliseum on Monday night. The Vikings average about forty shots on goal per game but were held to twenty-four, as Shawnee played a solid game defensively. Mike Purwin put Eastern up 1-0 when he scored in the first minute of the game, and it looked like it would be a long night for Shawnee. But with their forwards thinking defense, they waited patiently for their opportunity. |
High School Ice Hockey: Friday, January 21, 2000 By Mike Costantino Joe Gori scored on the power play with just over six minutes remaining in the game, as Washington Township and Clearview played to a 3-3 tie in front of a standing room only crowd at Hollydell on Friday night. With the tie, Clearview maintains a one-point lead over Township in SJHSIHL Tier 1, with each team having two games remaining. |
High School Ice Hockey: Monday, January 17, 2000 By Mike Costantino Mike Becker and Mike Cianfrani each scored three goals, as Eastern skated past St. John Neumann 13-3 in a SJHSIHL game played at the Coliseum on Monday night. Marc Manara and Joe Jurkofsky added two goals each, as the Vikings blew open the game scoring seven goals in the third period. The lone bright spot for Neumann was Eddie Marker who accounted for all three of the Pirates' goals. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Randy and Roy Steer Vikings To JV Win Sunday, January 16, 2000 By Mike Costantino Randy Einfalt had a goal and three assists, and Adam Roy a hat trick to lead the Eastern Vikings JV squad past Clearview 4-1 in a SJHSIHL game played Sunday night at Hollydell. With a young team, the Vikings struggled early but were playing solid defense led by Tom Fadako and Joe DiLauro. Coach Phillips has done a nice job bringing this team along. |
| South Jersey Ice Hockey: Gladiators Skate Into First Place Saturday, January 15, 2000 By Philip Cordivari There is a midget "AA" Atlantic Youth Hockey League team who skates out of the Flyers SkateZone in Pennsauken Township and they are called Gladiator Legions. They went into first place in the Atlantic Youth district when they defeated the American Eagles 3 to 2. The Legions has played twelve league games to date and has a record of 6-2-4. |
High School Ice Hockey: Friday, January 14, 2000 By Mike Costantino West Deptford scored five goals in the second period and breezed by Kingsway 8-2 in a SJHSIHL game played at Hollydell on Friday night. The Eagles got contributions from all their lines with Steve Wade, Jason Boyer and Gary Guinto scoring two goals apiece. West Deptford scored the only goal of the first period in the opening two minutes, as Brad Clifford tallied with the assist to Doug Dehart. |
High School Ice Hockey: Friday, January 14, 2000 By Mike Costantino Adam Seczech stopped all sixteen shots for his first shutout, as Washington Township defeated Lenape 5-0 at Hollydell on Friday evening. Joe Gori paced the offense, scoring a natural hat trick and adding an assist. Overall Township generated fifty-two shots on goal, but Sean Sheehan played his usual strong game to keep Lenape in the game. Gori scored the only goal in the first period, re-directing the puck after a great pass from along the boards by Steve Brown. |
High School Ice Hockey: Monday, January 10, 2000 By Mike Costantino Alex Vasserman scored with four minutes left in the game, as Cherry Hill West rallied to tie Cherokee at 2-2 in a penalty filled contest. Cherokee is the Tier 2 division leader, and was playing a West team that has struggled at times this year. But playing in front of their fans at the Coliseum, West played one of their best games of the season. |
High School Ice Hockey: Monday, January 10, 2000 By Mike Costantino Brendan Ramsey was outstanding in goal, as Cherry Hill East defeated Collingswood 4-2 in a SJHSIHL game played at the Coliseum on Monday. After watching his team build a 4-0 lead and control much of the play for two periods, Ramsey stood strong in the third period as the Collingswood offense came to life in the final period. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Late Goal Lifts Rancocas To Win Friday, January 7, 2000 By Mike Costantino Eric Boehm scored with less than three minutes remaining in the game, as Rancocas Valley upset Collingswood 3-2 in a tier two SJHSIHL game played at Hollydell on Friday. Collingswood took the lead as they scored right after a power-play expired, as Smitley scored with Eric Sooy assisting. That was the only goal of the first period, as both teams played it close to the vest and played solid defense, each waiting for the other to make a mistake. |
| High School Ice Hockey: Gori, Poletis Pace Township Attack Friday, January 7, 2000 By Mike Costantino Joe Gori had four goals and an assist, and Derek Poletis added two goals as Washington Township defeated Cinnaminson 8-2 in a SJHSIHL game played on Friday night at Hollydell. Tom Wood scored his first of two goals to give Cinnaminson the early 1-0 lead, as he converted on the power play with John Oliver and Bill DeVoce assisting. Township would tie the game at 1-1 with just over five minutes left in the period. After a good play by Dan Frantantoro to keep the puck in, Eric Marano made a great pass on the tape to Gori, who banged home his first of four. |
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