Check out the recaps for SHSHL teams in action Thanksgiving Eve. North Penn/CB South photos provided courtesy of Jennifer McDonald. Souderton/Pennridge & Hatboro-Horsham/Springfield photos provided courtesy of Michael Price Photography. CB West/CB East and CR South/CR North photos courtesy of Greg Lindsay. Pennsbury/Neshaminy photos courtesy of Trish Sexton. Check back for galleries of all the games. CLICK HERE to go directly to Suburban One Sports' ICE HOCKEY GALLERIES.
NORTH PENN 8, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 1
The Knights – the defending Flyers Cup as well as state champions - entered the season with a target on their backs. So far, they’ve shown no signs of feeling any pressure, upping their SHSHL record to 5-0 with a win over CB South in Wednesday’s Thanksgiving Eve contest.
The impressive win came on the heels of a win over perennial league power Council Rock South.
“We know we’re going to get every team’s best game,” North Penn’s Declan Leahy said. “It’s a new season. We’ve just got prove to them that we can win the state championship again and just play our game, and we’ll win. We’ve got the same goals. We still want to win.”
So while it might have been easy to come back resting on their laurels, the Knights remain hungry.
“It’s interesting for the kids,” North Penn coach Kevin Vaitis said. “We all enjoyed the moment we had last year and the run we had to the state championship, but it’s amazing to see the kids this year come in and we’ve really put it behind us.
“It’s a new season, and we all have the same goal. We want to go back and win the state championship again this year, but they’re completely focused on just what do we need to do to get better, and do we get better each game. If we do all the right things, hopefully, we’re that team at the end.”
The Knights actually trailed 1-0 after a goal by South’s Owen Frey (Grant Boyne assist), but with 24 seconds remaining in the first period, Leahy scored the equalizer.
It was in the second period that the Knights seized control of the game, and it was back- to-back short-handed goals by Chris Silvotti and Sam Norton that gave the Titans a lead they would not lose.
“That’s usually when you don’t score,” Vaitis said. “We have a lot of talented players, and I think our forwards see when out defense gets possession of the puck, and they look to take off. They’ve been able to score some short-handed goals, and that was the case tonight.
“Chris Silvotti had the first one on a great pass from Izzy Cabrales, and then Sam Norton read the play with James Boyle. James has done that a few times this year where he gets the puck and sends it up, and the forwards know where he’s going with it. It’s led to good scoring chances for us, and we were able to capitalize and score.”
Danial Cabrales followed the two short-handed goals with a power play goal, and Norton scored with 45 seconds remaining in the period to send the Knights into the final period with a 5-1 led.
“For us, what we’ve seen in the last few games is it takes us a little bit to get going,” Vaitis said. “Once we get going – we have a lot of players up front and on defense that are able to contribute.
“Going into the second period 1-1, the shots were 14-6 for us after the first period. It was only a matter of time before pucks started going our way. I think we saw that a little bit in the second, and I think we wore them out a little bit in the second period.”
Interestingly, the Knights had just an 18-16 advantage in shots in the second period but outscored the Titans 4-0. North Penn goalie Aidan Quigley (26 saves) stood tall in goal, turning away all 16 shots he faced.
“We saw that they were tired at the end of the first period, and we were going to forecheck them, wear them down, and the goals just kept coming,” Leahy said. “It’s huge when we have good defense. There’s nothing to worry about back there, and Quigs played great.”
The Knights closed out the game with three unanswered goals in the final period – one each from Boyle, Leahy and Ismael Cabrales.
“We went into the game with confidence and the hopes of smoking them, and we went out there and showed them what’s up,” Leahy said. “Like coach has been saying the last couple of games have been statement games, so we just want to show everybody else that we’re capable of doing what we did last year.”
Norton (2g,2a) and Izzy Cabrales (1g,3a) led the Knights’ attack with four-point games.
Vaitis credited the strong play of several defensemen in the win.
“Landon Hostetter had a real solid game for us defensively, and he was able to contribute in the offensive zone,” the Knights’ coach said. “On Sam Norton’s goal at the end of the second period, Landon made a great play where they bumped the puck out of the zone, and they went for a line change. He knew that and got possession of the puck, threw it all the way up. Izzy (Cabrales) caught it and gave it to Sam, and Sam went in and scored, but that play doesn’t start unless Landon makes the outlet pass to Izzy.
“Landon’s not going to show up on the score sheet often, and things like that – you need those guys. Luke Haftel would be another one of those players. He had a number of good defensive plays for us, some big physical plays, big checks that he threw that really got the team going at different moments during the game.”
North Penn 1-4-3 8
Central Bucks South 1-0-0 1
Shots: NP 46, CBS 27; Saves: Aidan Quigley (NP) 26, Nathan Napolitano (CBS) 38.
First period: 1. Owen Frey NP (Grant Boyne) 10:40; 2. Declan Leahy NP (Christopher Silvotti IV/Chase Kelly Del Ricci) 00:24.
Second period: 3. Chrisotpher Silvotti IV (Ismael Cabrales) 9:01; 4. Samuel Norton NP (James Boyle) 6:05; 5. Danial Cabrales NP (James Boyle/Nolan Shingle) 2:37; 6. Samuel Norton NP (Ismael Cabrales/Landon Hostetter) 00:45.
Third period: 7. James Boyle NP (Ismael Cabrales/Samuel Norton) 8:36; 8. Declan Leahy NP (Landon Hostetter/Tyler Evans) 6:56; 9. Ismael Cabrales NP (Samuel Norton) 00:58.
SOUDERTON 4, PENNRIDGE 3 (OT)
Talk about a timely goal – Evan Siegler couldn’t have picked a better time to score his first varsity goal.
With under two minutes remaining in OT in Wednesday’s Thanksgiving Eve rivalry game against the Rams, Siegler found the net with the game-winner, setting off a jubilant celebration.
“It feels great,” Souderton coach Ryan Uchniat said. “Pennridge has had some great teams over the years, and they’re still a great team. A lot of history.
“It’s just nice to come out on top. I think it’s been eight, nine years since we beat them on Thanksgiving. I think there’s been a 10-goal game in there. We’ve come a long way, but there’s still a lot of work to be done.”
Siegler talked about the dramatic finish.
“Jules (Kaminsky) hit it behind the net,” Siegler said. “I picked up the rebound behind the net and scored.
“It feels amazing. It’s also my first goal – I can’t believe it happened.”
Making the win even sweeter was the fact that it looked as though the Rams might have the momentum heading into OT after Pennridge’s Kaden Gunning (Colby Booth assist) scored the tying goal with 1:15 remaining in a contest that the Indians led most of the way.
“Giving up a third period goal with a minute 15 left can be deflating, but this is a strong group at its core,” Uchniat said. “Our captain, Max Ryon, does a good job of keeping the team focused.
“All in all, we have a great group of kids that just want to play the game of hockey and do it the right way.”
Early on, the Indians led 2-0 after one period, thanks to goals by Jackson Kelly and Ryon. The Rams cut that lead in half after a goal by Ryan Burke in the opening minute of the second period.
Andrew Engler (Gunning assist) scored the equalizer early in the third period, but less than four minutes later, Kaminsky scored for the Indians, a lead that turned out to be anything but secure as the Rams evened the score with time winding down, setting the stage for OT.
“It’s a wide range of emotions,” Uchniat said. “You can’t get too down on yourself, and you can’t get too high as well. You’ve got to keep your nose to the grindstone and focus on the little things.
“You can only control what you can. Hockey is a game of bounces, and sometimes you need that puck luck.”
Both teams had two shots in the three-on-three overtime.
“Three-on-three – things open up,” Uchniat said. “You’ve got to have patience. You get caught – you’ve got to get back quickly. It can go from one end to the other very quickly.
Our goalie, Arch (Alexander Archer), had a couple of big saves.”
Siegler talked about the team’s mindset heading into overtime.
“Just get shots on net and get it out of our defensive zone,” he said. “(Overtime) is a wide open ice.”
Uchniat credited the strong effort of Cameron Fairweather in the win
“Cameron Fairweather played defense,” the Indians’ coach said. “He put in a lot of heavy minutes tonight. He’s a forward, but he’s playing defense for us because we need that element back there – a puck mover.
“He’s one of the players that might not light up the scoresheet – although he's done very well with points this year, but it’s what he does in the defensive zone.”
Alexander Archer had 32 saves in a winning effort in goal for the Indians.
Pennridge 0-1-2-0 3
Souderton 2-0-1-1 4
Shots: P 35, S 34; Saves: Andrew Slutsky (P) 30, Alexander Archer (S) 32.
First period: 1. Jackson Kelly S (Maxwell Ryon) 3:36; 2. Maxwell Ryon (S) Cameron Fairweather) 2:04.
Second period: 3. Ryan Burke P (James Rush) 16:19.
Third period: 4. Andrew Engler P (Kaden Gunning) 15:15; 5. Julia Kaminsky S (Jackson Kelly/Caden O’Neill) 11:37; 6. Kaden Gunning P (Colby Booth) 1:15.
Overtime: 7. Evan Siegler S (Julia Kaminsky) 1:53.
HATBORO-HORSHAM 5, SPRINGFIELD 4
The Hatters kept their perfect record intact with hard-fought win over the Spartans in a classic Thanksgiving Eve contest at Hatfield Ice.
From the outset, this was a battle. Owen Campbell’s goal early in the opening period gave the Spartans an early lead, but the Hatters answered with back-to-back goals by Luca Staffieri and Giovanni Bucci to go on
top 2-1 with six minutes remaining in the period. Springfield’s Grayson Quinn connected on a power play goal to even the score 2-2 after one.
In the second period, the two teams again exchanged goals. Reid Rochestie scored a power play goal for the Hatters, but Quinn answered with the equalizer. Vincent Graziani’s goal with 2:14 remaining sent the Hatters into the third period with a 4-3 advantage.
A goal by William Moffa Jr put the Hatters on top 5-3 early in the third period, but Lincoln Coleman’s goal with 9:19 remaining in regulation made it a one-goal game. That’s as close as the Spartans would get as the Hatters held on for the win.
Eric Miller earned the win in goal for the Hatters with 18 saves.
Springfield 2-1-1 4
Hatboro-Horsham 2-2-1 5
Shots: 22, HH 34; Saves: Emmett Kline (S) 29, Eric Miller (HH) 18.
First period: 1. Owen Campbell S (Lincoln Coleman) 15:25; 2. Luca Staffieri HH (William Moffa Jr) 8:25; 3. Giovanni Bucci HH, 6:04; 4. Grayson Quinn S (Trent Gardner) 3:34.
Second period: 4. Reid Rochestie HH (Aiden North) 8:47; 5. Grayson Quinn S (Lincoln Coleman/Gavin McManus) 4:31; 6. Vincent Graziani HH (Nathan Nemchinov/William Moffa Jr) 2:14.
Third period: 7. William Moffa Jr (Reid Rochestie) 14:53; 8. Lincoln Coleman S, 9:19.
PENNSBURY 9, NESHAMINY 2
Shane Gleisner had a hand in six goals in another big outing, scoring three goals and assisting on three others for a six-point game that led the Falcons to the big win in Wednesday’s Gannon Cup game.
Also for the Falcons, Connor Gray had a three-point game (2g,1a), and adding two-point games were Shane Hicks (1g,1a) and Jacob Sarver (2g).
Angelo Veneziale gave the Redskins their first and only lead when he scored a goal early in the opening period. Four minutes later, Gleisner found the net to even the score after one period.
In the second period, the Falcons reeled off three unanswered goals – one each from Hicks, Sarver and Gray.
It was a 5-0 game after a goal by Gleisner in the opening minute of the third period. Sean Mooney’s power play goal broke the five-goal run by the Falcons. Pennsbury closed out the game with four straight goals – a short-handed goal by Gleisner, a power play goal by Sarver and even strength goals by Declan Donohue and Gray.
Brendan Milliken turned away 26 of 28 shots he faced in a winning effort in goal.
Pennsbury 1-3-5 9
Neshaminy 1-0-1 2
Shots: P 45, N 28; Saves: Thomas Fox/Gianna Raggio (N) 36, Brendan Milliken (P) 26.
First period: 1. Angelo Veneziale N (Carter Lennon/Nathan Parker) 11:59; 2. Shane Gleisner P (Francis DeLucia) 7:39.
Second period: 3. Shane Hicks P (Shane Gleisner) 9:57; 4. Jacob Sarver P (Connor Gray/Shane Gleisner) 8:01; 5. Connor Gray P (Shane Gleisner/Chase Kinley) 3:00.
Third period: 6. Shane Gleisner P (Shane Hicks) 16:25; 7. Sean Mooney N (Tyler Hathaway/Angelo Veneziale) 13:23; 8. Shane Gleisner P, 12:50; 9. Jacob Sarver P, 6:49; 10. Declan Donohue P, 6:34.11. Connor Gray P (3:10).
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 10, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 0
Eleven players contributed to the scoring for the Golden Hawks in Wednesday’s Rock Cup game at Warwick. Brendan Rooney’s five-point game (3g,2a) led a balanced Rock South attack. Chase Stratton played the role of facilitator with four assists while Jake Warner added a hat trick. Contributing two-point games were Jordan Sarne (2a), Keagan Spence (2g) and Jacob Cohen (1g,1a).
Weiner opened the scoring with a power play goal three minutes into the contest that turned out to be the game-winner. Weiner added another goal and Rooney had two to give Rock South a 4-0 lead at the end of one period.
The Golden Hawks added three goals in both the second and third periods in the shutout win.
Trey Prozzillo was perfect in goal, turning away all 17 shots he faced in a contest that saw Rock South hold a 53-17 advantage in shots.
Council Rock North 0-0-0 0
Council Rock South 4-3-3 10
Shots: CRN 17, CRS 53; Saves: Michael Jacoby (CRN) 43, Trey Prozzillo (CRS) 17.
First period: 1. Jake Weiner CRS, 14:23; 2. Brendan Rooney CRS (Chase Stratton) 8:19; 3. Jake Weiner CRS (Jordan Sarne/Garrett Hensel) 7:57; 4. Brendan Rooney CRS (Chase Stratton) 4:15.
Second period: 5. Jake Weiner CRS (Allen Pronin/Jordan Sarne) 15:02; 6. Keagan Spence CRS (Chase Stratton) 11:35; 7. Wesley Mallon CRS (Chase Stratton/Trey Prozzillo) 3:31.
Third period: 8. Jacob Cohen CRS (Brendan Rooney/Connor Holland) 12:25; 9. Keagan Spence CRS (Brendan Rooney/Aidan Judge) 6:45; 10. Brendan Rooney CRS (Jacob Cohen) 6:09.
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST/CENTRAL BUCKS WEST
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