J.P.
Stevens, the #7 seed, defeated Old Bridge,
the #2 seed, 4-3 in overtime today to open the Kelly Cup. The winning goal was scored by Senior Brian Sklar on a
breakaway off a beautiful cross ice pass from junior Mike Rossi. It was the first playoff game in the two year history
of the JPS program and it turned out to be a victorious one. JPS erased a 3-1 deficit in the third when Mike Rossi tied
the game with 3 minutes left. Not too shabby for a team that finishd the regular season 6-11-2. Congratulations to JP Stevens
and good luck in your quest for the Kelly Cup!
RECORD SET IN SHORE CONFERENCE
1-16-09 Nick Minissale, St. Rose Senior goalie set the Shore Conference all time save record tonight with his 1524 save in his 2 years as goalie. He finished
the night with 41 saves to bring his career total to 1547. Congratulations Nick!
LETS FACE IT...NJ CAN COMPETE
1-7-09 (Randolph) New Jersey elite prep Delbarton continued its dominance on Tuesday night with
another convincing win over perennial favorite Hotchkiss of Connecticut. Kenny Agostino scored twice, Kyle Brennan scored
shorthanded, and Alex Velischek put the game out of reach in the third as Delby outlasted Hotchkiss 4-2. Our NJ preps, Gordon
Division especially, have ammased a 9-1 record against top tier out of state Preps, New England Preps and
Canadian schools so far this season. New Jersey Preps continue to solidify its presence as each year goes by as a solid preference
to the many Junior programs that continue to dilute High School hockey programs throughout the US. Congratulations to Delbarton
on their impressive wins so far this season. Also, congrats to Bishop Eustace, Don Bosco Prep, Bergen Catholic,
and other Gordons for scheduling these long distance foes to continue to establish NJ hockey as a force to be reckoned with.
ONE FOR THE ROSES
January 2, 2009 (Farmingdale) The Purple Roses of St. Rose scored 5
first period goals and never looked back en route to a 6-4 league win over Manasquan Friday night. Coach Peter O'Neill
has this years squad focused and determined to amass the best record in the schools history. This was St. Roses fourth win
of the year and first league win in 49 tries. The squad has been reguvenated by some new freshman talent along with Nick Minissale
in goal for his senior year. Christian Phipps and William Regan in particular have been spark plugs in this resurgence. Phipps
had two goals and an assist and Regan had 1 goal and an assist in the victory. Minissale had 33 saves and Joe Naimo stopped
26 shots for Squan. Congratulations to St. Rose. Plenty more to come from them this year.
PIRATES FALL TO MARAUDERS
12-22-08 The St. Peters Prep Marauders got back in the chase Monday
night getting their first Gordon win against Seton Hall Prep 2-1. Brian Gaven made 22 saves and Pat Pindar and Luke Zocco
scored for SPP. St. Peters built an early 2-0 lead and went to the trap the rest of the way limiting Seton Hall to just 23
shots for the night. The young Marauders could present many surprises for Gordon teams as this squad matures during the season.
VERONA BESTS DEPAUL
In the first battle of the undefeated Verona (5-0) and Depaul (5-1), Verona scored a 3-2 win at the Ice Vault in Wayne tonight.
Sparked by a solid performance in goal from Mark
Feuerstein, Verona capitalized on the power play with 26.3 seconds remaining in the second period. Alexos Polis scored off a feed from Nick Martell to give Verona the 1-0 lead. Joe Redmon got Depaul
even at 1-1, 10 seconds into the third with assists from Joe Barberi and Erich Moen. With 2:40 remaining in the game,
Eric Thiele scored on a breakaway to put Verona back in front 2-1. With Depaul on a 6 on 4, Alexos Polis scored his
second goal of the game shorthanded with 24.4 seconds remaining to extend the lead to 3-1. Joe Redmon knocked in a power play
6-4 rebound with 1.2 seconds left in the game. Andrew Sullivan faced 25 shots for Depaul.
EUSTACE PLAYS WITH THE BIG BOYS...
12-19-08 Can the best of NJ compete with the best in North America? Evidently,
Yes! Playing without two of their best players, Eustace proved its for real upending the Canadians 4-0. UCC of Toronto, in
town for the Lawrenceville Tourney, outshot Eustace 46-30, but Nick Casella was hot, and we know what that means. Two
goals from Mark Constantine and tallies from ChrisTracy and Ricky Hunt made BE a pretty bad host. There are great opportunities
for NJ players to stay in the home system while still moving their hockey careers forward. Eustace, Delbarton, and other top
teams continue to set the bar for the NJ elite. Congrats on a great win.
BRICK AND TRN PITCH SHUTOUT
12-17-08 Brick Township and Toms River North both got great goaltending tonight battling to
a 0-0 tie. Both Betten (TRN) and Beaver (Brick) stood on their heads tonight stopping everything in sight. Brick outshot
TRN 27-18. Both teams had great scoring chances on powerplays and several odd man rushes. Beaver made a sensational save on
a breakaway chance by North. Huge matchup this Friday as Brick takes on Msgr. Donavan in a crucial Shore A South league game.
PINGRY CONTINUES TO SHINE
12-17-08 The Pingry School continued its stellar season Wednesday night as they played to a 1-1
tie with the powerhouse squad Portledge Prep of Locust Valley, NY. Pat Lackey scored for Pingry. Portledge outshot Big
Blue 40-30. Pingry is sure to get a high ranking in the upcoming NJP computer ranks later in December based on their performance
so far in this young season.
PDS FALLS TO HUN 4-1
12-17-08 For the first time in twelve seasons, the Hun School has emerged victorious over
Princeton Day School. This hard fought battle was tied 1-1 entering the last period but Hun had what it takes tonight
to break this long standing streak. Travis Potts turned away 24 shots in route to the Hun victory. Congrats to The Raiders
players and coaches.
RAMS REBOUND AGAINST COLTS 2-0
(12-17-08) Nick Kovary scored twice tonight for the only goals of the game as the Randolph
Rams got back in the hunt against a red hot Kinnelon Colts team. Shots favored Randolph 27-24. Both Danny Fullam(Rams) and
Jeff Molnar(Colts) were outstanding in goal. Its going to be a great season for the Mennen conference with strong teams and
an opportunity for an team to win on a given night.
Marlboro Has UP N DOWN Weekend
12-14-08(Marlboro)-The Marlboro Mustang's down n up weekend started with the continuation of the Blackout 08
game that was stopped on Tuesday (their
home opener no less) with 10:10 left in the first period. The Mustangs came out flat in period 1 and 2 and Manalapan took it to them registering 1 regular and
1 PP goal in the first and 2 PP goals in the second. Obviously penalties were an issue for the Mustangs.
The Mustangs got on the board in the third when Brown scored a PP goal assisted by M. Levine and A. Levine tallied a PP goal
assisted by his brother M. Levine. The Mustangs out shot Manalapan 11-1 in the third period and 24 - 16 for the game. Manalapan registered goals by
Amante, Frazin, Camarada, Cohen and an empty netter at the end with .03 seconds left by Harris. The final...Manalapan
5 Marlboro 2.
The Mustangs did not
have much time to rest because Saturday they had another important divisional game against Freehold Boro
at Wall. The Mustangs came out on fire recording 5 first period goals to 0 by Boro.
The Mustangs went on to win 9-1. This puts the Mustangs at a 3-2 overall record with a 2-2 divisional record.
Next game for the Mustangs will be 12/16/08 at 6:30 PM at Wall vs. Colonia.
VERONA EDGES SPARTA 2-1
12-14-08(West Orange/Codey Arena)- Sophomore Nick Martell scored off a
pass from Eric Thiele and Alexos Polis in the third period as Verona defeated Sparta 2-1 at Codey Arena in West Orange. Eric Thiele scored on
a breakaway in the second period to put Verona ahead 1-0. Mike Vost scored the lone goal for Sparta while Sparta goalie
Chris Pszonek faced 40 shots. Verona goalie Mark Feuerstein recorded 21 saves as
Verona raised their record to 4-0 while Sparta fell to 1-3.
GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC STEPS UP
12-13-08(Bridgewater/BSA)- John Gaudreau is having quite a season. His two
gaols and one assist powered the GC Rams past the mighty Ridge Red Devils on Saturday at BSA. These two teams are the cream
of the crop for the Central Red division, arguably the strongest division next to the Gordon in the state. Buddy Robinson
got the Rams on the board early as they held a 1-0 lead after the first session. Mike McGahey made it 2-0 in the second
period. Gaudreau scored less than a minute later and then again halfway through the second to build a 4-0 lead. Ridge battled
back in the third with Chris Menzel getting them on the board at the start of the peirod. With 3:53 left in the game, Menzel
tallied again for the Red Devils followed by a Chris Mullen goal with just under two minutes. The game turned into a nail
biter with Ridge charging but they could not put one past Mason Riley. Mike Campanaro, who had two assists, buried an empty
netter as time exprired for the Rams win. Awesome game from two great teams.
GL 2 SUMMIT 1
12-12-08(Union)- The Highlanders improved their league record to 3-0 defeating
the Hilltoppers 2-1 at Union Sports Arena Friday night scoring two first period goals and holding off Summit until the third
period. GL goals came from Nick Sousa and Mike Mastrandea. The lone Summit goal was from Timmy Yager. January 17th will be
a huge game for The Highlanders as they face off against Johnson in a league match up. Both teams are off to great starts
and will battle for the top spot in the UCIHL.
HILLBILLIES SCALP INDIANS
12-12-08(Wayne/Ice Vault)- Alexos Polis tallied a
hat trick while Brett Radosti and defenseman David Altier added two goals each as Verona beat Wayne Valley 8-3 at the
Ice Vault. Eric Thiele also scored. Mark Feuerstein stopped 20 shots as Verona improved to 3-0 on the
season. Polis each finished with 4 points on the evening and Nick Martell added two assists.
HIGHLANDS SNIPS CUTTERS
12-12-08(Monsey,NY)- No, the announcer doesn't studder. It may have
sounded that way as "Erstling from Hite" was heard three straight times over the loud speaker on Friday night in
this NBIAL battle. Northern Highlands scored twice in the first and then again in the third before Steve Milanese scored the
final tally with 3 minutes left in the game. Jordan Nathan stopped 24 shots picking up the shutout as Highlands moved to 3-1.
Dan Ivanir recorded 29 saves for Fair Lawn. The Cutters dropped to 2-2.
PINGRY SHOCKS RANDOLPH
12-11-08(Bridewater BSA)- Sam Ladyzinski scored two goals, one an empty
netter, as Pingry squeezed by the Randolph Rams 2-0. Shots were even at 25. This young team has turned some heads so far led
by Ladyzinski, Matt Beattie, Patrick Lackey and Ryan Kiska. The true test will come in January as Pingry has a rematch with
Randolph and then plays Kinnelon, Jefferson, and Morris Knolls in the first two weeks of the new year. Best of luck to Big
Blue and congratulations on a solid league win.
MARLBORO BESTS FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP
12-6-08(Farmingdale/Wall)-Marlboro Mustangs defeated Freehold Township Sat 12/06,
6-2 in a Shore C Division Match up at Wall Ice Arena. Freehold Goals were scored by Charlie Schoch in the first
period and David Reid in the third. Dillion Riggateri was in goal for Freehold and he faced 42 shots with 36
saves. Brown, Kraft and Rubin scored in the first period for Marlboro with assists from Rubin, Lacognata and N. Haase. Friedman,
Antman and N. Haase scored in the second period with assists from Liter, Broom, Lacognata and Dorfshnider.
Marlboro
goalies were A Haase who faced 6 shots and 5 saves in the first period, Abowitz who faced
8 shots with 8 saves in the second period and Eisenberg who faced 6 shots with 5 saves in the third period.
Freeholds record now stands at 1-3 overall and 0-2
in the division. Marlboros record goes to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the division.
RANDOLPH, KNOLLS KISS SISTER
12-3-08 (Morristown/Mennen)- Big game ends in 1-1 tie. Randolph outshot Knolls
35-9. Modestino scored for the Rams. Abaunza scored for Knolls with 3 minutes left in the game. Great games in goal for both Fullam
and Rideout. The rematch will be a great one. Mark your calendars for February 3rd.
MARLBORO UPENDS TOMS RIVER EAST 6-1
12-3-08(Toms River/Winding)- The Marlboro Varsity Ice Hockey
Team recorded its first win in school history wed night with a win over TRE at Winding
River . The Mustangs
won 6-1. The Mustangs out shot TRE 33 - 14. Eric Abowitz was in net for the Mustangs and he records his first
win along with his first assist of
the year.
David Rubin
scored two goals from the point. Geoffrey Liter scored two goals also, one being the school's first ever short
handed goal. Ryan Quinn scored a goal and added an assist. Jared Antman had the other goal and an assist
for the Mustangs. Other who contributed with assists were Ryan Fried, Michael Friedman and Jonathan Weinstein.
Price scored for TREassisted by Giordano. The TRE net minder was Kaysert. This puts the Mustangs at .500
with a 1-1 record on the year.
BEES BUZZ HORNETS
12-2-08(Bayonne)- Bayonne started its season with a bang on Tuesday
night getting a solid win against league foe Passaic Valley 3-0. Northern White appears to be wide open with several teams
capable of putting together win streaks. PV is riddled with injuries to some of their best players. Systsma (Shoulder Day
to Day), Dahdah (Concussion), and Sagnella (Broken wrist-out 6-8weeks) all missed the game. Congrats to Bayonne who will face a much improved Verona squad on Friday.
GOVERNOR LIVINGSTON TRIPS WESTFIELD
12-2-08(Union)- Nick Sousa scored 3 goals and Tyler Kelley
made 28 saves to lead Governor Livingston to a 3-1 victory over Westfield at Union Sports Arena.
STRONG START FOR NORTHERN HIGHLANDS
12-1-08 (Sport-o-rama)- Duncan Constable had a hat trick Monday night
as NH jumped to an early lead and never looked back defeating Old Tappan 11-1. NH also received goals from John Hite (2), Steve
Milanesi (2), Patrick Erstling, Jack D'Anna,Greg Kasparian, and Ryan Ertmann. Jordan Nathan (3 saves) and Alfonso Carrion
(11 saves) shared tender duties for The Highlanders. Sean Boylan scored for Old Tappan. Emily Moran made 20 saves
for The Golden Knights. NH outshot Old Tappan 31-15.
MSGR. DONOVAN RIPS TRN
12-1-08 (Toms River/Winding)- Mike Kosinski had two goals and Zack Roy
pitched the shutout as The Griffins bested North 5-0. Ralph Mazzoni, Steve Walter, and Joe Estenes also scored for MD. Msgr.
Donovan dominated play outshooting The Mariners 42-17 for the game. Shots in the first period were 19-1 with TRN staying
in the game with great play from netminder Matt Betten.
ST. JOE'S TRIPS MSGR FARRELL
12-1-08 (Staten Island,NY)- The Falcons get off to a great start by beating
a solid Msgr. Farrell-NY team on Opening night. Farrell outshot SJM 35-31 for the game but St. Joe's never trailed. The
Falcons took the early lead and never looked back with goals from Johnstone, Cernuto(PPG) and Fulton in the first, Cernuto
and Mansfield in the second, and Geffre in the third. Msgr. Farrell goals were from Flood (2), Singer and Defrance. Physical
back and forth hockey and a great warm-up for league play.
GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC TAMES PAUL VI
12-1-08 (Hollydell)- In the states first game of the year, John
Guadreau had two goals and Mason Riley picked up his first shutout of the season as Gloucester Catholic swept past Paul VI
6-0. Buddy Robinson, Mike Companaro, Alexey Kroglov and Russ Welsch scored for the Rams. GC outshot Paul VI 35-20.
MENDHAM NIPS WESTFIELD
12-1-08(Roselle/Warinanco Park)- The Crons Tourney started off with a bang
as Alex Bress had three goals including the game winner in OT as Mendham held off Westfield 5-4. Tory Herman picked up the
win in goal for Mendham. Eric Dultz also scored for the Minutemen.
STEINERT EDGES PRINCETON 4-3
12-1-08 (West Windsor/Mercer Cty Rink)- Brian Guynn scored two goals including his first career goal as Steinert
squeaked past Princeton 4-3. Steinert received goals from Seniors Tyler Rogers, Tug Giovinazzo,
and James Gindhart, as well as sophomore Logan Rogers, Tim Ziegler collected 18 saves for his first career
win. Princeton was lead by Jeff Goeke 1G 1A, Micheal Irving 1G, Frasier Graham 1G, and Dean Ditosto 1A. Jeff Berger
had 19 saves for the Tigers.
