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Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships

2014 Flyers Cup AA Finals – Central Bucks South 5 Souderton 2

Pennsylvania Championship History – Souderton enters the Flyers Cup AA Picture for the first time out of the SHSHL and has had a competitive program for many years, Central Bucks South has been sniffing and knocking on the Flyers Cup door with several near misses being eliminated by 2008 Flyers Cup champs Conestoga, 2010 Flyers Cup Finalists Council Rock South, 2012 Flyers Cup Finalists Cherokee and last year in overtime by Flyers Cup finalists CHerokee again. 2014 is the school's first crack at the Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championship.

Philadelphia Inquirer - Philly.com Article  http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/high_school/20140319_C_B__South_captures_AA_Flyers_Cup.html

Central Bucks South - Pointsreak Website

http://pointstreaksites.com/view/shshl/home-page#.Uyla2TNOXIU

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After a dominating performance at the Warwick Ice Arena in Warminster, Central Bucks South is looking the Class AA state ice hockey title in the eye.

Jake Bauer scored twice to lift the second-seeded Titans over No. 4 Souderton, 5-2, in the Class AA Flyers Cup final Tuesday night. C.B. South's Connor Matsinger kicked off the scoring at 10 minutes, 23 seconds of the first period. Four minutes later, Bauer converted on a power play to double the lead. Bauer extended the margin to 3-0 early in the second period. Dom Bova assisted on both of Bauer's goals.

C.B. South goaltender Aaron King made 13 of his 25 saves in the third period. Souderton's Alex Politsky scored the Indians' first goal and assisted on the second, scored by Clay Anders. C.B. South will face Bishop Canevin in the state final at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Pegula Ice Arena in State College.

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Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships

2014 Flyers Cup AAA Finals – LaSalle 5 St Joseph;s Prep 4 OT 

Pennsylvania Championship History – LaSalle has won the Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championship 4 times in 1998, 2008, 2009 and 2012 and been finalists in 1996, 2011, and 2013.   

 Philadelphia Inquirer - Philly.com Article LaSalle  -

By Doug Gausepohl, Inquirer Staff Writer

Up against a hungry St. Joseph's Prep team, La Salle boys' hockey squad followed the blueprint that served it so well over the years. Find a way to win. The third-seeded Explorers did just that Monday night as they came back from a 4-1 deficit and defeated No. 1 St. Joseph's Prep, 5-4, in overtime and won their fourth consecutive Class AAA Flyers Cup at the Skatium in Havertown.

Coty Thomas scored his second goal of the game 3 minutes, 46 seconds into overtime to cap off an amazing Explorers comeback. "It really shows what a good team this is when you can come together, battle back, and get the overtime win," Thomas said. La Salle was down, 4-1, with less than four minutes left in the second period. Collin Gustafson scored with 3:41 left in the second period to make it 4-2.

La Salle coach Wally Muehlbronner made a simple statement to his team during the second intermission. "The message was to play the same way we did in the first period," Muehlbronner said. Midway through the third, La Salle cut the deficit in half when Albert Washco converted on Andrew Romano's third assist of the game with 5:09 left. Romano, who assisted on all three of La Salle's previous goals, tied it up on a scramble in front to send the game to overtime.

St. Joseph's Prep owned the second period. Midway through, David Mustin scored to make it 2-1 in favor of the Prep. Just seconds later, Jake Gerbner doubled the Hawks' lead with a shot that sneaked past La Salle goaltender Harrison Feeney. Near the end of the second, Chris Maratea connected on a blast from near the top of the blue line to put the Hawks up by 4-1 with about four minutes left in the second period.

The Explorers will play in the Pennsylvania Class AAA championship Saturday against the winner of Monday's Penguins Cup final between Peters Township and Bethel Park. The title matchup will take place at 5 p.m. at the Pegula Ice Arena in State College, Pa. La Salle will be going for its second Class AAA state title in three years.  

Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships

2014 Penguins Cup AAA Finals – Peters Twp 4 Bethel Park 2

Pennsylvania Championship History – Peters Twp won the Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships in 2002,2003 and 2005 in Class AA and advanced to the Finals in 2004. Bethel Park won the Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships in 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2005 and adavcned to the Finals in 1983 and 2012 as the 2nd winningest Class AAA program along with 2014 Flyers Cup Champions LaSalle with 5 Pennsylvania AAA Crowns in Pennsylvania History behind Meadville with 7 and 8 Overall.

Consol Energy Center - Pittsburgh

Rick Tingle has built a hockey program at Peters Twp in Washington County of Southwestern Pennsylvania in a community with many accomplishments with sprawling Ranches including a rare 17 Million Estate (According to Zillow) and where Hockey is making its mark on the landscape of the State of Pennsylvania. With 3 Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships in tow in 2002, 2003 and 2005, the Indians moved on to their 4th straight Penguins Cup, previously falling to Canevin in 2011, Bethel Park in 2012 and North Allegheny in 2013 and looking for a historic Pennsylvania first in Class AAA.

If any coach had the luxury that Peters has they want to consider starting a Quad A [that’s AAAA] Division in Pennsylvania. Since the Penguins Cup AAA and Pennsylvania AAA High School Championship are so personal, it should honor on of the great personalities and coach of the Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships Bethel Park’s Jim McVay, who runs more than a Hockey Program in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. Mort as he is affectionately known to by many runs an institution of Learning, Health, Education, History and sometimes just sometimes a little extra to achieve Competitive Greatness. This Class Program of Pennsylvania Hockey has captured five Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships in Class AAA in 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2005 and has been to the Finals 7 Times including 1983 and 2012.

The Hawks have endured a great season including a Quarter Final Appearance in the Prestigious National Invitational Scholastic Showcase Governor’s Cup, won by Flyers Cup Semi-Finalists Holy Ghost Prep and won the 2013 Director’s Cup Pa Hockey Scholastic Showcase over Canevin in December and plays the Penguins Cup in honor of a terrific young man Kenny Lehmann, who coached in the program and was a member of the 2005 Pennsylvania High School Hockey AAA Champions and 2007 National Champions at the Chicago Showcase for Team Pittsburgh led by Coach McVay. Bethel Park and Peters Twp will compete in the 5th Annual USA Hockey National Tournament in Omaha, Nebraska in April. These two programs and renditions of teams for 2013-2014 have been ranked 1-2 all season in Class AAA and the Regular Season Division title came down to the final day of the Season with BP edging PT for its first Division title in 6 years.

For coach McVay this is window dressing for the ultimate prize which is a prestigious 6th Pennsylvania title for the School and Community. The Championship game on Western Pa’s biggest stage and biggest prize was scoreless through one period as PT’s Brian Baker stopped 10 and BP’s Tre Lowe turned aside 6. Peters would strike first as Jonathon Dagnal beat Lowe high to the glove at 13:59 of the 2nd and Alex Alavi scored on a rebound at 6:38. BP’s Jake Worcester broke the ice on a PP with 1:08 left to cut the lead to 2-1.

On to the 3rd and anyone knows that the T’s are crossed and I’s are always dotted and the BP Coach challenged and sent this one into a frenzy as it was discovered that Brian Bakers mask did not conform to USA Hockey Standards and the goal of every program is to be competitive but do it safely. Whether or not you need five officials on the ice and on the scene, is really not necessary because the two officials with armbands had everything under control, which resulted in laughter of at least five people in the building including myself, a few who know better and the coach who pulled it off.

With a 2-1 hockey game, coach Tingle was not so amused and his assistants went to work one taking Coach Rick for a walk and another one, who has seen similar occurrences in the Middle of the game (2005 Penguins Cup AA Semi-Final between PT and CM) left to re-group and re-focus the Indians of Peters Twp and goaltender Baker, who along with his teammates now faced the first of 5 on 3’s with 16 and change left and a lethal well schooled Bethel Park power play to challenge their opportunity for their first Penguins Cup title in Class AAA.

If anyone who has ever witnessed the Movie ‘the Greatest Game ever played’ you will notice that the story that took place 101 years ago and involves a young caddie turned Amateur Golfer Francis Quimet, who qualified for the US Open in 1913 and challenged England’s legendary Champions Harry Vardon and Ted Ray who tied at the end of 72 holes and played an 18 hole playoff. The 1913 U.S. Open that takes place at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, the familiar course located across the street from his home.

Against all odds, with ten-year-old Eddie Lowery, playing hookey from school to caddy for him, he manages to beat the British champions Harry Vardon and Ted Ray, considered the world's best golfers, in an 18-hole playoff, following their three-way tie after the regulation 72 holes, and becomes the first amateur to ever win the U.S. Open. His extraordinary feat even wins over his father. Prize Winning Author Grantland Rice documents the story and it becomes stuff of Legendary lore.

Ok so it’s just the Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championship and Penguins Cup on the line, but coach McVay has Championship Greatness and he is Ted Ray in this story and he’s and they (Bethel Park) are gonna give it all they got and roll the dice as he did in 2002 at Rostraver, with the infamous stick measure that helped Bethel gain a 5 on 3 and beat Malvern Prep in overtime (remember Kevin Z ? you were standing next to Grantland Rice that day ?) . Plus coach McVay got a little rest for # 11, # 21, # 3, # 24 and the rest of the Hawks. Brilliant move by the Master of Mort IMHO (In my humble opinion) and he was all in again.

To further the story young Francis (Coach Tingle) and his caddies Eddie Lowry (the combination of Coach Attanucci and coach Ryan Tingle) would not be deterred and had their eyes on the prize.

Peter’s refocused and killed off the 5 on 3 and held a slim 2-1 lead with still 14 minutes to go. Bethel out shot Peters 1-9 in the 3rd Period on the strength of two 5 on 3 power plays and pulled goaltender, but Baker was on his game, Carter Ekberg and Josef Kittleberger were a fortress and Adam Alavi, Jon Dagnal and Matt Amelio did the rest as Dagnal gave a little sigh with a backhand goal with 4:09 to go and a 3-1 lead.

Don’t relax Coach Tingle because after a timeout Bethel scored as Jake Worcester beat Baker on a rebound with 22 seconds left. Oh boy, did Mort learn something from Kevin Quinn in the Class A Semis in a win over Freeport? Well it was not enough this time as Dagnal completed the hat trick to make it a final 4-2 for the Red and White. A Pennsylvania first as Peters Township Hockey moves on to play LaSalle 8 Time Flyers Cup and 5 Time Pennsylvania Champions, who had a little over time magic for another first timer St Joseph’s and will meet in a showdown at Pegula in less than a week. The 2nd chapter is about to be written as Harry Vardon awaits and Coach Rick with his derby cap and lil assistants will be there too. Can’t wait for another classic matchup in Pennsylvania Hockey’s version of ‘the Greatest Game every played’ more than 100 years removed in 2014.

Congratulations to Peters Twp Indians and Good Luck in the Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships this Saturday 3/22/14 at Pegula Ice Arena.

Pittsburgh Post Gazette – 2014 Penguins Cup AAA Article

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/hsother/2014/03/18/Peters-Township-holds-on-to-win-Penguins-Cup/stories/201403180122

Pittsburgh Tribune Review – 2014 Penguins Cup AAA Article

http://triblive.com/sports/hssports/hockey/5771304-74/peters-township-bethel#axzz2wNtyReds Peters Township Pointstreak Website http://pihlptindians.pointstreaksites.com/view/pihlptindians#.Uyk8W_ldXJd

Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships

2014 Penguins Cup A Finals – Quaker Valley 8 Thomas Jefferson 2

? Pennsylvania Championship History – Quaker Valley has won Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships in 2006 and 2012 to go with Penguins Cups in 2008 and 2013. Thomas Jefferson won three consecutive Pennsylvania High School Hockey AA Championships in 1998 over Unionville, 1999 over LaSalle and 2000 over Archbishop Carroll

Consol Energy Center - Pittsburgh Quaker Valley won the 2013 Penguins Cup and fell short of its second consecutive State Championship against West Chester East 6-5 at Ice Works. The Quakers have vowed to win a 3rd Title in three years after their near death experience against Freeport 36 seconds short of elimination and rallying to score two goals in one of the great High School Hockey games in Pennsylvania History. The Thomas Jefferson Jaguars were very impressive in winning games against Westmont and Mars to return to the Penguins Cup final for the first time since 2007 (in Class AA) and first time in Class A.

After Tommy Kimmick gave the Jaguars the lead at 1:47 of the opening period, the Quakers. Remembering Freeport (PC SF) and West Chester East (2013 Pa States A) woke up like a child on Christmas Day and went to work as Connor Quinn scored twice and Scott Weston to seize a 3-1 lead after one. Quinn would rattle off three more in the second to extend the lead to 6-1 and Jimmy Perkins and Adam Stanley closed in out in the 3rd as QV scored 8 unanswered goals for an 8-2 Championship win for Quaker Valley’s 5th Penguins Cup in 9 years, third in a row and a shot at Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championship # 3 .

Congratulations to Quaker Valley and Good Luck in the Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships on Saturday 3/22/14 at Pegula Ice Arena.

Pittsburgh Post Gazette – 2014 Penguins Cup A Article

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/hsother/2014/03/18/Quaker-Valley-crushes-TJ-8-2/stories/201403180121

Pittsburgh Tribune Review – 2014 Penguins Cup A Article

http://triblive.com/sports/hssports/hockey/5771279-74/quinn-quaker-valley#axzz2wNtyReds

Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships

2014 Penguins Cup AA Finals – Canevin 1 Cathedral Prep 0

Pennsylvania Championship History –Cathedral Prep won the Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships in 1984 at AAA and 1997 at AA. Canevin won the Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships in 1983. 1984, 1989 and again in 2011 as the winningest Class AA program in Pennsylvania History.

Consol Energy Center - Pittsburgh With 4 Schools left from Eastern Pa and Western, Canevin has established themselves as favorite to claim it’s 4th AA Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championship. Cathedral Prep had other ideas as the Ramblers where trying to atone for a loss in 2012 to West Allegheny. Both teams were pretty defensive and conservative from the start of this Penguins Cup final and when Thomas Krivak scored at 13:15 of the opening period, I am sure no one counted on that tally being the only goal of the game as Krivak fired an awkward shot high over the stick side of Grant Kennedy to give the Crusaders a 1-0 advantage.

The game settled into a defensive stanza of tight checking with 11 shots for Canevin and 12 for Prep thru two periods. The 3rd period was much the same for the opening half as Prep turned up the offense as Joe Kelly missed a golden opportunity at 8:52. The Crusader’s freshman Liam Walsh had a breakaway with 5:24 to play. Nikita Meskin made several key saves to lock down victory with 19 saves and send Canevin to the Pennsylvania State Finals for the 2nd time in four years.

 Pittsburgh Post Gazette – 2014 Penguins Cup AA Article

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/hsother/2014/03/18/Bishop-Canevin-edges-Erie-Prep/stories/201403180120

Pittsburgh Tribune Review – 2014 Penguins Cup AA Article

http://triblive.com/sports/hssports/hockey/5771286-74/game-cathedral-erie#axzz2wNtyReds

Erie Times News - 2014 Penguins Cup A Article

Article http://www.goerie.com/article/20140318/VARSITY03/303179890/Cathedral-Prep-falls-to-Bishop-Canevin-in-PIHL-title-game