Central Region

Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships

2014 Penguins Cup A Semi-Finals – Quaker Valley 4 Freeport 3

Pennsylvania Championship History - Freeport and Quaker Valley met in 2007 resulting in Freeport’s only Penguin Cup Championship in School History. Quaker Valley has won Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships in 2006 and 2012 to go with Penguins Cups in 2008 and 2013.

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This would turn out to be easily one of the most gripping and exciting games in Class A Pennsylvania High School Hockey History. QV defeated the Yellow Jackets 5-4 in the final week of the regular season. Freeport would hold a 3-2 lead on the strength of goals by Cole Hepler, Hunter Kepple and Michael Frazetta, who scored to give Freeport the lead with 4:02.

After the Yellow Jackets killed a QV Power Play with 1:40 to play in the 3rd period, Freeport called a timeout with :59 seconds left. The Quakers Jimmy Perkins scored with 32 ticks left to complete the hat trick on a beautiful snap shot past Matt Houston on the short side upstairs and then after a huge scramble in front of the Freeport net Cameron Peterkin sent Quaker Valley to the Penguins Cup finals for the 3rd straight year chipping a Perkins rebound up over the fallen Yellow Jackets goaltender with just .2 seconds left on the clock in one of the great High School Hockey finishes in Pennsylvania High School Hockey History.

Congratulations and good luck to Kevin Quinn and Quaker Valley for a great finish and to Dave Hepler of Freeport in a land of coaches who play 6-8 players to try to win for playing all 20 players on his bench in an attempt to earn Freeport’s 1st State Championship only to fall a split second short.

Pennsylvania Firsts – Pacesetters, Legendary Programs w/Family Ties

Freeport Yellow Jackets – Cole Hepler # 91 Senior

? Son of Freeport Head Coach David Hepler who was the Punter on the University of Pittsburgh’s 1981 Gator Bowl Champions that featured All-Pros and Professional Collegiate and NFL Hall of Fame Legends led by Central Catholic Miami Dolphins Dan Marino. Cole’s brother Zack played on the 2007 Penguins Cup Champions and Pennsylvania State Finalists Freeport Team and the 2007 National Championship Team Pittsburgh of the Chicago Showcase

Freeport Yellow Jackets – Brendon Zack # 18 Senior

? Son of Donald Zack of Freeport and Grandson of Don Zack of Freeport, who played for Freeport’s 1st team and Legendary Builder of the Freeport Hockey Program and WPHOA Quaker Valley Quakers – QV

Coaches Furman South V & Furman South IV - Quaker Valley 

? Furman South V and Colin South were players on the 2006 Pennsylvania High School Hockey Champions of Class A. Their father Furman South IV has been a coach in the Quaker Valley Program Development for many years. Furman V and Colin play Division 1 Hockey for Robert Morris University.

Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships

2014 Penguins Cup A Semi-Finals – Thomas Jefferson 4 Mars 2

Pennsylvania Championship History – Mars has celebrated two Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships in 2010 over Bayard Rustin and 2011 over Springfield after three consecutive Penguins Cups dating back to 2009. Thomas Jefferson won three consecutive Pennsylvania High School Hockey AA Championships in 1998 over Unionville, 1999 over LaSalle and 2000 over Archbishop Carroll

Thomas Jefferson raced to a 4-1 lead on two goals from Tommy Kimmick and singles from Nick Tamburi and Zach Uhlyar. After the Mars closed the gap to 4-2 on goals by Beau Heakins and Craig Mazzotta in the 3rd period as the Planets pelted Nick Ripepi with 26 shots and the senior goaltender was the difference in this hockey game as TJ moved on to the Penguins Cup finals 4-2 for the first time since 2007, when the Jaguars fell short to Pine Richland.

Thomas Jefferson Jaguars – Tommy Kimmick # 16 Junior

Tommy Kimmick is the son of the late David Kimmick and Nephew of Brad Kimmick, who played in the first high school game in April 1970 with as the Captain of Churchill High School and his uncles Scott Kimmick and Mike Kimmick of Churchill High School played in the very First Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championship in 1975

Thomas Jefferson Jaguars - Philip Nick Ripepi # 33 Senior

? Nick Ripepi is the son of Thomas Jefferson coach Phil Ripepi and his grandfather Phil Ripepi was a renowned surgeon from Mercy Hospital for many years and a group of Hockey Fathers whoe were Physicians from Mercy Hospital who supported and facilitated High School Hockey Programs across Western Pennsylvania during its inception and through the beginnings of the Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships

Mars Planets – Trevor Tisdale # 65 Junior

? Trevor Tisdale is the son of Eric Tisdale who played for the Richland Rams in the 1970’s and coached North Catholic in the 1980’s

2014 Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships 

Saturday March 22 - Pegula Ice Arena - State College Pennsylvania

Class A - Bayard Rustin  5  Quaker Valley 2

Class AA - Central Bucks South  5 Canevin   2

Class AAA - Peters Twp 2 LaSalle 1

Previews and complete Pennsylvania High School Hockey History is Here and CLICK on the Links and Pictures !

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Flyers Cup AAA Semi-Finals

St Josephs 5  Malvern Prep 2  

LaSalle 2 Holy Ghost Prep 1 (2 OT) 

Flyers Cup - AAA Championship AAA - CH 17-Mar Monday

LaSalle 5 St Joseph's Prep 4 (OT)  

AAA Bracket and Schedule  

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Flyers Cup AA Semi-Finals

Souderton 5 Council Rock South 4 

Central Bucks South 6 Parkland 2  

Flyers Cup AA Championship AA-CH 18-Mar Tuesday

 Central Bucks South 5 Souderton 2  

AA Bracket and Schedule  

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 Flyers Cup A Semi-Finals A

Springfield 7  West Chester East 1

Bayard Rustin 3 West Chester Henderson 2

Flyers Cup A Championship A-CH 19-Mar Wednesday

Bayard Rustin 4 Springfield 1 

 A Bracket and Schedule  

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PENGUIN CUP SEMI-FINALS

Quaker Valley 4 Freeport 3 

Thomas Jefferson 4 Mars 2

PENGUIN CUP FINALS A   Consol Energy Monday 17-Mar 4:30 PM -

Quaker Valley 8 Thomas Jefferson 2 

PENGUIN CUP SEMI-FINALS

Cathedral Prep 9 Armstrong 5 

Canevin 7 Hampton 1

PENGUIN CUP FINALS AA   Consol Energy Monday 17-Mar 6:45 PM

Canevin 1 Cathedral Prep 0

PENGUIN CUP SEMI-FINALS

Bethel Park 4 Pine Richland 0 

Peters Township 6 Penn Trafford 1

PENGUIN CUP FINALS AAA Consol Energy Monday 17-Mar 9:00 PM -

Peters Twp 4 Bethel Park 2