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2001 St Margaret's Fall Face-Off - Final

Posted by Jeff Mauro on Oct 11 2001 at 05:00PM PDT
North Allegheny wins St Margarets for the first time ! As unbelievable as it may sound, Hampton and North Allegheny entered last night's St Margarets FALL FACEOFF final having never winning the title ! Especially for the Tigers and new head coach Brian Hershberger, North Allegheny has been on the verge for many years. Early on it looked as if NA was on a familiar path as five 1st period panalties put the Tigers in a hole as Sean Ek gave Hampton its only lead early in the first. North Allegheny survived as the game reached its midway point tied at 2-2. In any big game, you always look for the gamebreaker and NA has crusty Dan Lobas and the skilled Tim Ward, who tallied goals in the second to give the Tigers a 4-2 lead they would never relinquish. Joe Smarto added another goal late in the 2nd and it was now 5-2. Thierry Clermont and the North Allegheny defense smothered any potential Hampton comeback by allowing only 6 shots in the 3rd period and Lobas completed the hat trick to seal the victory. The championship was the first St Margarets title for the Tigers as this confident group heads toward the start of the PIHL regular season.

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