Weekend Headlines

GAME OF THE WEEKEND — Rockets Hockey Club 18AA outlasted Wissahickon Warriors 18AA 3-2 in overtime, and Dylan Swon settled it with 9.1 seconds left after opening the scoring in the first period. Dustin Wolckenhauer turned aside 58 shots in the Rockets net to get the game that far.

FOUR-GOAL NIGHT — Ethan Halligan scored four times for Ramapo Saints 16AA in a 5-4 win over North Jersey Avalanche 16AA Blue, three of them in the third period. Michael Jarnich made 31 saves behind him.

OT HERO — Ralph Aversa scored four goals for Hollydell Hurricanes 15AA against Lancaster Firebirds 15AA and saved the last one for overtime, burying the winner with 22.6 seconds left in a 4-3 final.

BETWEEN THE PIPES — Anthony Compono played all four of PAL Blue Knights 16AA’s games and stopped 162 shots across them, including 45 in a 3-2 win over Ashburn Xtreme 16AA-2.

BIGGEST KRACH SURPRISE — Red Bank Generals 18AA Black turned in one of the weekend’s biggest surprises, beating a North Jersey Avalanche 18AA Blue side rated well above them in KRACH, 5-4. Chase Lynch completed a hat trick with 19.3 seconds left in the second period, and it stood up as the winner.

UNBEATEN WEEKEND — Red Bank Generals 15AA went 4-0 and gave up four goals all weekend, with Devon Kehley playing every minute, making 127 saves and posting a shutout. Arizona Bobcats 14AA also went 4-0, Cohen Ramsayer scoring the winner with 26.4 seconds left in a 2-1 result against Skyland Kings 14AA.

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9U AA — Delaware Finds Two Ways to Win

Delaware Ducks 9AA took both of the division’s one-goal games. Michael Curtis scored with 25.9 seconds left in overtime to beat Blazers 9AA 3-2, with Mason Smith making 34 saves, and Cole Forcade’s third-period goal finished off a 5-4 win at Hollydell Hurricanes 9AA. Woodbridge Wolfpack HC 9AA came through the weekend 3-0.

10U AA — Mercer Rides Their Goaltender

Matias Rosanoff stopped 38 shots as Mercer Chiefs 10AA won 3-2 at Woodbridge Wolfpack HC 10AA, Nicholas Naprawa getting the winner in the third. Dominick Walters scored twice for NJ Jets 10AA in a 3-2 win at Montclair Blues 10AA, and Connor Lane’s third-period goal gave Ramapo Saints 10AA a 5-4 win at PAL Sound Tigers 10AA. Blazers 10AA went 3-0.

11U AA — Motto’s Hat Trick Ends in Overtime

John Motto scored three times for Mercer Chiefs 11AA at Jersey Colts 11AA and finished the job in overtime, winning it 5-4. Kian Zarineh’s third-period goal decided a 6-5 game for Montclair Blues 11AA at Rockets Hockey Club 11AA. Lancaster Firebirds 11AA swept their three games, with Case Hartline posting a five-assist afternoon along the way.

12U AA — Blazers Settle It in Overtime

Christopher Senske JR scored in overtime to give Blazers 12AA a 4-3 win at Haverford Hawks 12AA, a game that changed hands twice before Aron Hultquist’s 31 saves held it together. Nico Mininni scored all three goals as Woodbridge Wolfpack 12AA beat Lehigh Valley Phantoms 12AA 3-2. Genesis Hockey Club 12AA McGinty went 3-0, with Parker Curtis contributing a four-goal, one-assist game.

13U AA — Ramapo Needs Every Second

Dominic Silin tied it for Ramapo Saints 13AA with 38.7 seconds left in the third against Haverford Hawks 13AA, and Philip Montemarano won it in overtime, 3-2. Two more games in the division went to the extra period: Brayden Montesano scored for Team Philadelphia 13AA Orange to finish a 5-4 comeback from two goals down at Palmyra Black Knights 13AA, and Parker Vlcko won it 3-2 for NJ Jets 13AA. James Ciancimino scored twice for PAL Blue Knights 13AA, the second with six seconds left, in a 3-2 win over NJ Bandits 13AA. Royals Hockey Club 13AA came through their three games unbeaten, Matthew Mitchko scoring the winner in a 4-3 result over Rockets HC 13AA Black and Holden Gemberling-Teufel finishing the weekend with a shutout at Palmyra Black Knights 13AA. Mercer Chiefs 13AA went 4-0.

14U AA — Late Goals Everywhere

Kerry O’Connor scored with 3.3 seconds on the clock to give Igloo Jaguars 14AA a 5-4 win at Rye Rangers HC 14AA, with Brendan DiLemme making 40 saves. Rye Rangers had taken their own 5-4 game a day earlier behind Timothy Heffernan’s three goals and an assist, the winner arriving with 2:56 to play. Tony Bellomo’s overtime goal gave Jersey Shore Wildcats 14AA a 3-2 win at Delaware Ducks 14AA, where Hudson Ellis turned in 30 saves. Haverford Hawks 14AA, Wissahickon Warriors 14AA and Ramapo Saints 14AA all finished 4-0.

15U AA — Aversa’s Weekend

ralph Aversa scored four goals and the overtime winner in Hollydell Hurricanes 15AA’s 4-3 result against Lancaster Firebirds 15AA, then scored the goal that decided a 3-2 win over Lehigh Valley Phantoms 15AA. Jordan Livett’s third-period goal completed a two-goal comeback as Woodbridge Wolfpack 15AA beat Valley Forge Colonials 15AA 3-2. Jerry Addeo gave up a single goal on 33 shots for North Jersey Avalanche 15AA.

16U AA — Halligan’s Third Period

Ethan Halligan’s four goals, three of them in the third period, carried Ramapo Saints 16AA to a 5-4 win at North Jersey Avalanche 16AA Blue. Jace Tammaro ended the division’s only overtime game with 17.4 seconds left, Haverford Hawks 16AA winning 3-2. Zack-Alexandre Levesque made 59 saves in a win for NJ Jets 16AA Black, who went 4-0, and Paul Colantino scored with 43.5 seconds left to give Red Bank Generals 16AA a 3-2 win at North Jersey Avalanche 16AA White.

18U AA — Four Overtime Finishes

The division’s 66 games produced 15 one-goal results and four that needed overtime. Cade Breckenmaker won the wildest of them with 43.5 seconds left, Lancaster Firebirds 18AA taking a 6-5 game at Igloo Jaguars 18AA that changed hands three times; Ryan Trunfio made 39 saves. Jacob Mineweaser’s overtime goal completed a three-goal comeback for Lehigh Valley Phantoms 18AA in a 5-4 win, and Dominic Gibson scored with 11.2 seconds remaining to give Genesis Hockey Club 18AA a 2-1 win over Blazers 18AA Orange, Isaac Mays making 30 saves. Hollydell Hurricanes 18AA went 4-0 behind six goals from Brock Mission.

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10U Gretzky — Wildcats Sweep

Jersey Shore Wildcats 10GRY won all three of their games, one of them in cross-division play, with Luca Catania and Henry Inverno scoring in multiple games and Jake Abair adding a four-goal afternoon. Colton Bell’s third-period goal settled matters for Jersey Colts 10G against NJ Bandits 10GRY.

12U Gretzky — Lares Beats the Second-Period Buzzer

Parker Lares scored with 35 seconds left in the second period to give TI Selects 12G a 3-2 win over Jr Black Bears 12GRY, the only one-goal game in the division. Genesis Hockey Club 12GRY went 3-0, with Carson Ford posting a shutout. Brycen Bozzelli (Igloo Jaguars 12GRY) and Colin Laskowski (Valley Forge Colonials 12GRY) each put up four goals and an assist.

14U Gretzky — Mills Holds the Line

Brooks Mills made 45 saves and conceded once as Saugerties Mustangs 14GRY drew 1-1 with Montclair Blues 14GRY. Jaxson Lewis scored the third-period winner in Lehigh Valley Phantoms 14GRY’s 3-2 result against Rocket Hockey Clubs 14GRY. Mark Jacoby’s goal put Blazers 14GRY ahead for good after they had trailed by two, and Michael Incremona scored six times for Toms River Blackhawks 14GRY.

16U Gretzky — Three One-Goal Games

Aden Tsipenyuk scored with 56.9 seconds left to give Blazers 16GRY a 4-3 win at Valley Forge Colonials 16GRY, Eddie Evans making 31 saves. Colin McColgan’s third-period goal gave PAL Sound Tigers 16GRY a 2-1 win over Jersey Colts 16GRY, and Christopher Guidicipietro decided a 3-2 game for Woodbridge Wolfpack 16GRY against NJ Jets 16GRY. Austin Klotzbach allowed one goal on 47 shots for Team Philadelphia 16GRY.

18U Gretzky — Comebacks Carry the Weekend

No game in the division finished inside a goal, so the stories came from behind. Team Philadelphia 18GRY Black erased a three-goal deficit against Wissahickon Warriors 18GRY, Christopher B Monzo scoring the goal that put them in front. Genesis Hockey Club 18GRY came from two down at PBK 18GRY with Gavin Ostrobrod providing the winner, and Jude Wenglicki posted a shutout for Igloo Jaguars 18GRY. Tyler Arnesen finished with two goals and four assists for Toms River Blackhawks 18GRY.

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10U Lemieux — Catapano Keeps a Clean Sheet

Mateo Catapano turned aside 31 shots for the division’s tightest result, NJ Jets 10L winning 1-0 over Montclair Blues 10L White on Mateo Rozynski’s second-period goal. Cameron Monsini scored the third-period winner as Frederick Freeze 10L beat Genesis Hockey Club 10L 4-3. Sorin Bartholomew scored six for Lehigh Valley Phantoms 10L and Cole Junius five for Royals Hockey Club 10L.

12U Lemieux — Blazers Win a Wild One

Joseph Schafer scored with 58.5 seconds left to give Blazers 12L a 6-5 win over LV Phantoms 12L Whitty in a game that changed hands twice, with Rocco Buschman adding three goals. Kade Barlow’s third-period goal gave NJ Jets 12L a 4-3 win at Ramapo Saints 12L. Declan Pester and Ryan Streeter combined for five goals and seven assists for Team Philadelphia 12L Orange, and Emmett Brander’s goal put Royals Hockey Club 12L ahead for good after a two-goal deficit.

14U Lemieux — Two Games Decided by One

Ethan Menditch scored the second-period winner as Tri-City Eagles 14L Sky edged Delaware Ducks 14L 4-3, and Lyndan Rongo’s third-period goal gave Palmyra Black Knights 14UL a 3-2 win over Team Philadelphia 14L White, where Sydney Gouker made 28 saves. Royals Hockey Club 14L and Haverford Hawks 14L both went 3-0, Timothy Maxwell posting a shutout for Haverford.

16U Lemieux — Cousins Beats the Clock

Marcus Cousins scored three goals and added an assist for Tom’s River Blackhawks 16L, the last of them with 51 seconds left to beat Jersey Shore Wildcats 16L 5-4. Josh Glauser decided a 6-5 game for Team Philadelphia 16L White at Genesis Hockey Club 16L after three lead changes, and Brendan Fand’s third-period goal gave Lehigh Valley Phantoms 16L a 5-4 win at Woodbridge Wolfpack 16L, where Desmond Murray made 30 saves. Mercer Chiefs 16L went 3-0.

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10U McDavid — Five Games Inside a Goal

Grey McLeman’s overtime goal gave Rockets Hockey Club 10M a 3-2 win over Ramapo Saints 10M. Nick Bollinger scored with 1:31 left as Haverford Hawks 10M won 3-2 at Genesis Hockey Club 10M, and Wyatt Rubal did the same with 1:40 remaining to complete a two-goal comeback for WBS Knights 10M in a 3-2 win at Lehigh Valley Phantoms 10M. Jude Eisenhower scored three times for Igloo Jaguars 10M in a 5-4 win, Carson Jankaitis making 37 saves.

12U McDavid — Tight at the Top

Carl Zapffe’s third-period goal gave NJ Jets 12M a 3-2 win over Jersey Colts 12M, and Colton Blachly decided another 3-2 game for Tri-City Eagles 12M against Genesis Hockey Club 12M. Vincent Pesiri scored twice and added an assist in a 3-3 draw for Hollydell Hurricanes 12M, where Jacob DiSalvio made 30 saves. Riley Dougherty scored four for Royals Hockey Club 12M.

14U McDavid — Valley Forge Keeps Rolling

Valley Forge Colonials 14M swept their three games, Brayden Siegfried producing three goals and two assists and Ben Mould and Ryan Barron also finding the net. Luke Murray posted a shutout with 32 saves for Genesis Hockey Club 14M, who won twice, with Max Barr’s first-period goal holding up in one of them.

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8U AAA — Lead Changes and a Comeback

Benjamin Arliss scored with 2:05 left to give Red Bank Lumberjacks 8AAA a 6-5 win over Bridge 2019 8AAA Minor in a game that changed hands three times. Demid Tymchuk’s third-period goal gave Philadelphia Resistance 8AAA a 4-3 win over VFC 8AAA. LI Monarchs 2018 8AAA came back from three goals down against LI Fisherman 8AAA, Kelso Irizarry scoring the goal that put them ahead, and North Jersey Blizzard 8AAA went 3-0.

8U AA — One on the Schedule

The division played a single game, Hard Edge Hockey 8AA beating Jersey Hawks 8AA with Jackson Park scoring twice and Alexander Brozek adding three assists.

8U Advanced — Both Scoreless

Both of the division’s games finished scoreless, Genesis Hockey Club 8U ADV with Blazers 8U ADV and Pennsauken Pilots 8U ADV with TI North Stars 8U ADV.