3/6/04
Division I Semifinal:
Lenes, Kolb Lead Tabor Past Taft
At 15:15 of the third period, with Tabor and Taft tied at 2-2 and overtime looking like a distinct possibility, Taft defenseman Jack Christian pulled down speedy Tabor forward Peter Lenes. It proved costly because, on the ensuing powerplay, Lenes flipped a rebound over the shoulder of Taft sophomore goaltender Alex Kremer to give his team a 4-3 lead they weren’t about to give up.
Less than two minutes later, Tabor wing Steve Silva would add an empty-net goal to make the final margin of victory, 5-3.
The game was the last behind the bench for Taft coach Mike Maher, who will be taking over as the Berkshire School’s new headmaster this summer.
While Lenes was a major catalyst throughout the game, giving Taft fits with his speed, Holy Cross recruit Brian Kolb was the big scorer, notching a hat trick and adding an assist.
Kolb’s first goal came 9:03 into the contest, when he banged home the rebound of a Dan Maturi shot.
Taft tied it up at 10:05 of the first, with center Kurt Hertzog snapping home a rebound in front of Tabor goalie Stephen Ritter to make it 1-1.
Tabor came right back at the 12:49 mark when Kolb converted an excellent pass by Silva to make it 2-1 Tabor.
At the 8:19 mark of the second, Taft tied it at 2-2 when defenseman Will Reycraft hit converted forward Tom Maldonado with a beautiful stretch pass, sending him in alone on Ritter. Maldonado beat Tabor’s goalie high to the glove side.
Tabor answered quickly, getting it back just nine seconds later when Kolb got the puck at the hash marks, stopped and let the covering D slide on by, then slid a low wrister past Kremer.
Tabor took a 3-2 lead into the second intermission. In the third period, the Seawolves held that lead until the 6:40 mark when a Tabor turnover in their own end led to a goal by junior wing Jake Davis.Suddenly, the game was tied at 3-3 and Tabor, which had been employing a short bench, seemed to be running out of gas.
Taft exploited it, carrying the edge territorially for a chunk of the third, but couldn’t solve Ritter. A key point in the game came when, with 3:32 remaining, Ritter came up with a big save on Alex Meintel to hold Taft at bay.
With 2:08 left in regulation, Lenes, as we wrote above, delivered the big goal, sending Tabor into tomorrow’s final.
3/7/04
Nobles Wins Second Div. I Title in Three Years
Brookline, Mass. -- For the second time in three years, Nobles won the Div. I title here this afternoon, topping Cushing 4-2. A Sarah Parsons goal with 4:17 remaining in the first period broke a 1-1 tie. Goals by Helen Resor and Leanna Coskren stretched it to 4-1 before Cushing's Erika Lawler scored with 28 seconds remaining.
Earlier, Julie Flynn scored to put Nobles up 1-0. Lindsay Wilde answered for Cushing, tying the game at one.
Parsons (1g,2a) would figure in three of Nobles' four goals. Helen Resor and Julie Flynn each had two point afternoons.
3/7/04
Osgood Goal Lifts Brooks to Div. II Title
In Div. II, Brooks topped Greenwich Academy, 3-2, fighting pack from a 2-1 deficit midway through the second period.
Brooks led 1-0 after a first period goal by Celia Medeiros, but Greenwich's Steph Holmes scored a pair of goals three minutes apart in the second period to put Greenwich up 2-1 going into the second intermission.
Brooks came up with all the scoring in the thrid, as Annie Michalek tied the game at 22-2 with 2:25 on the clock, then Liz Osgood got the game-winner with 1:18 left.
Katie Nickerson had a pair of assists for Brooks.
3/6/04
Saturday’s Semifinals
Brookline, Mass. -- In Div. II, Greenwich Academy got goals from three different scorers in a 3-0 blanking of Brewster…. Cherie Hendrickson notched all three Brooks goals in a 3-2 win over the Gunnery. Amand Comeau scored both Gunnery goals…. In Div. I play, Nobles topped Berkshire, 4-3. For Nobles, Pam McDevitt scored two goals, Helen Resor had a goal and an assist, Sarah Parsons had two assists, and Helen Resor had a goal and an assist. For Berkshire, Becky Zavisza had a goal and an assist, Katie Morrison had two assists, and Kacey Bellamy and Nicki Wiart each had a goal…. Cushing got goals from Meghan Duggan and Hayley Moore in a 2-0 win over Pomfret.
Sunday’s Schedule – games at the Dexter and Southfield Schools
10:30 am -- DII Championship Game: Brooks vs. Greenwich
12:30 pm – DI Championship Game:Nobles vs. Cushing
Directions to Dexter and Soutfield Schools: www.dexter.org/map.html
3/3/04
Wednesday's Quarterfinals
Div. I
#1 Nobles 6, #8 Taft 0
#2 Pomfret 5, #7 Hotchkiss 0
#3 Cushing 2, #6 Tabor 1
#4 Berkshire 4, #5 Choate 1
Div. II
#1 Brewster 3, #8 Hebron 0
#2 Brooks 4, #7 Kingswood-Oxford 0
#6 Gunnery 5, #3 Holderness 4 (3 OT)
#5 Greenwich Academy 7, #4 Gov. Dummer 5
On Sat. March 6, Wednesday’s winners will convene for the semis at the Dexter and Southfield School rinks (they’re about 20 feet apart) in Brookline, Mass. The finals will be Sun. March 7 at the same site. Here are the schedules for those days.
Sat. March 6 (at the Dexter and Southfield Schools)
10:00 am – DII semi: Brewster vs.Greenwich Academy
12:00 pm -- DII semi: Gunnery vs. Brooks
2:00 pm -- DI semi: Nobles vs. Berkshire
4:00 pm – DI semi: Cushing vs. Pomfret
Sun. March 7 (at the Dexter and Southfield Schools)
10:30 am -- DII Championship Game
12:30 pm – DI Championship Game
Directions to Dexter and Soutfield Schools: www.dexter.org/map.html
3/1/04
Prep Playoff Matchups
Here are the seeds for the New England Girls Prep Tournament, which gets underway with quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Div. I
1. Nobles
2. Pomfret
3. Cushing
4. Berkshire
5. Choate
6. Tabor
7. Hotchkiss
8. Taft
Div. II
1. Brewster
2. Brooks
3. Holderness
4. Governor Dummer
5. Greenwich
6. Gunnery
7. Kingswood-Oxford
8. Hebron
Schedule for Wed. March 3 Quarterfinals:
Div. I
#1 Nobles vs. #8 Taft, 2:30 pm @ Pomfret
#2 Pomfret vs. #7 Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm @ Loomis
#3 Cushing vs. #6 Tabor, 3:00 pm @ Cushing
#4 Berkshire vs. #5 Choate, 4:00 pm @ Berkshire
Div. II
#1 Brewster vs. #8 Hebron, 3:30 pm @ Brewster
#2 Brooks vs. #7 Kingswood, 4:00 pm @ Brooks
#3 Holderness vs. #6 Gunnery, 3:30 pm @ Groton
#4 Gov. Dummer vs. #5 Greenwich, 4:30 pm @ Loomis
On Sat. March 6, Wednesday’s winners will convene for the semis at the Dexter and Southfield School rinks (they’re about 20 feet apart) in Brookline, Mass. The finals will be Sun. March 7 at the same site. Here are the schedules for those days.
Sat. March 6 (at the Dexter and Southfield Schools)
10:00 am – DII semi: Brewster/Hebron winner vs. GDA/Greenwich winner
12:00 pm -- DII semi: Holderness/Gunnery winner vs. Brooks/Kingswood winner
2:00 pm -- DI semi: Nobles/Taft winner vs. Berkshire/Choate winner
4:00 pm – DI semi: Cushing/Tabor winner vs. Pomfret/Hotchkiss winner
Sun. March 7 (at the Dexter and Southfield Schools)
10:30 am -- DII Championship Game
12:30 pm – DI Championship Game
