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12/19/04  

Choate Wins L’ville Tourney in OT

Lawrenceville, NJ -- A Brett Bandazian power play goal 12:48 into overtime lifted Choate to a 2-1 win over Taft in the championship game of the 57^th Annual Lawrenceville Tournament here at the Loucks Ice Center today.

Loucks Ice Center at Lawrenceville School was treated to a wonderful hockey game Sunday afternoon, as old-time powerhouse Choate and Taft faced off against each other in the 57th Annual Lawrenceville Invitational Hockey Tournament's championship game.

This was an excellent game, fast-paced and aggressive, and a big win for Choate – a traditional power that’s been down for a while -- and new head coach Pat Dennehy.

The first period today was scoreless. The game's first penalty was called just 13 seconds in -- against Taft for roughing -- and the tone was set. Choate put consistent pressure on the Rhinos, and kept the puck in the Taft end for most of the first six minutes, but Choate was unable to muster any serious scoring threats, allowing Taft goalie Andrew Margolin  to easily push aside shots from the outside.

With just 2:15 left in the first, Bandazian, who would later score the big OT goal, stickhandled neatly through three Taft defenders, and came in alone on Margolin. The sophomore goalie from Mahwah, New Jersey, an ’89, made a beautiful glove save on a shot headed for the lower corner.  

Taft recouped about half way through the period, and repaid the pressure by pinning the puck in low for nearly four minutes, but Choate netminder Tristan Favro was equal to the task, and he gave Taft little, if anything, to shoot at. Shots for the scoreless first period were Choate 11, Taft 9.

In the second period, the game opened up, with both teams skating well with consistent, high-octane efforts. Taft broke through first just 1:57 in with a nifty goal from Jack Downing (an ’89 from New Canaan, Conn.), who converted beautiful, quick passes from Max Pacioretty (also from New Canaan) and Brendan Reich (Montvale, NJ) into a 1-0 Taft lead.       

The middle portion of the second period saw some terrific skating, passing, hitting, and playmaking by both sides, and although Taft would hold an 11-3 edge in shots on goal, both goalies made some outstanding saves.

But Choate was not to be denied. Having been outshot and out-hustled though most of the second stanza, Choate's Dane Evans (Brookside, NJ) scored for Choate, as he has a knack to do, and pulled Choate even at the 11:42 mark. AJ Ferraro (an '88 sophomore  from New Canaan, Conn.) and Bandazian assisted. (Evans, it should be pointed out, also scored Choate's only regulation goal in the 2-1 win over Upper Canada College that allowed Choate to advance to the championship game.)

With the game tied at 1-1, the third period delivered what all the fans wanted – fast-paced action, with tight checking, hard hitting, and an occasional long break-out pass to an open winger.

Taft's Margolin was called upon early as Choate's Rence Coassin (an '88 junior from Hamden, CT) worked his way deep into the Taft zone on a semi-breakaway and launched a rocket that Margolin was able to reach with his blocker.

Just two minutes later, Choate goalie Tristan Favro, an '87 senior from Westfield, NJ, showed he could provide some thrills of his own, making a marvelous stop of a 15-foot blast from Taft's Doug Jones (Marietta, GA).

The crowd was now loud and into it, and the players fed off the energy. Opportunities to score were equal throughout the remaining six minutes of the game, but regulation ended with the game tied at 1-1. Regulation end with this reporter’s shot count  standing at Taft 30, Choate 24.

With just 2:13 remaining in the first overtime and Taft shorthanded due to a questionable tripping penalty on a Taft defenseman, Choate's Bandazian, an '87 junior from Wykoff, NJ, skating well on the power play, put Choate back on the map with a backhander that beat Margolin to the near side.

Note: The hosts and staff of the tournament were, as always, gracious. The tournament's only downside was the officiating, which was OK in some games, but horrible in others. A few of the referees seemed overwhelmed by the speed, and, while some allowed the kids to play (within reason), others called it excessively by the book. It was difficult to know what to expect game-to-game.

Championship Game: Choate 2, Taft 1 (OT). Goals: Choate: Evans, Bandazian. Taft: Downing. Final SOG (from game sheet): Taft 35, Choate 20.  Goaltenders: Favro (Choate) and Margolin (Taft).
 
3^rd Place Game: Northfield-Mt. Hermon 5, Upper Canada College 3. Goals: NMH: Rosata (2), Germain, Z. Wissman, Muse. SOG: NMH 31, UCC 25. Goaltenders: Schoen (NMH) and Mills (UCC). 

5^th Place Game: Canterbury 5, Nichols 1: Goals: Canterbury: Rowella (2), Howe, Kupperman, K. Garceau. Nichols: Winter. SOG: Canterbury 30, Nichols 17. Goaltenders: Friedman (Canterbury) and Fitzpatrick (Nichols).  

7^th Place Game: Belmont Hill 4, Lawrenceville 2: Goals: Belmont Hill: McCafferty, Moscatel, Balben, Young.  Lawrenceville: Rendall, Snively. SOG: Belmont Hill 23, Lawrenceville 16. Goaltenders: Venti (Belmont Hill) and McKinney (Lawrenceville).

12/19/04

GDA Wins Westminster Title

Simsbury, Conn. -- Governor Dummer’s Kelsey Johnson had a three-point day (2g,1a) to help lead her team to a 5-3 win over host Westminster and the Westminster Tournament title here this afternoon.

Scoring Summary
(times given represent time remaining in period)

1^st Period:
GDA - Johnson (Allen) 0:40

2^nd Period:
GDA - Johnson (McKenna) 4:40
GDA - Walsh (McCarthy, Torotoricci) 4:18
W-- Valles (Chipman, Smith) 3:29

3^rd Period:
W - Smith (Waters) PPG 13:41
W - Sirko (Anning) PPG 7:00
GDA - Allen (McKenna, Johnson) 5:50
GDA - Tortoricci (Chace) 4:25

GDA scoring: Kelsey Johnson 2g-1a, Erika Tortorici 1g-1a, Torie Allen 1g-1a,
Britney McKenna 0g-2a, Janay Walsh 1g-0A, Rosi Chace 0g-1a, Kaitlin
McCarthy 0g-1a.

Westminster scoring: Vicki Smith 1g-1a, Kim Sirko 1g-0a, Gina Valles 1g-0a, Laura
Anning 0g-1a, Jessi Waters 0g-1a, Emma Chipman 0g-1a

GDA goaltender: Carly Berry. Saves 11-11-8=30; goals 0-1-2=3
Westminster: Kayla Lessard. Saves 8-8-10=26; goals 1-2-2=5

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12/18/04

Sat. Westminster Tournament Results

Westminster 4, Kents Hill 1
GDA 1, Kent 0
Brooks 3, Kents Hill 3
GDA 3, Greenwich 2
Westminster 3, Brooks 2
Greenwich 3, Kent 2 (OT)

Sunday's match-ups:
9:00 Kent v Brooks
11:00 Kents Hill v Greenwich
1:00 Westminster v GDA (Championship game)

12/18/04

Nobles Wins Harrington Tournament

Dedham, Mass. -- Nobles got first-period goals from Sarah Parsons, Erika Nakamura, and Maggie Suprey and held on to beat Pomfret 3-2 here today in the Harrington Tournament title game.

Pomfret got on the board with a second period power play goal from Caroline Murphy and then made things interesting when Taryn Cornelssen made it a one-goal game with 49 seconds remaining in the third.

The win gives Nobles its second straight Harrington Championship. Nobles has also won the last four out of five Harrington tournaments (Pomfret won in 2002).

Championship Game: Nobles 3, Pomfret 2

1st Period:
N&G -- Parsons (McDevitt, Suprey) 0:33
N&G -- Nakamura (unn.) 4:52
N&G -- Suprey (Parsons, McDevitt) 7:17

2nd Period:
P -- Murphy (Lorms, Hunter) PPG 3:46

3rd Period:
P -- Cornelssen (Hunter) 14:11

Saves:
N&G -- Stephens, 20
P -- Belliano, 47

Third Place Game: Lawrence 4, BB&N 2

1st Period:
LA -- Murphy (Villani, Rideout) 5:50
LA -- DeSantis (Murphy) 6:08

2nd Period:
BB&N -- Martino (Bullard) 10:20

Third Period:
LA -- Hollstein (unn.) 1:39
LA -- Hollstein (Wheeler) 5:12
BB&N -- N. Bergman (Martino, Bullard) 12:05

Goaltender stats unavailable.

Tournament Results:

Fri. Dec. 17:
Pomfret 7, Gilmour 1
Lawrence 2, St. Mark's 0
Nobles 9, Williston 1
BB&N 4, Middlesex 0
St. Mark's 4, Gilmour 0
Middlesex 4, Williston 2

Sat. Dec. 18:
Pomfret 2, Lawrence 0
Nobles 8, BB&N 0
Gilmour 2, Williston 1
5th Place Game: St. Mark's 3, Middlesex 0
3rd Place Game: LA 4, BB&N 2
Championship Game: Nobles 3, Pomfret 2 

12/17/04

Loomis Wins Odden Tournament

Below are the complete results from Taft School's Holiday Tournament, the Patsy K. Odden Invitational Tournament.  Games that ended as ties after the standard 5 minute overtime count as ties for the regular season.  For advancement through the tournament purposes, those games then went to a shoot out.  The shoot out scores are designated next to the score of the tie.  

Round 1:  12/16/04

Hotchkiss 2, Andover 1
Tabor 7, Groton  0
Loomis 7, St. Paul's  0
Taft 3, Lawrenceville  1

Round 2:  12/16/04
Consolation Round
Andover 6, Groton  0
Lawrenceville 5, St. Paul's  3

Championship Round
Tabor 0 Hotchkiss 0  (Shoot Out 1 -0 for Hotchkiss)
Loomis 6, Taft 1

Round 3:  12/17/04
St. Paul's 3    Groton 3 (Shoot Out 3-0 for Groton) (7th place game)
Andover 4, Lawrenceville 1 (5th place game)

Tabor 3, Taft 0  (3rd place game)
Loomis 3, Hotchkiss 1 (1st place game)

Tournament Champions: Loomis-Chaffee School. 

12/17/04

Fri. Deerfield Tourney Results

Deerfield 4, Milton 0
Choate 7, Trinity 1
Deerfield 3, Nichols 0
Brewster 7, Milton 1
Choate 2, Deerfield 0

12/16/04

Thurs. Deerfield Tourney Result

Thursday night result (only one game scheduled; remaining teams start play tomorrow):

Deerfield 4, Milton 0. Goals: Laura Hart (2), Kit Hamely, Courtney Ryan. In net, Molly Schauss picks up shutout for Deerfield.

St. George's Tournament Schedule Updated

Since we originally posted the St. George's Tournament schedule, game times have been changed. To see the updated schedule, please scroll down this page.