2/11/06
Power Play!
Deerfield, Mass. -- #5-ranked Avon Old Farms topped Deerfield Academy, 4-2, here today in a game in which all six goals came on the power play.
The game, up-tempo, wild, and wooly, was fun for spectators, though not for the coaches, as both teams, each with a large number of underclassmen, went through stretches where undisciplined play took over.
Deerfield became unglued a bit in the first. Andrew Mancini took a double minor for a hit from behind and Avon immediately carried the puck into the Deerfield end and, exhibiting good puck movement, kept it there for nearly a full three minutes before Cam Atkinson knocked the rebound of a Chris Wieland shot past Deerfield sophomore goalie Michael Dizgun to put the Winged Beavers up 1-0 at the 7:10 mark.
With 2:08 left in the period, the Big Green was whistled for their fourth penalty of the period. Thirty seconds later Nick Bonino banged home the rebound of a Kenny Trentowski shot from the left point, and Avon took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission.
The second period was pretty even with a lot of good up-and-down hockey. Deerfield had a number of opportunities to bury their shots, but instead wound up missing the net totally.
In the third period, Avon took some pointless penalties -- and allowed Deerfield to score two goals in rapid succession and tie things up at 2-2. First, Adam Boardman buried the rebound of a Matt Lovejoy shot to make it a one-goal game at the 6:17 mark. Then, at 7:42, a Matt Lovejoy shot missed the net, hit the glass, and bounced back out into play, where Michael Del Mauro, who had initially rushed the puck up ice, fired the rebound past Avon junior goalie Randy Wolcott to make it 2-2.
But a little over a minute later, Del Mauro took an elbowing penalty, and Avon scored the goal that would turn out to be the game winner. Less than a minute into the power play Avon cashed in when Cam Atkinson, uncovered at the far post, picked up a loose puck rolling across the top of the crease and fired it home to make it 3-2.
With 3:39 left, Del Mauro took another penalty, and once again Avon cashed in, as defenseman Kenny Trentowski spotted Bonino at the left of the crease and hit him with a perfect pass. Bonino fired it home for the final 4-2 margin of victory.
After the game, Avon head coach John Gardner said, "It's a good thing we worked hard on the power play, because we executed pretty well." As for allowing Deerfield back into the game in the third period, Gardner said, "We became undisciplined."
Deerfield coach Brendan Creagh said, "We were undisciplined. I thought we played well 5-on-5. And I thought our goalie played well. It was a game of power plays. And we were the less disciplined team."
Other Games:
-- At Byfield, Mass., BB&N came back from a 4-1 deficit on the road to tie Governor Dummer, 4-4. Jeff Fanning (2g,2a) and Leland Fidler (2g,2a) figured in all four BB&N goals. Michael Cerretti had a pair for GDA. GDA outshot BB&N, 50-25. Marc Pulde had 46 saves for BB&N.
-- At Washington, Conn., Pomfret topped Gunnery, 5-1. Brian Flynn (1g,3a), Justin Kemmerer (2g,1a), and Sean Driscoll (1g,2a) led the Pomfret offense. Michael Wenning kicked out 19 of 20 shots for the win.
-- At Marion, Mass., Tabor beat St. Sebastian's to take the Travis Roy Cup. Chris Bower (2g,1a), Charlie Svoboda (1g,1a), Chris Hartzell (1g,1a) led the way for the Seawolves. (For full game story scroll below).
-- At Lawrenceville, NJ, Chris Zaires (2g) and Chris Pronchik (2a) led Lawrenceville to a 6-2 win over Albany Academy.
-- In a neutral site game played at Kingswood-Oxford, #4 Belmont Hill blanked South Kent, 4-0, with Wes Vesprini earning a 43-save shutout. Jake Moscatel (1g,1a), Matt McCollem (1g,1a), and Mark Dube (2a) led the way offensively.
-- At Middletown, RI, St. George's made a statement, giving Brooks its first Div. II loss of the season, a 1-0 decision. David Vandenberg scored the Dragons only goal and sophomore goaltender Sean O'Brien had a 25-save shutout. Brooks goaltender Derek Missert was the hard-luck loser, kicking out 38 of 39.
-- At Gill, Mass., NMH topped Exeter, 6-4, with Miles Winter (3g,1a), Kevin Czepiel (3a), Ryan Crapser (3a), and Tom DiDonato (2g) leading the way. Mike Kelly had two goals for Exeter.
-- At Watertown, Conn., a Corey Griffin overtime goal lifted #3 Taft to a 4-3 win over #8 Hotchkiss. Doug Jones scored Taft's remaining three goals. Andrew Irving had a pair for Hotchkiss.
-- At Concord, Mass., host Middlesex got third period goals from Tom Blake and Christian Ebert to top St. Mark's, 2-1. Joe Hanson kicked out 29 of 30 for the win.
-- At Dedham, Mass., Ryan Maguire (3g,1a), Josh Franklin (2g,1a), Andrew Glass (1g,1a), Matt Rhone (2a), and Chris Huxley (2a) led #2 Nobles past Milton.
-- At Pawling, NY, Kyle Rank had a 24-save shutout as Kent topped Trinity-Pawling, 5-0. Matt Czerkowicz had two goals and one assist.
-- At Windsor, Conn., #1 Salisbury topped Loomis, 5-1 behind an Alex Biega hat trick. Mark Arcobello (1g,1a), Michael Biega (2a), Jeremiah Cunningham (2a), Kevin Quick (2a), and John Cavanagh (2a) also had multiple point efforts.
-- At Groton, Mass., #7 Lawrence blanked Proctor, 7-0. Seth McNary kicked out 37 shots to earn the shutout. Joe Whitney (2g,1a), John Simpson (1g,2a), and Jason Schneider (3a) each had three points.
-- At Plymouth, NH, Holderness and Kimball Union played to a 1-1 tie as KUA senior goaltender Ben Severance (42/43), and Holderness soph Andre Guay (34/35) went mano a mano.
-- At Simsbury, Conn., #9 Westminster edged Choate, 3-2. Jayson Saraceno (2g), Ben Smith (2a), and Jon Wolter (2a) each had two points for Westy. Bryce Shattie kicked out 19 of 21 shots. (For full game story scroll below.)
-- At Weston, Mass., Roxbury Latin topped host Rivers, 3-1. Sophomores Richie Iskra (2g) and Sean McCarthy (2a) led the Roxbury Latin offense. Freshman goalie Matt Walsh kicked out 25 of 26 shots to earn the win.
2/28/06 Update
The schedule for tomorrow has been updated below, along with the times and brackets for this weekend.
2/27/06
Calling All Blackberries, Treos, Razors – and Plain Old Cell Phones
For this year’s quarterfinals, we’re going to do what we did last season, and post updates at the end of every period of every game, both Div. I and Div. II, both boys and girls.
We’re looking for volunteers to phone in scores at the end of each period and, if possible, include goal scorers, shots on goal, etc. This worked really well last year and, in pretty close to real time, we were able to bring updates to people across the country and around the world.
If you’re willing to help out, please email cwarner@ushr.com and let us know which game you will be attending.
With your help, we can pull this project off again. It should be fun.
2/26/06 Updated
Wednesday's Quarterfinal Matchups
Div. I
#1 Berkshire vs. #8 Westminster -- 3:00 at Berkshire
#2 Pomfret vs. #7 Loomis -- 3:15 at Pomfret
#3 Nobles vs. #6 Andover -- 3:30 at Nobles
#4 Lawrence vs. #5 Choate -- 6:00 at Lawrence
Div. II
#1 Brewster vs. #8 Brooks -- 4:00 at Brewster
#2 Greenwich vs. #7 Kents Hill -- 3:30 at Dexter
#3 Rivers vs. #6 St. George's -- 4:00 at Rivers
#4 Hebron vs. #5 Kingswood -- 4:15 at Exeter
Sat. March 4 -- Semifinals
at Southfield School; Brookline, Mass.
Div. II
10:00 am -- 1/8 winner vs. 4/5 winner
12:00 pm -- 3/6 winner vs. 2/7 winner
Div. I
2:00 pm -- 1/8 winner vs. 4/5 winner
4:00 pm -- 3/6 winner vs. 2/7 winner
Sun. March 5 -- Finals
at Southfield School; Brookline, Mass.
10:30 am -- Div. II Championship Game
12:30 pm - Div. I Title Game
The Regular Season Winds Down
A week from now, the regular season will be over and we'll know the playoff pairings. Going into the final week, it looks like there are nine teams with a strong chance to make the playoffs in Div. I. They are, in alphabetical order, Andover, Berkshire, Choate, Hotchkiss, Lawrence, Loomis, Nobles, Pomfret, and Taft. Likely to fall a little short are Westminster and Cushing. In Div. II, the eight look to be Brewster, Brooks, GDA, Greenwich Academy, Groton, Gunnery, Hebron, and Kents Hill. Having good years in Div. II, but probably not good enough to make the postseason are Kingswood-Oxford, Middlesex, Proctor, and Rivers. The latter progam is in its second year.
The final week of the regular season looks like this:
Mon. Feb. 20, 2006:
N.E. Falcons @ Pomfret, 8:00
Tue. Feb. 21, 2006:
Kingswood-Oxford @ Taft, 4:30
Vermont Academy @ KUA, 4:30
Wed. Feb. 22, 2006:
Berkshire @ Taft, 2:30
Deerfield @ Williston-Northampton, 2:30
Brooks @ St. Mark's, 3:00
New Hampton @ KUA, 3:00
Middlesex @ BB&N, 3:15
Tabor @ Cushing, 3:15
Exeter @ Hebron, 3:30
Choate @ Hotchkiss, 3:30
Thayer @ Groton, 3:30
Millbrook @ Rye CD, 3:30
NMH @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:00
St. Paul’s vs. St. George’s, 4:00 (at Groton School)
Berwick @ Pingree, 4:00
Greenwich @ Westminster, 4:30
Andover @ Holderness, 4:30
Milton @ Pomfret, 4:30
Kent's Hill @ Proctor, 4:30
Rivers @ Lawrence, 5:15
Canterbury @ Portsmouth Abbey, 5:00
Noble & Greenough @ Governor Dummer, 5:30
New England Coyotes @ Kent, 6:00
Thurs. Feb. 23, 2006:
Thayer @ St. Mark’s, 5:00
Fri. Feb. 24, 2006:
Southfield @ Rivers, 3:00
Thayer @ Tabor, 4:45
East Coast Wizards @ Pomfret, 7:00
Kingswood-Oxford @ Kents Hill, 8:00
Sat. Feb. 25, 2006:
Kingswood-Oxford @ Hebron, 1:00
Lebanon High School @ Proctor, 1:30
NMH @ Tabor, 1:30
Rivers @ Tilton, 2:00
Noble & Greenough @ Milton, 2:00
Exeter @ Andover, 2:00
Taft @ Hotchkiss, 2:30
Loomis-Chaffee @ Deerfield, 3:00
Portsmouth Abbey @ Greenwich Academy, 3:00
Groton @ St. Mark's, 3:45
KUA @ Williston, 3:45
Brooks @ Governor Dummer, 4:00
New Hampton @ Kent’s Hill, 4:00
St. Paul's @ Lawrence, 4:00
BB&N @ Thayer, 4:15
Conn. Northern Lights @ Canterbury, 4:45
Holderness @ Brewster, 5:00
Cushing @ Choate, 6:00
Westminster @ Kent, 6:30
This Week's Games
Mon. Feb. 13, 2006:
Kent @ Taft, 5:00
Brooks @ Noble & Greenough, 5:00
Wed. Feb. 15, 2006:
Thayer @ Kingswood-Oxford, 2:00
Taft @ Westminster, 2:30
Canterbury @ Millbrook, 2:30
Kent @ Hotchkiss, 2:30
Holderness @ Vermont Academy, 2:30
KUA @ Tilton, 2:30
NMH @ Williston, 2:30
Pomfret @ St. Mark's, 2:45
Cushing @ Deerfield, 2:45
Groton @ Brooks, 3:00
Exeter @ New Hampton, 3:00
Middlesex @ Lawrence, 3:30
Pingree @ Dana Hall, 3:45
St. Paul's @ BB&N, 4:00
Brunswick @ Winsor, 4:00
Kent’s Hill @ Brewster, 4:00
Choate @ Berkshire, 4:00
Andover @ Noble & Greenough, 4:30
Greenwich @ Gunnery, 4:30
Hebron @ Proctor, 4:30
St. George's @ Milton, 5:00
Loomis @ Springfield Pics, 5:00
Rivers @ GDA, 5:45
Thurs. Feb. 16, 2006:
Choate @ Kingswood-Oxford, 5:00
Fri. Feb. 17, 2006:
Holderness @ New Hampton, 2:00
Greenwich vs. Brewster, 4:15 (@ Rye CD)
Brooks @ Middlesex, 5:00
Milton @ Andover, 5:00
Tabor @ St. Mark's, 5:30
Berwick @ Newton CD, 5:00
Southfield @ Winsor, 5:15
Concord High School @ Proctor, 6:30
Sat. Feb. 18, 2006:
Hanover HS @ Holderness, 1:15
BB&N @ St. Mark's, 1:30
Brewster @ Gunnery, 1:30
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Exeter, 1:30
Lawrence @ Governor Dummer, 2:00
Thayer @ Kent’s Hill, 2:00
Cushing @ Pomfret, 2:15
Kent @ Kingswood-Oxford, 2:30
Tilton @ Vermont Academy, 2:45
Hotchkiss @ Deerfield, 3:30
St. Paul's @ Noble & Greenough, 3:30
Choate @ Taft, 4:00
Williston @ Loomis, 4:00
Proctor @ Pingree, 4:30
Tabor @ New Hampton, 4:30
Mon. Feb. 20, 2006:
N.E. Falcons @ Pomfret, 8:00
Tue. Feb. 21, 2006:
Kingswood-Oxford @ Taft, 4:30
Vermont Academy @ KUA, 4:30
2/8/06
Chessare, Gallagher Lead St. Mark's
Milton, Mass. -- Freshman forward Caroline Chessare scored the game winner and junior goaltender Megan Gallager kicked out 20 shots to lead St. Mark's to a 3-1 win over Milton Academy here today.
On the winning goal, which came at the 9:10 mark of the third period, senior Rachel Lindmark drove to the net and Chessare knocked home the rebound, giving St. Mark's a 2-1 lead.
Freshman Casey Pickett added an empty-netter with 14 seconds left for the final 3-1 margin of victory.
Early on, it looked like St. Mark's might win this one handily, as they dominated the first period, but were unable to score on Milton junior goalie Amanda Rothschild, who kept the Mustangs in the game.
Between periods, Milton woke up and came out for the second with some jam, getting a couple of good scoring opportunities early.
However, it was St. Mark's who scored first, as Lindmark knocked home a pass from the corner that seemed to deflect off a skate or stick before eluding Rothschild at the 10:12 mark. Shannon Coffey and Merly Poulin were awarded assists on the goal.
At the buzzer, Poulin was given a major and a game DQ for a hit from behind, giving Milton a four-minute power play to start the third.
Milton was unable to generate much offense, as St. Mark's killed the penalty aggressively.
However, 34 seconds after killing off the penalty, St. Mark's was whistled for another penalty. And on this one, Milton cashed in, tying the game up at 1-1 when Meredith Frechette-Moulter knocked home the rebound Hillary McNamara shot at the 5:15 mark.
Less than four minutes later St. Mark's would strike for the winning goal.
Afterward, St. Mark's head coach Marissa Halligan said, "We played really well shorthanded and capitalized on our chances. Megan played really well between the pipes."
Down the hall, Milton head coach Wendy Holden said she felt her team recovered well from a poor first period.
"By the third period, it really looked like a game. I would have liked to have seen the whole game like that. It also would have been nice to take advantage of the (four minute) power play."
2/6/06
This Week's Games
Wed. Feb. 08, 2006:
Exeter @ Kimball Union, 1:30
Kent @ Canterbury, 2:00
Millbrook @ Gunnery, 2:30
Cushing @ Lawrence, 3:00
Williston @ Choate, 3:00
Dana Hall @ Thayer, 3:10
Proctor @ Berwick, 3:15
Berkshire @ Pomfret, 3:30
St. George's @ BB&N, 3:30
Noble & Greenough @ Groton, 3:30
Wyoming Seminary @ Hill, 4:00
Hotchkiss @ Loomis, 4:00
Winsor @ Pingree, 4:00
St. Paul’s @ Middlesex, 4:00
Brewster @ Rivers, 4:10
Deerfield @ Westminster, 4:30
Holderness @ Brooks, 4:30
Tabor @ Andover, 4:30
NMH @ Kingswood-Oxford, 4:30
St. Mark's @ Milton, 5:15
Taft @ Greenwich, 5:15
Kents Hill @ New Hampton, 6:00
Fri. Feb. 10, 2006:
Thayer @ St. Mark's, 3:30
Pingree @ Newton CD, 3:45
Nichols @ Cushing, 4:00
NYA @ Hebron, 4:45
Governor Dummer @ Exeter, 4:45
Rivers @ Winsor, 5:15
Andover @ Brewster, 5:30
BB&N @ Noble & Greenough, 6:00
Lawrenceville @ Greenwich, 6:30
Sat. Feb. 11, 2006:
Nichols @ Noble & Greenough, 12:00
Greenwich @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 1:00
Proctor @ Holderness, 1:30
Berwick @ KUA, 1:30
Lawrence @ Thayer, 1:45
St. Mark's @ Rivers, 2:00
Tabor @ Pomfret, 2:15
Deerfield @ Berkshire, 2:15
Choate @ Loomis, 2:30
GDA @ St. Paul’s, 2:30
Kingswood-Oxford @ Gunnery, 2:30
Hotchkiss @ Taft, 2:30
Middlesex @ Milton, 2:30
Brooks @ St. George's, 2:45
Hebron @ Brewster, 3:30
Lawrenceville @ Canterbury, 4:00
New Hampton @ Vermont Academy, 4:00
Exeter @ Kent's Hill, 4:30
Shady Side Academy @ Princeton DS, 5:15
Millbrook @ Kent, 7:30
Sun. Feb. 12, 2006:
Hill @ Canterbury, 11:00 am
Mon. Feb. 13, 2006:
Kents Hill @ Hebron, 4:00
Kent @ Taft, 5:00
Brooks @ Noble & Greenough, 5:00
This Week's Games
Wed. Feb. 1, 2006:
Hotchkiss @ Berkshire, 2:00
Westminster @ Pomfret, 2:30
Proctor @ Vermont Academy, 2:30
Andover @ Exeter, 2:45
Taft @ Williston-Northampton, 3:00
Brewster @ Cushing, 3:00
Thayer @ Brooks, 3:00
Loomis @ Gunnery, 3:00
St. Paul’s @ St. Mark's, 3:15
Millbrook @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:30
Noble & Greenough @ St. George's, 4:00
Berwick @ Tilton, 4:00
New Hampton @ Southfield, 4:00
Kents Hill vs. KUA (@ Exeter), 4:15
Springfield Pics @ Deerfield, 4:30
Portsmouth Abbey @ Pingree, 4:30
NMH @ Choate, 4:30
Greenwich @ Kent, 4:30
Lawrence @ Milton, 4:30
Wyoming Seminary @ Lawrenceville, 4:30
Governor Dummer @ BB&N, 4:45
Holderness @ Hebron, 4:45
Groton @ Middlesex, 5:30
Conn. Stars @ Canterbury, 6:00
Fri. Feb. 3, 2006:
Berkshire @ Cushing, 2:00
Dana Hall @ Berwick, 4:00
NAHA @ Exeter, 4:30
Hebron @ Middlesex, 4:30
BB&N @ Pingree, 5:00
Lawrence @ Tabor, 6:30
Dover U-16 @ Proctor, 6:30
Sat. Feb. 4, 2006:
Greenwich vs. Southfield, 10:30 am (@ Middlebury College)
Rivers @ Milton, 12:00
Brooks @ Noble & Greenough, 2:00
Kimball Union @ Proctor, 2:00
Thayer @ Exeter, 2:00
Vermont Academy @ NMH, 2:30
Lawrenceville @ Hill School, 4:00
Kents Hill @ Holderness, 4:00
Winsor @ Berwick, 5:30
New Hampton @ Tilton, 6:00
Springfield Pics @ Tabor, 6:00
NCCC @ Northwood, 7:00
