Fri. 3/4/11
Friday's Semifinals:
Updates From Salem
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Milton & Kent Advance to Title Game
-- Kent nets four in third period for 5-4 come-from-behind win over Founders' League rival.
From the coaches:
"It was a great hockey game," said Kent head coach Matt Herr. "The 5-on-3's were the key to the game. We were able to kill off two of them -- and then score on their's."
"We'd love to be playing on Sunday," said Salisbury's Andrew Will. "It was a good effort but we just didn't get it done. I'm proud of our team and tonight doesn't change what we accomplished this season."
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Kent 5, Salisbury 4 (final) -- A wild third period, with the two teams combining for six goals, most in a mad rush late in the frame.
Kent came out and tied the game at 2-2 just 1:06 in when Boo Nieves tapped in a Drew Brown pass from behind the net.
Salisbury took the lead back, going up 3-2 at the 9:29 mark. Zielonka got the play going by pressuring the puck in the offensive zone, leading to a Kent turnover. Jack Barre fired a shot off the crossbar and in the ensuing scramble in front junior D Marc Biega was able to nudge it over the goal line.
Kent would tie it up at 3-3 at 13:22, Nieves lifting a backhander high over a scrum in front.
Fast forward to the last couple of minutes for a key play, and a strange one too. Kent D Perry Holcombe, with the puck on his own blue line and his team on the power play, blew an edge and turned it over. Salisbury picked up the loose puck and came back on him with a 2-on-1. Somehow, Holcombe was able to get back into the play and dove to break up a cross-crease pass.
Seconds later, off a neutral zone faceoff, Salisbury took a high-sticking penalty, giving Kent a chance at a 5-on-3 advantage. They didn’t waste it either, as Nieves made a pass across the tops of the circles to Noel Acciari who one-timed it 5-hole to give Kent a 4-3 lead with 1:14 to go.
Salisbury pulled Antoni for the extra skater, though it was really a 5-on-5, as Salisbury was still down a man from the original 5-on-3.
Ryan Rosenthal scored an empty netter with 37 seconds left to make it 5-3 Kent.
But it didn’t end there. Salisbury’s Ondrej Krajnak cut it back to a one goal game by scoring off a scrum with 8.1 seconds on the clock. But that was it, Kent won the ensuing faceoff, the game, and a chance to face off against Milton Academy for the New England prep title on Sunday (3:30 pm).
Salisbury 2, Kent 1 (after 2) -- A lot of whistles, penalties, lack of flow, nets being knocked off moorings, etc. Kent, though, with their physical play, is getting under Salisbury's skin.
Thirty seconds into the period, MacPhee absolutely leveled Antoni behind the net and was whistled for goaltenders interference. Kent quickly took another penalty, a cross-check, so Kent had to kill their second 5-on-3 of the game.
Kent's Mike McKee hit Salisbury's Kevin Morris and is called for roughing. Morris hits back and gets called for roughing, too -- plus a misconduct for whatever it was he had to say to the ref.
The penalties to this point are fairly even: seven for Salisbury (one being a misconduct), and six for Kent. Salisbury has the lead, but isn't exactly dictating the style of play. They have to find a way to play their game, and stop letting the officiating -- and Kent's play -- get the better of them. Kent is trailing; they have nothing to lose.
Salisbury 2, Kent 1 (after 1) -- Gabe Antoni is in net for Salisbury; Kevin Dluhy for Kent.
Salisbury goes up 1-0 at 3:27 when, on a 2-on-2 rush, a shot by defenseman Matt Caito deflects off a Kent defenseman and into the net. A fairly harmless-looking shot -- until it changed angles.
Kent tied it up just before a power play opportunity was set to expire when Connor MacPhee put a rebound past Antoni to make it 1-1 at the 9:34 mark.
Shortly afterward, at 11:03, Salisbury scored a powerplay goal when forward Philip Zielonka found the back of the net, far side, with a slap shot from the point.
With about six minutes left in the period, Salisbury had a 5-on-3 power play and almost cashed in but big defenseman Logan Roe single-handedly saved one for Kent when Dluhy was unable to get back across in time.
Right after the power play expired, Kent, playing their hard, physical game, had a couple of nice chances but came up empty.
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Milton Tops LA, 5-2
-- McNally Wows Crowd: Hat Trick Includes Two Spectacular End-to-End Goals.
From the coaches:
Milton's Paul Cannata felt his team came out a little slowly, some of which he attributed to a hangover effect from the 3-OT Nobles game and some to the fact that "Lawrence is a very good team."
"It was a slow start against a good team," Cannata said. "McNally's goal to make it 1-1 was important, but the goal with a minute left at the end of the period was even more important -- the biggest goal of the game."
Lawrence head coach Kevin Potter felt his team outplayed Milton in the first, and to come out of the period trailing 2-1 hurt.
"They gave a good effort in the first period," Potter said, "but against Milton they needed a great effort, and they fell a little short there. It was tough to come out of that period down a goal."
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Milton 5, Lawrence 2 (final) -- Just 39 seconds into the third period Heilbron made a nice save on Milton's Edwards. Less than a minute later, at 1:13, his teammates responded, as George Hunkele cashed in the rebound of a Jeremy Griffin point shot to cut Milton's lead to one goal. Devin Tringale also had an assist on the goal.
McNally made it 4-2 Milton with his second spectacular goal of the game, at the 7:21 mark. It was another rink-length rush, this one featuring McNally on a 1-on-3 causing two Lawrence defenders to crash into each other and fall down. McNally then hopped over the stick of the third, and only remaining, defender and used him as a screen to go top right corner.
With 1:01 left, Milton got an empty-net goal from Jake Turrin.
Milton 3, Lawrence 1 (after 2) -- Lawrence made a goaltending change at the start, replacing Nathan with Nathaniel Heilbron. The period was a little scrappier, and there was no scoring until, with 1:35 left, and Milton on a 4-on-3 power play, McNally collected the puck at the right point, cut toward the slot and then took a cross-the-grain wrist shot that tucked in halfway up the right post.
Milton 2, Lawrence 1 (after 1) -- Matt Baldino scored on a shot through a screen, beating Milton goalie Sean Dougherty to give Lawrence an early 1-0 lead.
Milton then began to pick the pace up, and tied it when Pat McNally picked up a puck in his own end and took off on a great coast-to-coast rush, snapping one 5-hole on Lawrence goalie Jordan Nathan.
The go-ahead goal came on a 2-on-1, George Pantazopolous feeding Teo Camadella with 1:07 left in the period.
Mon. 3/7/11
2010-11 Prep All-Stars Announced
New England Prep Div. I All-Stars
Player of the Year:
Kendall Coyne, Sr. Berkshire School
Forwards:
Haley Frade, Sr., Tabor Academy
Sarah MacDonnell, Sr., Brewster Academy
Janice Yang, Sr., Choate
Defense:
Amanda Boulier, Sr., Westminster
Briana Mastel, Soph., Choate
Goaltender:
Alexandra Stevenson, Sr., Loomis Chaffee
New England Prep Div. II All-Stars
Player of the Year:
Casey Stathopoulos, Sr., Southfield
Forwards:
Eleanor Haines, Soph., Canterbury
Kellie Joyce, Sr., Kimball Union
Kelsey Taylor, Sr., Proctor Academy
Defense:
Leigh Getz, Sr., Canterbury
Sam Pion, Jr., Proctor
Goaltender:
Sarah Sokol, Sr., Canterbury
Sun. 3/6/11
Championship Sunday
-- At Phillips Andover Academy
Today's Schedule:
11:00 am -- Div. II Championship Game:
Governor's 5, Rivers 2 (final) -- Alex Carpenter scores three goals; named MVP.
1:00 pm -- Div. I Championship Game:
Westminster 3, Nobles 1 (final) -- Sidney Daniels scores the first two goals for Westy, and Amanda Boulier the last. Kaleigh Fitzpatrick scores for Nobles. Westminster goaltender Carmen MacDonald named Tournament MVP.
Sat. 3/5/11
Prep Semifinals
-- at Phillips Andover Academy
Sat. March 5:
Div. II:
12:00 pm -- Governor's 3, Southfield 1 -- Goals: Carpenter, McDonough, Stathopoulos, McDonough. Shots on goal: Gov's 28, Southfield 23.
2:00 pm -- Rivers 3, Canterbury 0 -- Goals: J. Ferrara (N. Ferrara, T. Cross) ppg 4:20 of 1st: E. Hitti (N. Ferrara, J. Ferrara) 1:06 of 1st; Hitti (Frascotti) 0:46 of 3rd. Shots on goal: Rivers 27, Canterbury 11.
Div. I
4:00 pm -- Westminster 4, Lawrence 0 (final) --
6:00 pm -- Nobles 4, Choate 0 (final) --
Sun. March 6:
11:00 am -- Div. II Championship Game: Governor's vs. Rivers
1:00 pm -- Div. I Championship Game: Westminster vs. Nobles
Wed. 3/2/11
Prep Quarterfinals
Div. I:
Choate 7, Tabor 2 (final)
Nobles 4, Brewster 1 (final)
Lawrence 6, Berkshire 2 (final)
Westminster 5, Loomis 2 (final)
Div. II:
Southfield 3, Middlesex 2 (final)
Canterbury 2, Proctor 0 (final)
Rivers 5, Millbrook 1 (final)
Governor's 3, Thayer 1 (final)
Schedule for the Weekend
-- at Andover, Mass.
Sat. March 5:
Div. II:
12:00 pm -- Governor's vs. Southfield
2:00 pm -- Canterbury vs. Rivers
Div. I
4:00 pm -- Westminster vs. Lawrence
6:00 pm -- Choate vs. Nobles
Sun. March 6:
11:00 am -- Div. II Championship Game
1:00 pm -- Div. I Championship Game
