Sat. 3/5/11- Tomorrow's schedule is at the bottom of this piece.
Saturday's Semifinals:
Updates from Salem
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Large and Small Schools in Action
-- Hallisey (2g,1a) Leads Westminster to Large School Final.
Westminster 3, Belmont Hill 1 (final) -- Spano made a couple of nice saves, on Vesey and Gustin, early in the third to keep it at 1-1.
The winning goal for Westminster came at 6:05. Defenseman Jake Bolton took a slapper that rebounded off the end boards to Hallisey who had plenty of net to shoot at -- and he didn't miss.
Belmont Hill was given a power play late in the game -- with 4:49 left -- but wasn't able to do much with it..
In the last two minutes, Westminster did a really good job holding the puck down low in the Belmont Hill end.
Hallisey notched an empty-netter for Westminster with 6.6 seconds left. Hallisey, who was consistently noticeabe, had a really strong game, figuring in all three of his teams goals (2g, 1a). Wetminster faces Governor's in the large-school final tomorrow at 1:00 pm.
Belmont Hill 1, Westminster 1 (after 2) -- After an up-and-down first half of the period, Westminster began to take control more in the second half of the frame -- and it started with a power play brought about by a roughing call on Belmont Hill's Sean Connors at 10:08. Westminster responded with an excellent power play and, while they didn't score, they did gain energy and momentum that carried them through the remainder of the period. It was that momentum that led to their finally getting on the board at 12:53 when defenseman Jeff Smolens took a shot from the bottom of the faceoff circle that hit the stick of a Belmont Hill defenseman and bounced into the net.
Less than a minute later Westminster thought they had scored the go-ahead goal off a mad scramble in front of the Belmont Hill net, but it was waved off.
Belmont Hill 1, Westminster 0 (after 1) -- Belmont Hill got an early goal, just 1:24 into the game, when Devin Albert stepped out of the corner, crossed the goal line and, with no shooting angle at all, managed to get one on net that tucked itself inside the left post to give the Hillies the early 1-0 lead.
Overall, the period was kind of a feeling-out period. Bel Hill controlled the first 5-8 minutes, but it was more even afterward.
Spano is in net for Westminster; Cunningham for Belmont Hill.
Belmont Hill will start the second period on the power play.
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-- Minter's Goal with Nine Seconds Left Lifts Governor's Academy into Large School Final.
Governor's 4, Albany Academy 2 (final) -- The overall pace picked up right from the start in the third period. Albany cut Governor's lead to 2-1 at the 6:24 mark, with defenseman Drayzen Zack converting a pad rebound off Burke. That goal seemed to energize Albany, particularly their top line of Limoges-Hynes-Daley. But they weren't able to do anything until there was 2:46 left in the game when Hynes converted a nice pass from Daley in the corner. Hynes, in the high slot, ripped a one timer past Burke. The game was suddenly 2-2.
Gov's got the winning goal with only 9.3 seconds left when Minter, left all alone right in front of Albany goalie Ben Halford, received a nice pass-out from Greg Rooney behind the net. Minter, at a complete standstill, and with the seconds ticking down when the puck landed on his stick, faked a shot, then took a couple steps to his right, deking Halford and sliding the puck right past him into the empty net -- poise plus.
Bryan Sullivan got the empty-netter for Governor's with 2.6 seconds left.
Governor's 2, Albany Academy 0 (after 2) -- The period started out quicker-paced than last. Albany carried play for the first 2-3 minutes, but then Gov's Burke made a nice pad save on a partial breakaway by Tyler Hynes. That appeared to wake up Governor's.
At 4:53 Nathan Ferriero put Gov's up 1-0. Ryan Scarfo set the play up, coming around from behind the net and, with Albany's goalie down-and-out, found Ferriero at the top of the crease for a tap-in.
At the 8:00 minute mark, Bryan Sullivan scored a rebound goal to put Governor's up 2-0. Governor's carried play for the rest of the period, and had a couple more good chances -- Ferriero in particular.
Governor's 0, Albany Academy 0 (after 1) -- Rory Burke is in net for Gov's; Ben Halford for Albany. Alex Minter had a decent scoring opportunity for Gov's, and Greg Warnken had a better one for Albany. Overall, though, this was a less-than-scintillating first period that featured a lot of neutral zone play.
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-- Bligh and Curtis Each Score Two Goals in First as Dexter Advances.
Dexter 5, Tilton 1 (final) -- Tilton finally gets on the board at 3:39 of the third period as Harry Brockman buried a rebound to make it a 4-1 game.
Dexter took two penalties in the middle of the period, and killed both of them off. They also killed off whatever hopes Tilton had of a comeback.
Dexter made it 5-1, when, with 1:22 left and his team on a power play, Stephen McKenna scored a wraparound goal.
Dexter 4, Tilton 0 (after 2) -- The dullest period of the tournament thus far.
Dexter 4, Tilton 0 (after 1) -- Dexter scores just 46 seconds in when Nick Bligh bangs home a rebound out of mid-air.
Dexter goes up 2-0 at 7:17. Bligh again, this time a backhander in tight, up high.
Dexter makes it 3-0 when a Pat Curtis wrister from the left side hits the crossbar -- top right corner -- and goes in at 10:38.
At 16:04, Curtis strikes again, taking a nice cross-ice pass from John Magliozzi, and then, coming down left side, firing a snapshot inside the far post.
Kevin Green is in net for Dexter. #33; William Flachsbinder for Tilton.
There were no penalties called, and Dexter was as dominant as score indicates.
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#8 Seed New Hampton Advances to Title Game
New Hampton 5, Gunnery 4 (final) -- New Hampton took a bad penalty behind the play and, at 9:50, Gunnery cashed in when Anthony Luzzi banged home a rebound goal to make it a 4-3 game.
Gunnery tied it up at 4-4 with 4:55 left when Erik Nilsson scored from a scrum in front, after an initial shot by Terrence Wallin.
New Hampton didn't quit, though, and took back the lead one minute later when a wrister by T.J. Bond deflected off a Gunnery defenseman and past Frondelius. Now, with a 5-4 lead, there was still nearly four minutes to go and Gunnery really cranked it up down the stretch, peppering New Hampton's goalie, Schwan, who responded with some excellent saves, none more so than a save on Jarrid Privitera with 36 seconds left.
New Hampton 4, Gunnery 2 (after 2) -- A Marc Cibelli rebound goal at 4:09 pulled Gunnery within one.
At 11:14, on a slapshot from the point, Michael Vollmin put New Hampton up 3-1 with a power play goal.
At 14:20, Drew Smolcynski scored a nice rebound goal to bring Gunnery within one goal of New Hampton -- again.
A backbreaker for Gunnery came with 17.4 seconds left in the period when, off a turnover, they allowed New Hampton to regain that two-goal lead. Griffin Votolato scored it off a nice pass from Steven Berry.
Over the course of the period, Gunnery had the edge in play again. They are faster and more physical than New Hampton, but, going into the third, they have a hole to dig out of.
New Hampton 2, Gunnery 0 (after 1) -- On the PP, Connor Gorman put New Hampton up 1-0 with a really nice breakaway goal at 5:23.
Just 19 seconds later, John-Patrick Humphrey scored a shot-side goal to up the lead to 2-0.
Gunnery is playing physically and has the edge in play -- but not the goals.
Goaltenders are sophomore Anton Frondelius (Gunnery) and senior Max Schwan (New Hampton). Bobby Segin was unable to start for Gunnery due to a separated shoulder.
Today's Schedule:
9:00 am -- New Hampton vs. Gunnery (small school semifinal #1)
11:30 am -- Dexter vs. Tilton (small school semifinal #2)
2:00 pm -- Albany vs. Governor's (large school semifinal #1)
4:30 pm -- Westminster vs. Belmont Hill (large school semifinal #2)
Sunday's Schedule:
10:30 am -- Piatelli/Simmons (Small School) Final -- New Hampton vs. Dexter
1:00 pm -- -Martin-Earl (Large School) Governor's' vs. Westminster
3:30 pm -- Stuart/Corkery (Open) Final -- Kent vs. Milton
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
