Wed. 1/6/16
Brooks Upsets #2 Exeter in OT
-- Win is School's First-Ever Over Exeter
North Andover, Mass. -- With the clock ticking down on overtime, Brooks sophomore Max Rand dug the puck out of the right corner and found junior Niko Price in the slot. Price, who had to spin around to get the shot on net, sent a low backhander past Exeter PG goalie Joey Lazzaro for the game-winner at 4:45 of overtime.
The win, a thrill for the home crowd, was also the first-ever for Brooks against Exeter, which is currently ranked #2.
Brooks was shorthanded going into the game, as all three of their freshmen were on a class trip. A couple of forwards -- Lewis Evans and Turner Cepuritis -- had to move back and play D.
Exeter got on the board first -- just 30 seconds into the game -- on a Devin Moore goal, but over the next four minutes, the hosts would tie it up on goals from Henry Cormier and Paul Capozzi to take a 2-1 lead.
The game would hang there through the remainder of the first, and all of the second. Finally, at 5:30 of the third, Exeter was able to tie it up at 2-2 on a Jordan Haney goal, a high shot from the point that found its way through traffic and beat Brooks junior goaltender Johnny Trotto over this left shoulder.
A key to the game came when Exeter went on a full 5-on-3 power play -- and got nothing. With players on the Brooks bench loudly urging the penalty killers on, players were blocking shots and closing off lanes.
"I am so proud of how hard they competed, and how disciplined they were for all three periods," said Brooks coach Dave Ries afterward.
"We kept our shifts short and protected the middle of the ice," added Ries. "That 5-on-3 penalty kill was a huge boost. The bench was just great. And, as he was all night long, Johnny Trotto was great in net."
Exeter coach Dana Barbin said, "The team that deserved to win this game won it. We weren't ready to play in the first. They won all the battles early. We woke up a little later. I thought both goalies played really well -- there were a lot of point-blank chances."
Asked about his team's full 5-on-3 man advantage in the third, Barbin said, "We let Brooks touch the puck too much. They got it out of the zone three times. On a 5-on-3 you shouldn't get the puck out of the zone even once. We could have won the game right there."
"I tip my hat to Brooks and Dave Ries," Barbin added. "He's worked hard to build that program to what it is today. His team is a reflection of that."
Sun. 1/31/16
Girls' Prep Composite, Week of Feb. 1, 2016
Mon. Feb. 1
Newton CD @ Beaver Country Day , 4:15 pm
Tilton @ New Hampton, 4:30 pm
Gunnery @ Hotchkiss, 4:45 pm
Tues. Feb. 2
LaSalle Academy @ Portsmouth Abbey, 6:00 pm
Wed. Feb. 3
Kimball Union vs. Kents Hill, 1:45 pm -- at Phillips Exeter Academy
Berkshire @ Hotchkiss, 2:00 pm
Proctor @ Vermont Academy, 2:30 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Gunnery, 3:00 pm
Tabor @ Rivers, 3:00 pm
Westminster @ Pomfret, 3:00 pm
Groton @ Middlesex, 3:00 pm
Holderness vs. Hebron, 3:00 pm -- at North Conway, NH
Millbrook @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:00 pm
Andover @ Exeter, 3:00 pm
Southfield @ Worcester Academy, 3:15 pm
New Hampton @ Cushing, 3:30 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Milton, 3:30 pm
St. Paul's @ St. Mark's, 3:30 pm
Thayer @ Brooks, 3:30 pm
Stanstead College @ Tilton, 3:30 pm
Noble & Greenough @ St. George's, 4:15 pm
Greenwich @ Kent, 4:30 pm
Taft @ Williston-Northampton, 4:30 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Choate, 4:45 pm
Berwick @ North Yarmouth Academy, 4:45 pm
Lawrenceville @ Canterbury, 5:00 pm
Governor's @ BB&N, 5:30 pm
Beaver Country Day @ Pingree, 5:30 pm
NEWHL @ Deerfield, 6:15 pm (S)
Fri. Feb. 5
Rye Country Day @ Greenwich, 3:30 pm
New Hampton @ St. Paul's, 4:30 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Cushing, 5:00 pm
Winsor @ Pingree, 5:00 pm
Rivers @ Milton, 5:00 pm
Berwick @ Proctor, 5:30 pm
Hebron @ Middlesex, 5:30 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Tabor, 6:30 pm
Sat. Feb. 6
North Yarmouth Academy @ Holderness, 12:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ St. George's, 1:00 pm
New Hampton @ Andover, 1:15 pm
Worcester Academy @ Winchendon, 2:00 pm
Middlesex @ Southfield, 2:00 pm
Pingree @ Tilton, 2:30 pm
Milton @ Thayer, 2:45 pm
Brooks @ Noble & Greenough, 3:15 pm
Exeter @ BB&N, 4:00 pm
Tabor @ St. Mark's, 4:15 pm
Groton @ Governor's, 4:45 pm
Proctor @ Kimball Union, 6:00 pm
Hill School @ Northwood, 8:00 pm
Sun. Feb. 7
Hill School @ Northwood, 1:00 pm
Mon. Feb. 8
Winsor @ Middlesex, 4:45 pm
Sun. 1/24/16
Girls' Prep Composite, Week of Jan. 25, 2016
Mon. Jan. 25
Taft @ Gunnery, 5:00 pm
Andover @ BB&N, 5:15 pm
St. George's @ Portsmouth Abbey, 6:30 pm
Wed. Jan. 27
Hotchkiss @ Millbrook, 2:30 pm
Tilton @ Exeter, 2:30 pm
Thayer @ Rivers, 3:00 pm
Worcester Academy @ Brooks, 3:30 pm
Andover @ Cushing, 3:30 pm
Choate @ Kent, 3:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Westminster, 3:30 pm
Canterbury @ Rye Country Day, 3:30 pm
Vermont Academy @ Stanstead College, 4:00 pm
Gunnery @ Berkshire, 4:00 pm
Winchendon @ New Hampton, 4:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 4:30 pm
St. George's @ St. Mark's, 4:30 pm
Berwick @ Newton Country Day, 4:30 pm
Groton @ Pingree, 4:30 pm
Holderness @ Kimball Union, 4:30 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Kingswood-Oxford, 4:30 pm
Taft @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:45 pm
Proctor @ North Yarmouth Academy, 4:45 pm
Deerfield @ Pomfret, 4:45 pm
Southfield @ Governor's, 5:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Noble & Greenough, 5:30 pm
Wyoming Seminary @ Hill, 6:15 pm
Thurs. Jan. 28
Kingswood-Oxford @ Canterbury, 5:30 pm
Fri. Jan. 29
Winchendon @ St. Paul's, 3:30 pm
Winsor @ Newton Country Day, 3:45 pm
Vermont Academy @ New Hampton, 4:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Groton, 4:30 pm
Cushing @ Noble & Greenough, 5:00 pm
Holderness @ Worcester Academy, 5:15 pm
Exeter @ Berwick, 5:30 pm
Kimball Union @ Governor's, 6:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ Loomis-Chaffee, 7:00 pm
Sat. Jan. 30
Brewster @ Choate, 12:00 pm
Beaver Country Day @ Portsmouth Abbey, 1:30 pm
Worcester Academy @ Kingswood-Oxford, 2:00 pm
BB&N @ Cushing, 2:00 pm
Tilton @ Governor's, 2:00 pm
Thayer @ Middlesex, 2:00 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Greenwich, 2:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm
Pomfret @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 2:30 pm
Hebron @ Exeter, 3:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Winchendon, 3:00 pm
New Hampton @ St. Mark's, 4:00 pm
Westminster @ Tabor, 4:00 pm
Southfield @ Brooks, 4:00 pm
Groton @ Holderness, 4:00 pm
Deerfield @ Andover, 4:00 pm
Winsor @ Berwick, 4:30 pm
Millbrook @ Berkshire, 4:30 pm
Hill School @ Canterbury, 6:00 pm
Kent @ Taft, 7:00 pm
Mon. Feb. 1
Newton CD @ Beaver CD , 4:15 pm
Tilton @ New Hampton, 4:30 pm
Gunnery @ Hotchkiss, 4:45 pm
Sun. 1/17/16 -- Last update: Sat. 1/23 at 12:25 pm. Please see below for storm cancellations/postponements.
Girls' Prep Composite, Week of Jan. 18, 2016
Mon. Jan. 18
Tilton @ Holderness, 4:00 pm
Westminster @ Loomis-Chaffee, 6:00 pm
Wed. Jan. 20
Exeter @ Holderness, 1:30 pm
Cushing vs. Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm (at Trinity College)
Canterbury @ Gunnery, 2:30 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Taft, 2:45 pm
Pingree @ Worcester Academy, 3:00 pm
Brewster Academy @ Noble & Greenough, 3:00 pm
Andover @ Lawrence Academy, 3:00 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Berkshire, 3:00 pm
Rivers @ BB&N, 3:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Middlesex, 3:15 pm
St. Paul's @ Thayer, 3:15 pm
Beaver Country Day @ Berwick, 3:30 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Hebron, 4:00 pm
Kimball Union @ Vermont Academy, 4:00 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Newton CD, 4:00 pm
Millbrook @ Westminster, 4:15 pm
Proctor @ Groton, 4:15 pm
Choate @ Deerfield, 4:15 pm
Pomfret @ Kent, 4:30 pm
St. George's @ Tabor, 4:30 pm
Governor's @ Milton, 4:30 pm
Brooks @ Tilton, 5:15 pm
Fri. Jan. 22
Kents Hill @ Thayer, 4:15 pm
Cushing @ Middlesex, 5:00 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Berwick, 5:00 pm
Groton @ Rivers, 5:00 pm
Exeter @ St. Paul's, 5:30 pm
New Hampton @ Deerfield, 6:00 pm
Hill School vs. Portledge, 9:00 pm (at Shady Side Academy)
Sat. Jan. 23
Noble & Greenough @ Exeter, 2:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Thayer, 2:15 pm -- moved up to Fri. 1/22 at 4:15 pm
New Hampton @ Choate, 3:00 pm -- cancelled
BB&N @ Winchendon, 3:00 pm
Kimball Union @ Berwick, 3:15 pm
St. Mark's @ Andover, 3:30 pm
Newton CD @ Middlesex, 3:30 pm
Greenwich @ Millbrook, 4:00 pm -- postponed to Mon. 2/22
Vermont Academy @ Groton, 4:00 pm
Holton-Arms vs. Hill School, 4:00 pm -- cancelled
Tabor @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:15 pm -- cancelled
Holderness @ Southfield, 4:15 pm
Hotchkiss @ Westminster, 4:30 pm -- postponed to Mon. 2/22
Kent @ Williston-Northampton, 4:30 pm -- cancelled
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ Tilton, 4:30 pm
Gunnery @ Lawrenceville, 4:30 pm -- cancelled
St. George's @ Governor's, 4:45 pm
Brewster Academy @ Rivers, 5:00 pm
Canterbury @ Kingswood-Oxford, 5:00 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Pingree, 5:00 pm
Berkshire @ Lawrence Academy, 5:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Milton, 5:30 pm
Deerfield @ Taft, 5:30 pm -- cancelled
Kingswood-Oxford @ Canterbury, 6:00 pm -- postponed to Thurs. 1/28 at 5:30 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Worcester Academy, 6:30 pm
Proctor @ Hebron, 6:30 pm
Sun. Jan. 24
Hill School @ Shady Side Academy, 10:30 am
Berkshire @ Cushing, 12:00 pm
Proctor @ Kents Hill, 12:00 pm
Mon. Jan. 25
Andover @ BB&N, 4:45 pm
Taft @ Gunnery, 5:00 pm
Andover @ BB&N, 5:15 pm
St. George's @ Portsmouth Abbey, 6:30 pm
Sun. 1/10/16
Girls' Prep Composite, Week of Jan. 11, 2016
Mon. Jan. 11
Winsor @ Newton CD, 4:30 pm
Westminster @ Gunnery, 5:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Rivers, 5:15 pm
Andover @ Brooks, 5:15 pm
Milton @ BB&N, 5:15 pm
New Hampton @ Holderness, 6:30 pm
Wed. Jan. 13
Holderness @ Tilton, 2:00 pm
Brooks @ St. Paul's, 2:30 pm
Kent @ Loomis-Chaffee, 3:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Lawrence Academy, 3:15 pm
Exeter @ Worcester Academy, 3:30 pm
Westminster @ Choate, 3:30 pm
Cushing @ Brewster Academy, 3:30 pm
BB&N @ Tabor, 3:30 pm
Pomfret @ Taft, 3:30 pm
Greenwich @ Hotchkiss, 4:00 pm
Deerfield @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 4:00 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Berkshire, 4:00 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Groton, 4:00 pm
Newton CD @ Pingree, 4:00 pm
Berwick @ Hebron, 4:15 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
Middlesex @ Noble & Greenough, 4:30 pm
Millbrook @ Canterbury, 4:30 pm
Governor's @ Kingswood-Oxford, 4:30 pm
Kimball Union @ Stanstead College, 4:30 pm
Rivers @ St. George's, 4:30 pm
Vermont Academy @ Gunnery, 4:30 pm
Winchendon @ Proctor, 5:00 pm
Morristown Beard @ Hill School, 5:30 pm
Fri. Jan. 15
Hill School @ Pingry, 3:30 pm
Winchendon @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 4:00 pm
Hebron @ Kents Hill, 4:00 pm
Beaver Country Day @ Pingree, 4:00 pm
Greenwich @ Canterbury, 4:15 pm
Newton CD @ Berwick, 5:00 pm
St. George's @ Southfield, 6:00 pm
Andover @ Brewster Academy, 6:15 pm
Pomfret @ Lawrence Academy, 6:30 pm
New Hampton @ BB&N, 7:15 pm
Sat. Jan. 16
Parent-Daughter Game @ Pomfret, 12:00 pm (S)
Williston-Northampton @ Gunnery, 1:00 pm
Cushing @ St. Mark's, 2:00 pm
New Hampton @ Tabor, 2:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Berkshire, 2:00 pm
Middlesex @ Governor's, 2:00 pm
Milton @ Groton, 2:00 pm
Deerfield @ Exeter, 2:00 pm
Rye Country Day @ Hill School, 2:00 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Brooks, 2:30 pm
Andover @ St. Paul's, 3:00 pm
Canterbury @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:00 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Tilton, 3:00 pm
Thayer @ Southfield, 3:00 pm
Proctor @ Pingree, 3:30 pm
Westminster @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 4:00 pm
Kimball Union @ Holderness, 4:00 pm
Winchendon @ Rivers, 4:00 pm
St. George's vs. Kents Hill, 4:00 pm (at Belmont Hill; Belmont, Mass.)
Vermont Academy @ Millbrook, 4:00 pm
Lawrenceville @ Kent, 5:00 pm
Taft @ Choate, 5:00 pm
Worcester Academy @ Berwick, 5:15 pm
Sun. Jan. 17
Lawrenceville @ Berkshire, 1:00 pm
Alumni Game @ Westminster, 3:00 pm (S)
Mon. Jan. 18
Tilton @ Holderness, 4:00 pm
Westminster @ Loomis-Chaffee, 6:00 pm
Mon. 1/4/16
Girls' Prep Composite, Week of Jan. 4, 2016
Wed. Jan 6
Canterbury @ Kent, 2:30 pm
Princeton High School @ Hill School, 2:45 pm
Winchendon @ Noble & Greenough, 3:15 pm
Holderness @ Berwick, 3:30 pm
Greenwich @ Rye Country Day, 3:30 pm
Worcester Academy @ Andover, 4:00 pm
Kimball Union @ Brewster Academy, 4:00 pm
Northfield - Mt. Hermon @ New Hampton, 4:00 pm
Exeter @ Pomfret, 4:00 pm
BB&N @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:15 pm
St. Mark's @ Southfield, 4:15 pm
Pingree @ Groton, 4:30 pm
Millbrook vs. St. George's, 4:30 pm (at Choate Rosemary Hall)
Winsor @ Thayer, 4:30 pm
Brewster Bulldogs @ Gunnery, 4:30 pm
Kents Hill @ North Yarmouth Academy, 4:45 pm
NEWHL @ Middlesex, 5:15 pm (S)
Ruskus U14 @ Governor's, 5:30 pm (S)
Tilton @ Proctor, 6:15 pm
N.E. Falcons @ Deerfield, 6:30 pm (S)
Fri. Jan. 8
Vermont Academy @ Holderness, 4:00 pm
Newton CD @ Thayer, 4:15 pm
Princeton Day School @ Hill School, 4:45 pm
Worcester Academy @ St. Mark's, 5:00 pm
Rye Country Day @ Kingswood-Oxford, 5:00 pm
Milton @ Southfield, 5:00 pm
New Hampton @ Winchendon, 5:30 pm
Pingree @ Hebron, 6:15 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Hotchkiss, 7:00 pm
Sat. Jan. 9
Lawrence Academy @ Cushing, 1:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Kent, 1:00 pm
Choate @ Andover, 1:15 pm
Berwick @ Portsmouth Abbey, 1:30 pm
BB&N @ Groton, 2:00 pm
Brewster Academy @ Exeter, 2:30 pm
Lawrenceville @ St. Paul's, 2:30 pm
Brooks @ Rivers, 3:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Governor's, 3:30 pm
Hill School @ Greenwich, 3:30 pm
Proctor @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 4:00 pm
Gunnery @ St. George's, 4:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Pomfret, 4:30 pm
Tabor @ Williston-Northampton, 4:30 pm
Westminster @ Taft, 4:30 pm
Holderness @ North Yarmouth Academy, 5:30 pm
Canterbury @ Kimball Union, 6:30 pm
Millbrook @ Tilton, 6:30 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Berkshire, 7:00 pm
Sun. Jan. 10
Canterbury @ Tilton, 12:00 pm
Millbrook @ Kimball Union, 12:00 pm
Mon. Jan. 11
Winsor @ Newton CD, 4:30 pm
Westminster @ Gunnery, 5:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Rivers, 5:15 pm
Andover @ Brooks, 5:15 pm
Milton @ BB&N, 5:15 pm
New Hampton @ Holderness, 6:30 pm
Mon. 1/4/16
Mon. Jan. 4th, 2016 Tournament Results
Phillips Exeter Tournament (Day 2 of 2)
At Phillips Exeter Academy; Exeter, NH
Cardinal Division: Exeter, Milton, Proctor, Stanstead.
Grey Division: Brooks, King's, Rice, Vermont.
Rice vs. King's
Proctor 3, Milton 0
Stanstead 9, Exeter 1
Brooks 5, Vermont 1
Playoffs:
2 vs. 2 -- Proctor 2, Rice 0
3 vs. 3 -- Brooks 2, Exeter 1
4 vs. 4 -- Milton 4, Vermont 0
Championship -- Stanstead 6, King's 2
Sun. 1/3/16
Sun. Jan. 3rd, 2016 Tournament Results
Winchendon School Invitational (Day 2 of 2)
At the Winchendon School; Winchendon, Mass.
Playoff Schedule:
9:00 am -- 5th Place -- Lawrence 8, Cushing 1
11:15 am -- 3rd Place -- Winchendon 2, NMH 0
1:30 pm -- Championship -- Williston 1, BB&N 0
All-Tournament Team:
Shannon Griffin, BB&N
Molly Griffin, BB&N
Ronnie Callahan, Cushing
Gloria Bilafer, Cushing
Laura Lundblad, Lawrence
Kyla Floresca, Lawrence
Allison First, NMH
Ellie Fellows, NMH
Morgan Fisher, Williston
Julia MacLean, Williston
Shelby Foran, Winchendon
Giana Savastano, Winchendon
Phillips Exeter Tournament (Day 1 of 2)
At Phillips Exeter Academy; Exeter, NH
Cardinal Division: Exeter, Milton, Proctor, Stanstead.
Grey Division: Brooks, King's, Rice, Vermont.
Stanstead 3, Milton 1
Brooks 2, King's 1 (OT)
Exeter 5, Proctor 4 (SO)
Rice 3, Vermont 2
Milton 2, Exeter 1 (OT)
Kings 4, Vermont 0
Rice 5, Brooks 3
Stanstead 4, Proctor 2
Sat/ 1/2/16
Sat. Jan. 2nd, 2016 Tournament Results
Winchendon School Invitational (Day 1 of 2)
At the Winchendon School; Winchendon, Mass.
BB&N 4, Cushing 2
Winchendon 3, Lawrence 2 (SO)
NMH 3, Cushing 2
Williston 1, Lawrence 0
BB&N 1, NMH 0
Williston 4, Winchendon 1
Sunday Playoff Schedule:
9:00 am -- 5th Place -- Cushing vs. Lawrence
11:15 am -- 3rd Place -- NMH vs. Winchendon
1:30 pm -- Championship -- BB&N vs. Williston
