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Wed. 2/3/16

Harper & Co. Strike Late

Avon, Conn. -- Westminster did a great job keeping Avon senior center Patrick Harper off the board for two-and-a-half periods on Wednesday.

At times, Harper was virtually invisible.

Problem was, Westminster couldn't take advantage. While they had some excellent chances over the first couple of periods, the Martlets were unable to solve Avon goaltender Brandon Schellin. A junior from Colt's Neck, NJ., Schellin was standing in for Matt Ladd, who pulled his groin in practice earlier this week.

At the other end, Avon was struggling to get anything past Westminster's Stephen Gasior. Both teams were playing good, hard-fought, uptempo hockey. As the midway point of the third period neared, it looked like the game could be headed into a 0-0 overtime.

But then things changed quickly, as Harper (1g, 2a) and his linemates, Jamie Armstrong (1g) and Jake Witkowski (1g, 1a), stuck hard and fast, scoring three goals -- one even-strength, one shorthanded, and one on a 5x3 -- in a span of 7:09.

Avon went up 1-0 when Harper got the puck to senior defenseman Adam Karashik inside the blue line. Karashik spotted Armstrong barreling down the left side and hit him with a perfect pass. Armstrong, insted of shooting, put a nice deke on Gasior and slid it by him at the 8:09 mark.

A little over two minutes later, with Westminster on the power play, Johnny McDermott, deep in his own end, was stripped by fellow BU recruit Harper. Harper, in turn, quickly fed the puck to Witkowski on the doorstep for a backbreaking shorty, making it a 2-0 game at the 10:12 mark.

A little over five minutes after that, with the Winged Beavers on a 5-on-3 power play, Harper buried one from the slot, with assists going to Karashik and Witkowski with 2:42 left to play.

And that was it.

#1 Avon outshot Westminster 33-24 and improved to 15-1-2. Westminster drops to 10-7-2.

Schellin's shutout was his third in the seven games he's played this season.

"Our goalie came up big in the first period," said Avon head coach John Gardner. "He played with a lot of poise."

"Their goalie played well, too. We were playing a good team and we gave ourselves opportunities, but we didn't get frustrated. I thought we played good team defense."

"And then in the third period," Gardner added. "Harper woke up."

Westminster coach Tim Joncas was pleased with his team's effort. The Martlets lost defenseman Kevin O'Leary to injury in the game's first shift, to go on top of several other injured players. They have scored a total of 4 goals over their last five games.

"We can't afford to make mistakes against a team like that," Joncas said. "We gave them quality opportunities and they wound up in the back of the net. We had some good chances in the first period but couldn't score. Right now, we're just trying to find combinations that work." 

Sun. 2/28/16 -- Updated Mon. a.m.

2016 Girls Prep Playoff Schedule

 Here are the matchups. We'll be filling in the game times as they become available.

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 -- Quarterfinals -- at Campus Sites

Div. I
#1 Nobles vs. #8 St. Paul's, 3:30 pm -- @ Nobles
#2 Williston vs. #7 Milton, 5:00 pm -- @ Williston
#3 Loomis vs. #6 New Hampton, 4:15 pm -- @ Loomis
#4 Kent vs #5 Andover, 3:45 pm -- @ Choate

Div. II
#1 Brooks vs. #8 Southfield, 3:30 pm -- @ Brooks
#2 St. George's vs. #7 Gunnery, 3:00 pm -- @ St. George's
#3 Worcester vs. #6 Canterbury, 3:30 pm -- @ NESC, Marlborough, Mass.
#4 Rivers vs. #5 Proctor, 5:00 pm -- @ Rivers

Saturday, March 5, 2016 -- Semifinals -- at Higher Seeds

Div. I
#1-8 winner vs. #4-5 winner
#2-7 winner vs. #3-6 winner

Div. II
#1-8 winner vs. #4-5 winner
#2-7 winner vs. #3-6 winner

Sunday, March 6, 2016 -- Championship Games -- at Noble & Greenough School
Div. II -- 12:30 pm
Div. I -- 3:00 pm

Sun. 2/21/16

Girls' Prep Composite, Week of Feb. 22, 2016

Sun. 2/14/16

Girls' Prep Composite, Week of Feb. 15, 2016

Mon. Feb. 15
St. George's @ Governor's, 4:15 pm
Rivers @ Milton, 5:15 pm

Tues. Feb. 16
Stanstead College @ Brewster Academy, 4:00 pm -- cancelled

Wed. Feb. 17
Loomis-Chaffee @ Pomfret, 2:30 pm
Kent @ Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm
Northfield-Mt. Hermon @ Williston-Northampton, 2:30 pm
Kimball Union @ Tilton, 2:30 pm
Winchendon @ Worcester Academy, 3:00 pm
Middlesex @ Lawrence Academy, 3:00 pm
Taft @ Westminster, 3:00 pm
Andover @ Noble & Greenough, 3:15 pm
Rivers @ Governor's, 3:45 pm
Cushing @ Deerfield, 4:00 pm
Tabor @ Exeter, 4:00 pm
Canterbury @ Millbrook, 4:00 pm
Thayer @ St. Mark's, 4:15 pm
Berwick @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
Groton @ Brooks, 4:30 pm
St. George's @ Milton, 4:30 pm
Gunnery @ Vermont Academy, 4:30 pm
Choate @ Berkshire, 4:30 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Pingree, 4:30 pm
St. Paul's @ BB&N, 4:45 pm
Hebron @ Proctor, 4:45 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Rye Country Day, 4:45 pm
Kents Hill @ North Yarmouth Academy, 4:45 pm
New Hampton @ Southfield, 5:00 pm

Fri. Feb 19
BB&N @ Lawrence Academy, 8:00 am
Berwick @ Pingree, 4:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Thayer, 4:15 pm
Southfield @ Tabor, 4:30 pm
Vermont Academy @ Kimball Union, 4:30 pm
Hebron @ North Yarmouth Academy, 4:45 pm
Newton CD @ Portsmouth Abbey, 4:45 pm
Brooks @ Middlesex, 5:00 pm
Milton @ Andover, 5:30 pm
Northfield-Mt. Hermon @ Cushing, 5:45 pm
Kent @ Berkshire, 5:45 pm
Holderness @ Worcester Academy, 7:00 pm

Sat. Feb. 20
Lawrence Academy @ Governor's, 12:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ Milton, 1:00 pm
Pomfret @ Cushing, 1:00 pm
Northfield-Mt. Hermon @ Exeter, 1:30 pm
Winsor @ Portsmouth Abbey, 1:30 pm
Kents Hill @ New Hampton, 2:00 pm
BB&N @ St. Mark's, 2:00 pm
Choate @ Taft, 2:00 pm
Rivers @ Proctor, 2:00 pm
Tilton @ Vermont Academy, 2:30 pm
Darien HS @ Greenwich, 2:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Noble & Greenough, 3:00 pm
Berwick @ Southfield, 3:00 pm
Groton @ St. George's, 3:00 pm
Holderness @ Middlesex, 3:00 pm
Brooks @ Tabor, 3:15 pm
Hebron @ Kimball Union, 4:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Newton CD, 4:00 pm
Millbrook @ Lawrenceville, 4:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Loomis-Chaffee, 5:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Deerfield, 5:00 pm
Berkshire @ Westminster, 5:00 pm
Canterbury @ Winchendon, 5:00 pm

Sun. Feb. 21
Deerfield @ Taft, 1:00 pm

Mon. Feb. 22
Greenwich @ Millbrook, 4:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Westminster, 5:00 pm
Canterbury @ Berkshire, 5:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Tabor, 6:00 pm 

Sun. 2/7/16

Girls' Prep Composite, Week of Feb. 8, 2016

Mon. Feb. 8
Winsor @ Middlesex, 4:45 pm

Wed. Feb. 10
Kent @ Canterbury, 2:00 pm
Exeter @ Kimball Union, 2:00 pm
Millbrook @ Gunnery, 2:30 pm
Hotchkiss @ Loomis-Chaffee, 3:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Middlesex, 3:00 pm
Taft @ Greenwich, 3:00 pm
Winchendon @ Southfield, 3:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Tilton, 3:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Milton, 3:15 pm
Thayer @ Governor's, 3:15 pm
Tabor @ Andover, 3:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Choate, 3:30 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Groton, 3:45 pm
Holderness @ Brooks, 3:45 pm
Brewster Academy @ Proctor, 4:00 pm
Stanstead College @ New Hampton, 4:00 pm
North Yarmouth Academy @ Newton CD, 4:00 pm
St. George's @ BB&N, 4:00 pm
Berkshire @ Pomfret, 4:00 pm
Worcester Academy @ Rivers, 4:30 pm
Deerfield @ Westminster, 4:30 pm
Pingree @ Portsmouth Abbey, 4:30 pm
Berwick @ Hebron, 4:45 pm
Cushing @ Lawrence Academy, 5:30 pm

Thurs. Feb. 11
Berwick @ Kents Hill, 5:45 pm

Fri. Feb. 12
Brewster Academy @ New Hampton, 4:00 pm
Newton CD @ Winsor, 4:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Tabor, 4:15 pm
Vermont Academy @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 4:30 pm
BB&N @ Noble & Greenough, 5:30 pm
Governor's @ Andover, 6:00 pm
Southfield @ Proctor, 6:00 pm

Sat. Feb. 13
Cushing @ Northfield - Mt. Hermon, 1:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Gunnery, 1:30 pm
St. Mark's @ Rivers, 2:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Taft, 2:30 pm
Governor's @ St. Paul's, 2:30 pm
Tabor @ Pomfret, 2:30 pm
Kimball Union @ Williston-Northampton, 2:30 pm
Portsmouth Abbey @ Rye Country Day, 2:45 pm
New Hampton @ Exeter, 3:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Westminster, 3:15 pm
Brooks @ St. George's, 3:30 pm
Canterbury vs. Hebron, 3:30 pm -- at Phillips Exeter
Middlesex @ Milton, 3:30 pm
Holderness @ Proctor, 3:45 pm
Deerfield @ Berkshire, 4:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Winchendon, 4:00 pm
Millbrook @ Kent, 4:30 pm
Vermont Academy @ Worcester Academy, 5:00 pm
Lawrence Academy @ Thayer, 5:30 pm
Choate @ Loomis-Chaffee, 7:00 pm

Sun. Feb. 14
Winchendon @ Hebron, 12:00 pm
Canterbury vs. Kents Hill, 12:30 pm -- at Phillips Exeter 
Lawrenceville @ Hotchkiss, 1:00 pm