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Sun. 2/14/16

Salisbury Tops Cushing, 6-3

Ashburnham, Mass. -- Salisbury, having seen its 11-game win streak stopped by Loomis on Saturday, continued its road trip north on Sunday, arriving at Cushing on a sun-splashed -- but frigid 4 degrees -- afternoon. The Knights started cold, too, as just 28 seconds into the game, Cushing senior wing Ashton Fry came down the right side and fired a shot that Salisbury goalie Nick Sorgio kicked out. The rebound, however, landed right on the stick of d-man Ethan Roswell, who fired it home to give the home team a quick 1-0 lead.

It was the fourth straight goal that Salisbury had allowed. On Saturday, the Knights held a 2-0 lead going into the final period at Loomis but, despite outshooting Loomis 22-8 in the frame -- Loomis's Tim Birarelli was terrific -- gave up three goals and took the loss.

But when Salisbury went down this afternoon, they bounced back, as senior defenseman James Callahan, who'd finish the game with four points (1g,3a), sliced through the Cushing D and slipped a backhander behind Joey Halstrom at the 13:22 mark.

A minute or so later, Cushing senior forward Brent Hill cross-checked, then punched a Salisbury player in the face, earning a five-minute major. Salisbury wasted no time cashing in as Cole Poliziani made a short pass from the post to the top of the crease and Luke Israel deposited it behind Halstrom for the goal that made it 2-1. It would turn out to be the game-winner.

After the game, Salisbury head coach Andrew Will said that a key to the win was, "How we responded after giving up a goal on the first shot -- especially given what happened in the third period last night."

Today's game, which was poorly officiated, really turned on special teams play. Cushing took 11 penalties, and Salisbury 10. A lot of penalties overlapped. At one point the two teams were skating 3-on-3 for well over a minute. Two shorthanded goals were scored. Only three of the games nine goals were scored even strength. Bad calls were made against both teams, in roughly equal measure. It was a difficult game to watch, akin to pond hockey for stretches. Due to all the special team play the final shot total was high: Cushing 39, Salisbury 38. Not an artistic triumph.  

Anyway, we're getting ahead of ourselves here: back to the game. In the second period, Salisbury sophomore Tyce Thompson cut across the slot and took a shot that rebounded out to David Jankowski, who put it behind Halstrom to extend the lead to 3-1 at the 6:27 mark.

With 1:25 left in the period and Cushing on the PP, senior Jacob Kamps knocked home the rebound of a Marc McLaughlin shot to cut Salisbury's lead to 3-2.

In the third, Salisbury extended its lead to 5-2 on goals by Cole Poliziani, who capitalized on a Cushing turnover, and Jordan Kaplan, who scored a shorthanded goal. Cushing answered with a shorthanded goal of their own, as PG forward Jack Dodd picked up a neutral zone turnover and cruised in alone on Sorgio, making it a 5-3 game midway through the third. But Cushing could get no closer, and Salisbury's David Jankowski would add an empty netter off a pass from Anthony Vincent with 13 seconds remaining for the final 6-3 margin.

Cushing coach Rob Gagnon said, "Our D needs to do a better job tightening gaps. We gave up the blue line too easily and our back pressure wasn't hard enough."

"Overall, though, I think this game could be a growing moment for our young guys. When things aren't going your way, and there are adverse penalty calls, you have to smarten up. It's situational awareness. We'll be better for it." 

Andrew Will said, "This weekend was really the start of playoff hockey. I've been stressing the importance of a a full 54 minutes. When you have a team on the ropes you have to play knockout hockey. We didn't do that last night but we did it today. We needed to win today." 

Note: Cushing was without T.J. Walsh and Salisbury was without Jack DeBoer. Both '00 forwards are playing for the US at the IOC-sponsored Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. Team USA is up 2-0 after a 4-1 win over Finland yesterday and an 8-0 win over Norway today. As the playoffs run from Friday-Sunday Feb. 19-21, Walsh and DeBoer won't be back with their respective teams for at least eight days.

 

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