Hershey and Carlisle have clinched their respective divisions and are now officially set to meet for the Mid Penn Championship game next Thursday, May 8th, at Landis Field. This is the third straight year the two schools will meet for the title. Hershey won in 2012 with Carlisle winning last year 12-8. Congratulations to both teams, players, coaches, and fans. Should be a great game.
HERSHEY 16 MECHANICSBURG 0
- Hershey needed a win on the road at Mechanicsburg to capture the Keystone Division and earn their third consecutive trip to the Mid Penn Championship. The Wildcats were a long shot to foil their plans and despite the absence of some key Hershey seniors in the lineup the Trojans took care of this one with ease.
The first and second quarters saw Hershey out score Mechanicsburg 6-0 in both frames for a 12-0 lead and a running clock the rest of the game. The Wildcats had some decent looks at the net here and there but still suffered their second shut out of the season and have now lost 11 straight. Aaron Heisey, the Wildcats leading scorer on the year, was in the net as their seventh goalie this season. Heisey played well against a lot of good Hershey looks at the net.
Logan Calhoun (3 goals, 3 assists), George Briggs (2 goals, 2 assists), and Joe Olives (3 goals) had nice days on attack while they were on h field for Hershey.
CARLISLE 12 STATE COLLEGE 4
- Carlisle's last hurdle to their third straight appearance in the championship game was a road trip to play a quality opponent in State College. The long bus ride may have thrown the Herd off a bit as State College led 2-1 at the end of the first quarter and we were knotted up at 2 by the half. Then Coack Kidder's squad went to work. A 6-1 third quarter was followed by a 4-1 fourth quarter where Carlisle was able to pull away and capture the Commonwealth Division.
As expected Max Breschi was heavily involved with 3 goals and 5 assists. Collin Wallace had another terrific day with 4 goals and 1 assist while Hunter Scott stepped into the role of third leading scorer with 3 goals and 1 assist. The Herd defense was locked in on Little Lion leading scorer Brady Frank as he was absent from scoring. Luc Michael could only manage one goal while Sam Schwab led SC with two scores.
Carlisle will wrap up their season Monday against Mechanicsburg at home for their senior night. Then they prepare to try and repeat as champions against a Hershey squad they beat earlier in the season.
CHAMBERSBURG 9 PALMYRA 8
- Palmyra falls to 7-9 after another close loss. Chambersburg and Palmyra have had 1 point games the past four years where the home team has been the victor. The Cougars have now lost 7 games by a combined 11 goals. That is absolutely heart breaking. If they get over the hump in 3 or 4 of those games they have a serious shot at districts (currently ranked 27th). As it is now this is a season they will look back on think "what if."
- Palmyra falls to 7-9 after another close loss. Chambersburg and Palmyra have had 1 point games the past four years where the home team has been the victor. The Cougars have now lost 7 games by a combined 11 goals. That is absolutely heart breaking. If they get over the hump in 3 or 4 of those games they have a serious shot at districts (currently ranked 27th). As it is now this is a season they will look back on think "what if."
Chambersburg got the early edge going up 4-1 at the end of the first quarter and then 7-1 by halftime. Coach Gatano's boys dug in and played tough defense in the third to get the score to 7-2. The Cougars went on a scoring barrage in the final frame out scoring the Trojans 6-2. The games tied up at 8-8 with 50 seconds left when a Sam Wasson save was taken away from Palmyra by push call. Nick Lombardozzi was able to finish a nice left handed shot to put Chambersburg up for good. Palmyra did have one last attempt with about 10 seconds left but could not connect.
The Trojans were led by JT Hopple (4 goals and 1 assist) and Lombardozzi (3 goals). Chambersburg has now won three straight, four of their last five, and is a game above .500 aiming for a strong finish to the season. Joey Hess continued to score and feed for Palmyra with 2 goals and 2 assists on the day. Next up for Palmyra is Mechanicsburg on Saturday night for their senior day.
CUMBERLAND VALLEY 16 BISHOP MCDEVITT 10
- If your going off the records the Eagles should have walked away with this one early. No one told that to Coach Walters and the Crusaders as they gave CV everything they could handle early on. McDevitt was knocking on the door at the end of the first quarter only trailing 4-3. The Eagles opened things up in the second quarter taking an 11-5 lead. McDevitt did everything they could to fight back winning the third 3-2 but didn't have enough to make this one close at the end.
Coach Bogazyck's team was led again by Rod Jamieson (4 goals, 3 assists) and Tommy Lehman (5 goals, 1 assist). Both those players are having excellent second halls of the season. The a Crusaders were led by Chrisitian Fairfax and Griffin Hanes who each had 3 goals on McDevitt senior night.
Cumberland Valley sits at 15 for the district playoffs and will need to win out in order to control their destiny. They finish the season at home on Tuesday against a tough Northern York team. They have won three out of their last four and are in a good position for a playoff birth.
TRINITY 19 CD EAST 1
- Trinity's senior night got off to a bang and never seemed to stop. Going up 6-0 in the first they were able to continue to pour it on leading 17-0 headed in the fourth quarter. A whopping 15 players were involved in their scoring with sophomore Jesse Altmeyer having the high point total on the day with 1 goal and 8 assists. Junior midfielder CJ Sherlock had 3 goals and crafty left handed attackman Kyle Scott had 2 goals and 2 assists.Shawn Stickle was able to prevent the shutout with a fourth quarter goal for East.
The Shamrocks will have a couple challenging games in West York and Central Dauphin in the next five days to prepare them for their third straight district playoff appearance. Will this be the year they get their first district win and possibly play for a state playoff appearance?
CD East is in serious danger of not winning a game this season with Northern, Palmyra, and Mifflinburg left on the schedule.
- Trinity's senior night got off to a bang and never seemed to stop. Going up 6-0 in the first they were able to continue to pour it on leading 17-0 headed in the fourth quarter. A whopping 15 players were involved in their scoring with sophomore Jesse Altmeyer having the high point total on the day with 1 goal and 8 assists. Junior midfielder CJ Sherlock had 3 goals and crafty left handed attackman Kyle Scott had 2 goals and 2 assists.Shawn Stickle was able to prevent the shutout with a fourth quarter goal for East.
The Shamrocks will have a couple challenging games in West York and Central Dauphin in the next five days to prepare them for their third straight district playoff appearance. Will this be the year they get their first district win and possibly play for a state playoff appearance?
CD East is in serious danger of not winning a game this season with Northern, Palmyra, and Mifflinburg left on the schedule.
STANDINGS
Commonwealth Division
| TEAM | LEAGUE | OVERALL |
|---|---|---|
| *Carlisle | 11-0 | 13-2 |
| Trinity | 8-2 | 12-2 |
| Cumberland Valley | 7-4 | 10-7 |
| State College | 7-4 | 8-7 |
| Chambersburg | 5-5 | 7-6 |
| Northern York | 4-4 | 6-7 |
| Mechanicsburg | 1-9 | 2-12 |
Keystone Division
| TEAM | LEAGUE | OVERALL |
|---|---|---|
| *Hershey | 9-1 | 13-2 |
| Central Dauphin | 6-4 | 9-5 |
| Lower Dauphin | 4-7 | 6-8 |
| Palmyra | 2-8 | 7-9 |
| Bishop McDevitt | 2-8 | 3-12 |
| CD East | 0-10 | 0-14 |
*Division Champion
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