The SJHSIHL has put together an All-Star team consisting of juniors and seniors to participate in an All Star Tourney that will compete against teams from other Pennsylvania high school leagues. Each All Star team will play 2 games and showcase their skills in front of local college coaches as well as a selection committee that will ultimately select 20 skaters and 2-3 goalies to represent Team Philadelphia in America’s Showcase, a tournament that features players from all around the country competing against each other.

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James Popp snapped a 1-1 game with just over two minutes left in the game as Cinnaminson defeated Black Horse 2-1 in Tier II action played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. After a scoreless first period that had the Pirates out-shoot Black Horse 13-1. Early in the second period Brandon Greenberg broke through for Cinnaminson as he put home a rebound of a shot by Peter Selnek. Black Horse entered the game averaging over four goals per game but there offense was missing tonight as they managed just 15 shots and only four in the third period.

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Jonathan Ruiz scored his 100th goal as a member of the Williamstown High School Varsity Ice Hockey Club against Black Horse back in November and has since added 19 more goals. We unfortunately were not aware of this back in November, but are aware now and we congratulate Jonny on this remarkable achievement. In addition to his goal record, Ruiz has also compiled 66 assists in his four seasons with the Braves. Having had his older brother Tom precede him did not seem to put any added pressure on Jonny as he has continued to improve his all around game as he also kills penalties as well.

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The EEW got strong goaltending from Shane Lippincott and two goals from Eric Simone as they defeated Washington Township 4-1 in SJHSIHL action at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Having combined the schools of Eastern, Cherry Hill East and Cherry Hill West to form The EEW, this is a very talented team with strong goaltending and 3 good coaches behind the bench. And although this might have been game #17 for Township on the calendar, I can guarantee you that the EEW had this circled from day one.

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The tandem of Taylor Olson and Mike Vulpio combined for seven goals and eight assists as Clearview had little trouble in defeating Cherokee II 9-1 in Friday night action played at Hollydell. After a slow start, Clearview scored three goals in the final three minutes of the first period to jump ahead 3-0. Vulpio opened the scoring on a nice pass from Olson down low to make it 1-0. Then on the power play Olson and Vulpio hooked up again with Vulpio notching his second of the night with one minute left in the period.

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Jeff Steinmann scored a short-handed goal with just over two minutes left in the game as Delran came back from a 3-1 deficit to tie Holy Cross 3-3 in action played at the Igloo in Mt Laurel. Holy Cross led 2-0 after the opening period on goals by Bradley Peditto and Brian Clegg, with Clegg’s coming right at the buzzer. Nick Taylor scored a power play goal with four minutes left in then second period to bring Delran to within 2-1.

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Patrick Curiale ran his goal streak to four games as he netted a hat trick and Tyler Benton and Nick Urban notched their first of the season as Washington Township defeated Lower Cape May 8-0 at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Benton scored the lone goal of the first period as Township led just 1-0 after one. Township broke open the game scoring four goals in a span less than four minutes in the second period.

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Mainland killed off two consecutive power play chances for Cherokee II as they held on for a 4-3 victory. With the win Mainland improved its record to 6-6-4 on the season and is in third place in the Tier II division. Jack Handshaw scored the lone goal of the first period as the teams combined for nine penalties. In the second period both teams capitalized on the power play, each scoring twice with the man advantage. Cherokee II scored two goals in less than one minute early in the period to take a 2-1 lead. After Sam Goldberg tied the score at 1-1, Zack Hendrickson gave Cherokee II a 2-1 lead scoring his fourth goal of the year and his first of two on the night.

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Coming off their second loss of the season on Friday night, Cherokee came out intent on not losing two in a row and Casey Forte and Brian Miller made sure as they led the Chiefs to a 7-1 win over Clearview. Forte had two goals and two assists, Miller added two goals. Midway through the first period Forte found Jason Spieker in front and he re-directed the pass into the net for a 1-0 lead. Later in the period Forte found Dave Mazzilli all alone in front and his quick shot made it 2-0 after one.

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Jared Hand and Eric Simone each scored twice as the EEW defeated Lenape/RV 10-3 at the Skate Zone in Voorhees last night in Tier II action. The EEW was in control from the start scoring three goals in the first period. Simone got things going in the first three minutes as he stole the puck at center ice and broke in on a breakaway and buried his shot for a 1-0 lead. Less than two minutes later Ross Bryan made it 2-0 notching his ninth goal of the year with Marc Duyan getting the assist.

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