Brian Miller had three goals and Cole Zucker scored twice as the Cherokee Chiefs defeated Conestoga 5-4 and advanced to the finals of the Flyers Cup. The Chiefs, seeded ninth, proved that seeding was way off base as they took the toughest road, playing all games on the road and beating all teams seeded higher than the Chiefs. Cherokee never trailed in the game and took a 2-0 lead late in the first period. Zucker would put home a rebound of a shot by Zach Tiernan with just over three minutes left in the period. Then on the power play Miller notched his first of three on the evening with Zucker and Jason Spieker getting the assists.

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The American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 3 National championship tournament takes place next week (March 14th thru 17th) at CanLan Ice sports in Vineland,NJ. 16 teams (4 teams from each of the ACHA's 4 regions -North/Atlantic/Pacific/South) from across the nation have qualified to participate. Our own Stockton Ospreys are the #4 seed out of the Atlantic Region.

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Jonathan Ruiz and Pat Curiale each scored two goals as the North defeated the South 9-2 in the Junior/Senior Showcase game played at Hollydell. After spotting the South a 1-0 lead on a goal by Eric Simone just over one minute into the game the North would score the next eight goals. Kyle Parks began the streak as he put home a pass from Ruiz right along the side of the net, Jason Spieker also assisted. That line created a lot of scoring opportunities all night. Curiale, playing with teammate Garrett Quinn would give the South the lead for good at the eight minute mark as he broke in with Quinn on a 2-on-1. Aidan Zeitz scored an unassisted goal thirty seconds later and the lead was 3-1.

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Doug Sanders scored twice as Washington Township won the JVB Championship over Lenape/RV 5-4 at Hollydell on Friday night. The win capped a season that saw the Minutemen go 14-0-2 during the regular season. Township seemed in control of the game as they jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first period, but give Lenape/RV credit as they chipped away at the lead.

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The Cherokee Chiefs used a four goal third period to defeat Moorestown 5-1 last night before a standing room only crowd at the Skate Zone in Voorhees to win the SJHSIHL Championship for the second straight year. Cole Zucker led the Chiefs with two goals, and Alec Nicolai scored the lone goal for Moorestown. Unlike Monday’s game which started out as a defensive struggle and stayed that way throughout, this game Cherokee had a strong showing offensively in the opening period, but Moorestown goalie Vada Mangum kept the Chiefs off the board. Cherokee had a golden opportunity barely one minute into the game as they went on the power play, and despite generating 5 shots, failed to score.

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Casey Forte had a goal and an assist as Cherokee scored three goals in the third period to beat Moorestown 3-1 and force a deciding game in the Championship Tournament. Most of the game was a defensive struggle with Moorestown leading 1-0 on a goal in the first period by John Yedman.

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Eric Simone had a hat trick and Jordan Hutnik added two goals and one assist as the EEW defeated Black Horse 7-2 in the Tier II finals last night in front of a packed house at the Skate Zone. Ross Bryan and Jared Hand also scored for the EEW and Shane Corson and Kyle Frasier scored the Black Horse goals. Shane Lippincott stopped 35 shots in nets for the EEW.

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The Wings of Steel ended the regular season with a 6-3 victory over the Delaware Snipers as team captain Mike Wilson scored all six goals. With the win the Wings completed the season without a loss and the only blemish was a tie against the Hammerheads. The District playoffs start in 2 weeks at the Vineland Ice rink with the Wings facing Woodbridge.

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Brian Miller scored three goals as Cherokee eliminated Williamstown with a 5-1 win at a packed Hollydell ice rink on Friday night. With the win Cherokee advances to the finals and will meet Moorestown on Monday night. The Chiefs must win 2 games in order to claim their second straight championship. Moorestown completed its run in the tournament undefeated. Miller opened the scoring as he scored on a short-handed breakaway to give Cherokee a 1-0 lead. Tonight it was the Braves failure to convert their power play opportunities, they were 0-6 and gave up a short-handed goal as well.

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Tyler Graham and Nick Kilcourse scored two goals each as Black Horse defeated Cinnaminson 6-2 and advanced to the Tier II Finals. Black Horse built a 5-0 lead early into the second period and was in control from there on. Steve Charyszyn opened the scoring early in the first as Black Horse grabbed the lead against the upstart Pirates and continued the pressure. Despite missing leading score Ryan Magin, who was out with a concussion, other players stepped out, like Kilcourse, who made it 2-0 after stealing the puck at the blue line, with Cinnaminson on the power play, and his short-handed goal made it 2-0.

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