Site Editor posted on February 12, 2012 22:36
The SJHSIHL traveled to West Chester last night and played a group of All Stars from the CPIHL and won 8-6. Seven different players scored, with Cole Zucker leading the attack with two goals. The game started out with both teams feeling each other out and with a 20 minute period, the shifts were short and the action did not pick up until late in the period when Jared Hand put the South Jersey team on top with just over two minutes left. That goal seem to open the flood gates as about one minute later Zucker converted a nice feed from Taylor Olson for a 2-0 advantage. Vada Mangum got the start and surrendered just one goal in the final thirty seconds as Kenny Gross scored his first of two on the night to cut the lead to 2-1.
The second period was a goal fest with the teams combining for seven goals. Each time the South Jersey team took a two goal lead, back came the CPIHL. After Nate Conway tied the score at 2-2, goals by Matt Olbrich and Casey Forte made it 4-2, Gross cut the lead to 4-3 with just over four minutes left in the second period. Ryan Magin, on a feed from Garrett Quinn restored the lead to 5-3 with just over three minutes left. But two goals twenty seconds apart in the final two minutes had the game tied at 5-5 heading into the third period.
Jonathan Ruiz coming off his performance from Friday night, gave the South Jersey team a 6-5 lead with just under nine minutes left. Kyle Long scored for CPIHL at the six minute mark to tie the game at 6-6. But Ryan McCusker shut the door the rest of the way and goals by Alec Nicolai with Ruiz and Forte assisting and Zucker iced the game in the final minutes. Next game is Tuesday, February 21st at Iceline.
Written by Mike Costantino
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