Alec Nicolai scored five goals, including two on the power play as Moorestown defeated Williamstown 8-6 and advances to the Championship round. Jonathan Ruiz scored four goals in a losing effort. Moorestown controlled most of the game offensively as they kept continued offensive pressure on goalie Troy Altbaum. After Nick Gomez gave the Braves a 1-0 lead just ninety seconds into the game, Moorestown would score the next three goals in less than three minutes to lead 3-1.

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Jason Spieker and Dylan Bradley scored two goals each as Cherokee kept its title hopes alive with a 7-2 win over Washington Township. The loss eliminated Township from the playoffs. Spieker, whose picture was scattered throughout the skate zone, as a salute to the senior leader in possibly his last game, opened the scoring on the power play midway through the first period as Cherokee took a 1-0 lead. We stayed that way until Kevin Mello put home a rebound of a shot by Garrett Quinn to tie the score at 1-1.

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Shane Lippincott stopped all 19 shots and the EEW used two power play goals in defeating Black Horse 3-0 on Monday night and advancing to the Championship round in Tier II. Jared Hand scored the only goal of the first period to give the EEW a 1-0 lead heading into the second period. Early in the second period the EEW took advantage of a two man advantage, scoring twice. First Nick Bascou made it 2-0 scoring on the front end of the advantage with Hand and Ross Bryan getting the assists.

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Jeffrey Eppright and Brandon Greenberg each scored two goals and Stephen Renshaw stopped 16 shots as Cinnaminson defeated Lenape/RV 5-0 and advanced in the double elimination tournament. Next up for Cinnaminson is a date with Black Horse on Friday night. Lenape/RV saw its season come to an end.

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As we complete our 14th season covering the SJHSIHL we are pleased to announce our annual award recipients. This year there seems to be more balance throughout the league and with the playoffs upon us we could be in for a few surprises. Listed below are the 2011-2012 winners:

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Eric Bell scored with less than four minutes remaining to snap a 3-3 game and propel Cinnaminson past Mainland 4-3 in Tier II playoff game at Voorhees. Josh Handshaw led Mainland with two goals, Brandon Greenberg had a goal and two assists for Cinnaminson. The teams traded goals in the first period with Greenberg giving Cinnaminson a 1-0 lead five minutes into the game.

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Facing elimination, top seeded Cherokee had a tough battle against rival Shawnee but was able to pull away in the third period for a 5-2 win. The loss ended the season for Shawnee. Cherokee moves on and will play Washington Township next Monday night. This game was tightly played and with Shawnee coached by Tim Fingerhut they are always in the game. Shawnee struck first as Alex Churchill put them up 1-0 five minutes into the game. Cherokee came right back as Dylan Bradley got the equalizer just fourteen seconds later.

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Washington Township held off a rally by Clearview to advance in the SJHSIHL playoffs with a 6-5 win. Garrett Quinn and Pat Curiale led the offense with two goals each, Eric Mitchell and Mike Vulpio scored twice for Clearview. Township welcomed back senior Jonathan Smith to the lineup and his return seem to spark some life into the offense. Smith finished with two assists.

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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.

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Determination, desire and a strong will were traits displayed by Jonathan Ruiz last night as Williamstown defeated top seed Cherokee 5-3 in a playoff thriller played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. In front of a near packed house, the fans were treated to one of the best playoff games in a long time, tight checking, good defense and solid goaltending and good officiating. Ruiz led Williamstown with a het trick; Dylan Bradley led Cherokee with two goals.

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