Alec Nicolai scored twice as Moorestown defeated Holy Cross 5-3 in the Title game last night at the Igloo. In front of a standing room only crowd Holy Cross broke through first scoring short-handed as Ryan Badger scored a wrap around goal against Craig Rushmore. Nicolai tied the game about four minutes later as he banged home his shot just under the crossbar. Twenty-two seconds later Tyler Woyshner gave Moorestown the lead for good scoring from in close. Late in the period Rushmore stopped a breakaway to keep Moorestown ahead at 2-1 heading into the second period.

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Nick Cyr scored a power play goal with two minutes left in the game as Holy Cross defeated Cherokee 2-1 and will meet Moorestown on Wednesday night at the Igloo. With Moorestown having gone through the tournament undefeated, they need to win just one game to repeat as champions. Holy Cross must win Wednesday night and then again on Friday in order to be crowned champions.

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Washington Township had six different players score as they defeated Cherokee 7-4 in the JVA Championship game held at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Doug Sanders led Township with two goals; Jake Toran led Cherokee with two goals. After a scoreless first period Chris Moore gave Cherokee a 1-0 early in the second period. That lead held up for two minutes, when Kevin Mello tied the score for Township at 1-1. Less than a minute later Pat Curiale gave Township the lead for good scoring an unassisted goal for a 2-1 advantage.

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The SJHSIHL had four teams invited to participate in the 31st Flyers Cup tournament. Cherokee, Cinnaminson, Eastern and Washington Township were selected from the league. Cherokee and Township will actually play each other at Hollydell on Monday March 15th at 7:15. Township the #5 seed overall in the AA division will be the home team. Cherokee, which just knocked out Township in the playoffs, comes in as the 12th seed.

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Moorestown completed its run through the double elimination tournament undefeated as they beat Holy Cross 7-1. A five goal third period blew the game open for Moorestown, and they will host the winner of the Cherokee Holy Cross game at the Igloo this Wednesday. Moorestown needs to win one more game, while there opponent must win two. After a scoreless first period, which Moorestown outshot Holy Cross 11-5 but could not get one past CJ Byrd, they jumped out to a 2-0 lead as Alec Nicolai and Tyler Woyshner scored goals three minutes apart early in the second period.

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Alex Zucker stopped all 27 shots and Blake Hamilton scored his first goal of the season as Cherokee blanked Washington Township 2-0 at Hollydell on Friday night. The loss eliminated Township from the tournament. Township dominated the first period out-shooting Cherokee 16-2, but Zucker made several big stops, including stoning Ryan Marker down low to keep the game scoreless through the first period. Defensively Cherokee did an outstanding job in shutting down Eddie Sarin, constantly shadowing him and always putting a body on him when he tried to set-up in the slot.

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Eric Naccarelli scored two goals as Washington Township defeated Williamstown 6-3 in playoff action at Hollydell on Wednesday night. With the loss the season comes to an end for the Braves, but with just 5 seniors, the Braves should be a force to reckon with next season. Township playing its second game without senior forward Louie DeAngelo, dismissed from the team, had goals from five different players and will play again on Friday night at Hollydell against the winner of Shawnee-Cherokee.

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Steven Petitte was the lone goal scorer in the shootout as Holy Cross upset Washington Township 4-3 at the Skate Zone in Voorhees and will meet Moorestown on Monday night at the Igloo, with the winner going to the Championship game on Wednesday night. Township jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first six minutes of the game as Eddie Sarin and Ryan Marker both scored.

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Cherokee led 3-1 with less than five minutes remaining, but Moorestown stormed back scoring four goals in the final four minutes to defeat Cherokee 5-3 and advance in the winner’s bracket and will meet Holy Cross on Monday night. Mike Eni had three goals for Moorestown. Herbie Hutchinson scored the only goal of the first period on the power play as Cherokee led 1-0.

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The Eastern Vikings stormed back from a 5-1 deficit with five goals in the third period, but Jacob Mitchell scored his second goal of the game thirty seconds into overtime as Lenape defeated Eastern 7-6 and eliminated the Vikings from the playoffs. Mitchell and Alec Goldstein exchanged goals eighteen seconds apart early in the first period before Kyle Young put Lenape up 2-1 at the nine minute mark.

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