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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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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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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Alec Nicolai scored two goals as Moorestown defeated Washington Township 4-2 in playoff action at the Igloo on Friday night. Matt Olbrich scored the only goal of the first period as Moorestown controlled the play for most of the period launching 14 shots on Ryan McCusker but scored just the one goal. Goals by Pat Curiale on the power play and Jason Smith at the eight minute mark gave Township the lead at 2-1.

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The SJHSIHL has released the roster for the Junior-Senior Showcase game to be played on Friday, March 2nd at the Holleydell Ice Arena. Remember each club must have a minimum of one player selected with 18 skaters and 3 goalies chosen, and here are the players selected...

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The annual Junior/Senior Showcase game will be played on Friday night March 2nd at 8:30 at Hollydell. The game will feature the top juniors and seniors from the league as recognized by their coaches. The teams will be a combination of players from both Tier 1 and Tier II. The North squad will feature players from Cherokee 1 and Cherokee II, Washington Township, Williamstown, Holy Cross, Black Horse, Lenape/RV and Delran.

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In sports the one of the many sayings is it’s not how you start but how you finish. Look at the Giants, they got hot at the right time and unfortunately are celebrating another championship. Same can be said for the St Louis Cardinals last year. As we look back in the SJHSIHL, we used the last 6 games as a barometer to see who has been hot. Cherokee comes in as the favorite, rightfully so as they are the defending champs and finished atop of the Tier 1 division with just 2 losses. And in their last 6 games have gone 5-1. Clearview has won 4 games in a row and 5 out of 6, with the lone loss coming against Cherokee, a team they defeated earlier in the season.

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Last year it was Eddie Sarin, this year Jonny Ruiz and now Alec Nicolai, the latest player from the SJHSIHL to crack the 100 goal mark. Small in stature but big in heart and playmaking ability, Alec came in as a freshman and played in all 22 games his first season and scored 14 goals and in the playoffs had 2 goals and 10 assists as Moorestown won their first of 2 consecutive titles. He followed up with 40 goals in his sophomore season and him and line mate Tyler Woyshner were like poetry in motion as they developed a strong sense of timing and fed off each other’s talent as Woyshner would score 49 goals that year.

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Ryan McCusker stopped 38 shots including 20 in the third period as Washington Township defeated Moorestown 4-3 in Tier 1 action at Hollydell. Township never trailed and jumped out to a 3-0 lead after one period. On a night honoring the seniors, Township had almost all of their players in the lineup, except defenseman Frank Hughes who was sitting out his final game of his suspension. Doug Sanders got things going just two minutes into the game as he scored on a rebound of a shot by Steve Sailor.

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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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