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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Alec Nicolai scored three goals to lead Moorestown over Clearview 6-2 at Hollydell on Friday night. With the win Moorestown moved into second place in the division. Mike Katz put Moorestown on the board early in the first period scoring a power play goal with Nicolai and Eric Schwartz getting the assists. Clearview tied the score at 1-1 as Taylor Olson and Mike Vulpio broke in and Vulpio put home the feed from Olson for his sixth goal of the season. Late in the period Nicolai connected on the power play with Katz and Joey Aja getting the helpers.

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Dan Flaherty stopped 38 shots and Clearview survived a penalty filled third period to defeat Moorestown 5-2 on Monday night at the Igloo. Mike Vulpio led the offensive attack with two goals. Clearview took control in the first period scoring three times; twice on the power play to build a 3-1 lead. Kyle Montgomery opened the scoring at the eight minute mark scoring a power play goal to make it 1-0 Clearview. Vulpio would score the next two goals about three minutes apart, one on the power play to give Clearview a 3-0 advantage.

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Matt Olbrich had three goals and two assists as Moorestown outscored Williamstown 9-8 in an offensive display put on at the Skate Zone in Voorhees on Monday night. Jonathan Ruiz led Williamstown with three goals and three assists. The teams combined for nine goals in the third period.

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Trailing 3-1 heading into the third period, Moorestown roared back scoring four times, two by John Yedman, as they defeated Cinnaminson 5-3 at the Igloo on Friday night. Cinnaminson had built a 3-1 lead through two periods on goals by Eric Bell in the opening period as Cinnaminson led 1-0 after one. After Ryan Volosin tied the game at 1-1 for Moorestown midway through the second, James Popp and Joe Calendo would score late to give the Pirates a 3-1 advantage after two periods.

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Vada Mangum stopped 29 shots and Mike Katz scored twice as Moorestown and EEW skated to a 3-3 tie at the Skate Zone in Voorhees on Friday night. EEW controlled the play for most of the first period but Mangum kept them off the board, stoning Eric Simone on a break at the six minute mark and later in the period making stops on Jared Hand and Simone once again to keep EEW off the board. Moorestown scored the lone goal of the first period right at the end of a power play.

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Casey Forte scored a power play goal with just over three minutes left in the third period to snap a 3-3 tie and give the Chiefs a 4-3 victory. The win was the third straight for Cherokee. Dylan Bradley led Cherokee with two goals and one assist. Alex Nicolai scored two goals in his first game of the season for Moorestown. The Chiefs scored the only goal of the first period as Bradley and Cole Zucker broke in on a 2-on-1 with Zucker drawing over the defenseman and feeding Bradley for an easy goal. Early in the second period that same combination worked again as Zucker slid a pass from behind the net to Bradley and he buried the shot for a 2-0 lead.

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Moorestown scored four goals in the third period, including three in the final thirty-eight seconds as they defeated Holy Cross 8-2 in Tier 1 action at Hollydell. Mike Katz and Matt Olbrich led Moorestown with two goals each. Patrick Rizzo scored both Holy Cross goals. Both teams waited until the last minute of the first period to get on the scoreboard, with Holy Cross scoring first, short-handed as Rizzo was sent in by Brian Clegg and he converted to make it 1-0. Towards the end of the period Olbrich got that one back as he scored down low on the man advantage and we headed into the second period even at 1-1.

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