Clearview battled Cherokee most of the game but two third period goals allowed Cherokee to pull away to a 5-2 victory over the hard charging Pioneers. Kelly Farinella stopped 23 shots while improving her record to 5-0. Balanced scoring was once again the key for Cherokee as five different players scored goals. Mike Vulpio gave Clearview a 1-0 lead early in the game scoring on the power play with Eric Mitchell and David Hall assisting.

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Ben Tice stopped 34 shots, including 16 in the third period as Cherry Hill East held off Lenape 4-3 in action played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Lenape scored the lone goal of the opening period with Dan Blash notching his first of the season. East tied the game at 1-1 at the ten minute mark of the second period with Jake Soloway getting his first varsity goal. Less than three minutes later Tyler Caton gave East the lead for good with Eric Simone getting the assist and after two periods East led 2-1.

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Shawnee used a three goal third period to erase a 3-0 deficit and earn a tie with Williamstown at 3-3. The game was played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees with Robby Churchill getting the tying goal in the final three minutes. After a scoreless first period Williamstown used goals by Jonathan Ruiz, Rich Busch and Jacob Distasio to build a 3-0 lead as Troy Altbaum stopped all nine shots for Williamstown.

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It may have been Lancers vs Lancers but it wasn’t an inter-squad scrimmage. If you looked closely, you would have noticed the coaches were a little older, uniforms a little faded, and players a little rustier. It was Alumni vs Alumni in the First Annual Lancers Alumni Ice Hockey Game held at the Igloo on Saturday the 27th. Approximately 40 players unpacked their jerseys and dusted off their skates for a chance to play with or against their former teammates.

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Eric Mitchell and Alex Stewart each had a hat trick as Clearview defeated Eastern 9-3 at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. The win was the third in a row for the View, the Vikings fell to 0-9. Stewart got things going early for Clearview as he scored just two minutes into the contest. Ross Mintzer would tie the game for Eastern seconds later as he scored his first goal of the season. Clearview would then score five consecutive goals over the next twelve minutes, two in the last six minutes of the first period, with Mike Vulpio putting Clearview ahead for good at 2-1 and David Hall getting his first goal of the season for a 3-1 lead after one period.

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Cherokee fired 41 shots at East goalie Ben Tice and managed to get four past him as the Chiefs defeated Cherry Hill East 4-2 at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Leading just 1-0 after the first period on a goal by John Quinlan, his first of the season, the Chiefs made it 2-0 as Casey Forte scored at the nine minute mark. Tice kept the Chiefs off the board earlier in the period as they had consecutive power plays and failed to score.

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Athan Blaine scored all four goals and Steve O’Brien made 27 saves as the Wings of Steel defeated the Atlantic Hammerheads 4-2 in a sled hockey game played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Jack O’Grady put the Hammerheads up 1-0 just four minutes into the game. That lead held up until early in the second period as Athan scored on a breakaway to tie the score at 1-1.

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Ryan McCusker got the start in nets for Washington Township and shut out Holy Cross 3-0 at Hollydell on Friday night. Township seemed sluggish offensively and led just 1-0 after the first period, with Eric Naccarelli getting the lone goal in the final seconds of the period. Holy Cross would create some opportunities in the second period, with John Silverio having two good chances, one on a break, but McCusker stood tall.

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Ed Moore scored two goals as Clearview built a 4-1 lead and withstood a late flurry by Williamstown and hung on to upset the Braves 5-4 in SJHSIHL action played at Hollydell on Friday night. After getting off to a slow start this season, Clearview has played well in there last 3 games, going 2-1 and the loss was by one goal to defending champ Moorestown.

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In a battle between two teams looking for their first win of the season, Holy Cross prevailed over Eastern 5-2 in action played in Voorhees. After a scoreless first period, the Vikings took a 2-0 lead as Sam Seigeldorf scored twice in the opening six minutes of the second period. John Silverio would then score a natural hat trick over the next four minutes to put Holy Cross up 3-2.

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Jonathan Ruiz had a hat trick as Williamstown used a four goal first period to fly by Lenape 8-2 in a game plated at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Matthew Asis got things going for Williamstown just three minutes into the game as he scored his second goal of the season to give Williamstown a 1-0 lead. Ruiz would score the next two goals for the Braves with Mike Quigley getting the assist on one goal and Williamstown was in command at 3-0.

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Jacob Distasio scored twice and Kyle Parks had a goal and two assists as Williamstown rallied to beat Cherry Hill East 7-4 in a SJHSIHL game played at Hollydell. Jonathan Ruiz also scored two goals for the Braves. After a scoreless first period the teams combined for seven goals in the second period. East jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Jared Hand and Dan Desrochers just over two minutes into the second period.

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Clearview scored four goals in the second period and went on to defeat Lenape 6-3 at Hollydell ice arena on Friday night. Ed Moore led Clearview with two goals. The win snapped a three game losing streak for Clearview. This was by far the best performance for Clearview as they played a full 45 minutes and helped out defensively in limiting Lenape to not many second chance rebounds.

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Jonathan Smith had two game tying goals, the last on coming on the power play in the final two minutes of regulation as Washington Township rallied to tie Moorestown 4-4 in a SJHSIHL game played at the Igloo. Moorestown jumped out to a 2-0 lead just seven minutes into the game as William Sulpizio and Michael Katz got Moorestown off quickly. Eddie Sarin got Township going as he scored an unassisted goal to cut the lead to 2-1.

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Robert Willwerth scored two goals in the first four minutes of the third period, to break open a close game as Shawnee defeated Eastern 5-3 in a game played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. The loss kept the Vikings winless on the season. The teams traded goals in the first period, with Jesse Pagliuso giving Shawnee a 1-0 lead, but Marc Duyan got the equalizer for Eastern, scoring his third goal of the season with five minutes left in the period.

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Dan Navarra stopped 32 shots as Cherokee defeated Cinnaminson 7-2 in a battle of two of the top teams in the SJHSIHL. Brandon Gidel led Cherokee with two goals and five different players also scored for the Chiefs. Sean Joyce and Justin Nugent scored the goals for Cinnaminson. Both teams entered the contest with each having just one loss and both teams wanted to get a quick start. Cinnaminson controlled much of the play for the first period, peppering Navarra with 13 shots while Cherokee would manage only six. Every time Navarra would rob Cinnaminson of a goal, Cherokee would come down and score.

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Each week we will post some highlights from the Tier III games, which consists of the following teams: Cherry Hill West, Egg Harbor Township, Lower Cape May, Mainland and Vineland. Here are the highlights from week one; Mainland jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first twelve minutes of the game and went on to defeat Egg Harbor Township 9-3. Paddy McFadden and Dennis Padick led Mainland with two goals each; Ronnie Gras led Egg Harbor Township with two goals. Also scoring for Mainland was Austin Klock, Brandon Seelig, Peter Anderson, Joseph Laird and Ryan Smallwood. Stef Harden had the other goal for Egg Harbor Township.

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Playing at home against a team still in search of its first win Washington Township started slowly but finished strongly in a 12-2 defeat of the Eastern Vikings in action played at Hollydell on Friday night. Freshman Ryan McCusker got the start in nets for Township and faced just one shot in the first period. Township managed just one goal, scored by Steven Sailor, a deflection off an Eastern player. Eastern tied the game at 1-1 in the first five minutes of the second period as Marc Duyan got the equalizer.

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Troy Altbaum stopped 33 shots as Williamstown rallied from two down and surprised Moorestown with a 5-3 win at the Voorhees Skate Zone. Jonathan Ruiz led Williamstown with two goals; Ryan Volosin netted two goals for Moorestown. Volosin scored the first two goals of the game as Moorestown led 2-0 with less than seven minutes played. And with Moorestown on the power play with a chance to increase the lead, Jacob Distasio scored a shorthanded goal to cut the lead to 2-1. That goal seemed to swing the momentum towards Williamstown and Nick Gomez would score a power play goal three minutes later and we would end the period at 2-2.

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Eric Simone had a goal and three assists and Jared Hand scored twice as Cherry Hill East defeated Clearview 4-2 at the Skate Zone in Voorhees on Monday evening. After a scoreless first period, Kyle Montgomery scored an early goal in the second period to give Clearview a 1-0 lead. Less than two minutes later Simone tied the score at 1-1 with Tyler Caton getting the assist.

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Eight different players scored for Cherokee as they ran away from Eastern 10-3 in action played in Voorhees. Casey Forte and Dylan Bradley led the Chiefs attack with two goals each. Nicky Bascou led the Vikings with two goals. Casey Graham got Cherokee on the board early as the result of some good work by Zach Tiernan along the boards as he kept the puck in and after his initial shot was stopped, Graham put home the rebound. Bascou would tie the game a few minutes later scoring on the power play.

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Evan Smith stopped 22 shots, including 11 in the third period as Shawnee defeated Lenape 3-1 in a SJHSIHL game played at the Igloo in Mt. Laurel on Monday night. With the win Shawnee improved to 3-2 on the season. Danny Pagliuso scored the only goal of the first period as Shawnee took a 1-0 lead. Shawnee controlled much of the play in the second period firing 15 shots against Lenape goaltender Jackson Burns, but only one eluded Burns, and that was a power play goal scored by Bryan Etter, his first of the season.

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