Eastern trailed 4-1 early into the second period, but staged a rally and defeated rival Cherokee 6-5 in the semi-final game in the Flyers Cup played at Voorhees. Coach Zuber would probably prefer his team not fall behind early, but it’s how you finish that counts. Just like the first round game against Township where they trailed by 4-0, Eastern kept working. Jeremy Ambrose would give Cherokee a 1-0 lead early in the game and a power play goal by Jake Frankenfield had the lead to 2-0 after one period. Connor Riley put the Vikings on the board early in the second period, but goals by Sam Berger and Dustin Patterson had the lead to 4-1.

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Jeremy Ambrose scored four goals and Jake Frankenfield added three as Cherokee defeated Egg Harbor Township 8-2 in Flyers Cup action played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Sam Libetti assisted on five of the eight goals. It took about eleven minutes for the Chiefs offense to get going, but Ambrose and Libetti would combine on the first goal late in the period. Continuing on the same shift Libetti would once again set-up Ambrose and Cherokee took a 2-0 lead into the second period. Early in the period with the Chiefs on the power play, Frankenfield would go end-to-end and circle around the net and fire a shot that found the long side and a 3-0 lead. 

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Brendan Forrest scored one minute into the overtime period to give the Cherokee Chiefs a 3-2 win over Cherry Hill East in the JVA championship game played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. The game was a very tight checking, intense contest where neither team could gain an advantage. Brian Cutler would give Cherry Hill a 1-0 lead in the first but goals by Kameron Katsanos and Connor Ray gave the Chiefs a 2-1 lead late in the second period. Cutler would put home his second of the night late in the period and we were tied at 2-2. 

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Michael Klemm scored with seven minutes left in the third period as Cherokee defeated Moorestown 2-1 and advanced to the JVA Title game. Tony Breen had scored the only goal of the first period to give the Chiefs a 1-0 lead. Moorestown scored the only goal of the second period, as Anthony DeFrancisco scored with less than three minutes left to tie the score at 1-1. Moorestown would have two power play opportunities in the period but failed to take advantage as Jake Stone was strong in nets for the Chiefs. 

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Deaglan Kelly scored with thirteen seconds left in the game as St Joe’s rallied from a 4-2 deficit to win 5-4 and move into the JVB championship. Kelly, who also skates on the varsity team, capped off the rally for St Joe’s. Cherokee had built the 4-2 lead through two periods and seemed in control as we started the third period. Alexandra Mardell, who led St Joes, scored the first goal with less than four minutes left in the opening period. Cherokee responded as Mike Trampe would tie the game just eleven seconds later. Cherokee would take a 2-1 lead as Andre Amezquita scored in the final minute of the period. 

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Griffin Conroy stopped all 20 shots and Andrew Jordan scored two goals as Moorestown defeated Cherokee 4-0 in the Tier I championship played before a packed house at the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees. Defensively Moorestown was flawless keeping the slot clear and covering the rebounds as Coach Sporer said after the game, "Our six guys played tremendous and stayed disciplined tonight and Conroy was on his game".  After a scoreless first period, Jordan gave Moorestown the only goal they would need putting home a goal down low at the five minute mark with Zach Marzo and Charles Selverian getting the assists. 

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Sam Berger scored a power play goal in overtime as the Cherokee Chiefs rallied to beat Moorestown 4-3 and force a deciding game next Monday night at Voorhees. Trailing 3-2 in the third period Cherokee would get the tying goal from their leader Jeremy Ambrose. The teams traded goals in the first period with Moorestown taking a 1-0 lead at the six minute mark on a goal by Andrew Jordan and six minutes later Sam Libetti scored for the Chiefs. Darren Ambrose gave Cherokee a 2-1 lead midway through the second period but Moorestown would capitalize on the power play just over two minutes later and we entered the third all even at 2-2. 

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Jake Stone stopped all 19 shots as Cherokee defeated Kingsway 3-0 in JVA action played at the Voorhees Skate Zone on Sunday night. Sean Young scored the only goal of the first period with Tony Breen getting the assist. Breen was just recently named SJIceHockey’s player of the year in JVB. Kingsway had two power play opportunities in the period, but Stone was equal to the challenge as the Dragons would fire 10 shots but could not get one past Stone. 

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Cherokee built a 4-1 late into the second period and held off a hard charging Washington Township team for a 5-3 victory. The win puts the Chiefs in the finals against Moorestown, on Monday night. Jacob Bianchi scored twice and Jake Frankenfield added four assists to pace the offense. Chad Castorina led Township with two goals. Castorina put Township up 1-0 six minutes into the game as he scored down low putting home a shot by Matt Kennedy. The Chiefs responded on the power play as Bianchi got his first of the night three minutes later. Cherokee would build its lead over a six minute span of the second period.

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We are pleased with the league allowing us to recognize several players and a coach and their outstanding contributions they have made for their team. With at least two to three players considered for each category, we have finalized our decision. The tradition continues here at SJIceHockey as we honor the best of 2018-2019 season in the SJHSHL. Listed below are this year’s recipients: 

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