Clearview handed Washington Township its fourth straight loss with a 4-1 win at Voorhees on Monday evening. Clearview jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Mason Gagne and the third goal of the year by defenseman Jimmy Summers. Brandon Balsama scored a short-handed goal early in the second period to cut the lead to 2-1.

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Playing their last home game as seniors the Washington Township Minutemen fell to Moorestown 7-3 in a game played at Hollydell on Friday night. Eric Schwartz had a hat trick to lead Moorestown and Austin Haslett scored two goals in his last appearance during the regular season for Township. Nate Foster scored the only goal of the first period as Moorestown led just 1-0 after one.

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Eric Schwartz scored two goals to lead Moorestown over Washington Township 4-1 in varsity action at the Skate Zone in Voorhees on Monday night. Once again the offense was missing tonight as Moorestown out-shot Township 39-17. After a scoreless first period, Schwartz scored the first of his two unassisted goals as he ripped a shot past Zachary Burkhardt for a 1-0 lead at the nine minute mark of the second period. Just about four minutes later, Schwartz picked off a pass and once again beat Burkhardt for a 2-0 lead, his 16th of the season, and we headed into the third period with Moorestown in control.

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Brian Miller scored two goals; including the game winner with just over one minute remaining as Cherokee defeated Washington Township 4-2 at Hollydell. It was the second straight Friday night matchup between these two teams and unlike last week, Township did not generate much offense. Cherokee controlled the first period out-shooting Township 16-9, but thanks to the strong play in goal by Zachary Burkhardt, Cherokee failed to score, despite having a two-man advantage for a full two minutes. Township took advantage of their man advantage as Matthew Bierman would score the first of his two goals on the night and Township led 1-0 after one period.

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Nick Urban and Colin Valentine scored two goals apiece as Washington Township began the New Year with a 6-2 defeat of Cherokee at Hollydell on Friday evening. Having lost their last 2 games of 2013 to Moorestown and Cherokee by a combined score of 11-3, the Minutemen needed a strong performance from Zachary Burkhardt in nets and some offense if they wanted to at least let the Chiefs know that they are a contender. Tonight they got both as Burkhardt was solid and they scored six goals against a top team.

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Mike Katz had three goals and Moorestown used a four goal outburst in a five minute span of the second period to defeat Washington Township 6-2 in Tier I action at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Katz and Nick Urban for Township traded goals in the first period as the game was even at 1-1 through fifteen minutes.

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Thomas Janus had three goals to lead Cherokee past Washington Township 5-1 in a penalty filled contest at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Total of 33 penalties were called, with Cherokee getting 17. That means both coaches are suspended for the next game having exceeded the amount set by the league, which is 15. Janus scored a natural hat trick in the first period.

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What ever happened to that line?? “With all due respect”? Or, more simply put, whatever happened to respect? Having covered this league for 15 years now, you hear a lot of talk back and forth. Mostly it is just that, talk, chatter, harmless banter just shy of being aggressive or outright rude. Sometimes, though, it seems players lose sight of the fact that the referees are there for a reason. They are part of the game. Are they always right? No. Will they change their mind if you argue and curse at them about the call? Heck no. I have never seen a ref change his call after a player argues his case over a penalty that he believed he did not commit.

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Colin Valentine scored three goals and Austin Haslett and Brandon Balsalma added two each as Washington Township defeated Shawnee 10-0 in action played at Hollydell on Friday night. Shane Moffatt opened the scoring just two minutes into the game as Township would go on to score five goals in the period. Nick DeLisi got a rare start in nets for Township and while not tested in the first period, kept his shut out in the second period as Shawnee had some opportunities on the power play late in the game.

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Washington Township scored six goals in the third period to pull away from Shawnee 11-2 in action at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Colin Valentine led the attack with three goals and two assists and Austin Haslett added a hat trick. Matthew Grosmick, Riley Griffith and James Pollock scored in the first period for Township and Shawnee got a goal from Nikolas Werosta as Township led 3-1 after one. Haslett scored a short-handed goal early in the second period for a 4-1 advantage but Shawnee would cut that to 4-2 on a goal by Matt Schemelia. Township would score the next seven goals to break the game open.

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