PARK REGIONAL EDGES PARSIPPANY REGIONAL ON SPECIAL NIGHT
Thanks to a three-goal first period, Park Regional held on for a 3-2 win over Parsippany Regional in a crossover game at Mennen Arena.
The game was “Hockey Fights Cancer” night for Parsippany, which opted to honor recently-passed MCSSIHL broadcaster Bret Leuthner. Players on both teams used purple tape on their sticks for pancreatic cancer, and a ceremony was held before the game honoring Leuthner, who passed away on New Year’s Eve.
After Robert Hemenway gave Parsippany the lead 32 seconds in, Park struck for three goals- as Colin Mullooly, Michael Capozzi, and Matthew McDermott each scored to give it a commanding 3-1 lead.
Despite a 43-14 shot advantage for Park in the game, Parsippany kept it close thanks in large part to Andrew Nicholas’ 40-save effort. Kaden Bland scored with 8:26 left in the third to cut it to 3-2, but Parsippany was unable to finish off the comeback.
Capozzi had a goal and two assists for Park, which won its third game in a row and improved to 5-4 overall. Dylan Marion made 12 saves in the win, and Nick Monaco had two assists.
Parsippany is now 2-5.
KJS ROLLS PAST MOUNTAIN LAKES-BOONTON
Behind a pair of five-point nights from Anthony Prunty and Braydon Sisco, Kinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta downed Mountain Lakes-Boonton, 11-2 at Skylands Ice World.
Prunty scored four goals with an assist for the second four-goal performance of his career. Braydon Sisco had one goal and four assists, while Jake Prunty had a goal and three assists. Adam Stefancik and Michael Pandiscia each contributed a goal and two assists in the win.
Brian Sisti made 15 saves for KJS, which is now 6-3 overall.
Jonathan Garibaldi and Eli Forman each scored for Mountain Lakes-Boonton (2-5).
RANDOLPH WITH ANOTHER DOMINANT VICTORY
Randolph’s early-season dominance continued on Friday as it picked up a 9-0 win over Summit at SportsCare Arena in Randolph.
Keegan Melly led the way with the first hat trick of his career for the Rams, who are now 8-0-1. Jase Zangara had two goals and two assists and Daniel Sharkey had a goal and three assists. Andrew George and Ryan Thomas each contributed a goal and two assists.
John Krynicki made 18 saves to earn his second shutout of the season.
MORRISTOWN-BEARD GIRLS RETURN FROM BREAK WITH WIN
After over two weeks off, the Morristown-Beard girls team picked up right where it left off with a big 7-1 win over Immaculate Heart at the Ice Vault in Wayne.
Jessica Sperling had a hat trick and Kailin Kane scored twice with an assist for the Crimson (5-1). Julie Jasaitis added a goal and two assists, with Julie Kirshenbaum and Marilee Vartanian each dishing out two assists. Hannah Mortazavi made 27 saves in the win.
ROXBURY TIES NORTH-HUNTERDON-VOORHEES
Roxbury saw a lead slip away in the third period in a 3-3 tie with North Hunterdon-Voorhees at Flemington Ice Arena.
The Gaels trailed, 2-0 after one period, before it struck for three goals in the middle frame. Ryan VanZile, Griffin Warsaw, and Chase Alven all scored within seven minutes to put Roxbury in the lead. But North Hunterdon’s Luca Slomczewski tied it up with over nine minutes to go in the third, and neither team was able to find the game-winner.
Vito Martinelli made 30 saves for Roxbury. It is now 2-7-1.
MORRISTOWN’S LATE COMEBACK ATTEMPT FALLS SHORT
Morristown scored three goals late in the third period, but was unable to overcome a five-goal deficit in a 5-3 loss to Bridgewater-Raritan at Rock Ice in Dunellen.
The Colonials trailed, 5-0, before Brody Toye struck for a power play goal with 3:48 left in the game. Then, Colin McKenna scored with 20 seconds left, and again with six seconds left to trim the deficit to 5-3.
Wesley Thomas had two assists for Morristown, which fell to 2-5-1.
RANDOLPH GIRLS SHUT OUT BY SUMMIT
Randolph dropped its fifth straight game in a 3-0 loss to Summit at Warinanco Park.
Stephanie Xhumba stopped 40 of 43 shots for the Rams, which fell to 1-5.
OTHER SCORES
Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth at Bayonne-Belleville-McNair (not reported)
Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown at Watchung Hills (not reported)
Girls: Chatham at Trinity Hall (not reported)
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