THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2025
Roxbury earns share of Haas/Charette regular season title
Thanks to a 12-2 win over Vernon, Roxbury earned no worse than a tie for the Haas/Charette Division regular season title in a game played at Mennen Arena.
Roxbury is now a perfect 9-0 in divisional play, which equates to 18 points, which is four points ahead of second-place Parsippany Regional (14). Parsippany Regional has two games left, so it can still catch Roxbury if it wins out and Roxbury loses all of its final three games. But, Roxbury needs a win, tie, or overtime loss in one of its last three games and it will clinch the division title and top seed for the Haas Cup outright.
Ryan Van Zile led the way with eight points (2 g., 6 a.), and Chase Alven had six (2 g., 4 a.) for the Gaels (11-4). Michael Nelson had two goals and two assists, Brody Ozga had a hat trick, and Justin Katz scored twice. Griffin Warsaw also had a big day with three assists. Amanda Katz made 11 saves in the win.
Jake Chromcik scored both goals for Vernon (11-4). Klaus Harthaus made 50 saves.
Roxbury will take on Mountain Lakes-Boonton on Saturday, while Vernon will face High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny on Saturday.
Shindelman’s OT heroics lift High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny
Nathan Shindelman scored the game-winning goal in overtime to propel High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny to a 4-3 win over Parsippany Regional in Haas/Charette Division play at Mennen Arena.
Alex Sonvico had two goals and an assist and Anthony Tokar had a goal and two assists for the High Point tri-op (7-8, 6-4), which led 3-1 in the third period. But Robert Hemenway and Kaden Bland scored just a few minutes apart to help Parsippany rally to earn at least a point in the standings and force overtime.
Landon Healy made 22 saves for High Point’s tri-op. Max Ingersoll also scored for Parsippany Regional (9-4, 6-2-0-2), while Andrew Nicholas made 38 saves.
High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny will face Vernon on Saturday, while Parsippany is set to take on Mountain Lakes-Boonton on Wednesday.
Randolph shuts out Chatham for eighth-straight win
Shane Melly scored twice with three assists to lift Randolph to its eighth-straight win, a 5-0 win over Chatham in Mennen Division play at Mennen Arena.
Quincy Mitchell stopped all 16 shots he faced to record his third shutout of the year. Randolph is now 12-3 overall with an 8-0-0-1 divisional mark, and holds first place over Morristown-Beard by two points. Andrew Parisi also scored twice, while Jase Zangara had two assists and Vincent Crisafulli scored a goal in the win.
Snowden Lange made 45 saves for Chatham (8-9, 6-5). Randolph will face KJS United on Sunday, while Chatham will take on Morristown-Beard on Monday.
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