SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2025
Roxbury clinches Haas/Charette Division
Ryan Van Zile scored twice with two assists to lead Roxbury to a 4-2 win over Mountain Lakes-Boonton in Haas/Charette Division play at Mennen Arena.
The win clinched the outright regular season division title for Roxbury, which is the program’s first division title since winning the Halvorsen Division in 2019-20. It will be the top seed for the upcoming Haas Cup as it looks to win its first Cup title since claiming the Halvorsen Cup in 2017.
Michael Nelson and Chase Alven each scored for Roxbury (12-4, 10-0). Mikey Guadagnino made 23 saves in the win.
Eli Forman and Kyle Wenzel each scored for Mountain Lakes-Boonton (6-8, 6-5). Cody Roller made 12 saves and Ethan Scanlon made 11 saves.
Morristown secures Mennen Cup spot
Andrew Summa scored two goals and had an assist to lead Morristown to a 6-0 win over Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex in Mennen Division play at Mennen Arena.
The win secured Morristown’s spot in the Mennen Cup, as Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex now trails Morristown by 7 points in the standings with only three games remaining.
Scott Williams had a goal and an assist, while Luke Williams and Brady Mulligan each had two assists for Morristown (4-10-2, 3-7-0-1). Artie Conover stopped all seven shots to earn his first career shutout.
Zack Metz made 57 saves for BSM, which dropped to 0-11-1 overall and 0-10 in the Mennen Division.
Raucci’s late goal gives Morris Catholic Haas Cup spot
Tyler Raucci scored the game-winning goal with six seconds left in regulation to lead Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth-Newark Academy to a 3-2 win over Newton-Lenape Valley in Haas/Charette Division play at Skylands Ice World.
Cameron Westrick and Mercer Acuna scored 16 seconds apart in the first period to give the Morris Catholic tri-op a 2-0 lead. But Newton-Lenape Valley battled back, as Vince Mancuso scored a minute later, before Ty Dellicker tied it early in the second period.
Joey Rubino made 13 saves for Morris Catholic, while Adam Yacuk stopped 37 shots for NLV. Sean Lockwood also had two assists for NLV.
The win clinched Morris Catholic’s spot in the Haas Cup.
Muscolino strikes twice in Mo-Ho-Ha win
Tyler Muscolino scored two goals to propel Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown to a 3-1 win over Madison in Halvorsen Division play at Mennen Arena.
Dominic Landolfi also had a goal and an assist for Mo-Ho-Ha (7-9-2, 5-4-2), which took a 3-0 lead into the third period. Madison’s Claes Machacz scored early in the third period, but it was unable to complete the comeback.
Talon Muscolino made 22 saves for Mo-Ho-Ha. Nick Worthington stopped 47 for Madison (2-15, 1-9).
High Point tri-op holds off Vernon behind late first period outburst
Alex Sonvico had a hat trick and an assist to lead High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny to a 4-2 win over Vernon in Haas/Charette play at Skylands Ice World.
Anthony Tokar had three assists for the High Point tri-op (8-8, 7-4), which is now tied for second in the division with Parsippany at 14 points apiece. With the score knotted at one late in the first period, the tri-op scored three times in a span of 22 seconds- two of which came from Sonvico, the other from Brady Reid.
Landon Healy made 10 saves for High Point, while Klaus Harthaus stopped 41 for Vernon (0-15, 0-10). Jake Chromcik scored twice for the Vikings.
Morris Knolls-Hills shuts out Mendham
Jake McCloud had a goal and an assist to lead Morris Knolls-Hills to a 2-0 win over Mendham at SportsCare Arena.
Aiden Marvel scored the game’s opening goal in the second period, which was assisted by McCloud. Then, McCloud sealed it with an empty-netter in the final seconds.
Nick Trento made 22 saves for Morris Knolls-Hills (7-10), as he earned his second-career shutout.
Brendon Eigner made 28 saves for Mendham (9-5-1).
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