By Mike Gurnis On Wednesday, the top two teams in the Morris/Sussex area will meet for the only time in the regular season as Delbarton, No. 1 in the Morris-Sussex Hockey Report Top 10 travels to face No. 2 Pope John at Skylands Ice World for a 5 p.m. faceoff. Delbarton, the three-time defending Non-PublicContinue reading “Delbarton, Pope John set to battle Wednesday”
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Morris/Sussex Top 10 for Dec. 17
Every Monday throughout the 2018-19 season, The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report will rank the top ten teams in the area. Below are our rankings for Monday, Dec. 17. 1- Delbarton (7-1) 2- Pope John (5-0) 3- Randolph (5-0-1) 4- Morristown-Beard (3-2-1) 5- Chatham (4-4) 6- Morris Knolls (4-3) 7- Madison (2-2-1) 8- Vernon (5-3-1) 9- KinnelonContinue reading “Morris/Sussex Top 10 for Dec. 17”
Vernon keeps it simple, holds off Roxbury for 3-2 win
By Mike Gurnis MORRIS TWP. — Nearly two weeks after suffering a four-goal loss to Roxbury, Vernon went into Thursday night’s rematch with a plan to keep things simple. It was able to do that in the first period, as it scored three goals to take a commanding early lead. While Roxbury appeared to stabilizeContinue reading “Vernon keeps it simple, holds off Roxbury for 3-2 win”
Morris/Sussex Top 10 for Dec. 10
Every Monday throughout the 2018-19 season, The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report will rank the top ten teams in the area. Below are our rankings for Monday, Dec. 10. 1- Delbarton (4-1) 2- Pope John (2-0) 3- Randolph (4-0) 4- Morristown-Beard (2-1-1) 5- Madison (2-1-1) 6- Morris Knolls (3-2) 7- Chatham (3-3) 8- Montville (2-2) 9- VernonContinue reading “Morris/Sussex Top 10 for Dec. 10”
Observations, news and notes for Dec. 9
By Mike Gurnis With the season now two weeks old, there is a good amount to discuss as teams have now played 4-5 games by this point. Here are some of the top topics, news, and notes from the first two weeks of the season in the Morris/Sussex area. RANDOLPH TAKING AIM AT MENNEN DIVISIONContinue reading “Observations, news and notes for Dec. 9”
MCSSIHL standings for Dec. 9
MENNEN DIVISION Randolph 4-0-0, 8 points. (4-0-0 overall) Morris Knolls 2-1-0, 4 points. (3-1-0 overall) Morristown-Beard 1-0-1, 3 points. (2-1-1 overall) Madison 1-1-1, 3 points. (2-1-1 overall) Chatham 1-3-0, 2 points. (2-3-0 overall) Morristown 0-4-0, 0 points. (0-4-0 overall) HALVORSEN DIVISION Kinnelon 2-1-0, 4 points. (2-2-0 overall) Montville 2-1-0, 4 points. (2-2-0 overall) Vernon 2-1-0,Continue reading “MCSSIHL standings for Dec. 9”
Salvia’s four-goal performance lifts Mount Olive to 7-4 win over Park Regional
By Mike Gurnis MORRIS TWP. — The tri-op program of Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown may be short on numbers, but it certainly wasn’t short on goals on Saturday night. The team- which consists of just 10 skaters and a goalie- is at a disadvantage on most nights as it goes up against teams with larger rosters, suchContinue reading “Salvia’s four-goal performance lifts Mount Olive to 7-4 win over Park Regional”
Chatham downs Morristown for 1st Mennen win
By Mike Gurnis MORRIS TWP. — After seeing six crucial points slip away in its first three Mennen Division games, Chatham was desperate to get back into the win column. On Saturday evening, it certainly played like a desperate team. The Cougars came out firing early, outshot Morristown 46-8, and capitalized on the power playContinue reading “Chatham downs Morristown for 1st Mennen win”
Randolph powers past Morris Knolls behind Spagnuolo, Zangara
MORRIS TWP.– For the first 19 minutes of Randolph’s game against Morris Knolls on Tuesday, it appeared that Randolph was doing just about everything right- except for scoring. Despite putting over 20 shots on goal through the first period and opening minutes of the second period, Randolph could not find a way to solve MorrisContinue reading “Randolph powers past Morris Knolls behind Spagnuolo, Zangara”
Morris/Sussex Top 10 for Dec. 3
Each Monday throughout the 2018-19 season, The Morris-Sussex Hockey Report will rank the top ten teams in the area. Below are our first rankings for Monday, Dec. 3. 1- Delbarton (2-1) 2- Pope John (1-0) 3- Randolph (2-0) 4- Morris Knolls (2-0) 5- Madison (1-0-1) 6- Morristown-Beard (1-1-1) 7- Chatham (1-2) 8-Kinnelon (2-0) 9- MorristownContinue reading “Morris/Sussex Top 10 for Dec. 3”
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