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By Mike Gurnis The West Morris train keeps rolling. In the entire MCSSIHL, only Randolph- considered one of the top public school teams in the state- has scored more goals than the Wolfpack. It has averaged over six goals per game en route to a 9-1-1 start, which is the team’s best start since 2010-11.Continue reading “West Morris’ depth on display in dominant win over Gill St. Bernard’s”

MORRIS KNOLLS-HILLS WINS WILD ONE FOR KEPLER’S 100TH WIN In a game that appears to be a candidate for one of the wildest games in recent memory, Jake McCloud scored the game-winner in overtime to lead Morris Knolls-Hills to a 10-9 win over Hillsborough- and give coach Tim Kepler his 100th career victory. Morris Knolls-HillsContinue reading “Jan. 12 notebook: Knolls-Hills wins wild one for Kepler’s 100th victory”

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13 Mountain Lakes-Boonton at High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny, 4 p.m. (Skylands Ice World)Park Regional vs. Roxbury, 4:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Newton-Lenape Valley vs. Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth, 6 p.m. (Skylands Ice World)Gill St. Bernard’s vs. West Morris, 6:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex vs. Bridgewater-Raritan, 7 p.m. (Flemington Ice Arena)Vernon vs. Parsippany Regional, 8 p.m. (Skylands Ice World)Continue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Saturday, Jan. 13”

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex at Kinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta, 4:40 p.m. (Skylands Ice World)Chatham vs. Randolph, 5:45 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Morris Knolls-Hills at Hillsborough, 6:45 p.m. (ProSkate)High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny at Paramus Catholic, 7:15 p.m. (Ice House)Morristown at Verona-Glen Ridge, 8 p.m. (Codey Arena) GIRLSRandolph vs. Pingry, 5:50 p.m. (SportsCare Arena) E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

RILEY MAKES 1,000TH SAVE, TRIFARI CLOSES IN ON 100 IN MONTVILLE WIN Matt Trifari had a hat trick- including the go-ahead goal in the third period- to lift Montville to a 5-1 win over Gill St. Bernard’s in a Haas Division battle at Mennen Arena. Trifari finished with a hat trick and an assist forContinue reading “Jan. 11 notebook: Riley makes 1,000th save in Montville win”

THURSDAY, JANUARY 11 Morris Knolls-Hills vs. Morristown-Beard, 2:50 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)Delbarton vs. Christian Brothers, 4 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown vs. Morristown, 4:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Gill St. Bernard’s vs. Montville, 6:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Roxbury vs. West Morris, 8:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena) GIRLSChatham vs. Pingry, 4 p.m. (Bridgewater Sports Arena) E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

JASAITIS’ HEROICS PROPEL MORRISTOWN-BEARD GIRLS IN OT Julie Jasaitis scored two goals, including the game-winner in overtime to lead Morristown-Beard to a 2-1 win over Oak Knoll at Rock Ice in Dunellen. Jasaitis scored early in the second to give her team the lead, before Oak Knoll’s Tallula Stebbins netted the tying goal in theContinue reading “Jan. 10 notebook: Jasaitis’ heroics lift Morristown-Beard girls in OT”

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 Mendham vs. Kinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta, 4 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Morristown-Beard vs. St. John Vianney, cancelledMorris Catholic-St. Elizabeth vs. Vernon, 5:45 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Randolph vs. West Essex-Caldwell, 5:45 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)Pope John vs. Seton Hall Prep, 6:50 p.m. (Skylands Ice World)Mountain Lakes-Boonton vs. Park Regional, 7:45 p.m. (Mennen Arena)West Morris at Watchung Hills, 8 p.m. (BridgewaterContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Wednesday, Jan. 10”

TUESDAY, JANUARY 9 Morristown at Hunterdon Central, PPDDelbarton vs. Don Bosco Prep, PPDParsippany Regional at Newark East Side, PPDChatham vs. Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex, PPDHigh Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny vs. Newton-Lenape Valley, PPD GIRLSRandolph vs. Kent Place, PPD E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

MONTVILLE RALLIES PAST PARK IN THIRD PERIOD Matt Trifari scored the game-winning goal with 3:06 left in the third period to lift Montville to a come-from-behind 4-3 win over Park Regional in a Haas Division battle at Mennen Arena. Thanks to two goals from Michael Capozzi and one from Chase Olszewski, Park Regional held aContinue reading “Jan. 8 notebook: Montville rallies, Pope John downs Morristown-Beard”