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NACINVOICH’S OT GOAL LIFTS CHATHAM TO FIRST WIN The first MCSSIHL game to go to overtime took place on Monday when Morristown and Morristown-Beard ended in a tie. But for the first time on Wednesday, a winner was determined in overtime, as Matt Nacinovich’s goal with five seconds left in overtime propelled Chatham to aContinue reading “Dec. 13 notebook: Nacinovich lifts Chatham in OT”

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14 Delbarton vs. Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)Montville vs. High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny, 4:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Parsippany Regional vs. Vernon, 6:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Randolph vs. Madison, 8:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena) E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13 Gill St. Bernard’s vs. Roxbury, 4 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Delbarton vs. Pingry, 4 p.m. (SportsCare Arena)Morristown-Beard at Northern Highlands, 4:30 p.m. (Sport-O-Rama, Monsey, NY)West Morris vs. Mountain Lakes-Boonton, 5:45 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Pope John at Seton Hall Prep, 6 p.m. (Codey Arena)Mendham vs. Chatham, 7:45 p.m. (Mennen Arena) GIRLSChatham at Summit, 4:45 p.m. (WarinancoContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Wednesday, Dec. 13”

PARSIPPANY ERUPTS FOR MOST GOALS IN FOUR YEARS You would have to go back all the way to February 8, 2020 for the last time that Parsippany Regional scored more than four goals in a game. It took just one period for it to eclipse that mark on Tuesday night. Parsippany Regional scored seven goalsContinue reading “Dec. 12 notebook: Parsippany’s offense erupts”

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 Chatham at Northern Highlands, 5:30 p.m. (Sport-O-Rama, Monsey, NY)Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth vs. Parsippany Regional, 8 p.m. (Mennen Arena) E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

MORRISTOWN-BEARD AND MORRISTOWN BATTLE TO TIE IN FIRST LEAGUE OT GAME History was made at Mennen Arena on Monday night, as for the first time in MCSSIHL history, a regular-season game went to overtime. This season, with the new rule which states that there will be 4-on-4 overtime for five minutes after regulation, was putContinue reading “Notebook, scoreboard for Morris/Sussex, Dec. 11”

MONDAY, DECEMBER 11 Parsippany Regional at Bayonne-Belleville-McNair, 3:30 p.m. (Korpi Ice Rink, Bayonne)Morris Knolls-Hills vs. Randolph, 4:30 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex vs. Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown, 6:30 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Roxbury at Freehold Township-Point Pleasant Borough, 7:50 p.m. (Howell Ice Arena)Morristown-Beard vs. Morristown, 8:30 p.m. (Mennen Arena) GIRLSMadison at Kent Place, 4 p.m. (Barnabas Health Hockey House, Newark)Morristown-Beard vs.Continue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Monday, Dec. 11”

DELBARTON FALLS TO DON BOSCO IN BACK-AND-FORTH GAME In an early-season Gordon Conference battle of two of the potentially top three teams in New Jersey, it was Don Bosco which edged out a 4-3 win over Delbarton at the Ice Vault in Wayne. Don Bosco pulled out the win thanks to the tying goal withContinue reading “Dec. 10 recap: Delbarton falls to Don Bosco”

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 Delbarton at Don Bosco, 6 p.m. (Ice Vault)Madison vs. Paramus Catholic, 6:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena)Gill St. Bernard’s vs. Paul VI-Camden Catholic, 8:15 p.m. (Mennen Arena) E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com

GILL ST. BERNARD’S MAKES OPENING HAAS STATEMENT Freshman Brandon Whiteley scored two goals to help lead Gill St. Bernard’s to a dominant 7-1 win over Park Regional in the Haas opener at Mennen Arena. These teams finished tied for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Haas Cup last season, and Park Regional advancedContinue reading “Dec. 9 recap: Gill St. Bernard’s earns early statement win”