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Here is a look at this week’s Morris-Sussex Hockey Report Top 5 rankings. 1-Delbarton (1-0) What you should know: Delbarton is slated to return to the ice this week when it takes on the state’s No. 1 team in Christian Brothers on Monday . 2-Morristown-Beard (1-1-1) What you should know: Morristown-Beard did not play thisContinue reading “Morris-Sussex Hockey Report Top 5, Player of the Week for Feb. 7”

RANDOLPH 5, CHATHAM 2 Joe Yutsus’ 32-save performance was key for Randolph in a 5-2 win over Chatham at Mennen Arena. Randolph (2-1-1) received goals from Jack Rueff, Zach Gallo, and Luke Spagnuolo in the first period, with Gallo and Spagnuolo’s goals coming just 11 seconds apart late. Kory Kleinle scored for Chatham late inContinue reading “Feb. 6 recap: Randolph tops Chatham, Morris Catholic earns 2nd win”

SCHEDULE Morris Catholic vs. High Point-Wallkill Valley at Skylands Ice World, 4 p.m. Mountain Lakes-Boonton vs. Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown at Mennen Arena, 4:15 p.m. Newton-Lenape Valley vs. Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex at Skylands Ice World, 6 p.m. Randolph vs. Chatham at Mennen Arena, 6:15 p.m. Vernon vs. Park Regional at Skylands Ice World, 8 p.m. Morris Knolls-Hills vs. WayneContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Feb. 6”

KJS UNITED 3, WEST MORRIS 2 Matthew Francescutto scored the go-ahead goal with 5:57 left in the third period to lift KJS United to its first win of the season, a 3-2 win over West Morris at Skylands Ice World. Francescutto finished with three points- a goal and two assists, while teammate Adam Stefancik dishedContinue reading “Feb. 5 recap: KJS United, Pope John earn 1st wins; High Point-WV and Bernards tie”

By Mike Gurnis MORRIS TWP. — The final minutes of the third period have been an achilles heel for Morris Knolls-Hills in the opening part of the season. It saw a one-goal lead turn into a buzzer-beating loss against Chatham on Jan. 22, and then just two days ago it surrendered the tying goal toContinue reading “Morris Knolls-Hills’ seniors get elusive win over Randolph: Story, observations, 3 stars”

SCHEDULE West Morris vs. KJS United at Skylands Ice World, 4:40 p.m. High Point-Wallkill Valley vs. Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex at Mennen Arena, 5:45 p.m. Randolph vs. Morris Knolls-Hills at Mennen Arena, 8 p.m. Pope John vs. St. Peter’s Prep at Skylands Ice World, 8 p.m. Coaches: Please e-mail your box scores to Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com afterContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Feb. 5”

VERNON 4, PARK REGIONAL 3 Devan England scored the game-winning goal with 1:06 left in regulation and Dylan Shea had a hat trick as Vernon picked up a dramatic 4-3 win over Park Regional at Mennen Arena. With the game knotted up at two late in the third period, Whippany Park’s Eddie Karpinski scored onContinue reading “Feb. 4 recap: Vernon rallies late, Mountain Lakes-Boonton wins again”

SCHEDULE Vernon vs. Park Regional at Mennen Arena, 4:15 p.m. Newton-Lenape Valley vs. Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex at Mennen Arena, 6:15 p.m. Gill St. Bernard’s vs. Mountain Lakes-Boonton at Mennen Arena, 8:15 p.m. GIRLS Morristown-Beard vs. Westfield at Twin Oaks Ice Rink, 4 p.m. Coaches: Please e-mail your box scores to Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com after each gameContinue reading “Morris/Sussex area schedule for Feb. 4”

MOUNTAIN LAKES-BOONTON 5, GILL ST. BERNARD’S 1 Aiden Reidy had a hat trick to lift Mountain Lakes-Boonton to a 5-1 win over Gill St. Bernard’s at Mennen Arena. It marked the fifth straight win of the season for Mountain Lakes-Boonton, and also gave the team a win in its first rematch of last year’s HaasContinue reading “Feb. 3 recap: Reidy lifts Mountain Lakes-Boonton, Roxbury suffers 1st loss”

Morris Knolls-Hills and Randolph are without question two of the biggest rivals in Morris County, to go along with being two of the top teams in the state. The teams are so evenly matched, in fact, that neither have been able to come up with a winner in recent meetings. The squads met on WednesdayContinue reading “Morris Knolls-Hills and Randolph skate to 5-5 tie: Recap, observations, 3 stars”