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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Public B first round14-West Morris at 3-Summit, Union Sports Arena, 4:10 p.m.10-Mendham vs. 7-Glen Rock, Ice House in Hackensack, 5:15 p.m. Public C first round8-Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown vs. 9-Colonia-Woodbridge-JFK, Mennen Arena, 7:45 p.m.

By Mike Gurnis MORRIS TWP. — Just eight days ago, Morristown skated off the ice of Mennen Arena knowing it had let an opportunity slip away. The Colonials, which won the regular season Halvorsen Division title, were trounced, 4-0 by Mendham in the Halvorsen Cup title game last Wednesday night. It has been on theContinue reading “Morristown shuts out Watchung Hills in Public A 1st round”

By Mike Gurnis MORRIS TWP. — Morris Knolls-Hills’ top line of Kyle Thornton, Luke Dickerson, and Jake McCloud has emerged as one of the more dynamic combinations in the state this season. On Thursday night in the team’s state tournament opener, that line once again made its presence felt. It was directly responsible for fourContinue reading “Thornton leads Morris Knolls-Hills past Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex in Public C 1st round”

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Public A first round8-Morristown vs. 9-Watchung Hills, Mennen Arena at 8:15 p.m. Public B first round17-Vernon at 1-Northern Highlands, Sport-O-Rama in Monsey, N.Y. at 4 p.m. Public C first round1-Morris Knolls-Hills vs. 16-Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex, Mennen Arena at 6:15 p.m. Non-Public first round2-Delbarton vs. 15-St. Joseph (Met.), SportsCare Arena at 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Non-Public first round11-Morristown-Beard at 6-Seton Hall Prep at Codey Arena, 4 p.m.9-Pope John at 8-St. Augustine at Igloo Ice Arena, 4 p.m. Girls state tournament first round10-Madison at 7-Kent Place at Barnabas Health Hockey House, 4 p.m.8-Randolph vs. 9-Immaculate Heart at SportsCare Arena, 5 p.m.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Vernon 7, Scotch Plains-Fanwood 6Christopher Gay scored the game-winning goal with 30 seconds left to propel 17th-seeded Vernon to a 7-6 win over 16th-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood in the play-in round of the NJSIAA Public B Tournament at Warinanco Skating Center in Roselle. Vernon trailed, 6-4 with three minutes remaining before scoring threeContinue reading “Feb. 22 roundup: Vernon rallies late to advance”

By Mike Gurnis RANDOLPH — When Randolph needed a spark, Zach Gallo came to the rescue. After the Rams built a 5-0 lead early in the second period, it appeared it was well on its way to advancing in the state tournament with ease. But Princeton did the unthinkable, scoring five goals in a spanContinue reading “Gallo’s hat trick pushes Randolph past Princeton in Public B 1st round”

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Public B play-in round17-Vernon at 16-Scotch Plains Fanwood at Warinanco Park, 6:35 p.m.Public B first round8-Randolph vs. 9-Princeton at SportsCare Arena, 5 p.m. Public C play-in round23-High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny at 10-Marlboro-Holmdel at Howell Ice World, 6 p.m.20-Park Regional at 13-Tenafly-Cresskill at MacKay Park, 8:10 p.m.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown 6, Newton-Lenape Valley 0Christian Hertzig had a hat trick to lead eighth-seeded Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown to a 6-0 win over 25th-seeded Newton-Lenape Valley in the play-in round of the NJSIAA Public C tournament at Mennen Arena. A.J. Twist had a goal and two assists for MO-HO-HA (17-4-3), which bounced back fromContinue reading “Feb. 21 roundup: Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown downs Newton-LV”

By Mike Gurnis MORRIS TWP. — With Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex clinging to a one-goal lead in the third period, there was never any panic as Brick Township-Memorial brought the type of pressure one would expect in a state tournament game. The reason for that? Goalie Baylyn Shankman. The sophomore netminder was under siege for virtually the entireContinue reading “Shankman’s clutch 3rd lifts Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex to 1st state win since ’15”