High School Hockey Review

Last Season was a lot of firsts for many teams across the league, and yet for some it was more of the same.

In Class A, The Freeport Yellow Jackets faced off against the Quaker Valley Quakers for the ever valued Penguin Cup. Freeport finished the season with a 15-3-2 record and First in the North Division. The Quakers finished with an unblemished 19-0-1 record and finished with 39 out of a possible 40 points. The next closest team in the West Division was the Beaver Bobcats with 24 pts. The contest was supposed to be an easy win for Quaker Valley, but the Yellow Jackets had another plan in mind. Freeport scored early and often...well much more often then anyone expected. The Yellow Jackets allowed only one goal to a team that was averaging 7 1/2 per game. They claimed the Penguin Cup with a score of 4-1. However Freeport lost in the State A Championship to West Chester.

In Class AA, powerhouse Pine Richland returned to the Penguin Cup to face off against quick skating Thomas Jefferson. Pine Richland ended the season with a final record of 20-1-1 and First in the North Division. Thomas Jefferson finished their season 15-5-2 and finished First in the South Division. Pine Richland repeated as Penguin Cup Champions beating Thomas Jefferson 6-3. Pine Richland went on to the State Championship against Haverford, whom the Rams played against in last years Championship. The Rams were up 4 goals in the second period however almost when on to blow it. In a wild game, the Rams held on with a final of 8-6, repeating as State Champions.

In Class AAA, the North Allegheny Tigers hit the ice against the Bethel Park Black Hawks. North Allegheny finished the regular season 16-4-1 and First in the North Division. The Black Hawks finished First in the South Division with an unblemished 20-0-1. The game went into double overtime with the score tied at 1. North Allegheny won the game with 1:02 left in the period. The Tigers went on to face Holy Ghost Prep in the State Championship. North Allegheny won its first PIHL Championship by a final of 6-3.
-cdubbs