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Marblehead defeats Billerica for Bourque 1A Division Championship

03/13/10 09:03 AM (EDT)

By Bill Stuckey

Marblehead captures Bourque 1A Championship over Billerica

Marblehead 8 had a balanced attack all night and wore out the short bench of Billerica as they captured the Bourque 1A championship 5-1

Marblehead had 5 different players score to go along with their solid goaltending. Tom Koopmen opened the scoring at 8:47 of the first period to give Marblehead a 1-0 lead. Billerica struck back fast as Shane Comminsky fired a hard shot by Harrison Young to knot the score at 1. Dean fader scored with 1 minute left in the first period to give Marblehead a 2-1 lead. The second period went scoreless as both goaltenders displayed outstanding goaltending to keep the game in reach for both teams. The third period was owned by Marblehead. Colby Shepard scored at the 5:37 mark, Eric powers hit the back of the net at 4:41, and Brendan Piccinna scored the final goal with 57 seconds remaining to give Marblehead a 5-1 victory and the Bourque 1A division Championship.

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Noth Andover 6 defeats Reading 6 3-2 in OT to win Neely 1B Division Championship

03/13/10 08:03 AM (EDT)

By Bill Stuckey

N Andover beats Reading in OT for Neely 1B Divison Championship

N Andover 6 defeated Reading 6 in on OT 3-2 to capture the Neely Division 1B Championship. Both teams skated to a 0-0 tie until midway through the second period when Cole Julius of N Andover fired a hard low shot past Reading goaltender Matt Scherber to give N Andover the lead 1-0. N Andover struck again at 2:37 left in the second period as Tyler Rodgers, set up by Ryan Dell'orfano and Alex Martino, slammed home a rebound to give N Andover a commanding 2-0 lead.

Reading regrouped, and came out storming the North Andover net. At 5:12 of the third period Reading 6's Dan Garofoli on an assist from Peter Casciani, brought Reading within 1 goal with 2:13 seconds left in the 3rd period, Garofoli broke in on, 2 NHL like passes from Casciani and Liam Byrne to tie the score and send the Reading bench into hysteria. The final 2 minutes of play was up and down and both goaltenders were spectacular as this game was headed into overtime.

N Andover took to OT faceoff and drove down the left side as Dell'orfano and Martino sent 2 blistering shots at Scherber. A mad scramble in front of the net pushed the puck onto Tyler Rodgers stick and he put the game winner into the net and a Championship title for N Andover.

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Tewksbury 6 holds off Andover to take home Neely Division Championship

03/13/10 06:03 AM (EDT)

By Bill Stuckey

Tewksbury beats Andover to win Neely Division Crown

Tewksbury 6 and Andover 6 had split the regular season contests, and both teams new this game was going to be a nail biter from the start. Andover 6 started the game with a flurry. Tewksbury held on for dear life as Stone made save after save. Tewksbury settled down and began to play their game. The score at the end of the first period was 0-0, and the game still was there for the taking. Tewksbury struck first as Gorman beat an Andover defense men at center ice and broke in alone to slide the puck past Adam Wright to take a 1-0 lead. This lead would hold up until mid way thru the 3rd period, when Gorman would add his 2nd goal of the night and give Tewksbury a commanding 2 goal lead. Tewksbury would survive a late 3^rd period surge by Andover and take the neely division Championship by a score of 2-0.

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Dracut upsets Masco 7 to win Buyck West Championship

03/11/10 12:03 PM (EDT)

By Bill Stuckey

Dracut upsets Masco for Buyck West Crown

Little did Goalies Jon Anderson, Masco, and Patrick Carney, Dracut, realize what pressure this game was going to bring as both teams were deadlocked midway into the third period. Throughout the whole regular season both Masco and Dracut traded top spots in the standings only to see Masco take the #1 seed with 2 weeks to go in the regular season. This game had it all, hustle, determination, intensity, and the will to win a championship. Dracut struck early as John Raikos fired a wrist shot past Anderson at 1 minute into the early part of the game. The Masco struck with 3:55 left in the first period. Cody Hess blasted a shot from the point that beat Carney on the short side. Dracut quickly answered the next shift a Raikos put his second goal into the net and Dracut held a 2-1 advantage after 1 period of play. Masco continued to pressure Dracut and backed them into the zone with a strong fore check. It paid off, at the 6 minute mark of the second period Colin Casey struck for the equalizer and Masco had tied the game 2-2 at the end of 2 periods of play. Dracut came out on fire in the third period and caught Masco in a line change as Payne Bourgeois ripped a shot from the left side to give Dracut a 3-2 lead. Masco would not give up and Mike Major found Jack Adams streaking down the left side and he put it past Carney to tie the game at 3. Masco and Dracut pressed for the go ahead goal but both goalies were at their best. Dracut then broke out past the hard fore check of Masco and created a n odd man rush. Bourgeois broke around the Masco defense and slid the game winner past Anderson as Dracut went on to upset #1 seed Masco 4-3 for the Buyck west Championship.

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Nashua scores late to upset #1 seeded Triton for Esposito Division Championship

03/11/10 09:03 AM (EDT)

By Bill Stuckey

Nashua scores with .36 left to capture Esposito Championship

Gary Storace and Steven Saucier combined with .36 seconds in the game to lift Nashua to a 3-2 victory over #1 seeded Triton. Nashua struck first as Sean Holmes scored at the 9:16 mark of the first period. Triton had many chances in the second period but were shutout by some outstanding goaltending by Doire Daltan and Alex Lake. Devin Shumen was equally tested and shut down 2 power plays and a 2 man down situation which kept Triton in the game. Triton struck quick in 3rd period as Jack Norton scored an unassisted goal at 10:20 of the third period. Nashua regained the lead on a fluke bounce that allowed Jake Lathem to break in on the Triton Goaltender and give Nashua a 2-1 lead. It did not take long for Triton to tie the game as John Seward on an assist from Josh Janvrin tied the game up at 2-2. Nashua went on the Power play with 1:45 left in the game. Nashua Peppered Triton for almost 1:20 seconds before Storace's heroic goal with .36 seconds to give Nashua the lead and the Esposito Division Championship.

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