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* STATE CHAMPIONS *

* PIRHL CHAMPIONS *

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TIGERS WIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

The Tigers defeated Bishop Shanahan from Philadelphia, 5-2,  on Sunday at Bladerunners in Harmarville to win the Inline Hockey State Championship.  Senior Craig Carioto had two goals and two assists while junior Mitch Moulton added two goals.  Junior Mike Lorish also scored for the winning Tigers.

With the win, the Tigers completed their season with a final record of 16-4.  NA won both the PIHRL and State Championships.

CONGRATULATIONS, TIGERS!

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TIGERS CRUSH BETHEL PARK TO WIN PIHRL CHAMPIONSHIP

In the third and final game of the best of three championship series, the Tigers defeated Bethel Park, 8-0, on Sunday afternoon at the RMU-Island Sports Center to win the championship of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Roller Hockey League (PIRHL).  Junior Chris Gilson led the way for NA with three goals with junior Mitch Moulton adding two more.  Senior Brandon O'Connor recorded a goal and two assists.

The Tigers exploded for six goals in the first period to take control of the game.  Senior Evan Kirsch opened the scoring just 1:29 into the contest with an unassisted goal to give NA a 1-0 lead.  A little over two minutes later, Moulton scored from O'Connor to make it 2-0.  The Tigers kept up the pressure and Gilson scored his first goal 33 seconds later as the NA extended the margin to 3-0.  Moulton netted his second goal on an assist from senior Craig Carioto with 9:30 remaining in the period as the lead went to 4-0.  O'Connor added an unassisted goal with 8:30 left as the Tigers took a commanding 5-0 lead.  NA scored the five goals in the first six and one half minutes of the game.  Gilson put the finishing touches on an NA period with his second goal at the 4:36 mark as the Tigers took a 6-0 lead into the first intermission.

In the second period, the Tigers kept rolling as junior Mike Lorish made it 7-0 with an unassisted goal at the 9:33 mark.  Gilson's third goal completed the scoring with 5:31 remaining as NA took an 8-0 advantage into the second intermission.  There was no scoring in the third period.  Senior Tim Fitzgerald was in goal for the Tigers and posted the shutout.

With the win, the Tigers improved their record to 15-4 on the season in capturing the PIHRL title.  NA has qualified for the state championship that will be held at Bladerunners in Harmarville next weekend, April 9th and 10th.  The first game is scheduled for 2:00 pm on Saturday.

NOTE: The NA Varsity Tier 2 team won their division championship with a 9-2 victory over Baldwin.

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 8  BETHEL PARK - 0

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

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BETHEL PARK NIPS TIGERS, 5-4, IN OVERTIME TO TIE FINAL SERIES

After shutting out Bethel Park, 4-0, on Saturday, the Tigers saw the Blackhawks come back on Sunday afternoon to edge the Tigers, 5-4, in overtime to tie the championship series at one game each.  Junior Mitch Moulton tallied a pair of goals to lead NA to the victory on Saturday.  On Sunday, four Tigers scored but it was not enough as Bethel Park scored the game winner in overtime.  

On Saturday, junior Chris Gilson got the Tigers off to a good start with a first period goal, assisted by senior Craig Carioto.  With a 1-0 lead after one period, NA added two more goals in the second.  Moulton hit the net just 59 seconds into the stanza and senior Evan Kirsch added an unassisted goal with 4:06 remaining.  The Tigers took a commanding 3-0 advantage into the final period.

In the third period, Moulton scored his second goal of the game as the Tigers captured a 4-0 victory in game one.  Senior Tim Fitzgerald stopped the Blackhawks without a goal to earn the victory.

On Sunday afternoon, Kirsch scored first at the 10:34 mark of the first period to give NA a 1-0 lead.  Jason Hasco came back to tie the score with 59 seconds remaining in the period.  In the second period, Ed Kessler gave BP their first lead of the game with a goal at the 13:19 mark.  Gilson came back to tie the score at 2-2 on an assist from Carioto with 10:31 remaining.  The Blackhawks then scored twice in a span of 2:09 to take a 4-2 advantage with 6:21 left in the period.  The Tigers came back, however, as Moulton scored at the 1:15 mark and Carioto tied the game with just one second remaining.  The teams went to the final period tied at 3-3.

There was no scoring in the third period.  With 1:50 remaining in the first overtime period, Matt Carrol tallied the game winner as Bethel Park tied the series with a 5-4 victory.  Senior Evan Vogini was in goal for NA while Joe Timpona was the Bethel Park netminder for both games.

The championship game will be played at the RMU-Island Sports Center on Sunday, April 3.  Game time is scheduled for 3:15 pm.

GAME SUMMARIES
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 4  BETHEL PARK - 0 (Game 1)

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

BETHEL PARK - 5  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 4 (Game 2)

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

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TIGERS SHUT OUT SHALER, 5-0, TO WIN SEMIFINAL SERIES

The Tigers posted a 5-0 shutout over Shaler on Saturday night at the RMU-Island Sports Center.  Junior Chris Gilson led the way with a pair of goals with senior Brandon O'Connor, junior Chris Korenoski and senior Craig Carioto also scoring for the winning Tigers.

The Tigers scored the only goal in the first period when O'Connor found the net at the 2:45 mark.  In the second period, NA broke the game open with four unanswered goals.  Gilson scored his first with 10:14 remaining to give the Tigers a 2-0 advantage.  A little less than five minutes later, Korenoski extended the lead to 3-0 on an assist from senior Evan Kirsch.  Gilson struck again at the 3:49 mark as the NA lead went to 4-0.  Finally, with just eight seconds remaining in the period, Carioto made it a 5-0 lead after two periods.

The third period was scoreless as the Tigers went on the 5-0 victory and eliminated Shaler from the playoffs.  Senior goalie Evan Vogini stopped fourteen Shaler shots to earn the shutout and victory.

The win gave NA a two-game sweep of the best-of-three semifinal series and will send them to the championship finals.  The Tigers will play the winner of the Bethel Park-Allderdice series on Saturday, March 19, at 3:30 pm.

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 5  SHALER - 0

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

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TIGERS DOWN SHALER, 10-5, IN PLAYOFF OPENER

The Tigers opened play in the PIRHL playoffs with a 10-5 victory over Shaler at the RMU-Island Sports Center on Saturday morning.  The victory gave NA a 1-0 advantage in the best-of-three series.  Game two is scheduled for Saturday morning at 9:30 am at the RMU-Island Sports Center.

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SHALER EDGES NA, 6-5, IN REGULAR SEASON FINALE

Playoffs Open on Saturday Morning

The Tigers lost their regular season finale to Shaler, 6-5, at the Island Sports Center on Thursday night at the RMU-Island Sports Center.  Junior Chris Gilson had the hat trick to pace the Tigers while juniors Mike Lorish and Mitch Moulton also scored for NA. The loss dropped the final NA league record to 13-3.

The Tigers will open the PIRHL playoffs on Saturday morning when they face Shaler again in a best of three series.  Game time is scheduled for 10:30 am at the RMU-Island Sports Center.  The second game of the series is scheduled for Saturday March 5 at 9:30 pm.  If a third game is necessary, it will be played on Saturday, March 12 also at 9:30 pm.

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TIGERS BEAT HAMPTON, 6-2, TO CLINCH FIRST PLACE

The Tigers knocked off the Hampton Talbots, 6-2, on Sunday night at the RMU-Island Sports Center.  Junior Mitch Moulton led the way with a pair of goals and an assist.  NA also got goals from Chris Garrett, senior Craig Carioto, junior Chris Korenoski, and junior Mike Lorish.

The Tigers took the lead in the first period when Moulton scored an unassisted goal at the 4:10 mark to give NA a 1-0 lead after one period.  NA scored four times in the second period.  Moulton set up Garrett just 41 seconds into the period as the Tigers took a 2-0 lead.  Less than a minute and a half later, it was Moulton again, this time scoring on an assist from junior Chris Gilson.  Carioto made it 4-0 on an assist from senior Brandon O'Connor at the 9:02 mark.  Chris Blanchard put Hampton on the board just ten seconds later, but Korenoski answered to give the Tigers a 5-1 lead.  Blanchard scored again for the Talbots late in the period, but NA took a 5-2 advantage into the final period.

In the third period, Lorish scored to extend the margin to 6-2 as the Tigers kept Hampton scoreless for the remainder of the game to preserve the victory.  Senior Evan Vogini made seventeen saves in goal to earn the victory.  NA outshot Hampton, 25-19, in the game.

The victory clinched first place in the regular season for the Tigers who saw their league record go to 13-2-0.  NA will meet Shaler on Thursday night in a 6:30 pm contest at the RMU-Island Sports Center as the regular season comes to an end.  The league playoffs will begin this weekend, but NA has a bye because of the first place finish.

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 6  HAMPTON - 2

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

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TIGERS PICK UP FORFEIT WIN AGAINST BALDWIN

The Tigers were given a 1-0 forfeit victory over Baldwin for a game scheduled for Sunday night.  The win improved the NA record to 12-2 on the season and increased their lead over second-place Allderdice to two games.  NA will meet Hampton on Sunday night with game time scheduled for 5:30 pm at the RMU-Island Sports Center.

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TIGERS FALL TO ALLDERDICE, 6-3

The Allderdice Dragons built a 4-0 lead after two periods and held off the Tigers to win, 6-3, at the RMU-Island Sports Center on Sunday night.  Tiger goals were scored by junior Mike Lorish, senior Craig Carioto, and junior Mitch Moulton.  The loss broke a four-game NA winning streak.

Allderdice jumped on top with two first period goals.  Ben Walfish scored on an assist from Adam Lyons to make it 1-0.  Chris Ernst added an unassisted goal to give the Dragons a 2-0 advantage after one period.

In the second period, the Dragons added two more goals.  Joshn Luxbacher pushed the lead to 3-0, and Lyons scored his second goal of the game to give Allderdice a commanding 4-0 lead after two periods of play.

The Tigers rallied for three goals in the final period, with Lorish, Carioto and Moulton all finding the net.  The rally was too little as Allderdice answered with a pair of goals to take home a 6-3 victory.  NA outshot  the Dragons, 28-17.

The loss dropped the Tigers to 11-2 in league play, one game in front of Allderdice in the battle for first place.  NA will be back in action again on Sunday when they meet Baldwin in a 5:30 pm contest.

GAME SUMMARY
ALLDERDICE - 6  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

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PIRHL STANDINGS
FINAL STANDINGS

PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

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North Allegheny is part of the Pennsylvania Roller Hockey League (PIRHL) which to date had grown to over 75 teams from 28 area high schools.  North Allegheny has participated in this league as a club sport since 1999.  Teams are made up from students in 6th through 12th grade.

The new league (PIRHL) is being organized this year.  In order for the league to grow, two additional rinks have been included, along with their respective school districts.  The two rinks are Hot Shots in Mt. Pleasant and Born2Run in Grove City, both about 50 minutes to an hour away.

In addition, a new committee has been formed to run the league this year.  The interim board members are administrators from schools that are in the league now.

The interim board members are:
Jim Lorish - President
Paul Salvagio - Vice-President
John Hunter - Secretary
Barry Bohn - Treasurer

All games are played at the RMU-Island Sports Center.  The games are played on an official sized rink, which is 185'x85' with full dasher boards and is specifically designed for inline hockey.  There are three 15-minute running time periods with no off sides or icing and it's played 4 on 4 plus a goalie.

PIRHL ALIGNMENT           

Any questions or comments should be directed to Athletic Director Bob Bozzuto at:  bbozzuto@northallegheny.org