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GAME SUMMARIES

TIGERS EDGE SENECA VALLEY, 6-5, TO WIN DIVISION TITLE

Brian Carothers scored three goals while Dylan Rohar added a goal and three assists to lead the Tigers to a 6-5 victory over Seneca Valley Black at Bladerunners in Harmarville on Saturday afternoon.  Tim Murphy and Cody Burdwood scored the other NA goals as the Tigers won their fourth consecutive game.

After Seneca Valley jumped off to a 2-0 lead, Murphy scored on an assist from Niko Kovacevic to cut the margin to 2-1.  The Tigers tied the game on Carothers' first goal with Rohar picking up the assist.  Carothers scored again before the end of the period to give the Tigers a 3-2 advantage at the first intermission.

In the second period, Burdwood scored on a Rohar assist as the Tigers increased the lead to 4-2.  After SV scored to cut the lead to one, Rohar answered from Steve Leibhart to give NA a 5-3 lead after two periods.  Carothers picked up his third goal early in the third period to extend the margin to 6-3.  Seneca Valley came back with two later goals but the Tigers were able to hold on for the 6-5 victory.  Brian Schick was in goal for the win stopping 21 of 26 shots.

With the win, the Tigers wrapped up the regular season title in the PIRHL Varsity Tier I division with a record of 12-4-0.  NA will begin play in the playoffs on Saturday when they meet Bethel Park in the first round.  Game time is scheduled for 5:00 pm at Bladerunners in Harmarville.

NOTE:  In the first scheduled game, the Tigers were awarded a 1-0 forfeit victory over Hempfield.  With several players suspended, Hempfield was unable to field a team.

(Thanks to Rob Kovacevic for information in this report!)

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 6  SENECA VALLEY BLACK - 5

INDIVIDUAL SCORING (NA only)

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TIGERS HOLD OFF BETHEL PARK, 7-4

Dan Leibhart scored two goals and five other NA players added goals as the Tigers downed Bethel Park, 7-4, at the RMU-Island Sports Center on Sunday morning.  Cody Burdwood, Brian Carothers, Niko Kovacevic, Steve Leibhart and Dylan Rohar also tallied for the winning Tigers.  Dan Leibhart and Rohar recorded a pair of assists each.

With the win, the Tigers improved their league record to 10-4-0 on the year, good for a first place tie with Seneca Valley Black.  NA will complete section play on Saturday at Bladerunners in Harmarville where they will meet Hempfield at 3:00 pm and Seneca Valley Black at 5:00 pm.  Wins in both games will give NA the division title.  The league playoffs are scheduled to begin on Saturday, February 9.

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 7  BETHEL PARK - 4

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TIGERS STOP SHALER, 7-2, BEHIND ROHAR'S HAT TRICK

Junior Dylan Rohar had a three-goal hat trick while Cody Burdwood added two goals and two assists as the Tigers defeated Shaler, 7-2, at the RMU-Island Sports Center on Sunday.  Steve Leibhart and Tony Lomupo also scored goals while Dan Leibhart recorded two assists. for the winning Tigers.  Brian Schick was in goal for NA and earned the victory.  Rohar still leads the league in scoring with 41 goals and 13 assists for 54 points.

With the win, the Tigers improved their league mark to 9-4-0.  Five teams are currently tied for the lead in the PIRHL Varsity 1 Section with 18 points each.  NA will meet Bethel Park on Sunday morning at the RMU-Island Sports Center as the regular season winds down.  Game time is scheduled for 10:45 am.

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 7  SHALER AREA - 2

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BALDWIN EDGES TIGERS, 5-3

Baldwin defeated the Tigers, 5-3, on Saturday night at the RMU-Island Sports Center.  Cody Burdwood, Dylan Rohar, and Tony Lomupo scored the NA goals.  The loss broke a three-game Tiger winning streak.

GAME SUMMARY
BALDWIN - 5  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3

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ROHAR SCORES EIGHT GOALS TO LEAD TIGERS
OVER HAMPTON, 10-7

Junior Dylan Rohar scored eight goals to lead the Tigers to a 10-7 victory over Hampton on Sunday morning at Bladerunners in Harmarville.  Brian Carothers added two goals as the Tigers won their third straight game.  Rohar currently leads the league in scoring with 37 goals and 12 assists for 49 points in nine games.

With the win, NA improved their league record to 8-3-0 and into a first place tie with the Seneca Valley Black team.  The Tigers will face Baldwin on Saturday night at the RMU-Island Sports Center with game time set for 7:30 pm.

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 10  HAMPTON - 7

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TIGERS TAME SENECA VALLEY BLUE, 7-4

Junior Dylan Rohar scored a pair of goals and added two assists and Tim Murphy tallied two goals and an assist to lead the Tigers to a 7-4 victory over the Seneca Valley Blue squad on Sunday afternoon at the RMU-Island Sports Center in a PIRHL Varsity 1 contest.  Danny Leibhart, Tony Lomupo, and Brian Carothers also scored for the winning Tigers.

After Seneca Valley took a 1-0 lead after one period, Murphy tied the score at 1-1 early in the second period on an assist from Burdwood.  Leibhart put the Tigers ahead, 2-1, with Rohar recording the assist, and Rohar score an unassisted goal to give NA a 3-1 lead.  Seneca was able to score before the end of the period, but the Tigers took a 3-2 advantage into the final stanza.

The Tigers scored two straight goals at the beginning of the third period.  Lomupo extended the lead to 4-2 on another assist from Rohar, and Murphy's second goal made it 5-2 before Seneca Valley answered.  Carothers came back on an assist from Murphy to push the margin to 6-3 before SV cut the lead to two again.  Rohar made it official with an empty net goal as the Tigers went on to the 7-4 victory.

With injuries to starting goalie Brian Schick and backup James Uhler not available, defenseman Cody Burdwood stepped in to make 22 saves on 26 shots to earn the win getting good help from his defense.  With the win, the Tigers improved their section record to 7-3-0 to move them into a first place tie. 

(Thanks again to Rob Kovacevic for info in this report!)

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 7  SENECA VALLEY BLUE - 4

INDIVIDUAL SCORING (NA only)

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TIGERS SPLIT PAIR ON SATURDAY

The Tigers dropped a 4-0 decision to Seneca Valley Black but came back to down Hempfield, 10-8, at Bladerunners in Harmarville on Saturday afternoon.  In the first game, Seneca Valley goalie Tyler Freer held the Tigers off the board in handing NA their third consecutive loss.  Without leading scorer Dylan Rohar, the Tigers struggled to find the back of the net.  NA was outshot, 32-16, going 0 for 3 on the power play.  Goalie Brian Schick kept the Tigers in the game turning away 28 of 32 shots.

GAME SUMMARIES
SENECA VALLEY BLACK - 4  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 0

In the second game, the Tigers rebounded to defeat the Spartans, 10-8,  and end the losing streak.  The Tigers were playing with a short bench with only six skaters present and several of those players feeling under the weather.  NA found some offense in large part due to the play of Danny Leibhart.  In only his third game back after missing the beginning of the season with wrist surgery, Danny scored 6 goals.  All five remaining skaters (Tony Lomupo, Niko Kovacevic, Brian Carothers, Tim Murphy and Cody Burdwood) contributed to the offense with each recording at least one assist.  Carothers and Murphy also had two goals each.

The game went back and forth early.  NA led, 3-2, after the first period, and the game was tied at 6-6 after period two.  The game stayed tight until NA opened a 10-7 lead with under two minutes to play.  Hempfield scored a meaningless goal with 14 seconds left as the Tigers took a 10-8 victory.  In spite of giving up eight goals, the NA defense played well against one of the top offensive teams in the league.  Goal Brian Schick made some key stops, including a couple of breakaways. 

The win stopped a three-game losing streak after the Tigers started the season at 5-0.  NA will take a 6-3 record into Sunday's 3:45 pm game against Seneca Valley Blue at the RMU-Island Sports Center.

(Thanks to Rob Kovacevic for information in this report)

NORTH ALLEGHENY - 10  HEMPFIELD - 8

INDIVIDUAL SCORING (NA only)

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TIGERS DROP SECOND STRAIGHT GAME

The Hampton Talbots handed the Tigers a 9-3 loss at the RMU-Island Sports Center on Saturday, December 2, as NA lost their second in a row.  Junior Dylan Rohar scored a pair of goals with Tim Murphy adding another for the Tigers.  With the loss, the NA record fell to 5-2 on the season.

GAME SUMMARY
HAMPTON - 9  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3

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SHALER HANDS TIGERS FIRST LOSS, 4-1

The Tigers saw their unbeaten streak end at five on Sunday night when they dropped a 4-1 decision to the Shaler Area Titans at the RMU-Island Sports Center.  Tim Murphy  scored the only Tiger goal.  NA remains in first place in the PIRHL Division I standings with a record of 5-1.

GAME SUMMARY
SHALER - 4  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 1

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