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BETHEL PARK TOPS TIGERS, 2-1, IN TRIPLE OVERTIME

(3/15/12)  Derek Lesnak’s goal at 8:52 of the third overtime period lifted the Bethel Park Black Hawks to a 2-1 playoff thriller over the North Allegheny Tigers on Thursday night in the PIHL Quarterfinals.  The Tigers broke a scoreless tie in the second period on a tally by Matt Fantaski to give NA a 1-0 lead.  Fantaski’s goal was assisted by NA’s leading scorer Joe Griffin.  Bethel Park staged a furious rally in the final minutes of the third period before eventually tying the game on a Daniel Yost goal with 2:06 remaining to force overtime. 

Along with the stingy defenses, North Allegheny goaltender Matt Goda and Bethel Park’s net minder Alex Blum kept their opponents scoreless in the first two overtimes.  Goda made some stellar saves throughout the game, stopping 32 shots on net.  For his efforts, Goda was named the Wright Automotive Player of the Game.  Despite the outstanding play of Goda and the Tigers defense, Bethel Park was able to push one last puck into the net on Lesnak’s game winner. 

North Allegheny’s season ends with a record of 16-6-1 with three of their six losses coming against Bethel Park, all in one-goal games.  Winners of 13 straight, the Black Hawks improve to 16-7-1 and advance to the Class AAA Semifinals. 

SCORING SUMMARY
BETHEL PARK - 2   NORTH ALLEGHENY - 1

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

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PIHL ALIGNMENT - 2011-12
Varsity CLASS AAA - 16 TEAMS

The Tigers will compete again in the PIHL in Class AAA along with 15 other teams.  NA has been again placed in Section 2-AAA for the 2011-12 season.

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