Just two more spots left to fill for the Prudential Center on Monday! On Wednesday, Codey Arena hosted the Non-Public boys hockey semifinals featuring arguably the four best teams in all of New Jersey. See who is moving on to The Rock with all of our highlights below!
Don Bosco Prep 1 St. Joe’s (Mont.) 0 | Non-Public Semifinal
It was the *fifth* installment of No. 2 Don Bosco Prep and No. 3 St. Joe’s (Mont.) on the ice this year, and it once again delivered on the biggest stage yet. The Ironmen eked out a 1-0 win over the Green Knights in Wednesday’s Non-Public semifinal to secure their second state final berth in three seasons.
The lone goal was scored by sophomore Kyle Delaney off an assist by Ryan Murphy 4:00 into the final period. Another sophomore, goalie Alex Annunziato, had his first complete game shutout of the season with 22 saves in net. St. Joe’s Gabe Florio finished with 26 saves.
JSZ’s Ryan Sudol has the highlights + reaction from Codey Arena:
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Delbarton 2 St. Augustine 0 | Non-Public Semifinal
Matteo Conte’s power play goal with 33 seconds left in the second period was all the Green Wave needed to return to the Prudential Center and defend its state title. Mike Pirot fed the pass to Conte who scored the first goal of his senior season. Paul Insauto got his eighth shutout of the season turning away 14 shots. Delbarton is on a 14 game win streak and will face Don Bosco for the Non-Public state championship on Monday in Newark.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights + post-game reaction from Codey Arena:
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