High school hockey cup season is quickly drawing to a close, and Jersey Sports Zone hit the two biggest boys games that the Garden State had to offer on Thursday! In Randolph, No. 1 Delbarton faces No. 5 St. Augustine in the Gordon Cup semis. Also, Brick and Howell-Matawan battle in the Handchen Cup final in an OT thriller in Wall. Check out all the action below!
Delbarton 5 St. Augustine 1 | Gordon Cup Semifinal
No. 1 Delbarton hockey will have a chance at back-to-back Gordon Cup titles after defeating No. 5 St. Augustine Prep 5-1 in Thursday’s Cup semifinal.
The goals came fast to start out the afternoon with Delbarton’s Egor Andreev and St. Augustine’s Jae Chalmers scoring within 20 seconds of each other in the early 1st period. The Green Wave then took over in the 2nd with two goals from Aidan Pasic and one from Michael Pirot. Ryan Kovacs added one more with less than 2:00 remaining in the 3rd. In all, the Green Wave put 43 shots on goal against Hermits goalie KJ Williams vs. just 12 shots against their goalie Paul Insauto.
Next up will be Wednesday’s Gordon Cup final vs. No. 2 Don Bosco Prep at Codey Arena, the Green Wave’s fourth straight appearance.
JSZ’s Ryan Sudol has all the highlights and reaction from SportsCare Arena in Randolph:
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Delbarton & St. Augustine Prep is made possible by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.
Brick 4 Howell-Matawan 3 (OT) | Handchen Cup Final
Brody Acropolis scored his third goal of the game 3:28 into overtime to give the #8 seed the Shore Conference championship and the Handchen Cup. Trailing 1-0 in the second period, Brick exploded for three straight goals in the second period starting with back to back goals by Brody Acropolis. Acropolis and Sid Zito scored 12 seconds apart to make it a 3-1 game. Howell battled back with goals from John Murphy and Hayden Nubile to force overtime. Brick (13-5) upset #1 seed Middletown North in overtime followed by another OT win against defending champion Marlboro-Holmdel.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights and post-game reaction from Jersey Shore Arena:
9 Jersey Sports Zone’s Shore Conference Game of the Week is brought to you by ACI Medical & Dental School.
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Brick is made possible by Community Medical Center in Toms River.
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Howell is made possible by Monmouth Medical Center’s Southern Campus in Lakewood.
