Tommy Papa and Ethan Chase each had a hat trick as Cherry Hill East JVA defeated Moorestown JVA 8-2 in playoff action played in Voorhees. Cherry Hill took control with a four goal first period and never looked back. Goals by Chase, Papa and two from Ben Snyder gave East a 4-0 lead. Chase and Papa would connect early in the second period and the lead was 6-0.
Matt Marzo scored four goals as Moorestown defeated Williamstown 7-2 in JVA action played at Skate Zone in Voorhees. After Dennis Campbell gave Williamstown a 1-0 lead at the eight minute mark, just over one minute later Sean Humes would tie the game at 1-1. Goals by Marzo and Ryler Radziemski less than two minutes apart late in the period gave the Quakes a 3-1 lead after one.
Maxim Kuznetsov had four goals and Connor Riley had four assists as Eastern defeated Moorestown 6-3 and advanced to the Championship round in the SJHSHL double elimination Tournament. The Vikings built a 4-0 lead through two periods before Moorestown would mount a third period comeback. Joe Arlotta gave the Vikings a 1-0 lead just one minute into the game. We would stay that way until less than five minutes left in the period when James McGrath would score just his second goal of the season and the lead was 2-0. Kuznetsov as it turned out would score the next four for the Vikings. His first coming just thirty seconds after McGrath’s goal and the lead was 3-0 after one.