| 2007-2008 MICHIGAN STATE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT Division 1 (58 schools) Defending Champ - Orchard Lake St. Mary's. Favorites - Marquette, Grosse Pointe North, Orchard Lake St. Mary's. Regional 3 Final: East Kentwood (11-15-1) upset Lowell (13-8-5) 3-0. Regional 5 Pre-Regional 10 Northville (21-3-1) defeated Detroit Catholic Central (13-10-2) 5-4. Final: Orchard Lake St. Mary's (13-12-2) upset Northville (22-4-1) 3-2 in overtime. Regional 8 Pre-Regional 16 Final: Livonia Stevenson (22-2-2) defeated Livonia Churchill (20-6-0) 4-1. #1 rated Livonia Stevenson downed #2 rated Livonia Churchill. Final: Grosse Pointe North (16-9-2) upset Livonia Stevenson (23-2-2) 2-1 in overtime . Quarterfinals: 03/05/2008 Marquette (19-5-3, Regional 1) defeated Rockford (16-12-0, Regional 2) 2-1. Clarkston (11-15-5, Regional 4) defeated East Kentwood (11-16-1, Regional 3) 4-1. Orchard Lake St. Mary's (14-12-2, Regional 5) defeated Ann Arbor Pioneer (15-13-0, Regional 6) 6-1. Grosse Pointe North (16-10-2, Regional 8) shutout Macomb Dakota (20-5-3, Regional 7) 5-0. Semifinals: 03/07/2008 Marquette (20-5-3, Regional 1) shutout Grosse Pointe North (16-11-2, Regional 8) 3-0. Grosse Pointe North carried the play; however, senior goalie Jon Nezich of Marquette came up big with a shutout while the Redman notched a goal in each period. Sophomore forward Eric Rizzio tallied in the first period and added an empty net marker in the third. Grosse Pointe North outshot Marquette 39-17. For Marquette, Rizzio had 2 goals and senior forward Aaron Lancour had 1 goal. Goalies: Marquette - Nezich, Grosse Pointe North - junior Eric Rohrkemper. Orchard Lake St. Mary's (15-12-2, Regional 5) shutout Clarkston (11-16-5, Regional 4) 2-0. Junior forward Andrew Cloonan of Orchard Lake St. Mary's scored goals in the first and third periods while senior goalie Ryan Morley-Stockton completed the shutout. Orchard Lake St. Mary's outshot Clarkston 36-19 For Orchard Lake St. Mary's, Cloonan had 2 goals. Goalies: Orchard Lake St. Mary's - Morley-Stockton, Clarkston - junior Garrett Knappe. Final: 03/08/2008 Marquette (20-5-4, Regional 1) tied Orchard Lake St. Mary's (15-12-3, Regional 5) 1-1 in eight overtimes. After a scoreless first period, junior forward Mike Peterson of Marquette tallied on a power play in the second period to give the Redmen a 1-0 lead after two. Marquette maintained their 1-0 advantage throughout the third period until the final minutes. With 1:36 remaining in regulation and a face off in the Marquette zone, Orchard Lake St. Mary's pulled their goalie; and, only :04 later, at 13:28, senior forward Tim Hooker of the Eaglets slipped in a goal from close range to tie the contest, 1-1. The teams battled through eight overtime periods; but, neither team could score. Each overtime was six minutes in length; and, all overtimes were close with Marquette usually outshooting Orchard Lake St. Mary's by two or three shots. After eight overtimes, the Michigan High School Athletic Association called the game a tie and declared the teams as co-champions. The two teams played a total of 109 minutes, 45 minutes of regulartion and 64 minutes of overtime. Marquette outshot Orchard Lake St. Mary's 59-34. For Marquette - Peterson had 1 goal. For Orchard Lake St. Mary's, Hooker had 1 goal. Goalies: Marquette - senior Jon Nezich, Orchard Lake St. Mary's - senior Ryan Morley-Stockton. Division 2 (59 schools) Defending Champ - Grosse Pointe South. Favorites - Trenton, Farmington, Midland. Quarterfinals: 03/04/2008 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern/Northern (17-9-2, Regional 10) defeated Portage Central (16-10-2, Regional 9) 4-1. Midland (22-2-0, Regional 11) defeated Davison (16-6-4, Regional 12) 4-3 in overtime. Farmington (26-1-1, Regional 14) defeated Hartland (18-8-2, Regional 13) 5-3. Trenton (23-1-4, Regional 16) defeated Warren DeLaSalle (16-9-2, Regional 15) 3-2. Semifinals: 03/07/2008 Trenton (24-1-4, Regional 16) defeated Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern/Northern (17-10-2, Regional 10) 7-3. Trenton outshot Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern/Northern 25-12. For Trenton, senior forward Josh Miller had 3 goals, 1 assist and Jon Wilson had 3 goals. Goalies: Trenton - senior Marco DeGrazia, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern/Northern - senior Sean Winks. Midland (23-2-0, Regional 11) defeated Farmington (26-2-1, Regional 14) 2-1. The teams were tied 1-1 after one period. There was no scoring in the second period; however, senior Joel Parsons of Midland tallied the game-winner at 5:02 of the third period. Midland outshot Farmington 14-12. For Midland, Parsons and Wesley Lacourt each had 1 goal. For Farmington, senior forward Mark Scott had 1 goal. Goalies: Midland - junior Alex Sepesy, Farmington - senior Chris Newton. Final: 03/08/2008 Trenton (25-1-4, Regional 16) shutout Midland (23-3-0, Regional 11) 3-0. Trenton notched three goals in the second period while senior goalie Marco DeGrazia collected the shutout. Trenton outshot Midland 24-14. For Trenton, senior defenseman Blake Mikolajewski had 1 goal, 1 assist. Goalies: Trenton - DeGrazia, Midland - junior Alex Sepesy. Division 3 (59 schools) Defending Champ - Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood. Favorites - Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central. Quarterfinals: 03/05/2008 Calument (16-11-0, Regional 17) defeated Sault Ste. Marie (15-12-0, Regional 18) 4-1. Flint Powers Catholic (24-3-1, Regional 20) shutout Grand Rapids Catholic Central (24-4-3, Regional 19) 1-0. Allen Park (18-8-2, Regional 22) defeated Fenton (19-7-3, Regional 21) 6-2. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (21-6-1, Regional 23) upset Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood (21-7-0, Regional 24) 3-2 in overtime. Semifinals: 03/07/2008 Calumet (17-11-0, Region 17)al defeated Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (21-7-1, Regional 23) 5-4 in overtime. The teams were tied 3-3 after two periods. In the third period, with Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central on the power play, Calumet moved ahead, 4-3, with a shorthanded goal from Joe Hyrkas, at 10:56; however, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central came right back with a tally from Spencer Bonomo on the power play, at 11:36, to retie the game, 4-4. In overtime, Hyrkas of the Copper Kings notched the game-winner at 3:57. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central outshot Calumet 38-26. For Calumet, Hyrkas had 3 goals, 2 assists and Kyle Peters had 1 goal, 2 assists. For Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, Chris Hughes had 1 goal, 2 assists and Bonomo and Trevor Lopez each had 1 goal, 1 assist. Goalies: Calumet - Tyler Juntilla, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central - Matt Pigula. Flint Powers Catholic (25-3-1, Regional 20) defeated Allen Park (18-9-2, Regional 22) 3-2. Flint Powers Catholic led 1-0 after one period and 2-1 after two with two goals from junior forward Jonah Spurlin. At 4:23 of the third period, the Chargers took control with a power play tally from Brent Moore giving Flint Powers Catholic a 3-1 advantage. Flint Powers Catholic outshot Allen Park 25-13. For Flint Powers Catholic, Spurlin had 2 goals, 1 assist, Moore had 1 goal, 1 assist, and junior forward Spencer Irvin had 2 assists.. For Allen Park, Jacob Schlaucht had 1 goal, 1 assist. Goalies: Flint Powers Catholic - senior Matt Crowder, Allen Park - senior Zach Mielen. Final: 03/08/2008 Calumet (18-11-0, Regional 17) shutout Flint Powers Catholic (25-4-1, Regional 20) 1-0 in overtime. Flint Powers Catholic outshot Calumet 22-11 in the scoreless first two periods; however, shots were even 9-9 in the third period that left the game deadlocked 0-0 at the end of regulation. In overtime, at 4:18, senior Logan Rostello of Calumet knocked in his own rebound for the game-winner. Flint Powers Catholic outshot Calumet 32-25. Goalies: Calumet - Tyler Juntilla, Flint Powers Catholic - senior Matt Crowder. |