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Thanksgiving Tournament:
Montour JV Hockey tournament - Montour JV made it to the championship game
and suffered a tough loss in overtime to Central Catholic. The
Montour JV team participated in this very competitive AAA tournament and
competed extremely well. Each game
had an opportunity to collect 5 points, based on period wins and the final
game score. The following have breakdowns of each game:
Game 1 vs. Upper St. Clair Montour lost the first game against Upper St. Clair (AAA) 2-1 with a goal
scored by Mario Victor.
Game 2 vs. Baldwin The Spartans then lost in a second nail biter to Baldwin in a 6-5 loss.
Montour's goals were scored by Dan Butler, Mario Victor, Tim Ruhl (2) and
Josh Spano. Assists were distributed from Ryan McGregor (2), Josh Spano,
Andy Millick (2) and Dan Butler.
Game 3 vs. Meadville Montour won 2-0 with goals from Greg
Clarke and Dan Butler - assisted by Kyle Southerlin & Keith Kurelis.
Goaltender Matthew Skoff provided the shut out in net for Montour and allowed Montour to move
onto the semi-finals with a game against the hosting team, Mt. Lebanon.
Game 4 - Montour vs. Mt. Lebanon (SEMI-FINALS) It could not get any closer than this
game, with the game ending in a 1-1 tie and after
two 5 minute overtimes that went into shoot-out. Matthew Skoff kept Mt.
Lebanon from scoring - while Justin Siegel and Dan Butler were able to
capitalize and score for Montour. It was a very well played game that allowed Montour
to move into the championship again Central Catholic.
Game 5 - Montour vs. Central Catholic (FINALS) This game also
ended in a 1-1 tie with a goal by Mario Victor that was assisted by Keith Kurelis.
However,
Montour lost in overtime but managed to go further than any other Montour JV team.
The Montour Spartans JV team is coached by Jim Leja (Head Coach) and
assistants Phil Spano and Tom Wayne.
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