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WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL MINUTEMEN |
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Thursday, May 3, 2007 By Clark Washington So far this season, the competition has gotten a lot better when it comes to the arrival of boys' lacrosse. Each year, more schools are adding lacrosse to their athletic program and each year the teams are getting better. When the Minutemen from Washington Township traveled to Lenape to take on the surging Indians, Township had an opportunity to pick up a very important division win. Lenape would find themselves trailing early but bounced back when Zach Simons scored two first half goals to rally the Indians. Lenape would improve their record to 8-3 with their 7-4 win over the Minutemen. |
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Saturday, April 14, 2007 By George Brookings With a new season of boys' lacrosse underway, based on personal opinions one team has to be selected as the best in our area. And with that much attention now on that team, opposing squads will either use that ranking of a team as a motivating factor to see how well they can compete them as well as other teams or just intimidated. But don't be fooled, the reason for the Vikings from Eastern High School is successful is because of their defense. By limiting your opponent's scoring chances will only keep your offense in the game no matter what the score maybe. In an Olympic Conference American Division game played at Eastern, the Minutemen from Washington Township scored the first goal just seconds into the game. The Vikings would respond by scoring six unanswered goals during the first half and then dominated the second half to pick up the 15-5 victory extending their winning streak to four games. |
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Monday, April 9, 2007 By Joyce Sagerty Spring is that time of the year that most people look forward to with the warm temperatures and sunny skies allowing them to enjoy all of the outdoor sporting events. So far the weather is not cooperating with the season, but that's not stopping Washington Township from heating up the base paths. The cooler temperatures might have slowed down a few teams from picking up those wins during the first week of the season, but the Minutemaids have been able to provide run support for starting pitcher Alyssa Maiese. So far this season, Maiese has not given up a single run and was looking to continue that streak at Camden Catholic. Washington Township broke open a close game during the late innings and was able to pick up a 6-0 win over the Fighting Irish. |
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Sunday, March 25, 2007 By Mike Costantino Washington Township fell behind 7-3 midway through the third period and rallied for three goals in the final five minutes, but fell short in a 7-6 loss to Haverford High in the AA final in the Flyers Cup Tournament. TJ Haeberle had a hat trick for Haverford, Colin Davis and Christian Biscardi each scored two goals for Township. Thanks to head coach Jim Macchione we had an all access pass and were allowed in the locker room prior to the game, where we found a relaxed and confident team. Coach Macchione felt that if Township could set the tone early that would be one of the keys to the game. Unfortunately Haverford scored three goals in the first four minutes and led 3-0. Biscardi got one back on the power play to cut the deficit to 3-1 heading into the second period. |
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Monday, March 19, 2007 By Mike Costantino Washington Township trialed 3-1 with under eight minutes remaining in the game, but erupted for five goals over the final seven minutes and defeated William Tennent 6-3 in Flyers Cup action played at the Igloo. After a scoreless first period in which goalie Joe Scafisi played well stopping all 15 shots, Tennent broke through in the second period scoring two power play goals, one by Nick DiChristopher and one by Ed DeWald along with an even strength goal and led 3-0. Cameron Rowand scored a power play goal late in the period to cut the lead to 3-1. |
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007 By Mike Costantino Parker Brown scored on the power play with less than four minutes remaining as Washington Township defeated Shawnee 7-6 to win their second consecutive SJHSIHL Championship. Christian Biscardi paced the Township attack netting a hat trick; Matt McDonald who also scored three goals paced Shawnee. The game was back and forth throughout, first Township scored early in the game as Biscardi got things going less than two minutes into the game. Shawnee would score the next two, as Brian Ruskowski and McDonald would give them a 2-1 lead with just under three minutes left in the first period. Christian Fleagle tied the score at 2-2 seconds later and that’s where we stood after the first period. |
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Monday, February 19, 2007 By Mike Costantino TJ DiSpaldo scored with just over three minutes remaining in the second overtime as Washington Township defeated Shawnee 4-3 and moved to within one victory of repeating as league champions. In a game that had as much drama as you could ask for, as Township score the tying goal with eleven seconds left in regulation to force overtime and then controlled both overtime periods after snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. Both teams started out tentative as no one wanted to make the first mistake, Shawnee had the most opportunities as Township was called for the first four penalties of the game. Ryan Wesley scored the only goal for Shawnee as they led 1-0 after one period. |
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Monday, February 12, 2007 By Mike Costantino Joe Scafisi stopped thirty eight shots as Washington Township opened defense of its league title with a 4-2 win over Cherokee. After being off for two weeks, Township started out slow in the first period only managing four shots, Cherokee controlled the play for most of the period, taking the body and shadowing talented playmaker Colin Davis. The second period was a different story as Davis had a hand in Townships' three goals in the first five minutes. Christian Fleagle put Township up 1-0 with Davis and Jared Emmet getting the assists. Moments later the same three hooked up again this time Emmet getting the goal. |
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Thursday, February 1, 2007 By Stephanie Wright Both Washington Township and Camden Catholic's girls' basketball teams were trying to prove which team deserved the respect from the other. The Minutemaids were riding a six game impressive winning streak and they were looking to extend it by one game against the undefeated Lady Irish. It was yet another test that both teams knew they had to past and Camden Catholic would get the higher grade on this day. The Lady Irish quickly erased an early third quarter deficit and dominated the second half. Camden Catholic improved their record to 15-0 with their 76-55 victory over Washington Township. |
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Monday, January 29, 2007 By Mike Costantino Washington Township scored three goals in the first six minutes of the game as they defeated Eastern 8-4 at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Needing more players to step up and fill in until the return of seniors Cameron Rowand and David Moore, Township had six different player score goals, led by freshman Jared Emmet with a hat trick. Township converted on the power play as Emmet had an empty net after a perfect cross-ice pass from Colin Davis had drew over the goaltender. Marc Remini and Christian Fleagle added goals forty one seconds apart and suddenly it was 3-0. Eastern got on the board as Jon Hayes banked the puck off the skate of Township goalie Chris Rainey to cut the lead to 3-1, but a late goal by Jonathon Paulo restored the three goal lead at 4-1. |
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Friday, January 26, 2007 By Mike Costantino In a game that played like a playoff game, Washington Township came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Williamstown 4-3. With the regular season winding down and Shawnee with a three point lead, Township must win their last two games and hope for some help. Williamstown scored the only two goals of the first period as Tim Larkin scored on a break and Doug Akin deflected a point shot by Mike Lamplugh. Township got on the board early in the second period as Christian Fleagle was set-up by Colin Davis in the slot and suddenly it was 2-1. Williamstown had an opportunity to increase the lead on the power play, but Davis stole the puck and after beating the defenseman, dragged the puck and lifted it top shelf to tie the game at 2-2. |
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Monday, January 22, 2007 By Mike Costantino Colin Davis scored six goals and TJ DiSpaldo added three goals and four assists as Washington Township pulled away from Rancocas 12-3. With the game just 2-1 after the first period, Township took control in the second period scoring four times as DiSpaldo, Davis with two and David Moore all found the net. The third period was all Townships as Davis and DiSpaldo continued to create opportunities. Davis had a hat trick in the period and joining him with goals were Jim Tumolo, Christian Biscardi and DiSpaldo. The Rancocas goals were scored by Mike Walsh, Keven Lion and Shane Veight. |
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Monday, January 8, 2007 By Mike Costantino Jared Emmet scored two goals and Colin Davis added a goal and two assists as Washington Township defeated Moorestown 4-1. The loss was the fourth in the last five games for Moorestown. Emmet scored both goals in the first period, and they came nineteen seconds apart, both times Davis drew the defense over and that created some space for Emmet, who took advantage of his opportunities. With Township on the power play late in the second period, Davis used his speed to get around the defense and his goal made it 3-0. |
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Saturday, January 6, 2007 By Joyce Sagerty Basketball is one of those sports that you can't let your emotions get the best of you. It's a quote you may or may not have heard, but when watching a basketball game the meaning becomes clear. The Washington Township Minutemaids were the underdogs at home against a very good Paul VI squad who has demonstrated their ability to score both inside and outside the three point arch. The Minutemaids would use their emotions to their advantage against the Lady Eagles overcoming an early deficit. Teamwork and a determined Allie Bassetti allowed Washington Township to stay one step ahead of their opponent and come away with an exciting 53-48 win at home. |
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Friday, December 22, 2006 By Mike Costantino Justin Osterdahl scored four goals and Josh Haines played outstanding in nets as Williamstown defeated Washington Township 6-4 in last game before the holiday break for both teams. Williamstown was in control of the game until midway thru the final period having built a 5-1 lead. Tim Larkin and Osterdahl put Williamstown up 2-0 after the first period and Haines stopped several breakaways. The second period was much like the first, Haines again stoning Township on three breakaways and Osterdahl scoring two goals. Christian Biscardi finally solved Haines and Township trailed 4-1 after two periods despite out-shooting Williamstown 29-12. |
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High School Ice Hockey: Friday, December 15, 2006 By Mike Costantino Seven different players scored for Washington Township, including four players with two goals each as the Minutemen rolled to an 11-1 victory over Timber Creek. Dave Moore, Marc Remini, Colin Davis and Christian Biscardi paced the Township attack with two goals each. Mike Schwer scored the lone goal for Timber Creek. Township jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first period, with Remini tallying twice and Cameron Rowand and Biscardi joining in as well. Davis and Schwer exchanged goals in the second period, but Township exploded with six goals in the third period. |
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Monday, December 11, 2006 By Mike Costantino Shawnee goalie Paul Gray used every part of his body, including three great glove saves as Shawnee handed Washington Township their first loss of the season 2-1 in a playoff-like game played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Township's lone goal came early in the game on the power play as Christian Fleagle converted a pass from TJ DiSpaldo. Despite scoring just one goal, Township launched 40 shots after the early goal but could not solve Gray. It wasn't for lack of trying. Meantime Shawnee was not generating much offense as the only had 5 shots in the opening period and just four in the second period. Township has five of the top eight scoring leaders in the league and they each had at least two good opportunities each to score but Gray stoned them each time. |
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Friday, December 8, 2006 By Mike Costantino Colin Davis had a hat trick and David Moore and Christian Biscardi added two goals each as Washington Township defeated Clearview 10-2 in front of a packed house at Hollydell. Joe Tropiano and Andrew Michael scored the Clearview goals. Township scored the last six goals to break open a close game. Biscardi got Township going scoring at the eight minute mark of the opening period. Tropiano tied the game on the power play, but Biscardi responded scoring a power play. Goals by Cameron Rowand and Christian Fleagle gave Township a 4-1 lead after the first period. |
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Monday, December 4, 2006 By Mike Costantino Cameron Rowand snapped a 5-5 tie scoring on a rebound with forty seven seconds left in the game as Washington Township rallied from a 5-3 deficit and defeated Cherokee 6-5 at the Skate Zone. Colin Davis led the Township attack scoring two goals and handing out three assists. Davis scored a highlight goal on the power play early in the third period as he flew down the left wing and cutting into the slot faked the defenseman and somehow held the puck on his stick and quickly put the puck in the net. The game was back and forth as Davis put Township up 1-0, but Mat Maugeri on a nice pass from Frank Garvey tied the game at 1-1. Kyle Manny scored a goal late in the period and Cherokee took a 2-1 lead into the second period. |
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Monday, November 13, 2006 By Mike Costantino Colin Davis had two goals and three assists and Jared Emmet notched his first career hat trick at the varsity level as Washington Township flew past Moorestown 8-2 in Tier 1 action played at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Ben Doganiero and Ben Smith scored the Moorestown goals. After an evenly played first period which ended at 2-2, Township controlled the final two periods, taking advantage of the man advantage, connecting four times on the power play, and getting some key saves by Joe Scafisi when they needed him. On the power play early in the second period, Christian Biscardi broke the 2-2 tie after Parker Brown had came right down the slot and after the initial shot, Biscardi put home the rebound to give Township a 3-2 lead. |
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High School Ice Hockey: Friday, November 10, 2006 By Mike Costantino Washington Township scored six goals in the third period to break open a close game and they went on to defeat Eastern 8-0 in front of a sparse crowd at Hollydell. With both teams missing key players, each team called up players from their JV teams to fill out the roster, and Township got an earl contribution from one of the players. After Christian Biscardi scored at the six minute mark to give Township a 1-0 lead, Jared Emmet scored his first goal as a Minuteman on a pass from Christian Fleagle to make it 2-0. |
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Thursday, November 9, 2006 By Joyce Sagerty Getting that first goal of the game during the group finals always gives that team the edge not only on the scoreboard but also for a team's confidence. Competing for the South Jersey Group IV girls' soccer champion, the Lady Vikings from Eastern had all of the confidence that they could defeat the Minutemaids from Washington Township for the first time this season. Eastern would score the first goal of the game early in the first half but knew that it would take solid defense to maintain their lead. The Vikings would score again during the first half and the defense would preserve their 2-0 lead through the second half. With the win, Eastern were able to successfully pick up their second sectional title in a row. |
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Friday, November 3, 2006 By Mike Costantino Washington Township and Clearview skated to a 4-4 tie in Tier 1 action played at Hollydell on Friday night. In years past this has been a huge rivalry game but in the last few seasons the intensity seem to be missing, but not tonight as Clearview came in as a heavy underdog, still looking for their first win and Township on top of the standings and undefeated. There seemed to be more Clearview fans in attendance and they made their presence known. The teams traded goals in the first period, with Christian Fleagle scoring a power play goal for Township and Ken Rodgers scoring for Clearview late in the period. |
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Monday, October 23, 2006 By Mike Costantino Christian Fleagle scored four goals and Christian Biscardi added two as Washington Township defeated Timber Creek 7-2 in South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League action. Mike Schwer scored both goals for Timber Creek. You knew it was not going to be Timber Creek’s night as right after the opening face-off, Fleagle scored on his first shot, eleven seconds into the game. Four minutes later Township had the man advantage and Biscardi deflected a point shot by Marc Remini into the top shelf and the score was 2-0. |
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Friday, October 6, 2006 By Mike Costantino Christian Fleagle scored four goals and Christian Biscardi added two as Washington Township defeated Timber Creek 7-2 in South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League action. Mike Schwer scored both goals for Timber Creek. You knew it was not going to be Timber Creek's night as right after the opening face-off, Fleagle scored on his first shot, eleven seconds into the game. Four minutes later Township had the man advantage and Biscardi deflected a point shot by Marc Remini into the top shelf and the score was 2-0. |
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Friday, September 29, 2006 By Mike Costantino Washington Township opened defense of its title with an 8-1 win over Cherokee in a game played at Hollydell on Friday night. TJ DiSpaldo led the offensive attack scoring three goals and Christian Biscardi added two goals. Cherokee seemed to be a step slow all night as Township got to all the loose pucks and had several odd-man rushes. Five minutes into the game DiSpaldo scored his first goal off a 2-on-1 break with Biscardi getting the assist. Later in the period Christian Fleagle scored the first of three power play goals for Township to make it 2-0. Late in the period with Township putting on good offensive pressure, Tom Roche's blast from the point through a screen found the net and after one period Township led 3-0. |
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Tuesday, September 26, 2006 By Stephanie Wright Eastern's field hockey team doesn't take any team lightly. Knowing that any team can beat another team on any given day, it is important to play at the highest level each and every time they take the field. This time traveling to Washington Township to take on the Minutemaids in an Olympic Conference competition, Eastern used their speed and stick handling abilities and created several scoring chances early and led by three goals at halftime. The Vikings continued their fast and aggressive play all during the second half and were able to record a 10-1 victory. Jessica Allen, Kelsey Mitchell and Meghan Dawson each scored three goals apiece for Eastern. |
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Saturday, September 9, 2006 By Joyce Sagerty The Minutemaids started out this game as if they were rushing out of the doors on the last day of school. But this was the season opener and Washington Township showed that they were ready to play. Standing in their way were the Lady Lions from Cherry Hill West. Township took full advantage of their corner opportunities and took a 3-0 lead during the first half. The Lions would respond early during the second half, but this day would belong to the Minutemaids. Sherri Fort and Megan Scarpinato both scored two goals apiece and Washington Township would reward themselves with a 5-1 victory in Olympic Conference play. |
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Tuesday, May 30, 2006 By Joyce Sagerty It was a match up between two good girl's lacrosse teams that have demonstrated their abilities at scoring goals at will. Good speed, nice passing and individual effort could be found on the lacrosse field at Shawnee High School. The second seeded Lady Renegades were hosting Washington Township who were positioned in the third seed of the South Jersey Group A girls' semifinals. This game was a bit different than the rest as goalie Allie Shropshire for Shawnee was able to stop all but three shots that headed her way. The Renegades, behind Becca Perkins seven goal performance built a lead that put this game away early. With Shawnee's 12-3 victory, they will now travel to Moorestown to take on the number one seeded Quakers. |
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Wednesday, May 10, 2006 By Clark Washington Sure there's always that one player, Tom Verchio, who can completely take a game over by themselves. Defenses try their best to contain that player, Tom Verchio, but even the best teams can only limit the clear path shot attempts by that player. When Washington Township traveled to Cherry Hill East, Tom Verchio took only what the Cougars' defense gave him but still was able to score. The Minutemen were able to capitalize on their team speed setting up good shots and finally broke this game open during the second half. Washington Township would defeat Cherry Hill East 15-2 in an Olympic Conference boys' lacrosse game. |
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Monday, April 24, 2006 By Clark Washington No lead was safe and both teams had players with the ability of creating ways of scoring. That's the way this boys' lacrosse game could be described between Winslow Township traveling to Washington Township participating in an inter Olympic Conference game. The Minutemen would maintain a slight edge over visiting Winslow Township during the first half, but the momentum slightly again would switch over to the side of the Eagles. This game eventually would have to be decided in overtime where Winslow Township would pick up the 12-11 victory. Keenan Andersen netted seven goals and had five assists in this game for the Eagles. |
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 By Stu Franklin The Minutemen from Washington Township were enjoying a great start to their baseball season and you could see the players were enjoying every moment. In a non-league game against playing at Washington Township, the Quakers from Moorestown were trying to come away with the road win. Both of these teams had not loss a game yet so far, but it would be the Minutemen who exploded for five runs during their bottom half of the first inning that gave starting pitcher Nate Young an early lead. Moorestown would score a couple of late runs, but Washington Township would pick up their fifth win of the season with their 6-4 victory. |
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Monday, February 27, 2006 By Mike Costantino Chris Coleman scored two goals as Washington Township defeated Cherokee 4-3 and won the SJHSIHL Tier 1 Championship before a standing room only crowd at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. The season ended in disappointment for Cherokee as they went unbeaten during the regular season, but it was Township that went undefeated in the double elimination tournament. And for the first time in a long time, it was goaltending that carried Washington Township as Joseph Scafisi was the difference in nets. |
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Monday, February 20, 2006 By Mike Costantino Christian Biscardi scored with six minutes left in the game as Washington Township rallied to defeat Cherokee 5-4 in a battle of two undefeated teams in the double elimination tournament. With the win Township now moves into the finals, Cherokee will face Moorestown and the winner will play Township for the championship. This was a playoff game that had everything you want, hard hitting, great goaltending, end-to-end action and minimal penalties, and played in front of a packed house. Cherokee jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period scoring two goals in less than a minute, first Justin Kinniry scored on a short-handed breakaway, then at the end of the power play, Matt Cardillo scored on a breakaway and just seven minutes into the game and a 2-0 lead it looked like Cherokee was going to run away from Township. |
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Monday, February 13, 2006 By Vincent Lewis During the regular season, Washington Township had defeated Moorestown twice and was looking to pick up their third straight victory during the playoffs of the SJHSIHL. These two teams were the remaining teams representing the winner's bracket after Cherokee had defeated Williamstown. After a scoreless first period, Robert Hniedziejko gave Township that all important first goal of the game. Washington Township goalie Joseph Scafisi helped Township hold onto their lead by saving 35 of the 36 shots that came his way. Township will now move to the finals of the winner's bracket with their 3-1 victory over Moorestown. |
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Tuesday, January 3, 2006 By Joyce Sagerty A basketball schedule is designed to give every team a chance to compete against every team from a division in order to determine who’s the best and claim the title. When that time comes when a division match up takes place, it’s very important early in the season to come away with the win. Two teams that knew the importance of their time to compete against one another were Cherry Hill East and the Minutemaids from Washington Township. After three quarters of play were completed, the Cougars would watch their double digit lead shrink down to just two points. East would rely on converting their free throws down the stretch to preserve their 50-45 victory over Township. |
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Friday, December 2, 2005 By Mike Costantino Washington Township received goals from seven different players and coasted to an 8-0 victory over the Eastern Vikings in Tier 1 action at Hollydell on Friday night. Dressing mainly junior varsity players due to a school function, Eastern was in the game for the first period thanks in part to goalie Zak Fayer, as Township launched 17 shots, but only Christian Biscardi and Sean Furman were able to beat Fayer and Township led just 2-0 after the first period. |
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Monday, November 14, 2005 By Mike Costantino Patrick McMahon scored with fifty-one seconds left in the game as Cherokee rallied from a 4-2 deficit and defeated Washington Township 5-4 in a battle of two of the best teams in Tier I. Township led most of the game, scoring three goals in the first period as Andrew Rohach, Thomas Dispaldo and Christian Biscardi scored over a seven minute span to give Township a 3-0 lead. Cherokee scored a late goal as Dan Maugeri scored his sixteenth of the season to make it 3-1 after one. |
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Friday, November 11, 2005 By Mike Costantino David Moore had two goals and two assists, Christian Biscardi scored twice and Sean Furman added a goal and three assists as Washington Township easily handled Paul VI, 8-0. With the victory Township moved into a first place tie with Moorestown and Cherokee, but Township has played more games. Moore and Furman traded goals in the opening four minutes of the game; first Moore put home a rebound of a blast by Furman from the circle. Then Moore sent in Furman thirty-eight seconds later and Township led 2-0. |
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Wednesday, November 9, 2005 By Joyce Sagerty The Lady Vikings from Eastern has an impressive record. Six consecutive conference championships, six consecutive sectional championships, six consecutive state champions and have been labeled as the number one team in the nation for the past three years. The Vikings would take their 18-1-2 record before this game and go for lucky number seven. Head coach Danyle Heilig's field hockey team has demonstrated what it takes to continue that success and keep that winning tradition at Eastern. Against the Minutemaids from Washington Township, Heilig was not too pleased with her team’s performance during the first half. The Lady Vikings would respond in the second half and defeat Washington Township 5-1 and advance to their seventh consecutive sectional finals. |
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Saturday, September 24, 2005 By Gregory White On what turned out to be a perfect day to play football, the Pennsauken High School football team put on a display that could go down as one for the ages. They clicked on all cylinders for most of the game, and dare I say dominated another really good football squad. Don’t get me wrong, Washington Township did not come in and just roll over they competed the whole game and the athletes and coaches should be commended for their effort. |
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