This is the format for this year's 10 team event.
ALL 10 teams qualify for the tournament. Top 6 teams get first round byes.
MARCH 6th RESULTS AND SUMMARY
FIRST ROUND GAME 1: 7th vs. 10th (TRINITY vs. OWENSBORO) RINK I @ 6:00 pm
TRINITY 7 OWENSBORO 3
Trinity was led by Keane Gleeson who had FIVE goals in the win, and chipped in an assist. Alex Boyce played a fine game as well with 3 assists. Goalie Nick Ford made 13 saves in getting the win. Owensboro was led by Wyatt Young who tallied a pair of goals.
Trinity will now go on to face # 2 seed Dunbar.
SUMMARY:
Trinity-GOALS Gleeson 5, Richenberg, Carey ASSISTS- Boyce 3, Gleeson, Kennedy, Carey GOALTENDER: Ford 13 saves
Owensboro- GOALS Young 2, Harmon ASSISTS: Wiggins, Gentile GOALTENDERS: Carman 11 saves Atherton 6 saves
GAME 2: 8th vs. 9th (EASTERN vs. FERN CREEK) RINK II @ 8:00 pm
EASTERN 9 FERN CREEK 1
Eastern got FOUR goals from their KHSHL All-State representative Omar Lydman on their way to a dominating 9-1 win over Fern Creek. Nick Stanley chipped in a pair and Trevor Beck stopped 29 shots in the win. Eastern now will take on top seeded Oldham in the quarterfinals on Saturday
SUMMARY:
Eastern-GOALS Lydman 4, Stanley 2, Boos, Myers, Turner ASSISTS- Bergmeister 2 Turner 3
GOALTENDER: Beck 29 saves
Fern Creek-GOALS Philpot ASSIST Maupin GOALTENDER: Hardison 28 saves
MARCH 7th RESULTS
QUARTERFINALS: GAME 3: EASTERN vs 1st (OLDHAM) 11:15 am
OLDHAM 7 EASTERN 1
Oldham picked up where they left off in the regular season with a big win in the day's first game. Balanced scoring was the order of the day, with SEVEN different goal scorers for Oldham. Sal Olivet made 13 saves in the win.
SUMMARY: Oldham-GOALS: R Hennessey, C Matsen, N Matsen, Brady, Bechard, Morrow, Thompson ASSISTS: N Matsen 3, B Hennessey 2, Brady, Bechard, R Hennessey, C Matsen, I Afanasyev
GOALTENDING: Olivet 13 saves
Eastern- GOAL: Lydman ASSIST Boos, Chapman GOALTENDING: Beck 31 saves
GAME 4: TRINITY vs 2nd (DUNBAR) 1:30 pm
DUNBAR 7 TRINITY 2
Dunbar got two goal games from Clay Pergram, Trey Williams, and Alex Holmes in a convincing win over Trinity. Drew Phillips and Holmeseach had three assists, and Pergram added two more. Aaron Tenfelde made 19 saves. Keane Gleeson for Trinity scored again, giving him 6 goals in Trinity's two games in the tournament.
SUMMARY: DUNBAR-GOALS: Pergram 2, Williams 2, Holmes 2, Phillips ASSISTS: Phillips 3, Holmes 3, Williams, Ventura, Ogle, Jones GOALTENDING: Tenfelde 19 saves
TRINITY-GOALS: Grossi, Gleeson ASSISTS: Gerth, Kennedy, Thomas GOALTENDING: Ford 8 saves
GAME 5: 3rd vs 6th (ST. XAVIER vs. HENRY CLAY) 3:45 pm
ST. XAVIER 7 HENRY CLAY 3
St. X had seven different players record a point, led by Derek Steinbrecher who had two goals and two assists. Jack Porco had a pair of goals, and Alex Senn added a goal and two assists. Will Shrader chipped in 3 helpers. Nick Nuss made 17 saves in the win. Garrett Green had two goals for Henry Clay, whose goaltender Austin Long, made 31 saves.
SUMMARY: ST.X-GOALS: Porco 2, Steinbrecher 2, Quinn, Senn, Hill ASSISTS: Shrader 3,
Steinbrecher 2, Senn 2, Quinn, Porter GOALTENDING: Nuss 17 saves
HENRY CLAY-GOALS: Green 2, Martin ASSISTS: Gazzaroli, Dodson, Martin
GOALTENDING: Long 31 saves
GAME 6: 4th vs. 5th (LAFAYETTE vs. LEXINGTON CATHOLIC) 6:00 pm
LAFAYETTE 4 LEXINGTON CATHOLIC 3 (OT)
In the tournament's best game so far, it took overtime to decide this thriller, and it was only when Keenan Freitag scored his second goal of the game, giving the Generals the victory.
Adam Stickney had 3 assists, and Ryan Hoots kicked aside 16 shots in the win. For Lexington Catholic, Justin Bonanno and Casey Messner had a hand in every goal, each scoring one and setting up two, and Clark Creasey came up big, stopping 37 shots.
SUMMARY: LAFAYETTE- GOALS: Freitag 2, Simandl, Damron ASSISTS: Stickney 3, Jasper, Plowman, Hartmann GOALTENDING: Hoots 16 saves
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC-GOALS: Bonanno, C Mesmer, Myers ASSISTS: Bonanno 2, Messner 2 GOALTENDING: Creasey 37 saves
March 8th (All on Rink I)
SEMIFINALS GAME 7 : OLDHAM vs LAFAYETTE 9:00 am
OLDHAM 7 LAFAYETTE 0
Goalie Sal Olivet recorded the tournament's first shutout and got plenty of offensive support, as six different players scored a goal, leading Oldham to a convincing win in the first semifinal. The victory avenges the only loss all season for Oldham, and puts them in position for their first state title. SUMMARY: OLDHAM-GOALS: Brady 2, Bechard, R Hennessey, I Afanasyev, B Hennessey,
C Matsen ASSISTS: Major 2, C Matsen 2, B Hennessey, A Afanasyev, N Matsen, R Hennessey GOALTENDING: Olivet 13 saves LAFAYETTE: GOALTENDING: Hoots 21 saves, Plowman 3 saves
GAME 8: DUNBAR vs. ST. XAVIER 11:15 am
ST. XAVIER 2 DUNBAR 1
In one of the most thrilling games of the tournament, St. X came from a goal down to get two in the third period (an unassisted goal by Alex Senn, and then with under 4 minutes to go, the game winner from David Booth. But Dunbar put on a furious attack to try and get the equalizer, only to be turned aside by Nick Nuss who had an outstanding goal, making 12 of his 29 saves in the kast period. His counterpart, Aaron Tenfelde had a fine game as well, turning aside 22 shots in a very competitive and well played game. SUMMARY: ST. X-GOALS: Senn, Booth ASSISTS: Lloyd, Shrader GOALTENDING: Nuss 29 saves DUNBAR-GOALS: Holmes ASSISTS: Pergram, Williams GOALTENDING: Tenfelde 22 saves
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME GAME 9: OLDHAM vs. ST. XAVIER 3:30 pm
OLDHAM 4 ST. XAVIER 3
In a game worthy of being a championship tilt, top seeded Oldham proved their championship mettle, as they held off third-seeded St. Xavier 4-3. St. X got on top first with a goal at the 9:18 mark, by Andrew Hill. Less than two minutes later, Oldham was called for a slashing penalty, and the Tigers were looking to get a two goal margin on the regular season champs. But Oldham responded like champions, and were able to get a shorthanded goal by Teddy Brady, to knot the game at 1-1. With just over a minute left in the first period, the league's leading scorer Conor Matsen scored to give Oldham a 2-1 lead at the first intermission.
In the second period, St. X evened things up with a goal at the 7:13 mark by Deron Steinbrecher off a beautiful pass from Alex Senn. That is how things would stay until 2:33 remained when Robbie Hennessey scored a magnificent unassisted goal. Stealing the puck deep in his offensive zone, he quickly avoided a defenseman, moved in on goal, made a beautiful deke and put the biscuit in the basket for a 3-2 lead.
When Ivan Afanasyev scored with 3:52 left in the game for Oldham, it appeared they were home free. But this St. X team, who got better and better all season long, would not quit, and got a goal back just 42 seconds later when Alex Senn scored to make it 4-3. The tension was back in the air for the good crowd at Lexington Ice Center to see if we were headed to overtime or if the regular season champs could deal the deal in the tournament. The champs rose to the occassion, turned up the defense and even after St. X pulled goalie Nuss, kept the Tigers at bay to clain their first State Championship.
In the 3 games Oldham had 7 goals from 7 diferent players in the quarterfinals, 7 goals from 6 different players in the semis, and 4 goals from 4 different players in the championship game, and amazing display of depth and offensive firepower. Perhaps a victim of their own multi faceted scoring options, the OUTSTANDING PLAYER AWARD then was left to the anchor of the defense, Sal Olivet, the honorable mention all state goalie, who recorded a shutout in the semi finals, and allowed only 5 goals over the entire weekend.
SUMMARY: OLDHAM-GOALS: Brady, C Matsen, R Hennessey, I Afanasyev ASSISTS: Shacklette 2,
N Matsen GOALTENDING: Olivet 12 saves ST. X-GOALS: Hill, Steinbrecher, Senn ASSISTS: Senn 2, Steinbrecher 2, Booth GOALTENDING: Nuss 34 saves
2008-09 STATE CHAMPIONS: OLDHAM COUNTY
NOTE: Overtime procedure is 5:00 sudden death played with 5 skaters (plus the goalie) on each team. If still tied, an NHL style shootout will be used...3 shooters each team. If still tied play round by round sudden death (one player scores, one doesn't ) to decide the game.