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Chieftain News Go back to 06-07 Season Page March 7
March 4 Masconomet continued it winning ways (12-0-3 in last 15 games) with an exciting 5-3 quarterfinal tournament victory over a good N. Reading team at the rocking Chelmsford Forum on Sunday! Once again though, it was not a pretty win as the Chieftains have to get over their tournament jitters and get back to playing their hard nosed and aggressive game of hockey when they face Andover on Wednesday night (3/7/07 at Chelmsford Forum). The offense was lead once again by the sophomores as Chris Kreider returned to score a hat trick (the last goal an open net goal) while assisting on one of Tom Brazil's two goals. The goals were also set up by Keaton Cashin (3 assists) and Jay Nicholls (2 assists). Ryan Dillon continued his confident play in goal, turning away a number of high quality scoring chances especially late in the third period as N. Reading pressed to try and tie the game. Hopefully, the Chieftains realize they can beat anyone and everyone the rest of the way if they play with confidence and without fear of making mistakes! Go Chieftains! Have fun!! Enjoy the moment!!! February 28 A little nervous, a little sloppy, and somewhat tentative in their first tournament game... but the Chieftains played well enough to advance to the next round of the State Tournament with a 4 -0 win over Bishop Fenwick. Masconomet dominated territory play in the first period but failed to generate solid scoring chances and the period ended in a scoreless tie. Ryan Crowther finally got the Chieftains on the board (his first goal) in the second period with a nice low shot from the blue line that deflected off a Bishop Fenwick skate past their "hot" goalie. The Chieftains finally picked-up the play in the third period putting in three goals to seal the game. Keaton Cashin scored on a power play with a nice low wrist shot to the far corner. The goal excited the big crowd and the team as goals by Ryan Dooley (his first goal) and Jay Nicholls soon followed. Assists on the evening went to Cam Greely, Jay Nicholls, Tom Brazil, Andrew Roach, and Anthony DiBenedetto. Earning his fifth shutout of the season, Ryan Dillon made some very nice saves on a limited number of Bishop Fenwick scoring chances. The next game is Sunday, March 4th (4:30pm) at the Chelmsford Forum against North Reading (a 3-2 winner over Triton tonight). Hopefully the jitters were expelled today and the Chieftains get back to their fast paced, hard nosed style of game. Nice job Chieftains - let's keep in going! February 24
February 23 The Chieftains ended the season strong with a dominating team victory over Cambridge by a score of 7-2. Danny Soffron got the start and win in goal turning away a number of Cambridge chances. The team offense was buzzing though as 11 different players got points in the game. Goals were scored by Michael DiBacco (2), Andrew Roach (2 - his first varsity goals), Richard Frizzell, Anthony DiBenedetto, and Keaton Cashin. Freshman Ryan Dooley lead the assist parade with 4 in the game followed by Andy DiVenuti (2), Anthony DiBenedetto (2), Andrew Roach, Justin Falzone, Brett Comeford, Derek Hamel and of course Jay Nicholls. Masconomet finished the regular season with an impressive record of of 14-3-3 and the Cape Ann League Title! They have not lost in there last 13 games (10-0-3). The Chieftains should have a lot of confidence going into the tournament but they will have to work every minute of every game to continue their success in postseason play. February 21 Playing its third game in as many days, a tired Chieftain team gutted out a comeback 3-3 tie against a tough North Reading team. AJ Rothwell got the scoring going followed by third period goals from Anthony DiBenedetto (his first varsity goal!) and Keaton Cashin. Assists were made by Nick Bartlett, Andrew Roach (his first varsity point), and Jay Nicholls. Ryan Dillon once again was very strong in net turning away a number of hard shots to help the Chieftains gain a point in the overall Division 2 standings. Coach Blackwell received the Cape Ann League title plaque tonight in the CAL conference meeting. Great job Chieftains.... but the work has just begun! February 20 The Chieftains kept up their winning ways today with a 4-1 victory over non-league opponent Everett. After falling behind, Masconomet ripped of 4 straight goals and got solid goaltending from Dylan Wiberg to earn another big two points. Brett Comeford scored the first Masconomet goal followed by two goals from Chris Kreider and one from Cam Greeley. Along with the 4 goals came 8 assists. Keaton Cashin, Chris Kreider, Jay Nicholls, Tom Brazil, Danny McIllvane, Nick Bartlett and Ryan Crowther all picked up points on the day. February 19 Masconomet clinched sole possession of first place in the Cape Ann League today with an exciting come from behind 4-3 victory over a desperate Wilmington team. With the win, the Chieftains eliminated Wilmington (needing a win) from postseason tournament play! Wilmington came out playing hard and Masconomet trailed the entire game until Tom Brazil electrified the Chieftain fans with the tieing goal with only 30 seconds left in the game! Chris Kreider than took the ensuing faceoff straight down the middle for the game winner just a few seconds later! Wow - what an great comeback! Along with Brazil and Kreider, the Chieftains goals were scored by Andrew Panella and Cam Greeley. Keaton Cashin lead the assists with 2 along with AJ Rothwell and freshmen Ryan Dooley who saw his first varsity game action today. From last place to first place ... what a difference a year makes! Hopefully the Chieftains can remain focused for the final three regular season games this week against tough opponents. Every point counts in the seeding for the tournament. February 17 The Masconomet Chieftains guaranteed themselves at least a tie for the Cape Ann League title today with a hard fought 2-1 victory over North Andover. Ryan Dillon was outstanding in goal leading the team to a big victory in front of the excited fans on Senior Day and Masco Youth Hockey Day! Masconomet jumped out to a one nothing lead on a goal by senior Justin Falzone assisted by Brett Comeford and Richard Frizzell. The score remained 1-0 until midway through the third period when North Andover tied it on a rebound after a nice clear break-in save by Dillon. The Chieftains came roaring back though with the winning goal minutes later as Tom Brazil scored on a wrist shot with Jay Nicholls sacrificing his body in front of the net to screen the North Andover goalie. Nicholls picked up the assist along with Chris Kreider. The Masconomet defense worked hard the rest of the game to keep the pressing North Andover offense off the score board for the BIG WIN! Congratulations to Coach Blackwell, Coach DiFiore, Coach Jackson and all of the players. The Chieftains now have to regroup and focus on their remaining games of the season. They need one more point in their remaining two Cape Ann League games to win the league title outright and every point is important in order to improve their tournament seeding.
February 13 The JV team keeps on winning with two big wins over Peabody and Central Catholic.
With only one
loss in the Greater Boston League before playing the JV Chieftains,
Peabody could not keep up with Masco going down by a score of
6-3. Masconomet's goals were scored by Andrew Roach (2), Colin
Shepard, Nick Simonetti, Cam Nekoroski and Stefan Surette.
There were plenty of assists as well going to Charlie Gendron (2),
Anthony DiBenedetto (2), Nate Adams-Cook, Cam Nekoroski, Stefan
Surette, Rob Grant, Ryan Dooley, Brendan Dahlgren, and Andrew Roach.
With the
two wins the JV Chieftains are undefeated with a record of
16-0-1. Congratulations to Coach Jackson and all the players ! February 10 After a slow start on Saturday, the Chieftains beat Amesbury by a score of 5-2 for their 10th win of the season. Falling behind 1-0, Masconomet ripped off 5 straight goals before a late third period goal by Amesbury. The sophomores lead the effort with 4 excellent goals from Chris Kreider after and a power play slapshot goal from Keaton Cashin. Jay Nicholls had 4 assists and Tom Brazil had 3 assists while junior Josh Mazzola also picked up an assist on the day. Goalie Ryan Dillon came up big in the first period as the Chieftains started the game with some very sloppy play and senior goalie Dan Soffron finished the game with some very solid play for the win. February 7 The Chieftains qualified for the State Tournament tonight with a big win over Lynnfield. Chris Kreider (3 goals), Jay Nicholls (3 assists), Tom Brazil (2 assists), Cam Greeley (1 goal), AJ Rothwell (1 assist) and league leading defenseman Keaton Cashin (1 assist) provided the offense and Dylan Wiberg and Ryan Dillon provided excellent goaltending in an exciting win for Masconomet. February 5 The JV team proved the most important point in hockey is the assist as they racked up 13 assists in an 8-0 victory over Triton. Andrew Roach, Anthony DiBenedetto, Chris Roach, James Lynch, and Stefan Surrette all had 2 assists and Eric Ciocca, Charles Gendron and Rob Grant had one assist to help improve Masconomet's JV record to 14-0-1. The goals were scored by Charles Gendron (2), James Burns (2), Jake Dahlgren, Andrew Roach, Brendan Dahlgren, and PJ Brooks. Michael DiGiorgio recorded another shutout bringing his gaols against average down to a low 1.47! February 3 The JV teamed continued winning with a 3-1 victory over Lynnfield on Saturday. The JV team is still undefeated at 13-0-1! With another win, Mike DiGiorgio lowered his goals against average to 1.57 per game. Goals were scored by Stefan Surette, Anthony DiBenedetto, and James Burns with assists going to Andrew Roach and Anthony DiBenedetto. February 1 The Varsity Chieftains dominated Pentucket on Thursday evening peppering the net with 55 shots. Masconomet only scored 4 goals but it was enough to win convincingly with a score of 4-0. Senior Justin Falzone had a nice game getting 3 assists and just missing on a number of scoring opportunities. Senior Richard Frizzell got the team going with the first goal of the game followed by Chris Kreider's two goals and Jay Nicholls' one goal. Along with Falzone, assists were provided by Tom Brazil, Jay Nicholls, Chris Kreider, and defenseman Keaton Cashin. Ryan Dillon made 23 stops in goal and earned another shutout on the season.
January 30
The Masconomet
JV hockey team remained undefeated (12-0-1) on the season with an
exciting come from behind win over Austin. The Chieftains
overcame some early defensive zone mistakes that allowed Austin Prep
to jump put to a 4-1 lead. Masconomet never quit though and
came back to win the game by a score of 6-5. Stefan Surette has
a nice game collecting 4 points and Brendan Dahlgren had an exciting
end-to-end rush to tie the score at 4. Goals were scored by
Surette (2), James Burns, Anthony DiBenedetto, Brendan Dahlgren, and
Stephan Kracunas. Assist were earned by PJ Brooks (2), Andrew Roach
(2), Stefan Surette (2), Charles Gendron, James Lynch, and Kracunas. January 27 The Chieftains tied Triton 4-4 by first coming from behind and then losing a third period lead in a lackluster performance on Saturday afternoon at the Graf rink in Newburyport. Although there were some highlights in the game (Chris Kreider hat trick!), the week of exams seemed to slow the Chieftains down after their much stronger efforts against Newburyport and N.Andover. Chris Kreider led the way with three goals along with a hard wrist shot goal from Justin Falzone. The goals were set-up by assists from Jay Nicholls (2), Tom Brazil, Brett Comeford and Ryan Dillon. Triton outshot the Chieftains by a wide margin as Ryan Dillon made some solid saves in goal. The Chieftains have to step it up again if they want to keep pace in the 5 team fight for the Cape Ann League title. January 26 The Masconomet JV hockey team won big against Triton on Friday night by a score of 7-0! The Chieftains dominated the game with two goals by Anthony DiBenedetto and one each by PJ Brooks, Ryan Dooley, Andrew Roach, James Burns, and Jake Dahlgren. Of course most goals are not scored without an assist so Masconomet's playmakers were Stefan Surette, Cam Nekoroski, Stephan Kracunas (2), James Burns, Charles Gendron, Sean Jackson, and Nick Simonetti. January 20 The Chieftain varsity team won a big game against first place Newburyport Saturday morning by a score of 4-3. It was Masco Youth Hockey Day at the game and the many fans in attendance at the Peabody rink all went home happy! The Chieftains came out flying in the first period, setting the tempo for a hard fought high school hockey game victory. Once again the sophomore line lead the way scoring all four goals. Jay Nicholls had two goals while Chris Kreider and Tom Brazil both lit up the lamp once. Keaton Cashin was outstanding on his birthday racking up three assists from his defense position. Adding to his goal, Kreider had two assists along with one for Brazil and senior assistant captain Justin Falzone. Junior Ryan Dillon had another great game in net shutting down a surging Newburyport offense in the third period to preserve the win. January 19 The JV team keeps rolling with two more big wins! On Wednesday the JV team shutout Austin Prep 3-0. Michael DiGiorgio got his second shutout in a row while goals scored by Andrew Panella, Cam Nekoroski, and Jake Dahlgren. Assists were provided by Andrew Roach and Stephan Kracunas. On Friday, the Masconomet JV team crushed Methuen by a score of 8-1 earning their 10th win of the season! Goals were scored by Anthony DiBenedetto (2), Stefan Surette (2), James Burns, Chris Roach, Charles Gendron and Andrew Roach. Gendron (4 points) lead the assist parade with three (3), while other assists were given to Andrew Roach (2), Cam Nekoroski (2), Ryan Dooley, and Anthony DiBenedetto January 15 Michael DiGiorgio played great once again leading the JV team to a 1-0 shutout victory over North Andover Sunday night. DiGiorgio had some amazing saves in net including a penalty shot save in the third period. Overall the JV defense came up big with a very strong effort in the defensive zone. Anthony DiBenedetto won the game for the Chieftains with the only goal of the game with the assist going to Ryan Dooley. The JV team has an impressive 8-0-1 record! January 13 In a game filled with end to end exciting action, the Chieftains tied N. Andover in front of a big crowd of fans at Merrimack College Saturday night. N. Andover came from being behind three times to earn the tie in the hard fought game. The score was 1-1 after the first, 3-3 after the second, and 4-4 at the end of the game. Cam Greeley scored Masco's first goal, followed by Chris Kreider, Jay Nicholls, and AJ Rothwell. The assists went to Tom Brazil, Tophy Haines (2), and Keaton Cashin (2). N. Andover out-shoot the Chieftains 20 to 17. Masconomet's next game will be Saturday (1/20) morning (10:00am) in Peabody against first place Newburyport. January 11 The Chieftains Varsity team earned a hard fought 2 points Thursday night against Wilmington with a 3-1 win. Nothing came easy for the Chieftains as they had to work hard to come back form a 1-0 deficit and the victory wasn't sealed until an open net goal was scored by Jay Nicholls in the last minute of the game. Tommy Brazil scored the first goal for the Chieftains and Danny McIllvane scored the winning goal early in the third period. Assist were earned by Brett Comeford, Chris Kreider, AJ Rothwell, and Tom Brazil. Ryan Dillon had a very solid game in net with some help from the solid defensive play of Keaton Cashin, Ryan Crowther, Nick Bartlett, Jimmy Savage, Danny McIllvane and Josh Mazzola. The Chieftains could be fighting for first place in the CAL on Saturday night (1/13) against N. Andover (Merrimack College 8:00pm).. come support the team! January 9 The JV team continues to play well beating North Andover on Tuesday by a score of 5-2. Goals were scored by Andrew Roach (2), James Lynch, Anthony DiBenedetto, and Stephan Kracunas with assists going to Andrew Roach, Ryan Dooley, Cam Nekoroski, James Burns, and Kracunas. January 6 Masco overpowered Amesbury on a warm Saturday afternoon with a 9-0 win. After taking a 2-0 lead in the first period, the Chieftains came out fired-up in the second period putting 5 goals in the Amesbury net to put the game away. Everyone on the team contributed to the solid win. Goals were scored by Andrew Panella (2), AJ Rothwell (2), Justin Falzone (2), Tom Brazil (2), and Chris Kreider. Assist were earned by Tophy Haines (3), Cam Greeley (2), AJ Rothwell, Brett Comeford, Jimmy Savage, Jay Nicholls, Tom Brazil, Justin Falzone, and Nick Bartlett. Ryan Dillon and Dylan Wiberg were both solid in net for the shutout. The Chieftains next big game is Thursday night (8:15pm at MVF) against always tough Wilmington. January 3 Lynnfield took advantage of some Masconomet team breakdowns on way to a 5-3 win over the Chieftains on Wednesday night. Chris Kreider had two goals and AJ Rothwell had the one other goal along with assists by Jay Nicholls (2), Kreider, Tom Brazil and Keaton Cashin. Masco hopes to get back in the win column on Saturday (12:00pm at Graf) against Amesbury. January 2 The Chieftain JV team kept up its winning ways with a 4-2 victory over Wilmington on Tuesday evening. Goals were scored by Cam Nekoroski, James Burns, Erik Ciocca, and Ryan Dooley with assists going to Burns, Stephan Kracunas, Colin Shepard, Stefan Surette, and PJ Brooks. The JV team now enjoys a record of 6-0-1. December 29 The Chieftain Varsity proved that you can not just show up for game without any intensity and win in a 4-3 loss to Cambridge on Friday afternoon. Although Masconomet lead the game early in the second period by a score of 2-0, the team lacked the desire and the effort needed to play a complete high school hockey game allowing four straight Cambridge goals before scoring a late third period power play goal. Masconomet's goals were scored by Josh Mazzola on a nice shot from the point, Jay Nicholls, and Tommy Brazil. AJ Rothwell got the assist on Mazzola's goal while Keaton Cashin, Tom Brazil, Chris Kreider, and Jay Nicholls also earned a point each with an assist. Masconomet must regroup quickly and step-up their play for a strong Lynnfield team with two lines that can put the puck in the net in a Cape Ann League game on Wednesday night (8:00PM) in Peabody. December 27 Ryan Dillon was once again strong in net earning his second shutout of the season as the Chieftains Varsity team beat Everett 2-0 in a non-league game on Wednesday night. Danny McIllvane scored his first goal of the season and Tommy Brazil scored once again with assists going to Cam Greely, Andrew Panella, Mike DiBacco, and Jay Nicholls. The Chieftains continue their non-league schedule against Cambridge on Friday afternoon (4:00pm). Mike DiGiorgio was sensational in goal on Tuesday night leading the JV team to an impressive 5-3 win over hockey powerhouse Central Catholic. The JV team is no 5-0-1 through the early part of the season. James Burns lead the scoring effort with two goals along with goals from Erik Ciocca, Ryan Dooley, and PJ Brooks with assist going to Chris Roach, Andrew Roach, Rob Grant, Ryan Dooley, and Anthony DiBenedetto. Coach Jackson said that DiGiorgio had a great game in net, making some spectacular saves to ensure the win! December 23 Well it wasn't pretty, but the Masconomet Varsity team pulled out a 4-2 win against Pentucket on Saturday. The team will have to pick up its intensity again to be successful against two non-league division one opponents (Everett and Cambridge) over the holidays. Ryan Dillon made good saves when he had to and the defense held strong against Pentucket's numerous power play opportunities. Kreider had two goals along with goals from Tom Brazil and Cam Greeley. Keaton Cashin (2), Nick Bartlett, Jay Nicholls, AJ Rothwell, and Andrew Panella all had assists. The JV team smoked North Reading 7-2 after tieing Wilmington 0-0 earlier in the week with a shutout going to Mike DiGiorgio. In the North Reading game, goals were scored by Stephan Kracunas (2), Ryan Dooley, Stefan Surette, Andrew Roach, Cam Nekoroski, and Colin Sheppard with assists going to Ryan Dooley (2), Anthony DiBenedetto, James Burns, Jake Dahlgren (2), and Sean Jackson December 19 It was a good Tuesday night at Graf rink for Chieftain's hockey as both the Varsity and NV teams won! The Varsity handed Triton their first regular season loss in the last 2 years (4-1) with Jay Nicholls scoring 2 goals along with goals from senior co-captain Richard Frizzell and junior Tophy Haines. Tommy Brazil (2), Chris Kreider, Danny McIllvane, and Keaton Cashin all recorded assists on the goals. Ryan Dillon was once again strong in net with 30 saves. The JV team beat Lynnfield 5-3 with Mike DiGiorgio getting his third victory in net. Goals were scored by Kracunas 2, Ciocca, Simonetti, and Burns with assists coming from A. Roach 2, DiBenedetto, B. Dahlgren, Dooley, Burns, and Surette. December 17 The Chieftain Varsity team had a big win against North Reading Saturday night 6-0. Chris Kreider had a hat-trick with some very pretty goals and Keaton Cashin lead the way from defense scoring his first varsity goal along with two nice assists. Tommy Brazil also scored his first varsity goal along with a hard wrist shot goal from AJ Rothwell. The defense was strong slowing down two strong North Reading lines and Ryan Dillon made some great saves to earn a shutout. Both Chieftain teams have to get right back to work as they both have games Tuesday night at the Graf Rink in Newburyport. Come cheer both teams on! December 13 It was an exciting first game that came right down to the last few seconds, but the Varsity team lost their season opener to pre-season Cape Ann League favorite Newburyport by a score of 2-1. Jay Nicholls had the only goal with assist from Brazil and Kreider. The Varsity's first home game is Saturday in Peabody at 8:00pm against another strong opponent North Reading. Masconomet's JV team has started off the season strong with 2 wins in their first 2 games!
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