JR. VARSITY NEWS

Moon JV Record – 14 Wins, 3 Losses, 1 Tie

Moon Loses to Greater Latrobe 4 to 3

Congratulations to the Junior Varsity team for finishing in 1^st Place of Section 2 with a record of 14-3-1.   They ended up tied with Upper St. Clair (USC) for 4^th overall.  On March 17^th, the JV team played USC in the first round of the Tier I Tournament.  Moon defeated USC 7 to 1.  Moon played Greater Latrobe in Round 2 and after jumping out to a 3 to 0 lead, lost the game in the 3^rd period by giving up 4 unanswered goals.  Regardless, the JV team had an excellent season.  Congratulations to the team and Coaches Kubatka, Burdzy and Warn!

MAHA Would Like to Thank Dick’s Sporting Goods for Sponsoring our JV Team this Season!

Captains for the 2007-2008 Season

Your JV captains for the season are:

Captain – Jake Rosnack

Alternate Captain – Nigel Crighton

Alternate Captain (Home) – Brandon Smitsky

Alternate Captain (Away) – Brandon Steinert

Team Statistics

Updated Team Statistics for the 2007-2008 season are included as an attachment.

Past Games

Moon Defeats USC in 1^st Round of Tier I Tournament!

Moon JV entered the 1^st round of the Tier I Tournament tied for 4^th with Upper St Clair.  These two teams met in the preseason, where USC defeated our Tigers, and then fought to a 2 to 2 tie in the regular season.  Moon started the scoring midway through the first period and USC tied the game about three minutes into the second; however, 6 seconds later Moon took over and never looked back.  This was a big team effort with 10 different Moon players registering points.  Moon stats: Brandon Smitsky (1 goal, 3 assists), Tom McAuliffe (1 goal, 2 assists), Brian Schroeder (2 goals), Nigel Crighton (1 goal, 1 assist), Chad Trice (1 goal, 1 assist), Jake Rosnack (2 assists), AJ Coleman (2 assists), Brandon Steinert (1 goal), Vince Tarquinio (1 assist) and Andrew Brown (1 assist).  Tyler Hunter stopped 27 of 28 shots and made some great saves late in the game.  Keep it going guys!

Moon Beats South Fayette 6 to 3!

Moon Beats Bethel Park 5 to 1!

Moon records fourth straight win topping Bethel Park 5 to 1.  Points recorded for: Chad Trice (2 goals), Nigel Crighton (1 goal, 2 assist), Vince Tarquinio (1 goal), Jon Kostial (1 goal), AJ Coleman (1 assist).  Tyler Hunter recorded his eleventh win, stopping 23 of 24 shots.

Moon Shuts-Out Mt. Lebanon 3 to 0!

Moon records third shut-out in a row.  Points recorded for: Andrew Brown (2 goal, 1 assist), Chad Trice (1 goal, 1 assist), Brandon Buck (2 assists), Tyler Hunter recorded his 4^th shut-out and tenth win.

Moon Shuts Out Blackhawk 4 to 0!

For the second time in a week, Moon shuts out South Fayette.  Points recorded for: Andrew Brown (1 goal, 1 assist), Nigel Crighton (1 goal, 1 assist), Brandon Steinert (1 goal, 1 assist), Brandon Buck (1 goal), Tom McAuliffe (1 assist), AJ Coleman (1 assist).  Moon outshot Blackhawk 31 to 6.  Tyler Hunter recorded his 3^rd shut-out and ninth win.

Moon Beats Blackhawk 3 to 0!

Moon JV returned to its winning ways by defeating Blackhawk at Brady’s Run 3 to 0.  After a scoreless first period, AJ Coleman started off the scoring in the second on an unassisted goal.  Moon added to their lead in the closing seconds of the second when Chad Trice recorded a power play goal.  Assists were credited to Nigel Crighton and Andrew Brown.  Moon finished the scoring in the third when Tom McAuliffe made a nice backhanded pass to Brandon Buck, who was streaking to the net.  Brandon knocked a nice one timer between the pads of the Blackhawk goalie.  Nigel got the second assist on the play.  Moon outshot Blackhawk 33 to 14 in the game.  Goalie Tyler Hunter recorded his second shutout and his eighth win of the season. 

Moon Loses To Peters Twp 5 to 3!

Moon JV recorded its third loss of the 2008 season when they traveled to Southpointe to take on Peters Twp.  Peters started the scoring about a minute into the first period; however, Moon rebounded on the next face-off.  Chad Trice won the faceoff, and he and Brandon Smitsky broke toward the goal.  After exchanging passes, Chad Trice scored the tying goal.  Moon gave up their second goal about three minutes later to end the scoring in the first 2 to 1.  In the second, Moon once again tied the score on the power play off a wrap around by Nigel Crighton.  Andrew Brown got the assist.  Peters then got two more goals in the period and one more in the third to take the lead 5 to 2.  With about 2 minutes left in the game, Moon scored their third goal when Chad Trice broke toward the net and Brandon Smitsky hit him with a nice pass for the tip in.  Moon outshot Peters 30 to 16 in the game.

Moon Defeats South Fayette 6 to 1!

Moon point scores included:  Nigel Crighton (3 goals, 2 assist), Andrew Brown (2 goals, 1 assist), Brandon Smitsky (1 goal), Jon Kostial (2 assists), and Brandon Steinert (1 assist).  Moon outshot South Fayette 25 to 12, and goalie Tyler Hunter gets the win after stopping 11 shots. 

Moon Easily Defeats Carrick 9 to 0

Moon point scores included:  Nigel Crighton (2 goals, 1 assist), Brandon Smitsky (2 goals), Andrew Brown (2 goals), AJ Coleman (1 goal, 3 assists), Vince Tarquinio (1 goal), Tom McAuliffe (1 goal), Chad Trice (3 assists), Brandon Buck (1 assist), Brandon Steinert (1 assist), and Jon Kostial (1 assist).  Goalie Zach Belgie in his second start of the season recorded a shutout by stopping 8 shots. 

Moon Loses Montour Rematch 4 to 1!

Moon JV suffered their first loss of 2008 when they faced Montour in a rematch to a previous Moon win.  Moon came out flat and Montour jumped out to a 3 to 0 lead in the first.  After adding a fourth goal in the second, Moon remained shut out until about nine minutes left in the game when Chad Trice scored off a pass from Brandon Smitsky.  Moon was outshot 30 to 19 in the game.

Moon Defeats Wheeling Park 8 to 1!

Moon JV traveled to Wheeling and easily defeated Wheeling Park 8 to 1.  Moon played a solid team game, with 9 different players getting on the scoresheet.  Moon started the game by going up 4 to 0 through the first 19 minutes of the game.  Moon goals were scored by Jake Rosnack, who was playing his first game since breaking his collar bone, Nigel Crighton, Brandon Buck and Chad Trice.  Wheeling Park got on the board with five minutes to go in the second, but this was again followed up with 4 more unanswered goals by Moon.  These goals were scored by Jon Kostial, Brandon Smitsky, AJ Coleman (a shorthanded goal) and Jake Rosnack (his second of the game).  Providing the assists for the night were Nigel Crighton (3), Marco Bartoletta (2), Chad Trice (2), and the 3 B’s (Brandon Buck, Brandon Steinert and Brandon Smitsky).  Tyler Hunter played solid between the pipes stopping 9 of 10 shots and getting his 6^th win of the season.

Moon Defeats Wheeling Central Catholic 9 to 1!

In its second lopsided win in a row, Moon JV defeated Wheeling Central Catholic 9 to 1.  After one period, Moon was ahead 1 to 0 on an unassisted shorthanded goal by AJ Coleman.  Moon got two more goals in the second, with Chad Trice getting a power play goal with assists by Andrew Brown and Marco Bartoletta, and an unassisted goal by Nigel Crighton.  In the third Moon added six more unanswered goals with two more from AJ, two from Andrew Brown, one more from Nigel, and one from Vince Tarquinio.  Wheeling got one past goaltender Zach Belgie with 43 seconds left to play to spoil the shut-out.  However, Zach played well in his first JV start stopping 8 of 9 shots.

Moon Defeats Char Valley 13 to 4!

Moon JV bounces back from a loss and a tie in the past two games to defeat Chartiers Valley 13 to 4.  This offensive explosion was the result of 10 different players getting on the scoresheet, with points coming from Andrew Brown (4 goals, 3 assists), Nigel Crighton (3 goals, 3 assists), Chad Trice (2 goals, 4 assists), Tom McAuliffe (1 goal, 3 assists), Brandon Smitsky (1 goal, 1 assist), AJ Coleman (1 goal, 1 assist), Brandon Buck (2 assists), Josh Bioni (2 assists), Marco Bartoletta (1 assist) and Jonathan Kostial (1 assist).  Goalie Tyler Hunter stopped 12 of 16 shots.

Moon Battles Upper St. Clair to a 2 to 2 Tie!

Moon JV battled back from a weak performance last week against Baldwin to tie a strong Upper St. Clair team.  USC started the scoring late in the first period.  In the second, Moon tied the game at one off a goal by Andrew Brown with assists by Marco Bartoletta and Brandon Smitsky.  However, less than a minute later USC once again took the lead.  In the third, Moon once again tied the game on a tip in by Nigel Crighton with assists from Brandon Steinert and Andrew Brown.  Goalie Tyler HUntrer stopped 16 of 18 shots.

Moon Suffers First Loss to Baldwin 3 to 0

Moon Beats Up Morgantown 8 to 3!

For the fourth straight time this season, Moon’s JV team winds up on top with an impressive 8 to 2 victory over Morgantown.  Moon started off the scoring in the first when Andrew Brown made a nice cross ice pass to Brandon Buck for the easy tap in on the backside.  Andrew followed that up with an unassisted goal of his own just 33 seconds later.  Andrew finished the game with 4 goals and an assist.  His other three goals were off assists by Nigel Crighton, Brian Schroeder and Brandon Smitsky.  Chad Trice also lit the lamp off an assist by Jon Kostial.  Nigel had two goals.  One assisted by Vince Tarquinio and one on a penalty shot to end the scoring.  Goalie Tyler Hunter stopped 13 of the 15 shots he faced. 

Moon 4 to 3 Over Montour!

The JV team remains undefeated by raking up its third straight victory of the season.  Goalie Tyler Hunter stops 21 of 24 shots.  With a short bench due to injuries and illnesses, Moon outlasted a tough Montour team.  Moon opened the scoring when Brandon Steinert knocked in a puck loose in the crease (McAuliffe on the assist).  With the score ties, Moon once again took the lead on a slapper from the point by Marco Bartoletta (Trice and Smitsky on the assists).  Next, Chad Trice wristed one in from the slot (Tarquinio on the Assist).  Then with the game once again tied, Andrew Brown slapped one in from the point (Crighton on the assist).

Moon JV Beats North Hills 3 to 0!

The JV team gets its second win of the season.  Goalie Tyler Hunter records his first shut-out of the season stopping all 12 shots he faced.  Moon scorers included: AJ Coleman (1 goal, 1 assist), Jonathan Kostial (1 goal, 1 assist), Chad Trice (1 goal) and Josh Bioni (1 assist). 

Moon JV Beats Canon Mac in Opener!

The JV team opens the 2007-2008 Season with a 6 to 2 victory over Canon McMillian.  After giving up a quick goal, Moon took the lead with 5 unanswered goals.  After giving up a late 2^nd CM score Moon bounced back with its 3^rd powerplay goal with 18 seconds remaining in the game.  Moon scorers included: Nigel Crighton (2 goals, 1 assist), Andrew Brown (2 goals), AJ Coleman (2 assists), Brandon Buck (1 goal), Tom McAuliffe (1 goal), Jake Rosnack (1 assist), Brandon Smitsky (1 assist), Chad Trice (1 assist) and Jonathan Kostial (1 assist).