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Hooksett-The Portsmouth Varsity Hockey team rebounded from a tough
loss on Monday night, by defeating Pembroke Academy 5-2 on Wednesday
night.
While Pembroke was able to control most of the
play in the first period, the Clippers struck first with 3 minutes
left as TJ Cochran scored on a pass from Cam Berube.
Pembroke took the lead in the second, but with
just over a minute left in the period, Spenser Schwartzmiller fired
a shot from the blue line that beat the Pembroke goalie tying the
game at 2.
Portsmouth broke open the game in the third
period as Chris Kelloway and Josh Heiman scored 20 seconds apart
giving the Clippers a 4-2 advantage. Portsmouth continued to
control the play in the third but was denied by the Pembroke goalie,
including a point blank shot from Stefan Formichelli on a perfect
feed from Jerry Witkowski. Portsmouth didn’t give up as Kelloway
struck again late in the 3rd with an empty net goal
giving the Clippers a 5-2 victory.
The defense was led by Connor Young, and Brian
and Scott Adair. Travis Nevins and Jason Heiman worked hard on
offense and John O’Keefe picked up the victory in net stopping 34 of
36 shots.
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Brian Doucette Memorial Christmas
Tournament |
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Congrats to Connor Young for being
selected to the Doucette All Tournament Team.
(from Fosters)
In addition to Woodworth taking MVP honors, Haskell and Jesse
Cotty was also named to the all-tournament team from Noble. From
Somersworth, Sean Wynot, Peter Robertson and Jaret Canney were named
to the team. Other local players on the all-tournament team included
Corey Wright from Marshwood and Connor Young from Portsmouth. |
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ROCHESTER — The Somersworth High School
hockey team wasn't about to let a little fatigue get in the way of its
goal.
Playing their fourth mini-game of the day, the Hilltoppers (4-0) skated
their way to a commanding 4-1 victory over Portsmouth in the New
Hampshire division championship of the Brian Doucette Memorial Christmas
Tournament Sunday night. With the win, Somersworth secured a berth in
Tuesday's final against Maine champ Noble at 8 p.m. (Click
here to read the rest of the Foster's story)
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TWO IN A ROW!!! |
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WINCHENDON,
Mass. — Just two games into the season, the Portsmouth Hockey
team has already topped its win total from a year ago. Coming
off a one-win campaign, the Clippers improved to 2-0 on the
season by holding off Con-Val, 4-3, in Division III action at
The Winchendon School.
Portsmouth held a 4-1 lead in the third period before the
Cougars scored two goals late in the game, but the Clippers
killed off two penalties in the final minutes of the third
period to seal the win.
T.J. Cochran gave Portsmouth a 1-0 lead when he netted a goal
with 6:51 left in the first period. Connor Young and Cam Berube
were credited with the assists. Berube gave the Clippers a 2-0
lead late in the first on an assist from Spenser Schwartzmiller.
After
Con-Val (1-1) scored its first goal early in the second, Berube
responded with his second goal of the day to give Portsmouth a
3-1 lead with nine minutes left in the period. The Clippers took
the 4-1 lead early in the third period on a power-play goal by
Jason Heiman. Schwartzmiller had the assist.
Portsmouth
goaltender John O'Keefe came up with 18 saves, as the teams had
identical 21-21 shot totals.
The
Clippers will not play a Division III game again until it hosts
John Stark on Jan. 2 at The Rinks at Exeter. They'll participate
in the eight-team Brian Doucette Memorial Hockey Tournament over
the holiday break, with their first game on Dec. 27.
(from
the Portsmouth Herald)
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Fantastic Start!! |
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Game 1-Portsmouth 2 Hollis/Brookline 0
The 2009-2010 started off on a fantastic note as the Clippers defeated the
Sabres 2-0. Scoring for PHS were Josh Heiman (assist from Jerry
Witkowski) and Cam Berube. John O'Keefe got the shut-out in net for
the Clippers and the defense was led by Chris Kelloway and Spenser
Schwartzmiller. The Adair boys, Connor Young and TJ Cochran also
played very well according to Coach B!
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Dover Jamboree |
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Coach Brandano was very impressed with the play of his
team in the Dover Jamboree. The team went 1-2-0 during the event.
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Pre-season Chatter about theTeam |
From the Portsmouth
Herald
(http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20091210-SPORTS-912100437
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New outlook
for Portsmouth
Al Brandano
steps into his first season at Portsmouth with a lot of work
in front of him. The Clippers went 1-16 in Division III last
season, but Brandano sees a much-improved team.
"We are pretty encouraged," said Brandano. "We did well in
the jamboree. We won some games and played well. ... We have
to be strong defensively in order to win (and) we need to be
very disciplined."
The defense will be anchored by senior captains Spenser
Schwartzmiller and Chris Kelloway. In goal, the Clippers
have two solid netminders in John O'Keefe and first-time
goalie J.T. Pearson, who will try to transfer the skills
he's developed as a catcher in baseball.
Connor Young, T.J. Cochran and Cam Berube will be called
upon to lead the offense.
Brandano replaces Norm LaFleur, who stepped down after 10
years behind the PHS bench to spend more time with his
growing family.
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Practice Schedule |
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For updated information click on the schedules link and
refer to the Complete Schedule |
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On and Off Ice Philosophy |
Coach Brandano would like all prospective players and
parents to get a glimpse at what the season will entail.
To read an overview and expectations for the season
click here
To view what players can expect for conditioning,
click here |
