March 22, 1979 The greatest scorer in area hockey Bistory Scott Chamness of Arch- bishop Carroll High School heads the third annual Inquirer All-Area team.With shifty moves and a great shot, Chamness is one of the best scholastic players in the Middle Atlantic states. His scoring totals border on incredible and have earned him nationwide attention. The 5-foot, 11 inch, 170-pound junior scored 89 goals in just 17 games to shatter all local scoring records. He added 45 assists and 134 points to earn a unanimous selection to the team. Joining Chamness is linemate Greg Arnold, who skates effortlessly and is a dangerous scorer; deceptive forward Erik Ginkinger of Cheltenham; workhorse defenseman Eric Girardi of Germantown Academy; hard-hitting, power-shooting defenseman Rick Brosious of Lower Merion; and heady goaltender Dave Rominiecki of Archbishop Ryan. “I developed my shot with a lot of practice shooting,” Chamness said. “I do a lot of […]

April 19, 1980 Scott Chamness, winner of the Bobby Clarke Award in the recently completed Flyers Cup, heads The Inquirer’s all-area hockey team. Cham- ness, the highest scorer in area scholastic hockey history, has been named to the team in all four of his years at Archbishop Carroll. In a rare display of what he has meant to his team and his school, the Patriots retired his jersey, so that no one else can ever wear 10 at Carroll. Chamness scored 69 regular-season goals this year, far and away the highest total in the area. He led Carroll through the extensive Inter-County Hockey League (ICSHL) playoffs with only one loss, then scored 13 goals in the four Flyers Cup games to give the Patriots the first Cup championship. In four seasons, he scored 271 regular season goals in just 64 games an average of 4.2 goals a game that probably […]

April 18, 1983 The highest-scoring player in Southeastern Pennsylvania and the best goaltending prospect to play in this region highlight The Inquirer’s 1983 all-area hockey team. FIRST TEAM Vince McNamee, who scored 112 goals for George Washington this year, and goalie Michael Richter, who led Germantown Academy to the Flyers Cup for the second straight year while only a sophomore, headline the six-player first team. Defensemen Doug Bowman of West Chester and Joe Modersky of Episcopal Academy, and forwards Bob Lawrence of Bishop Egan and Mike McGregor of Germantown Academy complete the squad. SECOND TEAM Named to the second team were goalie Jim Rolston of Conestoga; defensemen Jeff Cook of Cherry Hill East and Rob Schlegel of Germantown Academy, and forwards Brian Rhodes of West Chester, Steve Galizio of Egan and Nick Vasiledes of Haverford. McNamee’s total of 112 goals is recognized as a record for the area although no […]

April 12, 1981 The Inquirer’s fifth all-area hockey team is dominated by the five players who led Archbishop Carroll High School to its second straight Flyers Cup, emblematic of supremacy in Southeastern Pennsylvania, and the inaugural Pennsylvania Cup, which symbolizes the state championship. One of them, senior defenseman Carmen DiGiandomenico, is Player of the Year. Of the 12 players on the first team, four are from Carroll. Its goaltender, Rob Schnorr, made the second team. Carroll players joining DiGiandomenico on the first team are sophomore forward Jeffrey Arnold, junior forward Phil Chamness, and senior defenseman Pat Marra. Arnold won trophies as the most valuable player in both the Flyers Cup and Pennsylvania Cup by scoring 19 goals in five games. His 17 goals in the four-game Flyers Cup was a record. Arnold also led the Inter-County League in scoring with 74 points. Cham- ness tied for second (with St. James’ […]