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March 25, 2007<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Class A Flyers Cup Ice Hockey Championship<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Chris Goldberg<\/strong>
FOR THE INQUIRER<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the perfect script for
revenge for the West Chester
Henderson ice hockey team.
The Warriors, swept in two
games in their league finals
weeks earlier, stunned top-seed-
ed Kennett, 4-2, yesterday to
claim their first Class A Flyers
Cup championship at Ice Line
in West Chester.
Alex Cottle scored one goal
and added two assists while
sophomore goalie Rob Mattern<\/a>
(29 saves) earned Flyers Cup
most-valuable-player honors for
Henderson (18-5-2). The War-
riors advance to the state cham-
pionship April 7 against Pen-
guins Cup winner Freeport at
Ice Works in Aston.
The teams were meeting for
the sixth time this year. They
went 1-1-1 during the Inter-Coun-
ty Scholastic Hockey League A
Division regular season, but
Kennett (21-2-2) won both<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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games to take the league play-
off and earn the top seed.
“We were probably the only
ones who thought they could
beat them,” Mattern said. “They
beat us in that two-game series;
both games were close, but they
were the better team.
“But here, we were the better
team.”
Henderson took its first lead
late in the second period yester-
day when Billy Latta took a long
pass off the boards from Cottle
and beat Greg Tinkoff (16
saves) on a breakaway.
Mattern was at his best in the
final period, stopping Kennett’s
top scorer, Jamie Berlin, first
on a breakaway and then twice
on point-blank shots off a two-
on-one break. The Warriors
gave Mattern a two-goal cush-
ion when B.J. Blaker blasted a
slap shot on the short side past
Tinkoff on a power play with 6
minutes, 50 seconds to play.
Mattern then made several<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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key saves on Jesse McClane
and Kennett standout Tim Mc-
Garry. Finally, Kennett, also
looking for its first Flyers Cup
title, drew within 3-2 when Mc-
Garry put home a power-play
goal with 1:07 left off a feed
from Conner Ciallella.
But Henderson iced it sec-
onds later when Christian Ber-
en picked up a loose puck off a
face-off in the Warrior zone and
scored on an empty net.
“Rob’s been awesome the
whole run. That’s why he’s the
most valuable player,” Cottle
said of Mattern.
Kennett took a 1-0 lead midway
through the first period when
freshman Matt Piacentino scored
on a wrist shot. Henderson tied it
when Cottle scored unassisted
early in the second period.<\/span>
Henderson<\/strong>……… 0 1 3 \u2014 4
Kennett<\/strong>…………..1 0 1 \u2014 2<\/span>
Henderson goals:<\/strong> Alex Cottle, Billy Latta, B.J. Blaker, Christian Beren.
Kennett goals:<\/strong> Matt Piacentino, Tim McGarry.
Saves: <\/strong>H-Rob Mattern 29, K-Greg Tinkoff 16.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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