Joe Houk<\/a> went to and played for the Council Rock Golden Hawks, otherwise known as “South”. He was an impact player on defense with impressive skills both on the blueline and with the puck offensively. Joe’s nickname was “Chippy” for his chipped tooth, in his freshman year he won the “Freshman Award”. Houk began his hockey career as a forward, playing for both South and the Philadelphia Junior Flyers of the Atlantic Junior Hockey League. But one day his high school coach, Marc Rago, approached him about filling in on defense. \u201cThe coach came up to me and said: \u2018We need a defenseman for the next game.\u2019 I was a youngster, the only freshman on the team, just happy to be there,\u201d Houk recalled. \u201cI said: \u2018I\u2019ll try\u2019. I went out there against the other team\u2019s best forward and completely shut him down. \u201cThe coach said I might as well try it again the next game, too, and I guess it kind of stuck. I was still playing forward for the Junior Flyers at the same time, but as time went on I gradually became a defenseman.\u201d In Houk’s junior year, he was awarded “Defensive Player of the Year.” He did not play for CRS in his senior year, he played juniors only. Houk was also a standout lacrosse player, he played lacrosse for four years. In his senior year, he won offensive MVP and team MVP. The varsity coach, Coach McGovern at the banquet said, \u201cJoe picked the wrong sport and could play D1 lacrosse anywhere he wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n