Springfield Gold beat Snipers in elementary ice hockey

Springfield Gold 6
Snipers 3
The Springfield Gold Cougars returned to action in the Delco Elementary League, Jan. 23, against a smooth skating Snipers team. And the short-staffed Cougars were up to the task.
Team leaders Aidan Shandley (five goals) and Johnny McCormick (one goal, two assists) gave the Snipers netminder fits all night. Brett Barber was solid in the pipes and Franny Doerr, Shane Knoell and Austin Bush helped clear the decks in front with tough defensive play.
Youngsters Matthew Shandley and Adam Baumann logged plenty of valuable ice time up front to neutralize the Snipers attack. And despite a slow start and a short bench, the Cougars cruised to a commanding 6-3 victory.
Springfield Gold 3
Haverford 1
The Cougars followed up their Snipers victory with a tough match against Haverford. Emotions were high and the Cougars played a superb game at both ends of the ice.
The tough defensive play of Shane Knoell, Franny Doerr and Austin Bush has become the trademark of the young Cougars.
Dylan Bush, Riley Garrison, Johnny Carafa and Matthew Shandley played stellar two-way hockey, giving Haverford all they could handle on the offensive end and bottling up their opponent time after time in the defensive zone.
Brett Barber continued his dominance in net allowing only one goal on over 30 shots. The Cougars got goals from Ryan Kertis, Aidan Shandley and Johnny McCormick as they clawed their way to another tough victory.
The Gold Cougars find themselves at the top of the Delco League with a 10-2 record powered by their outstanding goaltending and defensive team play. They will take a short hiatus before play resumes next week.