The ' Alamo Gang'......

Holding down the fort might be a little gar fetched, yet the Burke Catholic Varsity, with only 10 skaters including their starting goaltender playing left wing, lost in a shoot-out 4-3 in the first round of the Scarsdale Tournament; Final score Stepinac 4 Burke Catholic 3.

Freshman goaltender Stephen Herschel did all he could to compete for the victory, stopping 22 shots , while regular starting goaltender Eric Hayden did a fine job skating out of the net for the first time in his Varsity career.

Jumping out to a 3-1 lead looked promising for the undermanned Eagles, yet penalties and fatigue finally took their toll.

 Seniors Alex Day, Richard Hudzik, Mark McAteer provided the offense with one goal each.


Despite several opportunities in the final seconds of over-time to put a win in the books, the Eagles gallant effort came up a short.

Sunday's Consolation game vs Scarsdale proved to be the second thriller of the weekend. Nick Musco wristed what was the winning goal with two minutes remaining in the third period as the abbreviated Eagle varsity squeezed out a 2-1 win.

 Junior net minder  Eric Hayden turned away 26 shots while the defense led by seniors Alex Day and Richard Hudzik were stellar in front of him. Seniors Mike McAteer and Craig Mende logged heavy duty minutes to helped secure the win while underclassmen Teresa Segreti, Steven Speer , Sean Matusch , and Nick Musco played significant roles in the victory.

Clinging to a one goal lead provided by all-tournament team selection senior Mike McAteer early in the contest, the Eagles finally cracked with three minutes left in the third period,  as the Scarsdale Raiders found the back of the Eagles Net.

 Time to pack it in...no way... not for the 'Alamo Gang ' who would not be denied; responding with a quick score of their own.

Overall an excellent effort for the Tournament Weekend.

Weekly Schedule::


Monday Optional practice--regular time.
Wednesday--JV scrimmage vs NFA--4-5:30
Thursday Regular Practice--Varsity be sure to wear practice Jerseys.
Friday-JV and Varsity Practice-4:45
Sunday--JV away @Ice Hutch vs Iona Prep--8:15PM
Monday--Varsity Pictures--Regular Practice