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Central Catholic - AAA survived a determined comeback attempt by Upper St. Clair - AAA on the way to a 7-5 win.

Central Catholic - AAA made the score 7-4 on a goal by Tepe Jake at 7:12 in the third period, and Upper St. Clair - AAA got as close as 7-5 when Austin Cassidy scored 14:33 into the third period.

Central Catholic - AAA got the win behind a great game by Ryan Kingerski, who had two goals and one assist. Kingerski scored the first of his two goals at 9:42 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Central Catholic - AAA. Michael Pasquarelli picked up the assist. Kingerski's next tally made the score 6-4 Central Catholic - AAA with 7:19 left in the second period. Jacob Kingerski provided the assist.

Central Catholic - AAA surpassed its usual scoring output this season. Central Catholic - AAA averages 2.3 goals per game. Central Catholic - AAA could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 22 minutes in penalties during the game.

Central Catholic - AAA additionally got points from Jake, who also tallied two goals and two assists to lead the team in points and Antonio Misiti, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Ryan Haag also scored for Central Catholic - AAA. Other players who recorded assists for Central Catholic - AAA were Domenic Scherer, Nicholas Tabaka, and Sam DeLucia, who each chipped in one.

Upper St. Clair - AAA's offense rang up 43 shots on Central Catholic - AAA's net. Upper St. Clair - AAA bested its season scoring average. This season, Upper St. Clair - AAA averages 2.0 goals per contest. Upper St. Clair - AAA had trouble converting on the power play advantage, managing just one goal on nine chances.

Upper St. Clair - AAA also got a goal from Matt Koch as well. More assists for Upper St. Clair - AAA came via Kasey Colcombe, who had one and Josh Koch, who had two.

Kevin Dziubek rejected 38 shots on goal for Central Catholic - AAA. Central Catholic - AAA registered zero goals on two power play opportunities. Upper St. Clair - AAA's starting goalie, Adam Seeton, made 11 saves and finished with the loss before he was taken out in favor of Jonathan Bleier, who stopped 10 shots. Upper St. Clair - AAA incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.