USC, B.Canevin and Mars Win 2011 PIHL Penguins Cup Championships

By: HSSN Staff
Monday, March 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

They saved the best for last. Upper St. Clair denied Canon-McMillan a repeat of the Penguins Cup Class AAA crown with a thrilling overtime victory to close out the very first high school hockey championships at the new CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh on Sunday night. In the two other games, Mars wasn't the top-seed when the high school hockey playoffs began two weeks ago, but there was no question as to who was number one in Class A. The Fighting Planets finished off their third straight Penguins Cup Championship run with a 5-0 shutout of Hampton. While Mars is used to that golden feeling, it's been a while for Bishop Canevin. The Crusaders beat top-seed Peters Township to win its first Penguins Cup title in 18 years.

2011 PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Upper St. Clair Panthers 4 – Canon-McMillan Big Macs 3 in Overtime (MSA)

PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS AAA Semifinals:

Upper St. Clair Panthers 2 – Fox Chapel Foxes 0 (MSA)

Canon-McMillan Big Macs 5 – Bethel Park Black Hawks 2 (MSA)

PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS AAA Quarterfinals:

Fox Chapel Foxes 4 – Norwin Knights 3 (MSA)

Canon-McMillan Big Macs 4 – Shaler Titans 3 (MSA)

Bethel Park Black Hawks 5 – Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings 1 (MSA)

Upper St. Clair Panthers 4 – North Allegheny Tigers 2 (MSA)

PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS AAA First Round:

North Allegheny Tigers 3 – Plum Mustangs 1 (MSA)

Norwin Knights 4 – State College Little Lions 3

Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings 6 – Hempfield Spartans 5 in Overtime (MSA)

Shaler Titans 5 – Erie McDowell Trojans 3

PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS AAA Preliminary Round:

Plum Mustangs 5 – Mount Lebanon Blue Devils 4 in Overtime (MSA)

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2011 PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS AA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Bishop Canevin Crusaders 5 – Peters Township Indians 2 (MSA)

PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS AA Semifinals:

Peters Township Indians 8 – Chartiers Valley Colts 1 (MSA)

Bishop Canevin Crusaders 2 – Latrobe Wildcats 1 in Overtime (MSA)

PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS AA Quarterfinals:

Peters Township Indians 8 – Pine-Richland Rams 1 (MSA)

Bishop Canevin Crusaders 8 – Elizabeth Forward Warriors 3 (MSA)

Latrobe Wildcats 4 – West Allegheny Indians 2 (MSA)

Chartiers Valley Colts 5 – Montour Spartans 4 in Double Overtime (MSA)

PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS AA First Round:

Elizabeth Forward Warriors 6 – Moon Tigers 2 (MSA)

Pine-Richland Rams 5 – Erie Cathedral Prep Ramblers 3 (MSA)

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2011 PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Mars Fighting Planets 5 – Hampton Talbots 0 (MSA)

PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS A Semifinals:

Hampton Talbots 6 – Kittanning Wildcats 2 (MSA)

Mars Fighting Planets 4 – Westmont-Hilltop Hilltoppers 1 (MSA)

PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS A Quarterfinals:

Kittanning Wildcats 8 – Central Valley Warriors 0 (MSA)

Mars Fighting Planets 5 – South Fayette Lions 0 (MSA)

Hampton Talbots 6 – Serra Catholic Eagles 3 (MSA)

Westmont-Hilltop Hilltoppers 5 – Quaker Valley Quakers 3

PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS A First Round:

South Fayette Lions 5 – Sewickley Academy Panthers 1 (MSA)

Central Valley Warriors 5 – Freeport Yellowjackets 3 (MSA)

Tags: Bishop Canevin, Canon-McMillan, Chartiers Valley, Erie Cathedral Prep, Erie McDowell, Fox Chapel, Hampton, Kittanning, Latrobe, State College, Upper St. Clair, West Allegheny, Westmont Hilltop