Bonner Falls in the Finals

Ice-Line didn't know what was coming when Monsignor Bonner took on Roman Catholic Thursday night. With a PCL Blue Division championship on the line, both schools packed the stands with crazy students eager to support their school to victory. In all the games I've been to in my four years, this has to be one of the craziest....besides an incident at the Skatium, but we won't get into that. But with the electric championship game atmosphere, the players took to the ice. After a dismal year last year, the Friars were on the verge to clinching a title. They'll have to wait until next year to do so. Bonner fell to Roman Catholic 4-0, giving the Cahillites the PCL Blue Championship.
The first period really showed the team's adrenaline was pumping. Both teams were flying down the ice, and players were hitting anyone in an opposing jersey. Roman controlled the first ten minutes of play, putting pressure on Bonner goalie Steve Gallo and the defense. The Friars went a man down after a penalty taken midway through the first, but the green and white held strong. The penalty kill gave Bonner momentum, and from that point on the puck was mostly in Roman's end. The Friars had opportunity after opportunity to put the puck past Roman goalie Greg Procopio, but they could not cash in. The score was 0-0 after the first period.
After the intermission, Bonner continued dominating. A tripping penalty by Roman gave Bonner an early opportunity to go up by one on the power play. The exact opposite happened. Roman's David Hayes stole the puck and took it on a breakaway, where he slipped the puck past Gallo. The momentum shifted drastically. The Friars looked deflated, and Roman started to get pressure, using their speed and strength to outplay Bonner. Roman scored two more times within a span of ten minutes to take a 3-0 lead into the third period of play.
Bonner showed promising signs of a comeback in the third. They started to get shots on net and pressure Procopio into making saves. The Friars could not capitalize on their opportunities. However, they did shoot themselves in the foot. Penalties at the most inopportune times halted any chance of a comeback. With four minutes to play, Bonner had a power play, but less then five seconds in, they take a penalty to cancel it out. Less then a minute later, Roman scored to go up 4-0, putting the game out of reach. The buzzer sounded, and the celebration ensued.
Although Bonner lost in the finals, the season still goes on. They'll participate in the Flyers Cup, a tournament for the top 10 Philadelphia AAA hockey teams. The winner plays the winner of the Penguins Cup for the Keystone Cup, which is in lighter terms the state championship. They play in the first round on Wednesday, March 10th, against none other then.....Roman Catholic. Revenge is certainly on the mind of the Bonner player's, and fans as well. The puck drops at the Northeast Flyers SkateZone at 6:55 on Wednesday night.