February 3, 2007. The Varsity Titans traveled
to Pittsburgh this weekend to play in the Mt. Lebanon Invitational tournament
and finished 2nd. After going 3-0 in the preliminary rounds, the Titans lost
1-0 to host Mt. Lebanon in the finals.
St. John’s Jesuit started
off quickly in the tournament by beating Mentor Lake Catholic 4-3 as Danny
Johnson registered a hat trick. The Titans came back the next morning to play
host Mt. Lebanon who also registered a victory in their opening game. SJJ found
themselves down 1-0 after two periods. They came out in the third and were able
to finally break through with two goals to win 2-1. Tyler Marzec was sharp in
net with 20 saves. Shane Hetrick and Danny Johnson scored for the Titans.
In the evening contest the
Titans took on Erie McDowell. Once again, it took a while to get the offense
clicking but they were able to skate away with a 3-1 victory. Mike Henson,
Shane Hetrick and Ray Morris scored for SJJ and Steve Schmitt was very strong in
net with 20 saves for the victory. That put the varsity Titans in the finals
against Mt. Lebanon who’s only loss was to SJJ. Once again the game was evenly
played with both teams playing strong defensive games. Also once again, the
Titans found themselves down 1-0 after two periods. This time they were unable
to find the back of the net. SJJ did hit the post with about three minutes to
play and they were able to put a lot of pressure on Mt. Lebanon’s defense but it
wasn’t enough as the varsity Titans were shut out for the first time this season
1-0. Tyler Marzec, once again, was very sharp in net making 20 saves in the
loss. The 3-1-0 weekend make the Titans 22-7-3 for the season heading into the
playoffs. Good luck the rest of the way and let’s all stay focused.
