High School State Championships

AAA - LaSalle 9 vs Pine Richland 1
AA - Greater Latrobe 3 vs Conestoga 2
A - W.C. East 3 vs Quaker Valley 2

Congratulations to all of the teams who won their respective tier championships. Two of the three winners (LaSalle and W.C. East)are Philadelphia teams. Eastern PA hockey seems to be stronger than Western PA hockey and I'm not quite sure why. For club teams, Pittsburgh AA is equivelant to Philly A. Judging by the results, the same is true for high school hockey. Hell, even in prep hockey it's like that. I'd like to see Shady Side Academy play LaSalle. Shady Side is a solid prep team from near Pitt, but they don't seem to have much luck when they come out to this side of the state or into Jersey. I don't think they've ever beaten Lawrenceville or Hill (Go Blues), but they don't get blown out by either team. LaSalle can play pretty evenly with both L-Ville and Hill, so it would probably be a pretty even game. That said, I'd also like to see them play Pine Richland and get a solid comparison that way.

On another note, the Frozen Four is next week. Semi-final games between B.C. and North Dakota, and Michigan and Notre Dame are on April 10, with the championship game being April 12. This will be some good hockey that ESPN should televise...watch a game if you get the chance, it's more enjoyable to watch than a lot of NHL games.