Pine-Richland tried to dig itself out of a two-goal hole, but Seneca Valley held on for a 5-4 victory.

Seneca Valley made the score 5-3 on a goal by Robert Sheils at 1:15 in the third period, and Pine-Richland got as close as 5-4 when Nate Carnovale scored 10:40 into the third period.

Christopher Lipnicky and Tyler Murphy provided the spark for Seneca Valley, combining for three goals and two assists. Lipnicky had two goals and Murphy also added one goal and two assists.

Seneca Valley cashed in on power play opportunities, scoring two goals on three chances.

Seneca Valley also got points from Murphy, who also racked up one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Seneca Valley also got a goal from Shane Galis as well. Other players who recorded assists for Seneca Valley were Andrew Chiusano, Connor Williams, and Shane Hepner, who each chipped in one and Nicholas Raible and Alexander Crilley, who contributed two each.

Pine-Richland capitalized on Seneca Valley's penalties, netting three goals while skating with a man advantage.

Joseph Ditullio also scored for Pine-Richland. In addition, Pine-Richland received assists from Antonio Binotto, who had one and Ben Meyer, Matthew Cole, and Nicholas Hawkins, who contributed two each.

Dylan Sloat recorded 22 saves for Seneca Valley. Seneca Valley incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Ben Stauffer rejected 22 shots on goal for Pine-Richland. Pine-Richland incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.