File photo courtesy Ed Thompson
It is down to the final eight teams in WPIAL Soccer Boys Class 2A tournament.
All matches on Thursday will kick off at 7 p.m.
WPIAL Soccer Boys Class 3A Quarterfinal Round Schedule
| Kickoff:
7:00pm at South Park |
#8 Keystone Oaks at #1 South ParkROSTERS: Keystone Oaks | South Park How they got here: Top seeded South Park defeated Yough, 2-0, while section rival Keystone Oaks defeated Mt. Pleasant, 2-1. In two previous section matches, South Park won 2-0, and 3-1. Key Players: Kaiden Fischer — a non-stop, speedy winger/forward, is South Park’s leading scorer, with 17 goals in the regular season. Keystone Oaks senior midfielder Cy Garcia was named to the 2023 Class 3A All-WPIAL team. |
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| Kickoff:
7:00pm at Avonworth |
#5 Belle Vernon at #4 AvonworthROSTERS: Belle Vernon | Avonworth How they got here: Belle Vernon was pushed to a penalty kick shootout, but escaped with a win vs East Allegheny, while Avonworth, c0-champs of Section 4, beat McGuffey, 4-0. Key Players: BVA’s Trevor Kovatch is the second leading goal scorer in the WPIAL, with 47 goals this season. Avonworth has a balanced attack, led by Calder Mahan, who scored 10 times this season. |
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| Kickoff:
7:00pm at Quaker Valley |
#10 Elizabeth Forward at #2 Quaker ValleyROSTERS: Quaker Valley | Elizabeth Forward How they got here: Elizabeth Forward knocked off Knoch, 3-1 to advance, while 10-time WPIAL champions Quaker Valley got off to a good start to the tournament, posting a 9-1 win against Jeanette on Monday. Key Players: Quaker Valley has a balanced attack led by Kiril Grin (14 goals), Nick Allen (13) and Bennett Haas (11). Will Sinay leads the Warriors attack with 14 goals. |
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| Kickoff:
7:00pm at Shady Side Academy |
#14 Hopewell at #6 Shady Side AcademyROSTERS: Hopewell | Shady Side How they got here: Shady Side shut out Beaver Area, 3-0, on Monday, while Hopewell pulled off the upset of the Boys 3A bracket so far, stunning defending Champions Deer Lakes, with a stunning 4-0 result. Key Players: Amir Awais leads SSA in goals, with an impressive 34 tallies — good for third in the WPIAL — while Hopewell’s Chris Colonna has put it in the back of the net 16 times this season. |
Boys Class 2A First Round Results (Monday, October 23)
FINAL South Park 2, Yough 0
FINAL Keystone Oaks 2, Mt. Pleasant 1
FINAL Avonworth 4, McGuffey 0
FINAL Quaker Valley 9, Jeannette 1
FINAL Hopewell 4, Deer Lakes 0
FINAL Elizabeth Forward 3, Knoch 1
FINAL Belle Vernon 2, East Allegheny 2 (AET2 – Belle Vernon advances in PK shootout)
FINAL Shady Side Academy 3, Beaver Area 0
Boys Class 2A Semifinal Round (Monday, October 30)
Keystone Oaks/South Park winner vs Avonworth/Belle Vernon
Quaker Valley/Elizabeth Forward winner vs Hopewell/Shady Side Academy winner
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