FINAL SCOREBOARD: WPIAL Boys Soccer playoffs 1st round

32 games!
That’s right — the WPIAL boys soccer playoffs are here — and today the madness began with 32 games.
With each classification from 1A to 4A with its round of 16 action.
FOLLOW SATURDAY’S ACTION WITH JOHN:

Big first round W! Hard fought OT 1-0 win. Goal scored by Luchini assisted by Marzula. Thanks to everyone who came out ???? #rolling #roadto pic.twitter.com/mphbGe1vnG

— NABS (@NABoysSoccer16) October 22, 2017

8:36 p.m. – here’s my interview with Pine Richland’s coach, Jon Connor, and the game’s hero, Rams forward Nico Marsh, who scored both goals, including the game winner in overtime.

 
8:30 p.m. – 
Here’s my post game interview with Upper St. Clair’s Uwe Schneider, after his team went on the road to beat Plum, 2-1 in OT.

7:37 p.m. — and here’s the final scoreboard: 

WPIAL Class 4A Playoffs: First Round SCOREBOARD
4 pm	Allderdice vs.  Seneca Valley at Seneca Valley	Seneca Valley, 1-0
5 pm	Connellsville vs.  North Allegheny at North Allegheny High School	North Allegheny, 1-0, OT
5 pm	Fox Chapel vs.  Peters Township at Peters Township	Peters Twp, 2-0
3 pm	Pine-Richland vs.  Central Catholic at Plum	Pine-Richland, 2-1, OT
1 pm	Upper St. Clair vs.  Plum at Plum	Upper St. Clair, 2-1, OT
3 pm	Butler vs.  Penn-Trafford at Norwin	Butler, 2-1
5 pm	Canon-McMillan vs.  Norwin at Norwin	Canon-Mac, 2-1, OT
3 pm	Mt. Lebanon vs.  Franklin Regional at Franklin Regional	Franklin Regional, 2-1
WPIAL Class 3A Playoffs: First Round SCOREBOARD
3 pm	Ambridge vs.  Knoch at Mars	Knoch, 1-0
1 pm	Blackhawk vs.  Mars at Mars	Blackhawk, 3-1
3 pm	Thomas Jefferson vs.  Montour at Montour	Montour 5-0
3 pm	West Mifflin vs.  West Allegheny at West Allegheny	W. Allegheny, 9-0
3 pm	Hampton vs.  Belle Vernon at Belle Vernon	Belle Vernon, 4-1
1 pm	Indiana vs.  Ringgold at Belle Vernon	Indiana, 1-0
1 pm	Laurel Highlands vs.  South Fayette at South Fayette	South Fayette, 5-0
5 pm	Trinity vs.  Chartiers Valley at Chartiers Valley High School	Char Valley, 5-0
WPIAL Class 2A Playoffs: First Round SCOREBOARD
1 pm	Beaver Area vs.  Keystone Oaks at West Allegheny	Beaver Area, 5-1
3 pm	Shady Side Academy vs.  South Park at South Park	SSA, 5-2
1 pm	Brownsville vs.  Deer Lakes at Chartiers Valley High School	Deer Lakes, 5-0
1 pm	Elizabeth Forward vs.  Mount Pleasant at Norwin	Mt. Pleasant, 5-1
3 pm	Riverside vs.  Freeport at North Allegheny High School	Riverside, 6-1
3 pm	Central Valley vs.  Charleroi at Peters Township	Central Valley, 6-0
1 pm	Obama Academy vs.  Waynesburg Central at South Park	Waynesburg, 6-5
2 pm	McGuffey vs.  Quaker Valley at Quaker Valley	Q. Valley, 7-0
WPIAL Class 1A Playoffs: First Round SCOREBOARD
1 pm	Riverview vs.  Sewickley Academy at Montour	Riverview 2-1
12 pm	Trinity Christian vs.  Freedom at Quaker Valley	Freedom, 8-2
1 pm	Chartiers-Houston vs.  Greensburg Central Catholic at Peters Township	GCC, 3-1
1 pm	Monessen vs.  Winchester Thurston at Franklin Regional	Winchester Thurston, 3-0
2 pm	Quigley Catholic vs.  Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic at Seneca Valley	CWNC, 10-0
1 pm	Serra Catholic vs.  Springdale at North Allegheny High School	Springdale, 4-0
3 pm	Avonworth vs.  Seton LaSalle at Chartiers Valley High School	Seton LaSalle, 3-1
3 pm	Our Lady of Sacred Heart vs. Bentworth at South Fayette BENTWORTH, 2-0

7:35 p.m. — final game score coming in now — defending boys 2A champs, North Allegheny survive a scare from 15-seed Connellsville, win in 2OT. It was Lehigh-bound Josh Luchini with the game winner.
7:24 p.m. – We’ve got video of C-M’s game-winner — gotta love the Twitterverse.
And check out C-M’s coach, Larry Fingers, walking away to let his player celebrate the moment.

Samosky header in final minute of 1OT wins it for Canon Mac over Norwin pic.twitter.com/D9GcHIwa1K”

— Lady Mac Soccer (@CanonMacSoccer) October 21, 2017

7:12 p.m. – Big Macs pull it out…
FINAL: Canon-McMillan 2 Norwin 1. Big Macs score with 1:38 left in OT.
Looks like Canon-McMillan’s Tommy Samosky scores off corner kick.
6:46 p.m. – another game going to OT…

Norwin @BoysNorwin & Canon-McMillan @CMBoysSoccer headed to overtime tied 1-1.#WPIAL#TribHSSN @norwinathletics

— Bill Beckner (@BillBeckner) October 21, 2017

6:44 p.m. – Defending WPIAL 4A champs North Allegheny in a dogfight with — Connellsville. Will we see another 2 seed lose to a 15??

And we’re headed to overtime. North Allegheny and Connellsville still scoreless. #wpial

— Nathan Smith (@NathanWordSmith) October 21, 2017

6:43 p.m. – Norwin 1 Canon Macmillan 1. Jacob Nebinsky with a rocket shot from 35 yards out ties the score with 6:35 2nd half.
6:21 p.m. – Fox Chapel feeling the wrath of Peters Township attack — and another goal today from distance…

Peters scores again to make it 2-0. Tyler Opferman sends home a goal from 25 yards out that was simply impossible to stop #WPIAL

— jacob calvin meyer (@jcalvinmeyer) October 21, 2017

5:58 p.m. – HALFTIME: Peters: 1 Fox Chapel: 0
5:08 p.m. – GOAL – Nico Marsh — Pine Richland wins in OT.
Pine Richland wins it 2-1 over Central Catholic with 6:27 left in 1st OT
Nico Marsh bends it in from left side for his second goal of the game.
I’m heading down to the field to talk to the hero.
5:07 p.m. — UPSET ALERT. A 15 seed just beat a 2 seed.

B SOCCER: A very strong 15 seeded SSA upsets SP 5-2 in 1st rd.WPIAL AA Tourney…Good game both teams!

— Eagles (@Southparkpride) October 21, 2017

4:55 p.m. – Everyone here at Plum getting money’s worth today.. We’re heading to another OT game.  Pine Richland 1 Central Catholic 1
4:47 p.m. – Yes — lightning strikes twice, another game with the team trailing 1-0 late finds equalizer from distance.  This just happened as Central ties it up with only five minutes remaining in the game.

GOOOAAALLL
Central Catholic
Thomas Brook!
levels it with left footed shot from far left sideline
1-1 CC v Pine Richland
5:47 left#WPIAL

— John Krysinsky (@PghSoccerScribe) October 21, 2017

3:50 p.m. – Pine Richland’s Nico Marsh puts in the go-ahead goal near the end of the half to give the Rams the 1-0 lead right before half.
3:07 p.m. – some early finals:

• Greensburg Central Catholic 3 Chartiers-Houston 1
• Mt. Pleasant 5 Elizabeth Forward 1
• Springdale 4, Serra 0
• Mt. Pleasant 5 Elizabeth Forward 1
• Deer Lakes 5. Brownsville 0

3:05 p.m. – GOAL Upper St. Clair with the game winner — with 3:27 left in 1st OT.
@USCHSsoccer Christopher Lloyd puts it through after through ball — and Plum keeper is off line. 89′ (3:47 left in 1OT) #WPIAL
2:58 p.m. – Plum and USC are battling hard into OT now…
2:57 p.m. — a real wild one just ended at South Park…

Final: Waynesburg 6, Obama Academy 5. (OT) Waynesburg advances to the next round of the #WPIAL playoffs! #RaiderPride

— RAIDER NATION (@WBG_RAIDERS) October 21, 2017

2:45 p.m. – Equalizer! Plum’s Jordan Floyd rips a shot into the upper right corner from about 30 yards. My goodness! We’re all level here.
2:35 p.m. – I’ve arrived at Plum High School — and currently Upper St. Clair with a 1-0 lead on Plum, with about 16 minutes left in the match.
1:02 p.m. –– a goal, 30 seconds in!

Well that didn't take long. Lucas Mort sends home a shot from 25 yards out only 30 seconds into the match. 1-0 GCC #WPIAL

— jacob calvin meyer (@jcalvinmeyer) October 21, 2017

 
Boys schedule for the WPIAL playoffs is as follows:

• Round of 16 games:  Saturday, October 21
• Quarterfinals: Wednesday, October 25
• Semifinals: Saturday, October 28
• Finals: Thursday, November 2 – Saturday, November 4

Girls playoff games will begin Monday.
So, here’s the set-up.
Below and for each round, I’ll post a live file like this with a scoreboard, and I’ll do my best to keep up throughout the day.
If you have any scores, goals, highlights, tweets, final results or even pictures/videos — please share them with us.
I will be updating this page all day long — reposting tweets, pictures or anything else pertient and into the evening/Sunday with results and other tidbits, with the latest information at the top of the page.
Feel free to send along to me by email at pghsoccerreport@gmail.com, send me tweets at @pghsoccerscribe or message me via Pittsburgh Soccer Report Facebook page.
At this point, it looks like I am heading to Plum High School to check out parts of the what looks to be a fantastic double header of boys 4A action including Plum vs Upper St. Clair (1 p.m. kickoff) and Central Catholic vs Pine Richland (3 p.m.).
All boys classification brackets can be found on Pittsburgh Soccer Report’s High School page. 
GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE TEAMS!