On a wet Monday in Western Pennsylvania, the girls high school soccer teams took the stage with 28 games that started the WPIAL playoff action.
Games were played in all classifications, and only four teams, the top four in Class 2A, had first round byes.
Below is the timeline of action from this evening’s games — along with the final scoreboard.
Here’s the final scoreboard:
Time |
Teams |
Result |
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WPIAL Class 4A Playoffs: First Round |
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8 pm |
Connellsville vs. Pine-Richlandat Pine-Richland |
PINE-RICHLAND, 3-0 |
8 pm |
Upper St. Clair vs. Seneca Valleyat Seneca Valley |
UPPER ST. CLAIR, 2-0 |
8 pm |
Allderdice vs. Peters Townshipat Peters Township |
PETERS TWP, 6-0 |
8 pm |
Kiski Area vs. Mt. Lebanonat Mt. Lebanon |
KISKI, 2-1 |
8 pm |
Butler vs. Fox Chapelat Fox Chapel |
FOX CHAPEL, 1-1 (4-2 on PKs) |
8 pm |
North Allegheny vs. Plumat Plum |
NORTH ALLEGHENY, 5-1 |
8 pm |
Canon-McMillan vs. Norwinat Norwin |
NORWIN, 6-1 |
8 pm |
Penn Hills vs. Penn-Traffordat Penn-Trafford |
PENN TRAFFORD 7-1 |
WPIAL Class 3A Playoffs: First Round |
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8 pm |
Laurel Highlands vs. Marsat Mars |
MARS, 8-0 |
6 pm |
Mount Pleasant vs. Franklin Regionalat Norwin |
F. REGIONAL, 4-1 |
6 pm |
Ambridge vs. Belle Vernonat Peters Township |
AMBRIDGE, 6-1 |
8 pm |
Thomas Jefferson vs. Elizabeth Forwardat Elizabeth Forward |
T.J., 3-2 |
8 pm |
Knoch vs. South Parkat South Park |
South Park, 3-0 |
8 pm |
South Fayette vs. Chartiers Valleyat Chartiers Valley High School |
SOUTH FAYETTE, 3-2 |
8 pm |
Hampton vs. Montourat Montour |
MONTOUR, 1-0 |
8 pm |
Oakland Catholic vs. Moonat Moon |
MOON, 5-0 |
WPIAL Class 2A Playoffs: First Round |
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6 pm |
Beaver Area vs. Quaker Valleyat Seneca Valley |
Q. VALLEY, 1-0 |
6 pm |
Springdale vs. Avonworthat Mars |
AVONWORTH, 3-0 |
6 pm |
Charleroi vs. Burrellat Plum |
BURRELL, 5-0 |
6 pm |
Deer Lakes vs. Brownsvilleat Elizabeth Forward |
BROWNSVILLE, 3-2 |
WPIAL Class 1A Playoffs: First Round |
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6 pm |
Apollo-Ridge vs. Shady Side Academyat Penn-Trafford |
SSA, 4-0 |
6 pm |
Eden Christian vs. Greensburg Central Catholicat Fox Chapel |
GCC, 7-1 |
6 pm |
Mohawk vs. Seton LaSalle at Montour |
SETON-LASALLE, 3-1 |
6 pm |
Our Lady of Sacred Heart vs. Bentworthat South Park |
OLSH, 6-2 |
6 pm |
Bishop Canevin vs. Vincentian Academyat Chartiers Valley High School |
VINCENTIAN, 2-1 |
6 pm |
Chartiers-Houston vs. Cardinal Wuerl North Catholicat Pine-Richland |
CWNC, 5-0 |
6 pm |
Riverside vs. South Side Beaverat Moon |
SOUTH SIDE, 3-2 |
6 pm |
Serra Catholic vs. Sewickley Academyat Mt. LebanonSEWICKLEY, 4-1 |
FOLLOW GIRLS 1st ROUND ACTION HERE:
Wet, Hard & Cold…not the best combination but hey that didn't stop us from pulling out a big ole W???? next stop, SF Thursday???????? #init2MIDGET
— Montour Girls Soccer (@soccer_montour) October 24, 2017
10:28 p.m. – It’s over at Fox Chapel — and the Foxes win the penalty kick shootout 4-2, to advance to the quarterfinals.
10:15 p.m. – They’re going to PKs at Fox Chapel between the Foxes and Butler.
10:14 p.m. – one more late score coming in…
G SOCCER: FINAL WPIAL 3A 1st RD …SP 3 Knoch 0 goals by Pcholinsky, Minda & Finale. Eagles will play Thurs vs TJ site&time tbd.
— Eagles (@Southparkpride) October 24, 2017
10:09 p.m. – only moments left in 2nd OT at Fox Chapel, they’re still deadlocked 1-1
9:57 p.m. – Kiski Area beats Mt. Lebanon — 2-1, as Lexi Moyer scores both goals.
With the upset, Kiski will now meet section rivals Norwin in the quarterfinals on Thursdays.
9:55 p.m. – Fox Chapel and Butler now headed to a second, 15 minute OT period.
9:42 p.m. – Finals coming in:
- Penn Trafford 6, Penn Hills 1
- Norwin 6, Canon McMillan 1
Emily Harrigan and Lexi Kendro each with 2 goals for Knights
- Peters Township 6, Allderdice 0 – Hannah Stuck had four goals for Indians!
- Thomas Jefferson 3 Elizabeth Forward 2
9:37 p.m. – Elizabeth Forward stays within a goal vs Thomas Jefferson, but time running out.
Penalty saved! Lindberg had to leave the game, and the backup GK Jordan Cochenour makes a huge save on Lia Manning!@MVI_sports #WPIAL
— Rachael McKriger (@RachaelMcKriger) October 24, 2017
9:34 p.m. – Fox Chapel and Butler going to OT, tied 1-1.
9:28 p.m. — most of the favorites are running away, but a pretty good one at Fox Chapel — as Foxes and Butler still remain deadlocked at 1-1 in a driving rain storm.
Norwin up 5-1 now, Penn Trafford lead Penn Hills 6-1, and Upper St. Clair leads Seneca Valley 2-0 late.
9:10 p.m. – Warriors didn’t waste any time responding.
Jordan Lawrence tallies and now they lead 3-1 over Penn Hills.
Also, Plum cuts North Allegheny lead to 3-1, while Norwin adds another one, up 4-1 on Canon-Mac.
Thomas Jefferson takes 3-2 lead on Elizabeth Forward.
9:05 p.m. – Whoa — PT are a top seed in 4A. Things getting a bit interesting.
Dayvona Hogan scores for Penn Hills just over 90 seconds into the second half, cutting Penn-Trafford’s lead to 2-1. #WPIAL #TribHSSN
— Doug Gulasy (@dgulasy_Trib) October 24, 2017
9:00 p.m. – Halftime scores:
Norwin 3, Canon-Mac 1
Mars 4, Laurel Highlands 0, Ellie Coffield with a hat trick already for the Planets
8:44 p.m. –
an equalizer…
Goal, Thomas Jefferson. Minutes after EF took the lead, TJ levels it off the boot of Julia Saltzman. Tied game, 2-2.@MVI_sports #WPIAL
— Rachael McKriger (@RachaelMcKriger) October 24, 2017
8:42 p.m. – few more updates:
Penn Trafford up on Penn Hills, 2-0 at half
Elizabeth Forward takes 2-1 lead on Thomas Jefferson: Cassidy Kern earns her second goal of the match and puts the Warriors up, 2-1.
Defending 4A champs, Norwin up early in rematch of last year’s final. Emily Harrigan on breakaway, easy tap-in. Norwin 1, Canon-McMillan 0 (17th minute)
(FCvsButler) Brittnie Spihaler free kick lands in box, Elizabeth Simms scores for Butler. Golden Tornado tie Foxes at 1 with 930 left in first.
8:27 p.m. – The late (8 p.m.) games are all underway.. here are some developments:
Emma Bundy scores twice within the first nine minutes to give North Allegheny a 2-0 lead over Plum
Abby Pogue scores for Fox Chapel with 1712 left in first half. Foxes lead Butler 1-0. #WPIAL
— Josh Rizzo (@J_oshRizzo) October 24, 2017
Goal, @EFLadySoccer. Just three minutes after TJ’s goal, Cassidy Kern levels the score on a penalty kick. Tied up, 1-1.@MVI_sports #WPIAL
— Rachael McKriger (@RachaelMcKriger) October 24, 2017
Great 5-0 win vs Charleroi to start off playoffs! #playoffs #roadtohighmark
G: Dale, Johnson, Wagner (2), Weimer
Shutout: Klems— Burrell Girls Soccer (@bhsgirlssoccer3) October 24, 2017
7:56 p.m. – few more early scores coming in:
- Greensburg Central Catholic all over Eden — 7-1
- Shady Side 4, Apollo Ridge 0
- SouthSide defeats Riverside 3-2
- Franklin Regional beats Mt Pleasant 4-1
- OLSH 6 Bentworth 2
- CWNC beats Chartiers-Houston 5-0
7:48 p.m. – Ambridge 6, Belle Vernon 1
7:47 p.m. – Brownsville 3 Deer Lakes 2
7:32 p.m. – Linda Ashby scores!
Vincentian leads Bishop Canevin, 2-1 with 12 minutes left in game
7:25 p.m. – early (6 p.m.) games coming down to the wire now, on a very rainy, damp night in Western PA.
7:20 p.m. – first final in: Quaker Valley 1, Beaver 0. QV will play Freeport Thursday 10/26 in Quarterfinals!
Here’s how the girls playoff schedule will go over the course of the next few weeks in each of the four classifications:
- Monday, October 23 – First Round
- Thursday, October 26 – Quarterfinals
- Monday, October 30 – Semifinals
- Wednesday, Nov. 1 – 3rd place / PIAA qualification match
- Thursday – Saturday, Nov. 2-4 – Finals, Highmark Stadium
- PIAA Playoffs
- First Round: Tuesday, November 7 (Regional Sites)
- Quarterfinals: Saturday, Novermber 11 (Regional Sites)
- Semi-Finals: Tuesday, November 14 (Regional Sites)
- Championships: Friday, November 17 & Saturday, November 18 (Hersheypark Stadium)
So, here’s the set-up.
Prior to kickoff, I’ll post a FOLLOW THE ACTION header along with the scoreboard below, and I’ll do my best to keep up throughout the evening.
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 throughout the games — reposting tweets, pictures or anything else pertinent with results and other tidbits, with the latest information at the top of the page in order as it’s happening.
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.