WPIAL GIRLS FIRST ROUND
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Updated scoreboard at bottom of this post.
LIVE GAMEDAY UPDATES:
Ambridge wins on PK’s 3-2 over Thomas Jefferson.
In today's 3A soccer playoffs Kiski Area dominates Plum 4-0 @TribLIVEHSSN @VNDNews @TribHSInsider #WPIALsoccer pic.twitter.com/jINCbEiu2B
— Shane Dunlap (@shanedunlap) October 20, 2018
We are headed to PK’s in Ambridge! @ambridgearea and @TJSoccerBooster @PghSoccerScribe @pghsoccernow
— Ed Rosensteel (@edrosensteel) October 20, 2018
⚽️ Girls soccer defeats South Side Beaver 8-0 in the first round of the #WPIAL Class A Championship! ⚽️
— Shady Side Academy (@shady_side) October 20, 2018
SF girls soccer defeats Belle Vernon 2–1 in the 1st round of the WPIAL Playoffs. Great job ladies!
— South Fayette Sports (@sflionssports) October 20, 2018
Another result that Ed Rosensteel called. Defending 4A Girls champs, Penn-Trafford have been knocked out.
Congrats to Girls Varsity Soccer on their playoff victory over Penn Trafford 4-1⚽️⚽️# wpial title run pic.twitter.com/0D4sHZUtms
— Butler High School Athletics (@GTathletics1) October 20, 2018
Following @FASDBulldogs 7-0 1st round win, I had a chance to speak with @_MylaSharpless and @JaydenSharpless about Myla’s return back to the field and Jayden’s goal scoring this year. @pghsoccernow @PghSoccerScribe pic.twitter.com/UVK8Hu2hd0
— Ed Rosensteel (@edrosensteel) October 20, 2018
Girls Soccer wins first round of WPIAL Playoffs 1-0 Way to bring it ladies!!!!
— Burrell School Dist (@BSDBucs) October 20, 2018
WPIAL PLAYOFFS UPDATE. Bentworth 3. Vincentian 1. FINAL. Congratulations to the girls soccer team. Moving on! Bearcat Proud #bentworthathletics #bentworthsoccer pic.twitter.com/49UdzlSgLx
— Scott S. Martin (@BentworthSD) October 20, 2018
Avonworth 3, Apollo-Ridge 0.
Congrats to the Quaker Valley Girls’ Soccer Team! They defeated Brownsville 1-0 in OT today to advance to the #WPIAL Quarterfinals!
— Quaker Valley Hoops (@QVBasketball) October 20, 2018
2:55 –
#WPIAL Girls Soccer – Class 1A First Round
#8 Chartiers-Houston 0
#9 Springdale 5
FinalGoals:
Lilly Iadicicco (17')
Jade Vrabel (19')
Sydni Henley (51', 52')
Jaden Domaratz (72')@TribLiveHSSN #TribHSSN— James !!!!!! Dotson (@3SNdot) October 20, 2018
@FASDBulldogs defeats @EdenAthletics 7-0 in the first round of the #WPIAL playoffs in Class A. @pghsoccernow @PghSoccerScribe
— Ed Rosensteel (@edrosensteel) October 20, 2018
1:58 – the other Noon game has gone final too.
Oakland Catholic opens the WPIAL playoffs with 2-0 win over Gateway.
First playoff win in school history. OC goals by Tori Calhoun and Hannah Henn. 9th clean sheet of year for Maggie Storti.
1:50 – early score coming in…
Congrats to our Girls Soccer Team for defeating Connellsville 2-1 in the first round of the WPIAL Playoffs! Way to go girls!!
— MtLebanon Sports (@MtLebanonSports) October 20, 2018
1:40 – Halftime from Ambridge finds Freedom up 3-0 over Eden Christian.
Freedom has 14 shots on goal and Eden Christian’s GK Taylor Harry making several big saves. 3 in the last 5 minutes to keep it at 3-0
First games kick off at 12 Noon.
Connellsville at Mt. Lebanon and Gateway vs Oakland Catholic (at Pine-Richland)
Best of luck to the Kiski Area Girls Soccer Team as they host Plum in the 1st round of the WPIAL Playoffs! #KAallDay
— ????Kiski Area Girls Hoops???? (@KALadyCavsBball) October 20, 2018
GIRLS FIRST ROUND PREVIEW
The WPIAL high school girls playoffs kick off on Saturday with a handful of 1st round games in all four classifications.
Be sure to check back here throughout the day for updates on various games.
Pittsburgh Soccer Now‘s newest contributor Ed Rosensteel will be at Ambridge, where he will be providing updates/reports from doubleheader there with Eden Christian vs Freedom (1A), then Thomas Jefferson vs Ambridge (3A).
ED R’S UPSET SPECIALS
Ed wanted to make sure he got these on the record, so here are some of his potential upsets to look for in the first round:
4A – Girls
Butler over Penn Trafford (at North Allegheny)
Butler could come down to surprise defending WPIAL Champions Penn Trafford. Butler has shown they can score, even in losses. Butler plays in a tough section, while Norwin is in a top-heavy section with Norwin. PT will have to be solid on their back line and limit the number of quality shots on goal. Kylie Dugan will need to control the game in the midfield and dictate the attack.
3A – Girls
South Fayette over Belle Vernon (at Belle Vernon)
Belle Vernon will hope to avoid another first round playoff loss when they lost to Ambridge 6-1. Belle Vernon have Izzy Lurita, but they can’t rely on her alone. South Fayette has a lot of speed, and this could definitely be a game of match-ups. Section 4 may not get its due, but Belle Vernon may have a weaker run of competition in Section 3. One common opponent for both sides as 2A Waynesburg, who beat BVA 2-0, but lost to South Fayette in a shootout, 4-3.
2A – Girls
Yough over Burrell (at Kiski Area)
Yough’s section is loaded with quality players at the club levelwho will be recuited by Division I and II schools. Burrell comes in having won 10 of last 12 games,
1A – Girls
Springdale over Chartiers-Houston (at North Allegheny)
Springdale will travel with their legion of fans up the road to North Allegheny. Jerry Concannon will have his team ready as they enter the Class 1A playoffs for the first time in two years after a stint in 2A. Chartiers-Houston has won six of its final seven games. They boast a 3-1 win vs Shady Side Academy, while also losing to Greensburg Central Catholic, 1-0.
TWEETS OF THE DAY
Girls soccer plays Freedom in 1st round of WPIAL playoffs Saturday at Ambridge HS. Kickoff is at 1:00. #GoEden #WarriorNation
— Eden Athletics (@EdenAthletics) October 20, 2018
Congratulations to our Lady Eagles soccer team for making the 1st Round WPIAL playoffs! The girls will take on Seton LaSalle Saturday, October 20th at Mount Lebanon High School at 2:00 PM. pic.twitter.com/QBFuk4XOCQ
— Serra Catholic HS (@SerraCatholic) October 18, 2018
SCOREBOARD
Time | Teams | Result |
---|---|---|
WPIAL Class 4A Playoffs: First Round | ||
2 pm | Hempfield vs. Pine-Richland at Pine-Richland | 0-9 |
5 pm | Moon vs. North Allegheny at North Allegheny High School | 1-2 |
12 pm | Connellsville vs. Mt. Lebanon at Mt. Lebanon | 1-2 |
3 pm | Butler vs. Penn-Trafford at North Allegheny High School | 4-1 |
WPIAL Class 3A Playoffs: First Round | ||
5 pm | Elizabeth Forward vs. Hampton at Hampton | 0-3 |
5 pm | Greensburg Salem vs. Mars at Mars | 0-9 |
3 pm | Plum vs. Kiski Area at Kiski Area | 0-4 |
3 pm | South Fayette vs. Belle Vernon at Belle Vernon | 2-1 |
12 pm | Gateway vs. Oakland Catholic at Pine-Richland | 0-2 |
3 pm | Montour vs. Trinity at Trinity | 2-1 |
3 pm | Laurel Highlands vs. West Allegheny at West Allegheny | 0-6 |
3 pm | Thomas Jefferson vs. Ambridge at Ambridge | 1-2 |
WPIAL Class 2A Playoffs: First Round | ||
1 pm | Apollo-Ridge vs. Avonworth at Mars | 0-3 |
3 pm | North Catholic vs. Freeport at Mars | 0-3 |
1 pm | Yough vs. Burrell at Kiski Area | 0-1 |
1 pm | Quaker Valley vs. Brownsville at Belle Vernon | 1-0 |
WPIAL Class 1A Playoffs: First Round | ||
1 pm | Riverside vs. Greensburg Central Catholic at Hampton | 0-6 |
3 pm | South Side Beaver vs. Shady Side Academy at Hampton | 0-8 |
1 pm | Springdale vs. Chartiers-Houston at North Allegheny High School | 5-0 |
1 pm | Vincentian Academy vs. Bentworth at Trinity | 1-3 |
4 pm | Beth-Center vs. Our Lady of Sacred Heart at Mt. Lebanon | 0-6 |
1 pm | Eden Christian vs. Freedom at Ambridge | 0-7 |
1 pm | Charleroi vs. Bishop Canevin at West Allegheny | 0-7 |
2 pm | Serra Catholic vs. Seton LaSalle at Mt. Lebanon | 1-3 |
Here are the complete brackets
GIRLS 1A
GIRLS 2A
GIRLS 3A
GIRLS 4A
FULL WPIAL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 20 – First round (Girls)
Monday, October 22 – First round (Boys)
Wednesday, October 24 – Quarterfinals (Girls)
Thursday, October 25 – Quarterfinals (Boys)
Saturday, October 27 – Semifinals (Girls)
Monday, October 29 – Semifinals (Boys)
Wednesday, October 31 – PIAA Play-In / WPIAL Third-Place Games
Thursday-Saturday, November 1-3 – WPIAL Finals