The WPIAL girls soccer playoffs resumed Saturday with Class 2A quarterfinal round matches, with Avonworth, Southmoreland, Shady Side and North Catholic advancing.
Avonworth wins quarterfinal vs South Park by a score of 3-1. 🅰️⚽️
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Ava Wert@triblivehssn@pghsoccernow@pgsportsnow@avonwortha#wpialsoccer— Avonworth Girls Soccer (@AGSLopes) October 30, 2021
Lady Vikes fall to Southmoreland 1-0. The Vikes played with passion, class and so much heart and the coaches could not be more proud of them as people, players and a team.
— Mount Pleasant Girls Soccer (@mpagirlssoccer) October 30, 2021
WPIAL Girls Class 2A Schedule
Quarterfinal Round – Saturday, October 30
FINAL | North Catholic 4, Yough 0 | |
FINAL | Shady Side 1, Quaker Valley 0 | |
FINAL | Southmoreland 1, Mt. Pleasant 0 | |
FINAL | Avonworth 3, South Park 1 |
Semifinal Round – Tuesday, November 2, 2021
- Shady Side Academy (5) vs North Catholic (1)
- Avonworth (6) vs Southmoreland (2)
Championship at Highmark Stadium – Saturday, November 6, 2021 – 11 a.m.
Matches in Girls Class 2A kickoff at Noon on Saturday, and at 1 p.m. there will be rematch of the 2019 WPIAL Final that went to overtime, between North Catholic and Yough.
The team to beat in this classification is clearly North Catholic, the defending, two-time champions. Leading the Trojans for one last go-around is Jayden Sharpless.
PSN’s Ed Rosensteel wrote a nice feature on Sharpless, who’s won a WPIAL championship in each of her first three high school seasons.
North Catholic’s Jayden Sharpless shines brightest in postseason
WPIAL Soccer, Girls Class 2A Playoffs First Round Scoreboard (10/26/2021)