WPIAL Soccer Girls Class 2A First Round Playoff Schedule and Match Snippets

Yough was the WPIAL runner-up, back in 2019, but this year, they earned the last spot in Section 3.

Avonworth, the two-time defending champs, earned the top seed, despite a setback to section rival North Catholic.

North Catholic’s only other loss this season (besides to Avonworth) was to 3A top seed Mars, 1-0, so they’re ready to make a run to the top of 2A again.  With Woodland Hills this season, it’s been feast or famine in terms of results, as they struggled vs playoff teams, but still finished with a winning record.

By our estimation, Mt. Pleasant, the only team to go unbeaten and untied this season, could very well be a number one seed.  West Mifflin finished the season by winning four of its last seven matches.

This should be one of the best matches of the first round.  Quaker Valley played all of the top teams (including Avonworth and North Catholic) very tough, and may be the more battle tested side.  Southmoreland ended its season with an impressive non-section win vs Bentworth, 2-1.

Head Coach TJ Obrien’s South Park Eagles have probably played one of the toughest out of section schedules around, as that should have them ready for this tournament.  Knoch stumble into the playoffs, having lost its last two, but are a stingy defensive team, that has only surrendered 13 goals in section (20 overall) this season.

This might be a better match-up than the seedings indicate, as Keystone Oaks has been competitive against numerous playoff teams, but it has been an excellent season for Burrell, who have won seven of its last nine matches.  They sure would also love another crack at section champions, Freeport, who they lost to twice by 2-1 scores.

Hard to believe that Deer Lakes and SSA are not in the same section being their relative close proximity.  SSA finished its season strong winning 9 of its last 11, with one loss (to South Park) and one draw.  Deer Lakes are also in good form, winning five of its last seven, with only one loss in that stretch, and they own a win vs Section champs Freeport.

As mentioned above, Freeport proved to be the class of section, by a half game edge over Burrell.  They’ve won eight straight matches to close the season, only surrendering three goals in its last seven.  Like Quaker Valley, Beaver Area had to run the gauntlet of playing North Catholic and Avonworth a combined four times, and should be prepared to face teams with attacking talent.