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WPIAL Boys Soccer Class 1A Playoffs — Quarterfinal Round Scoreboard

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Pittsburgh Soccer Now
October 22, 2025

The WPIAL Boys Soccer Class 1A playoffs quarterfinal round saw the final eight teams remain battle to advance to reach the classification’s Final Four.

The top four seeds moved on, setting up semifinal showdowns to come on Monday or Tuesday.

Quarterfinal Round (Wednesday, October 22)

FINAL: #4 Beaver County Christian 3, #12 Neshannock 0

FINAL: #2 Our Lady of Sacred Heart 4, #7 Sewickley Academy 1

FINAL: #3 Winchester Thurston 5, #6 Aquinas Academy 0

FINAL: #1 Bentworth 6, #9 Eden Christian 0

Semifinal Round (Monday or Tuesday, October 27 or 28)

#4 Beaver County Christian vs #1 Bentworth

#3 Winchester Thurston vs #2 Our Lady of Sacred Heart

Ticket punched to Semi Final pic.twitter.com/p7jx4tpbNu

— Bearcat Soccer (@SoccerBearcat) October 23, 2025

Boys Soccer moves on! ⚡️ The Chargers win their WPIAL Quarterfinal matchup and advance to the Semifinals! Stay tuned for game details. 💜💛 #OLSHChargers #ChargerPride #OLSHBoysSoccer #WPIALPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/wviy6LXxZp

— OLSH (@OLSH_HighSchool) October 23, 2025

Beaver County Christian clinched a berth in WPIAL 1A boys soccer semifinals with a 3-0 win over Neshannock today. Zachary Stephens with a brace for MVP of the Game. NHS’s Geno Lombardo Play of the Game as the “One shoe wonder” defensively. Congrats to the Lancers on a great year! pic.twitter.com/1LRGO2mlPh

— Lawrence County SportsNet (@LCSportsNet) October 23, 2025

Match Day Preview

Below you’ll find a look at Wednesday’s schedule, the results from the first round and PSN’s Boys Soccer Class 1A playoff outlook.

The top two seeds, Bentworth and Our Lady of Sacred Heart each advanced in the first round without much resistance, but things could get more challenging as the two schools look to get back to the Final.

Plus, be sure to check out our latest subscriber feature, High School Boys Coaches Corner for more insights on the upcoming post season from numerous coaches.

High School Coaches Corner: Boys coaches’ insights on top teams in each classification, potential playoff sleepers and postseason format

WPIAL Boys Class 1A Playoffs

Quarterfinal Round (Wednesday, October 22)

#4 Beaver County Christian (15-2-0) vs #12 Neshannock (13-4-1)

#7 Sewickley Academy vs #2 Our Lady of Sacred Heart (16-0-0)

#6 Aquinas Academy (13-5-0) vs #3 Winchester Thurston (12-4-1)

#9 Eden Christian (9-9-0) vs #1 Bentworth (18-0-0)

First Round (Saturday, October 18)

#4 Beaver County Christian 5, #13 Chartiers-Houston 0

#7 Sewickley Academy 4, #10 Trinity Christian 0

#12 Neshannock 6, #5 Springdale 1

#6 Aquinas Academy 3, #11 Riverview 0

#9 Eden Christian 0, Beth-Center 0 (Eden Christian advances in PK shootout)

#2 Our Lady of Sacred Heart 14, Greensburg Central Catholic 1

#3 Winchester Thurston 8, #14 Serra Catholic 0

#1 Bentworth 8, #16 Brentwood 0

PSN’s Class 1A Tournament Outlook

Both Bentworth and OLSH have posted impressive undefeated seasons as each appear to be doing everything they can and are on a collision course to meet again in the District Final, where they played an instant classic, that had to be decided by penalty kicks.

A year ago, the Class 1A Final between the two schools turned out to be a somewhat surprising instant classic — decided by a thrilling penalty kick shootout.

Bentworth repeat as WPIAL Boys 1A Champions, beat OLSH on PKs, 5-4

This year, OLSH won’t be sneaking up on Bentworth or any of the teams in Class 1A this year, especially with midfielder Owen Minzer patrolling in the midfield both in extending possessions and as a creative playmaker.

Both Bentworth and OLSH played up in competition, posting impressive wins against schools from higher classifications, with OLSH posting wins vs Class 3A Trinity (2-1) and neighbors, Moon (3-0) while Bentworth went up in class to beat 3A schools including Highlands, West Mifflin and Blackhawk and 2A schools Charleroi, Elizabeth Forward and Yough.

Bentworth returns much of its core from last year’s squad, especially with the dynamite sibling connection of senior Ryan Moessner, who’s surpassed the 100-goal mark for his career and brother Adam Moessner, who’s equally dangerous anywhere near the box with the ball at his feet. The elder Moessner was one of 13 district players to earn All-State honors last year.

Are there any potential sleepers lurking among Class 1A boys’ field?

While Bentworth and OLSH deserve all of the accolades and to be the top two seeded teams in this classification, there’s an intriguing group of sleeper contenders who are waiting just in case one or both of the favorites to slip up.

Winchester Thurston have the pedigree as a program having won back-to-back WPIAL titles in 2021 and 2022.

Head Coach Adam Brownold continues to subject his team to play up and take on very tough non-section opponents from higher classifications. This year, WT started the season with four straight losses against District 10 Harbor Creek, North Catholic, Ambridge and Seton LaSalle.

All the early season lumps proved to — once again — have Winchester Thurston prepared to go unbeaten against the remaining schedule both in and out of section against Class 1A schools.

“Our back line John Koeppl, Elijah Bullock, Xander Kope and Benji Smuckler along with Keeper Aiden Piemme have helped our team to 10 shutouts and have only given up 3 goals in an undefeated section season,” Brownold told Pittsburgh Soccer Now.

In recent PSN Coaches Corner, Class 1A coaches also mentioned that a pair of teams that finished second in their respective sections, Aquinas Academy and Springdale, could be dangerous, while Brownold included both Trinity Christian and Beth Center in that discussion too.

Lastly, Bobby Vosmaer, former Pittsburgh Spirit legend and longtime North Allegheny Head Coach who retired in 2023, pointed out that one player who is a difference maker can be at Aquinas Academy’s Marco Anselmino.

“Marco is a serious talent that most are not aware of his potential,” Vosmaer shared with Pittsburgh Soccer Now.

“Look at where that program began, when it began to change when a new coach was hired and how this young man facilitated the change at a (Class) 1A school that was considered non-competitive for years. Marco now earned the All-Time Scoring record at the school in addition to the single season record this year (22 goals) for his high school season. He helped to earn a 12-4 season as a Junior and continues the team success as a team captain this season.”