Thursday, Bentworth’s girls team rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Shady Side Academy, move the #5 Bearcats into the 1A semifinals on Tuesday. 4A Boys #3 Peters Township fell to Fox Chapel in overtime, ending the Indians’ season.
Wednesday, the defending PIAA and 3-time WPIAL champion Bentworth boys soccer team trailed 2-0 early in the second half before rallying to tie the match, sending it to overtime. Adam Moessner scored the game-winner, his second of the game, moving the Bearcats to the 1A semifinals Monday. Trinity’s Evan Slagle found the back of the net in the 46th minute, the only goal of the match, as the #4 Trinity boys advanced to Monday’s 3A semifinals. 4A #2 Peters Township ended Canon-McMillan’s girls season with goal keeper Kaylin Hoffman’s clean sheet victory.
The championship matches are scheduled for Nov. 5-7 at the home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Click for WPIAL brackets
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Oct. 29
4A Boys #6 Fox Chapel over #3 Peters Township, 2-1 OT
1A Girls #5 Bentworth over #4 Shady Side Academy, 3-2
Wednesday, Oct. 28
3A Boys #4 Trinity over #12 Chartiers Valley, 1-0
1A Boys #1 Bentworth over #9 Freedom, 3-2 OT
4A Girls #2 Peters Township over #7 Canon-McMillan, 3-0
Semifinals
Monday, Nov. 2 (sites/times to be announced)
1A Boys #1 Bentworth vs. #5 Springdale
3A Boys #4 Trinity vs. #1 Plum
4A Girls #2 Peters Township vs. #3 North Allegheny
Tuesday, Nov. 3 (sites/times to be announced)
1A Girls #5 Bentworth vs. #1 Sewickley Academy