A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsule: Game for Nov. 2, 2022
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Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | 3:57 PM
Plum’s Zach Carnahan works against Franklin Regional’s Joey Bayne during their game on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, at Plum High School.
WPIAL boys soccer playoffs
Today’s game
Class 3A consolation
13-Montour (12-5-4) vs. 2-Plum (18-2-1)
6 p.m., Confluence Financial Partners Stadium, McMurray
What’s at stake?: The winner advances to the PIAA playoffs. The loser’s season is over.
Players to watch: Parker Brennan, MF, Montour; Aldi Flowers, MF, Plum
Corner kicks: Montour dropped a 2-0 decision to section rival Moon in the semifinals Monday. The Spartans had already upset No. 4 Franklin Regional and No. 5 Kiski Area. The Spartans finished fourth in Section 2 with a 7-4-3 record. They finished strong, though, going 8-1-2 down the stretch. Brennan and Andrew Prunier each scored 11 goals during the regular season to lead the Spartans. … Plum, the Section 4 champion, lost to Ambridge, 2-1 in overtime, in the semifinals Monday. It was the Mustangs’ third semifinal loss in four seasons. Flowers scored the lone goal for the Mustangs.
Bill Hartlep is the TribLive sports editor. A Pittsburgh native and Point Park graduate, he joined the Trib in 2004, covering high school sports. He held various editing roles before assuming his current position in 2019. He can be reached at bhartlep@triblive.com.
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