High school roundup: Freeport stops Beaver in 1st round of WPIAL girls soccer playoffs

By: Tribune-Review
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | 10:17 PM

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Freshman Camryn Woods scored two first-half goals, and the second one was the difference, as No. 4 Freeport defeated No. 13 Beaver, 2-1, in a WPIAL girls soccer Class 2A first-round match Tuesday.

Freeport (15-1-1) advances to the quarterfinals Saturday against No. 5 South Park (14-5).

Woods’ first goal, her 30th of the season, came off an assist from sophomore Peyton Los with 21 minutes, 47 seconds left until halftime. Woods then took a corner kick at the 17:27 mark, and her kick took a deflection in a grouping of players in front of the Beaver net and went in for the score.

Lilia Battalini scored for Beaver (8-7-1).

Burrell 6, Keystone Oaks 0 – Sixth-seeded Burrell (13-4) breezed through its Class 2A first-round match with No. 11 Keystone Oaks (9-8-1). The Bucs will meet No. 3 Mt. Pleasant in Saturday’s quarterfinals.

Mt. Pleasant 9, West Mifflin 0 – Morgan Gesinski recorded a hat trick and Maddie Barrick scored twice to lead No. 3 Mt. Pleasant (16-2) to a shutout win against No. 14 West Mifflin (7-8) in the WPIAL 2A first round. Rylin Bugosh, Isabel Overly, Adi Gardner and Maggie Piper each added a goal for the Vikings, who will play No. 6 Burrell in Saturday’s quarterfinals.

Quaker Valley 7, Southmoreland 0 – Mia Strelec and Annabel Miko each scored two goals as No. 9 Quaker Valley (11-5-1) cruised to a Class 2A first-round victory over No. 8 Southmoreland (10-6). Ariana Bosh, Mia Modrovich and Eliza Rahm also scored for the Quakers, who advance to play No. 1 Avonworth (15-1-2) for a third time this season.

Shady Side Academy 3, Deer Lakes 0 – Carolina Liptak, Ella Van Norman and Sarah Kushnir scored for No. 7 Shady Side Academy (13-3-1) in a Class 2A first-round victory over No. 10 Deer Lakes (9-7-3).

South Park 2, Knoch 1 (OT) – Brooke Paylo scored the overtime winner and Ariana Beck had a goal and an assist as No. 5 South Park (14-5) got past No. 12 Knoch (8-7-2) in the first round in Class 2A.

Girls volleyball

Hempfield 3, North Hills 1 – No. 9 Hempfield (9-7) dispatched No. 8 North Hills (10-7) by taking the last three sets 25-15, 25-20, and 25-20 in the Class 4A first round. The Spartans will face top-seeded North Allegheny in the quarterfinals Thursday.

Penn-Trafford 3, Bethel Park 1 – No. 6 Penn-Trafford (12-3) defeated No. 11 Bethel Park (4-13) in the first round in Class 4A. The Warriors won by scores of 25-17, 25-15, and 25-18 and will play No. 3 Canon-McMillan in the quarterfinals Thursday.

Eden Christian 3, St. Joseph 0 – No. 5 Eden Christian (17-2) swept No. 12 St. Joseph (13-6), 25-23, 25-22, 25-19, in a Class A first-round match.

Greensburg Central Catholic 3, Mapletown 0 – No. 4 Greensburg Central Catholic (12-4) opened the Class A playoffs with a 25-20, 25-11, 27-25 win over No. 13 Mapletown (12-7). The Centurions will meet Eden Christian in Thursday’s quarterfinals.

Girls tennis

PIAA team tournament – WPIAL champion Knoch (11-2) had no problems with District 9 champ Elk County Catholic (10-2), sweeping a Class 2A first-round match, 5-0. The Knights will meet Berks Catholic of District 3 in the quarterfinals Friday.