Westmoreland WPIAL boys soccer playoff capsule: Game for Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023
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Monday, October 30, 2023 | 5:03 PM
Norwin’s Alex Brown heads the ball against Seneca Valley during their WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Jackson.
WPIAL soccer playoffs
Boys
Class 4A
Semifinals
8-Norwin (13-5-1) vs. 5-Fox Chapel (12-4-2)
6 p.m. Tuesday at Hampton
Winner plays: Winner of 3-Butler (14-2-3)/2-North Allegheny (15-1-2) 5:45 p.m. Saturday in championship at Highmark Stadium, Pittsburgh
Players to watch: Anthony Scalise, Norwin; Colin Lazzara, Fox Chapel
Throw-ins: Norwin pushed its way into the semis by upsetting top seed and nemesis Seneca Valley, 3-2, in the quarters (4-2 penalty kicks). Luke Halberg and Alex Brown scored in regulation before shootout goals by Owen Christopher, Brown, George Bunovich, and Chase Molinaro. Knights coach Scott Schuchert has to sit out the semifinal after receiving two yellow cards in the quarterfinal upset. … Fox Chapel reached the final four with a 2-1 victory over No. 4 Upper St. Clair, its fourth straight win. The Foxes have nine shutouts and have allowed just 12 goals all season. They reached the semifinals last year and lost to Seneca Valley, 3-2. Fox Chapel has five WPIAL titles but the last one came in 1995.
Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.
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