Westmoreland WPIAL playoff soccer capsule: Game for Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023
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Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 4:06 PM
Franklin Regional goalkeeper Noah Walker makes a save next to Hampton’s Xavier Ware during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, at North Allegheny.
WPIAL soccer playoffs
Boys
Class 3A
Consolation game
Franklin Regional (12-8) vs. Montour (15-5)
6 p.m. Wednesday at North Allegheny
Players to watch: Jovan Sankoorikal, Franklin Regional; Jaxson Camp, Montour
Throw-ins: The winner qualifies for the PIAA playoffs, and the loser’s season is finished. … Both teams have short weeks to prepare because they both played semifinal games Monday night. … Franklin Regional lost to Hampton, 2-0, and Montour was clipped by upstart South Fayette, 2-1. … Franklin Regional gets coach Lukas Petersen back after he sat out the semifinal with a one-game suspension because of a pair of yellow cards in the previous game. Petersen plans to resign after the season. … Goalie Noah Walker made six saves in the semifinal loss for the Panthers. … Camp and Andrew Prunier are prime scoring threats for Montour. … The teams have been in a combined 19 one-goal games. … Montour upset Franklin Regional in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs last year. … Montour hasn’t made the PIAA playoffs since 2017 when it won a WPIAL title.
Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.
Tags: Franklin Regional, Montour
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