HS Soccer: Blue Mountain’s boys down Pine Grove in Division I thriller
Minersville attacks the Jim Thorpe goal during Monday's non-league girls' soccer match. (Photo by Kelly Wiley)
Monday’s boys’ soccer results
ORWIGSBURG — Keenan Hall’s second-half goal lifted Blue Mountain to a 1-0 victory over Pine Grove in a Schuylkill League Division I boys’ soccer match Monday at the Eagles’ Nest.
Dylan Knittle assisted on Hall’s goal.
Caden Wargo needed to make just one save to notch the shutout in goal for the Eagles (1-1, 1-0 D-I).
Peyton Renninger made nine saves for Pine Grove (2-1, 0-1).
Tri-Valley 3, Shenandoah Valley 2
HEGINS — Nathan Hillard scored a pair of first-half goals, and Tri-Valley hung on to edge Shenandoah Valley in a Division II match.
Dalton Leitzel assisted on Hillard’s first goal, and Tyler Mowery assisted on the second. Then Cash Lucas connected on a goal, assisted by Brayden Leese, to make it 3-0.
Shenandoah Valley rallied as Antonio Ruiz scored on a penalty kick. Then Chris Meza, assisted by Ruiz, converted to make it 3-2 at halftime.
Neither team scored in the second half.
Gavin Ballay made eight saves in goal for Tri-Valley.
Lourdes 5, Tamaqua 1
SHAMOKIN — Majed Kanafani notched a hat trick to lead Lourdes to a Schuylkill League Division I victory.
Orrin Mariano added one goal and one assist for the Red Raiders (1-0, 1-0 D-I). Josh Miller scored Lourdes’ other goal, assisted by Brody Brinkash.
Lusvin Lumas scored a goal for Tamaqua, which trailed 2-1 at halftime.
Nathan Yablonski made 15 saves for Lourdes; Brayden Honey (5 saves) and J.J. Kovatch (2 saves) played in goal for Tamaqua (0-1, 0-1).
In other games, Pottsville defeated North Schuylkill 3-2, and Williams Valley blanked Weatherly 10-0.
Monday’s girls’ soccer results
Minersville 8, Jim Thorpe 0
MINERSVILLE — Hope Motuk notched two goals and one assist as Minersville rolled past Jim Thorpe in a non-league match.
Kloee Horoschak added two goals for the Battlin’ Miners (2-0), while Jenna Cullen contributed one goal and one assist. Bella Plesnarski, Alivia Handling and Mimi Ilsley also netted goals for Minersville. Grace Sterner, Danica Gill and Jewelisa Perez dished out assists as Minersville scored six goals in the second half.
Bella Rizzardi made five saves in posting the shutout in goal.
Tamaqua 4, Tri-Valley 2
TAMAQUA — Gabby Chistakoff, Evelyn Leinbach, Shaylee Gormley and Katie Fredericks scored one goal apiece as Tamaqua doubled up Tri-Valley in non-league action. Freshmen Chistakoff and Shaylee Gormley posted their first-ever varsity goals.
Sophia Sitlinger and Fredericks had one assist each for the Blue Raiders (1-0).
Maggie Hoffman-Long scored both goals for Tri-Valley (0-1).
Ceanna Gormley had 10 saves for Tamaqua; Sophia Holt recorded two saves for Tri-Valley.
Tri-Valley won the JV match 6-0.
Marian 4, Weatherly 1
TAMAQUA — Kassandra Hibbler scored a pair of goals to spark Marian to a non-league win over Weatherly.
Autumn Green scored first for the Fillies, who led 1-0 at halftime. Esme Petschauer added a goal in the second half to make it 2-0.
Trailing 4-0, Kellanne Kennedy netted the lone goal for Weatherly.
Elsewhere, Notre Dame-Green Pond defeated Williams Valley 7-0, and Northumberland Christian downed Lourdes 4-3.
