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Wednesday, December 4, 2024 | 10:01 PM
Thursday marks the primary of the ultimate three days of the 2024 highschool soccer season.
The PIAA soccer championships kick off at Chapman Discipline at Cumberland Valley with the Class A and Class 4A title video games.
Three of the 4 groups are attempting to win their first state soccer crown.
Each 4A groups, Lampeter-Strasburg (14-0) from District 3 and Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast (11-2) from District 12, play for his or her first state title at 7 p.m. whereas District 9 champion Port Allegany (14-0) appears to be like for PIAA soccer gold for the primary time.
Their opponent within the Class A finals at 1 p.m. is the outlier as District 6 champion Bishop Guilfoyle (14-1) shall be making an attempt to win its fifth state soccer championship.
Some Class 4A and A anniversaries right here in 2024:
• Thirty years in the past, McKeesport received all of it in 4A and Southern Columbia captured its first state title in A in 1994.
• Twenty-five years in the past, Central Bucks West edged Cathedral Prep to win the 1999 4A crown and South Aspect defeated Southern Columbia to win its first and solely A state title.
• Twenty years in the past, Central Catholic ended an ideal and dominant season with a rout of Neshaminy, 49-14, within the 2004 4A finals whereas Southern Columbia blanked Rochester to win Class A gold once more.
• Ten years in the past, St. Joseph’s Prep repeated as 4A champs by edging Pine-Richland, 49-41, and Bishop Guilfoyle squeaked by Clairton to win the Class A title in 2014, 19-18.
• 5 years in the past, Thomas Jefferson cruised previous Dallas to win the 4A state title, 46-7. Farrell edged Bishop Guilfoyle to win the 2019 Class A championship, 10-7.
Even Steven
The Chartiers Valley ladies basketball program has loads of gold to point out for its success over time in Class 5A.
Nevertheless, previously two-year cycle, the Colts galloped throughout the road and performed in Class 6A, butting heads in Part 2-6A with amongst different groups, Mt. Lebanon.
After sweeping Chartiers Valley within the 2022-2023 common season, Mt. Lebanon hosted the Colts in a 6A quarterfinals playoff sport.
CV seemed primed for the upset, solely to look at an enormous lead slip away led and the Blue Devils prevailed, 47-46.
Final season, the 2 groups cut up within the common season with every successful on the opposite staff’s dwelling courtroom.
They completed tied for second place behind Peters Township and as soon as once more squared off in a 6A quarterfinal at Mt. Lebanon.
This time, the Colts leaned on protection to even the rating and eradicated the Blue Devils, 34-26.
With realignment this offseason, the Colts are again in 5A whereas the Blue Devils stay in 6A.
The stakes received’t be as excessive Thursday when Chartiers Valley visits Mt. Lebanon in a nonsection matchup.
The Colts are searching for their first win of the season after losses to Canon-McMillan and Thomas Jefferson whereas the Blue Devils are 2-1 this yr, defeating Class 4A powers Blackhawk and North Catholic earlier than falling Tuesday at Altoona.
Woody and The Port
Two playoff groups from Class 5A a yr in the past with robust ladies basketball traditions collide Thursday in a nonsection contest as Woodland Hills hosts McKeesport.
The Wolverines received their season opener Sunday over Gateway, 52-24.
That is the fourth sport this season for the Tigers, who’re nonetheless searching for their first victory following losses to North Allegheny, Johnstown and Hempfield.
McKeesport has received the final 4 conferences between the 2, together with a 2023 WPIAL Class 5A third-place sport after the Tigers misplaced to Oakland Catholic and the Wolverines fell to South Fayette within the semifinals.
The final time Woody Excessive defeated The Port in ladies hoops was in a Part 4-5A matchup in February of 2021, 57-45.
