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By Alex Frazier
No. 15 Central Bucks South 3, No. 18 Pennsbury 2
The Titans made it two wins in a row over Pennsbury. C.B. South defeated the Falcons 2-0 a week ago and went up by a 3-0 score at the half.
Maddie Vitelli scored the first two goals, one in the 21st minute on an assist from Shannon Senour, the second in the 34th minute on assists from Gabby Gibson and Kaylor Matssinger.
Lauren Buchanan-Dwyer netted the game winner on assists from Ashley Saylor and Senour.
With a 3-0 lead at the half, coach Joe Bocklet substituted freely in the second half to give his starters and injured players a break.
Pennsbury took advantage when Lindsay Jones scored on a penalty kick in the 76th minute and Kersten Formento hit the net on a free kick.
“I wasn’t happy giving up two goals late,” said Bocklet, “but I’m not concerned.”
After missing three weeks of play, the Titans were bolstered by the return of Saylor and a number of other players recovering from injuries.
“Once she came back, everyone relaxed,” said Bocklet, whose team has undergone some turmoil with all the position changes as a result of a rash of injuries.
Meghan Kaminski stopped four shots and the Titans outshot Pennsbury 10-8.
“We’re not 100 percent healthy,” said Bocklet, “but we’re playing real well.”
C.B. South will play No. 2 Downingtown East Thursday in the second round.
No. 7 Pennridge 3, No. 26 West Chester Rustin 0
The Lady Rams wasted no time taking control of the game. Maggie Butcher scored the first goal 17 minutes into the first half on a header of a Stevi Parker direct kick.
Twelve minutes later, Natalia Pinkney scored on a through ball from Butcher. Rustin's keeper came out and Pinkney booted the ball around her.
With two minutes left in the first half, Mollie O'Brien took a through ball from Andrea Caya and found the net for the insurance goal.
“It was a pretty decent game,” said Pennridge coach Jorge Rodriguez. “We controlled the game from start to finish.”
Ashley Schoellkopf stopped six shots for the shutout.
“At halftime the girls came out and said what a good time they were having,” said assistant coach Audrey Anderson. “It’s hard to go out and play a team they haven’t seen before, but it helped the girls get into their game.”
Pennridge will play No. 23 Avon Grove on Thursday. Avon Grove upset No. 10 Radnor 1-0 in overtime.
No. 12 Methacton 1, No. 21 North Penn 0 (4-3 PKs)
At the end of the second overtime, the score remained 0-0.
After one complete set of penalty kicks, the two teams were still tied at 3-3.
Methacton converted on its eighth penalty kick to make it 4-3.
No. 19 Unionville 1, No. 14 Hatboro-Horsham 0
Unionville shocked the Hatters with a goal in the last minute of play. Ironically, just before that, Hatboro-Horsham had its best scoring opportunity, but the Indians came right back on a counter to end the Hatters’ season.
“It was a really good game,” said Hatboro-Horsham coach Ben Winderman. “Both teams did a good job of eliminating good looks.”
Winderman said the girls weren’t as sharp as they had been after coming through a grueling six-games-in-eight-days schedule.
“They were excited to play,” he said, “but they lacked some energy.”
Despite the early exit, the Hatter girls have much to be pleased with. They placed third in the Continental Conference and earned a home playoff game, both of which were firsts.
“In the short term, it hurts,” said Winderman of the loss. “But later they will feel good about what they accomplished.”
No. 24 Conestoga 4, No. 9 Neshaminy 0
The Pioneers shocked Neshaminy on its home field.
“The score doesn’t really reflect the game,” said Redskin coach Rachel Clemmer.
For the first 10-15 minutes of play Neshaminy dominated the action, but Conestoga scored the first goal with a minute left in the first half.
“From that point on, our girls never recovered,” said Clemmer. “We didn’t finish our opportunities, and it came back to haunt us. They were a quality soccer team, one of the best we saw all year.”
The Redskins lose five seniors to graduation, but return a number of qualified freshmen and sophomores.
“We have to build on tonight and move forward,” said Clemmer. “Even though it was a gloomy end, the future looks bright.”
No. 25 West Chester Henderson 1, No. 8 Council Rock North 0
Towards the end of the first half, Henderson’s Jessica Ryan scored from about six yards out when a ball dropped at her feet and she dribbled past a defender.
“We dominated a majority of the game but struggled to score, even though we generated a number of chances,” said coach Roman Escobar. “West Chester played hard and well. The girls are disappointed and realized they let a good chance get away from them.”
No. 17 Upper Dublin 4, No. 16 Downingtown West 4 (UD wins 43 on PKs)
Upper Dublin came back from 2-0, 3-2 and 4-3 deficits to send the game into overtime and penalty kicks.
Emily Marvill, who had three assists in regulation, scored the fourth penalty kick after keeper Allie Dayno stopped West’s first and third PK to win the game.
“She gave us a big mental advantage,” said UD coach John Topper of his goalie.
Scoring for the Cardinals in regulation were Taylor Bryant, Lafferty, Courtney Boudin and Lafferty tied it on an assist from Bryant.
In the PK phase, Lafferty, Ryann Noe and Frenchie D’Agostino set the stage for Marvill’s game winner.
“This was tremendous for the girls,” said Topper, whose team lost to the Whippets in the second game of the season. “They showed a lot of heart and character.”
The Cardinals will face off against top-seeded Council Rock South Thursday.
“We’re looking forward to that,” said Topper.
No. 5 Strath Haven 4, No. 28 Plymouth Whitemarsh 0
Playing in their first-ever district playoff, the Colonial girls played tough in the first half, giving up just one goal.
“We fought hard in the first half,” said PW coach Steve Slack. “It was still a game.”
However, the Panthers struck twice in the first five minutes of the second half to put the game away.
“That really deflated us,” said Slack, “but credit to the girls they kept battling and never gave up.”
Despite the loss, the Colonials can be proud of their accomplishments, finishing second in the league, losing only four games and making the playoffs for the first time.
They lose just five seniors this year and return a strong class of juniors.
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