Central Bucks East will face Downingtown West in a District One 3A semifinal game Tuesday while North Penn and Central Bucks South will do battle in a playback game.
Three SOL teams will be in action on Tuesday in the District One 3A Tournament. All three will be facing familiar opponents. CB East will be travelling to Downingtown West for a semifinal showdown. On Sept. 15, they made the same trip for a non-league contest and fell to the Whippets by a 2-0 score. Goalie Emily Bullard had a big game for the Patriots, turning away 21 shots. Claudia Jaszczak and Romea Riccardo each scored a goal for the Whippets, who led 1-0 at halftime. The winner will take on the winner of the #3 Conestoga/#7 Owen J. Roberts semifinal contest in Saturday’s title game at Methacton.
North Penn and Central Bucks South will face each other in a high stakes playback game with the winner earning a state berth and the loser going home for the season. The SOL Continental Conference rivals squared off twice during the regular season. On Sept. 19, the Knights defeated the Titans 2-0 in an evenly-matched game. Emily Crawford and Jillian Lampitoc each scored goals. In the Oct. 12 rematch, the two teams battled to a 3-3 tie. South led 2-0 after goals by Casey Reilly and Kasey Dietzel, but the Knights, who trailed 2-1 at halftime, reeled off three straight goals, receiving one each from Madison Stotler, Bri O’Donnell and Mikayla Barrow. Barrow scored the go-ahead goal with 1:31 remaining in regulation only to see Ally Fitts tie the score during corner play with time expired. Neither team scored in overtime.
District One 3A semifinal
#1-5 CENTRAL BUCKS EAST at #1-1 DOWNINGTOWN WEST (Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.)
Central Bucks East
- 17-3 overall
- 11-1 SOL Continental Conference champions
- Second consecutive conference title
- Led offensively by Riley Donnelly (25 goals, 11 assists), Cailey Lever (18 goals, 13 assists) and Phia Mannino (14 goals, 6 assists)
- Regular season wins over #10 CB West (1-0, 5-2), #13 Neshaminy (1-0), #15 Central Bucks South (2-0, 1-0), #16 Council Rock South (3-1), #22 Souderton (3-1, 4-0) and #23 Abington (3-0).
- Split season series with #11 North Penn (4-2, 3-4).
- Two of East’s losses were to the first and second-seeded teams, #1 Downingtown West (2-0) and #2 Methacton (3-2).
- Winners of eight straight games.
How they got here: In Friday’s quarterfinal round, Riley Donnelly scored with 10:35 remaining in overtime to propel Central Bucks East to a 2-1 win over fourth-seeded Haverford. Mackenzie Boyle scored the tying goal with 4:34 remaining in regulation.
After an opening round bye, Central Bucks East defeated #12 Perk Valley 7-2 in a second round game. Riley Donnelly scored five goals, Phia Mannino and Emma Donnelly both added single goals.
Downingtown West
- 20-0 regular season
- 13-0 Ches-Mont National Division regular season champions
- Captured the Ches-Mont title with a 5-3 win over #9 Unionville. Claudia Jaszczak had a hat trick to lead the Whippets
- 11 shutouts in 20-games.
- Scored 123 goals while allowing 12. The Whippets have allowed more than one goal just twice all season.
- Led by University of North Carolina commit Romea Riccardo and Michigan State commit Claudia Jaszczak.
- Regular season wins over #3 Conestoga (2-1), #5 Central Bucks East (2-0), #9 Unionville (5-3), #11 North Penn (5-1), #14 Downingtown East (8-1), #20 Avon Grove (11-0) and Class 2A #1 Villa Maria (4-3).
How they got here: In Friday’s quarterfinal game, Downingtown West defeated #9 Unionville 3-0. J Smyth scored just over a minute into the game, and Claudia Jaszczak added a pair for the Whippets, who led 2-0 at halftime.
After an opening round bye, Downingtown West raced to a 5-0 halftime lead on its way to a 7-0 win over #16 Council Rock South in a second round game. Tatum Johnson and Sierra Angelini both scored a pair of goals while Celina Riccardo, Claudia Jaszczak and JJ Smyth all added single goals.
Playback game
#1-15 CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH at #1-11 NORTH PENN (Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.)
North Penn
- 14-6-1 overall
- 9-2-1 SOL Continental Conference second place behind Central Bucks East
- 1-3 after four games but 12-3-1 since then
- Led offensively by Bri O’Donnell (21 goals, 6 assists), Mikayla Barrow (17 goals, 5 assists) and Emily Crawford (9 goals, 8 assists)
- Regular season wins over #6 Plymouth Whitemarsh (3-2) and #22 Souderton (3-2, 2-1). Defeated #15 Central Bucks South 2-0 in first meeting and tied the Titans 3-3 in second.
- Split season series with #5 Central Bucks East (2-4, 4-3) and #10 Central Bucks West (3-2, 2-3)
How they got here: In Friday’s quarterfinal round, North Penn fell to #3 Conestoga 5-1. Mikayla Barrow scored the Knights’ only goal.
In second round action, North Penn upset #6 Plymouth Whitemarsh 5-4. Mikayla Barrow had a hat trick, Bri O’Donnell added a pair in a contest the Knights led 3-1 only to watch PW scored three straight goals.
In Monday’s opening round, North Penn defeated #22 Souderton 5-2. Emily Crawford scored a pair of goals while Mikayla Barrow had a goal and two assists. Kristin Varilla and Madison Stotler each added a goal, Erica Kelly had a pair of assists, and Bri O’Donnell, one assist.
Central Bucks South
- 12-8-1 overall
- 6-5-1 SOL Continental Conference fourth place
- Led offensively by Casey Reilly (16 goals, 6 assists), Kaitlyn Barnhart (10 goals, 5 assists) and Kasey Deitzel (7 goals, 10 assists)
- Wins over #22 Souderton (2-1, 3-1)
- Fell to North Penn 2-0 in first meeting but tied the Knights 3-3 in second.
How they got here: In a quarterfinal game on Friday, Council Rock South fell to #7 Owen J. Roberts 2-1 in overtime. Meg Gillard scored the tying goal on a corner with a Mel Dunton assist.
In second round action, Central Bucks South pulled off the upset of the tournament, defeating #2 Methacton 2-1 in overtime. Kasey Dietzel converted a penalty stroke with five seconds remaining in overtime to win it. Casey Reilly scored early in the second half to knot the score 1-1 in a game the Warriors dominated statistically.
In an opening round game, Central Bucks South defeated #18 Wissahickon 2-0, using goals by Megan Weeks and Casey Reilly.
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