GIRLS SOCCER: PIAA Opening round preview capsules
Nov. 8—Class A Opening Round
Pine Grove (17-4-1) vs. Camp Hill (13-7-1)
When: Today, 6 p.m.
Where: Siebert Park Stadium Complex, 2414 Cumberland Boulevard (Route 11/15), Camp Hill, 17011
Tickets: All tickets cost $8 (plus processing fees) and must be purchased online by going to www.piaa.org and click on the "Purchase championship tickets" button at the top of the page. Find "Soccer" on the next page, then select the Pine Grove-Camp Hill game. There will be no cash sales at the gate.
About the Cardinals: Captured the Schuylkill League Division II title before falling to Division I wild card Pottsville in the league semifinals. ... No. 1 seed in the District 11 tournament, the Cards defeated Palisades 1-0 in the quarterfinals and Northern Lehigh 1-0 in the semifinals before dropping a 1-0 decision to Moravian Academy in the championship game. ... Sophomore Viktorya Luchenbach (19 goals) and senior Melanie Love (16 goals) lead the Cardinals in scoring. ... Luckenbach (17) and Mia Jefferson (11) are the leaders in assists. ... Keeper Taylor Ott has recorded 13 shutouts on the season.
About the Lions: Defeated Harrisburg Christian 2-0 in the District 3 Class A championship game. ... S. Shaw (19 goals) and D. Hawkins (15) lead the Camp Hill offensive attack in scoring. ... Shaw (14) is the only player in double digits in assists. ... Junior Sophie Ceo is the Lions' keeper and has registered nine shutouts.
Up next: Winner will meet the winner of the District 2 champion Montrose vs. District 4 second-place finisher Southern Columbia in Saturday's quarterfinals.
Class 3A Opening Round
Greencastle-Antrim (19-2-1) vs. Pottsville (13-7-1)
When: Today, 6 p.m.
Where: Ghosh Orthodontics Field at Spartan Stadium, Fountain Springs
Tickets: All tickets cost $8 (plus processing fees) and must be purchased online by going to www.piaa.org and click on the "Purchase championship tickets" button at the top of the page. Find "Soccer" on the next page, then select the Pottsville-Greencastle game. There will be no cash sales at the gate.
About the Olympians: Lost 2-0 to Lower Dauphin in the District 3 Class 3A title game. ... Junior Haley Noblit (25 goals) leads the Blue Devils in scoring. ... Two others, senior Mia Libby (19) and sophomore Madison Koons (15), are in double digits in goals scored. ... Noblit (10) leads in assists. ... Sophomore Alexis Nelson has 12 shutouts in goal.
About the Crimson Tide: Fell short of winning its fourth straight Schuylkill League championship, but bounced back to record two shutouts in District 11 Class 3A play to record its first district championship. ... Junior Grace Evans, who scored the game-winner in the 1-0 district final victory over Southern Lehigh, leads the Tide in goals (21). Sophomore Cami Morris (12) is next in goals, while sophomore Abbie Davis (13) and Evans (10) are in double digits in assists. ... Mya Golden has recorded eight shutouts in goal, including a 1-0 double-overtime thriller over Schuylkill League Division I champion Jim Thorpe.
Up next: Winner will meet the winner of the District 12 champion Archbishop Wood vs. District 1 second-place finisher Bishop Shanahan match in Saturday's quarterfinals.
— Compiled by Charlie Roth
