Peters Township wins
Indians topple WPIAL champion North Allegheny
Peters Township made sure there would be no comebacks this time as Bryce Gabelhart had a goal and two assists in a 3-1 victory against North Allegheny (20-3-1) in a Class 4A quarterfinal game Saturday at Fox Chapel High School.
North Allegheny used a late rally to defeat the Indians Nov. 2 for the WPIAL title.
With the win, Peters Township (19-1-1) advances to take on District 3 champion Hempfield in the semifinals.
The Indians won the Class 3A title in 2014, but this is the furthest they’ve advanced in Class 4A.
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Montour 3, Cathedral Prep 1: The Spartans jumped to a three-goal lead less than 15 minutes into the game and held on to defeat the Ramblers at Wilmington and move into the Class 3A semifinals for the first time in school history. Gunnar Graham and Nolan Hutter each had a goal and an assist for Montour (18-3-1).
Lower Dauphin 4, West Allegheny 1: The WPIAL Class 3A runner-up Indians (20-3-1) could not set up a WPIAL finals-rematch with Montour as they lost a 1-0 halftime lead when they surrendered three goals in first 21 minutes of the second half to the District 3 champions at Mansion Park Stadium in Altoona.
Quaker Valley 2, Beaver 1: The Bobcats (10-10-3) fell to 0-4-0 against their Section 4 rival this season in a Class 2A quarterfinal game at Moon. The Quakers (21-2-0) trailed, 1-0, until Landon Grant scored to tie the score with 11:41 remaining in regulation and popped in his 35th goal of the season for the gamewinner with 1:05 left.
Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 1, Mercer 0: The Trojans (22-1-0) have yet to allow a goal in the postseason as they posted their sixth consecutive shutout. Ryan Augustine scored the only goal of the Class 1A quarterfinal at Slippery Rock High School when he took a feed from Joe Kearney and nudged it in with 2:30 remaining.
Brockway 2, Springdale 1: Junior goalie Mike Zolnierczyk made 11 saves and assisted on the Dynamos’ only goal of the game, but it wasn’t enough as the Rovers (200-0) ended Springdale’s first appearance in the PIAA tournament since 2009. Jared Demore scored the lone goal for the Dynamos (16-6-1) with 10 minutes left before intermission in the Class 1A quarterfinal at Slippery Rock.