Mars storms into title match

Freeport’s string of upsets snapped

Freeport pulled off two of the biggest upsets in WPIAL Class 2A boys lacrosse history when it knocked off No. 5-seeded Chartiers Valley and No. 4 Moon to move into the semifinals as a No. 12 seed.

Mars was not about to be upset victim No. 3 for the Yellowjackets.

Attacker Mike Doyle scored a school-record 12 goals Monday to help Mars open a seven-goal lead in the first period and power the three-time defending champion Planets back into the WPIAL Class 2A championship with a 19-5 victory against Freeport.

“It was one of our keys to get off to a quick start, and we had a little bit tougher time than we did the last time, but we did a good job once we got possessions to be patient,” Mars coach Bob Marcoux said.

More Class 2A boys

Hampton 9, Quaker Valley 6: The Talbots are one win away from their first title since 2015 after beating the Quakers for the second time in 11 days.

Class 3A boys

Mt. Lebanon 10, North Allegheny 8: The Blue Devils made it back to the championship for the first time in two years and ended the topseeded Tigers’ bid to return to the final.

Pine-Richland 9, Shady Side Academy 6: The Rams will play in the WPIAL championship for the first time.

Class 3A girls

Upper St. Clair 13, PineRichland 7: Haley Newton scored four goals and Lauren Hart three as the Panthers ended the Rams’ two-year reign as WPIAL champions.

Shady Side Academy 7, Mt. Lebanon 5: The Indians avenged a loss to the Blue Devils in their final regularseason match to earn a spot in the championship.

Class 2A girls

Oakland Catholic 15, Seton LaSalle 10: It was a lot closer than a 10-goal Eagles victory in the regular season, but the result was the same as Oakland Catholic earned its second trip to the final in three years.

Hampton 12, Quaker Valley 11: The Talbots are proving to be a difficult champion to dethrone. This time, they rallied from a three-goal deficit with three minutes remaining before Nikita Correlli scored the winner with 10 seconds left. The victory put the Talbots back into the title game.