Bayne delivers upset for Mars
No. 11 seed Franklin Regional gets big upset vs. No. 6 seed Panthers
Joey Bayne scored two goals to lead Franklin Regional to a 4-0 upset of Mars in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer playoffs on Saturday at Mars Athletic Complex.
Franklin Regional (11-7) is seeded No. 11 in the 16team bracket, while Mars (114-1) was the No. 6 seed.
Lorenzo Aguilera opened the scoring for the Panthers in the ninth minute. Bayne scored his goals in the 26th and 67th minute. Jovan Sankoorikal capped the scoring with three minutes left in the match.
More Class 3A:
Indiana 1, Bethel Park 0: The Little Indians (6-10-1), seeded No. 13, pull a huge upset in defeating the No. 4 seeded Black Hawks (15-2-1) at Bethel Park. Neither team scored in regulation nor in two 10-minute overtime periods. Indiana registered the victory after outscoring the Black Hawks 4-1 in a shootout.
Thomas Jefferson 1, North Catholic 0: Ray Schrello scored the golden goal with four minutes left in the first overtime to lift the No. 7 seeded Jaguars (15-2-1) past the visiting Trojans (9-8). Robbie Shoemaker picked up an assist on the play and Sam Wessel recorded the shutout.
Plum 5, Chartiers Valley 1: Brady French scored two goals, and Travis Kodman, Eli Wastchak and Tristan Ralph chipped in one each, as the top-seeded Mustangs (18-1) dominated the visiting Colts (7-10).
Hampton 1, Trinity 0: Coleman
Docherty scored the golden goal with three minutes left in the first overtime as the No. 2 seeded Talbots (15-2-1) narrowly avoid an upset by the visiting Hillers (106-1).
South Fayette 4, Latrobe 0: Michael Plasko scored four goals, including three in the first half, to lead the Lions (11-4-3) against the visiting Wildcats (13-4). Dylan Janoski recorded the clean sheet.
Montour 5, Gateway 0: Andrew Prunier scored three goals and assisted on another to lead the No. 5 seeded Spartans (14-4) to a convincing victory against the visiting Gators (8-6-2). Parker Brennan added a goal and assisted on two others, while Anthony Orlandini scored the other goal.
Moon 4, Ringgold 0: Davi Jansson scored twice as the
No. 3 seeded Tigers (15-3-1) blanked the visiting Rams (11-6-1). The Tigers led 3-0 at halftime. Zach Shutak recorded the clean sheet in goal.
Class 1A
Burrell 5, Greensburg C.C. 1: Hadyn Herbulock and Cam Wagner each scored twice to lead the No. 3 seeded Buccaneers (13-3) to a win against the visiting Centurions (7-11). Billy Kowalkowski scored the other goal for Burrell. The Centurions’ goal was scored by Grant Brewer.
Trinity Christian 1, Serra Catholic 0: The Falcons (105), seeded No. 11, pull the upset against No. 6 seed Serra Catholic (12-5) in a game at Bethel Park. Sam Boyer scored the only goal midway through the first half.
Sewickley Academy 2, Bishop Canevin 1: Chase D’Antonio scored the game winner with four minutes left as the No. 2 seeded Panthers (13-2-1) advanced with a narrow victory against the visiting Crusaders ( 5- 11). Jake Donesec also scored for Sewickley Academy.
Eden Christian 2, Winchester Thurston 1: Grayson Reichart scored twice for the Warriors (13-3-2), including the game winner with 30 seconds left, thus ending Winchester Thurston’s hopes of winning a third consecutive title. The Bears finished with a 10-4-2 record.
Charleroi 1, Beaver C.C. 0: The top-seeded Cougars (170) remain unbeaten with a narrow victory against the visiting Eagles (6-9-1). Dylan Klinger scored the lone goal and Nathan Mazon recorded the shutout. It was Klinger’s 18th goal of the season.
Seton LaSalle 6, BethCenter 0: Jack Billick scored twice to increase his season total to 35 goals, as the No. 4 seeded Rebels (14-2-1) blanked the Bulldogs (11-8) in a game at Thomas Jefferson. Nick Cherry registered the clean sheet for the Rebels.
Bentworth 2, O.L. Sacred Heart 1: John Scott scored the golden goal as the Bearcats (15-2) narrowly defeated the Chargers (10-6-2) in a game at South Fayette. Andrew Vipperman also scored for the Bearcats.
Springdale 3, Carlynton 1: The No. 5 seeded Dynamos (14-3) moved on to the quarterfinals with a win against the the Cougars (10-7-1) in a game at Plum. Billy Lawrence scored twice for Springdale.