Malone’s wonder goal pushes Pennridge past CB South

EAST ROCKHILL » Leah Malone really wanted to win Monday night’s game, but not for herself.

The sophomore forward was part of a pregame ceremony to honor her five senior teammates, players who have guided her and made her as much a part of the Pennridge girls’ soccer team as

THE SCORE

Pennridge 1, CB South 0 Up next for Pennridge: The Rams are at Souderton on Thursday night. they are. So with the final seconds winding down in overtime against CB South, Malone found a way to pay them back.

A wonder goal off the forward’s foot with three seconds left in the first overtime lifted the Rams to a 1-0 win over the Titans in a superbly played match at Helman Field that also handed Pennridge the SOL Continental.

“I looked at the clock and I knew it was running low,” Malone said. “This game, it was for the Continental championship and it was our Senior Night, so I was thinking ‘I really want to get this game over for the seniors.’ What a good way to win it on their Senior Night and clinch the championship, so I had the tiniest bit of space and with the clock so low, I just risked it.”

For whatever reason, almost every time the Titans visit Pennridge, the two churn out a stellar game. South, which got off to a slow start this season, came in winners of three straight and making a district playoff push. Were it not for a pair of heroic