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Pennridge girls soccer, PJP girls volleyball play for state championships

Two teams in The Reporter/ Times Herald/Montgomery Media area are playing for state championships this weekend.

Pennridge girls soccer will play for a PIAA-4A title while Pope John Paul II girls volleyball will compete for the 3A crown Saturday.

The Rams return to the state finals for the third time since 2018. The Golden Panthers make their first trip to the state championship.

Pennridge will try to win its second state title in three years.

The 2020 PIAA-4A champs take on District 3 runner-up Central Dauphin at 4 p.m. at Eagle View Middle School.

Pennridge won all three of its state playoff games by multiple goals. The Rams beat Central 7-0 in the first round, CB West 5-0 in the quarterfinals and Neshaminy 2-0 in the semifinals.

“Our motivation to keep going was knowing that we have something to prove,” Pennridge’s Sophie Craig said after the win over Neshaminy Wednesday. “It’s not about if a team’s better or not, it’s about who wants it more. It’s something we’ve been saying all

MIKE CABREY — MEDIANEWS GROUP Pennridge celebrates after a goal by Anna Croyle in the second half which gave the Rams a 2-0lead against Neshaminy during their PIAA4A semifinal on Wednesday.