Pa. Boys: Kennett, Coatesville take soccer wins
Roberto Silva ended the suspense with two minutes remaining in a second overtime period and handed Kennett a 1-0 win over Ephrata in the opening round of the Coatesville soccer tournament yesterday.
Roberto Silva ended the suspense with two minutes remaining in a second overtime period and handed Kennett a 1-0 win over Ephrata in the opening round of the Coatesville soccer tournament yesterday.
In another tournament game, Chaim O'Deens scored in the second half and gave Coatesville a 1-0 win over Springfield (Delaware County).
Southern Lehigh Tournament. Dan Kursman scored with five minutes left in the first half and led Harriton to the tournament title with a 1-0 win over Perkiomen Valley.
Vanguard Invitational. Andrew Crisanti scored twice as Delco Christian ripped Oxford, 5-0, in a semifinal game at Sun Valley.
Pioneer Athletic. Scott Markle saved seven shots for host Methacton, as did Owen J. Roberts goalie Kyle Baker, in a 0-0 tie.
Nonleague. David Simpson broke a scoreless tie in the 63d minute and boosted Ridley past visiting Glen Mills, 1-0.
Grant Vasi turned aside nine shots for West Chester Rustin and Leonardo Romero stopped five shots for host La Salle in a 0-0 tie.
Erik Riesenstahl stopped five shots for Wissahickon and Will Terry picked up three saves for visiting Council Rock North in a 0-0 tie.
Zac Arch struck for the winning goal and led Shipley to a 2-1 win over host Marple Newtown.
Michael Camacho scored midway through the second half and gave Truman a 1-0 win over visiting Academy Park.
Cross-country
Alex Izewski of Central Bucks East took individual honors and Holy Ghost Prep won the team title with 95 points at the John Sharp Viking Invitational.
Izewski covered the 3.1-mile course in 15 minutes, 31.73 seconds to win. The Firebirds were led by Ryan Horgan, who placed third in 16:18.99.
Frank McAlpin Invitational. Jason Flynn of Malvern Prep turned in a winning time of 18:06 to win at Episcopal Academy's 3.1-mile course.