Soccer roundup: Bentworth clinches 12th straight playoff berth
The Bentworth girls soccer program clinched its 12th consecutive WPIAL playoff berth by defeating Beth-Center 4-0 Thursday in a Class A Section 2 match.
Nina Thompson scored the only goal Bentworth (5-6-1, 8-8-1) would need and Tessa Charpentier followed with three goals, one coming off a penalty kick. The Bearcats led 3-0 at halftime.
“I am so proud of the girls this season,” said Bentworth coach Tyler Hamstra. “To achieve everything they did and overcome an unreal amount of adversit, it is the most inspiring thing I have ever been part of. Total team effort. Most unified team I’ve ever coached.”
• Morgan Einodshofer and Chloe Morgan scored goals, and Victoria Rodriguez stopped all six shots she faced as Belle Vernon blanked Greensburg Salem 2-0 in Class 3A Section 2.
Einodshofer assisted on the Morgan goal. It was her 88th career assist.
Belle Vernon finishes 12-2 in section and is 15-3 overall.
• Playoff-bound Chartiers-Houston had to go all the way to West Mifflin for a non-section contest but the Bucs returned with a 4-1 victory.
C-H started quickly, forging a 3-1 lead by halftime. Ashley Horvath scored two goals to lead the way for the Bucs. Lexi Durkacs and Mia Reddix had the other tallies as C-H improved to 12-4. The Bucs have won four in a row.
Goalkeeper Grace McAvoy stopped five of the six West Mifflin shots on goal. The Titans are 4-12-2.
• Jillian Marvin scored two goals and Casey Breier had two assists to lead Peters Township to a 4-0 victory over host Canon-McMillan in a Class 4A Section 2 match Wednesday night.
Ella Neupaver and Bella Spergel also scored for the Indians, and goalkeeper Emma Burrows recorded the shutout.
PT finishes in second place in the section at 7-2-3 and 9-3-3 overall. Canon-McMillan was 4-8 in the section.
Boys soccer
Charleroi continued rolling toward the postseason by defeating California 13-1 in a nonsection match.
Eben McIntyre continued his sensational season by scoring eight goals as the Cougars improved to 13-1 overall with their eighth consecutive victory.
Dom Yacolano had a pair of goals for Charleroi.