HS FOOTBALL: Taking a look at area teams' 2013 schedules

Pennridge's Mike Class,25, races past Abington defenders for a huge gain during first half action of the Rams' District ONe Class AAAA playoff contest at Poppy Yoder Field on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. (Mark C Psoras/The Reporter)

By MIKE CABREY
mcabrey@thereporteronline.com
Monday was the official start of high school football practice. And while having football is better than not having football, there's three weeks before the actual games are here.

So, with the need to talk about something until that happens, here's a look at the schedules for The Reporter's seven area teams.

North Penn
2012: 6-4, 5-2 SOL Continental

Date	Opponent	2012 Record	2012 Result
Aug. 31	@ La Salle	12-2	La Salle, 20-7
Sept. 6	Archbishop Wood	12-3	North Penn, 24-10
Sept. 14	@ St. Joseph's Prep	10-1	St. Joseph's Prep, 31-3
Sept. 20	CB East	4-5	North Penn, 42-7
Sept. 27	@ Quakertown	1-10	North Penn, 42-7
Oct. 4	@ CB South	10-2	CB South, 36-29
Oct. 11	@ Hatboro-Horsham	1-11	North Penn, 34-0
Oct. 18	Pennridge	12-2	Pennridge, 28-21
Oct. 25	@ CB West	5-5	North Penn, 48-28
Nov. 1	Souderton	7-4	North Penn, 11-10

Opponents' 2012 Combined Record: 74-46 (.617)
Breakdown: North Penn kicks off 2012 with easily one of the toughest 3-game opening stretch in Pennsylvania. La Salle made the 4A state semis, Wood reached the 3A state final and Prep's lone loss came to La Salle in the PCL 4A championship.
The Knights collected just one win over the Catholic League trio, something they no doubt want to improve in starting their run back to making the District One postseason.
North Penn also dropped conference games to CB South and Pennridge last season, with those two contests going a long way in deciding the Continental crown.

Lansdale Catholic
2012: 5-5, 1-2 PCL 3A Division

Date	Opponent	2012 Record	2012 Result
Aug. 31	@ Conwell-Egan	6-5	Did Not Play
Sept. 6	Germantown Academy	3-6	Did Not Play
Sept. 13	@ Morrisville	6-6	LC, 34-0
Sept. 21	@ Bishop McDevitt	1-8	LC, 35-0
Sept. 28	@ Neumann-Goretti	3-6	Neumann, 21-20
Oct. 4	Bonner-Prendergast	10-2	B-P 28-9; B-P 28-0
Oct. 12	Archbishop Wood	1-11	Wood, 28-14
Oct. 19	Archbishop Carroll	12-2	Did Not Play
Oct. 25	@ Cardinal O'Hara	5-5	LC, 33-28

Opponents' 2012 Combined Record: 44-51 (.463)
Breakdown: With only 3 division games, so it would be huge for the Crusaders to begin PCL 3A play with a win. Week 6 gives LC that chance against a Bonner-Prendie side that handed coach Tom Kirk's crew two losses in 2012 - the second defeat coming in the division semifinals
Lansdale Catholic also plays four of the five PCL 2A teams (West Catholic the lone omit) starting with a clash with Conwell-Egan Week 1 in Ocean City. Last year, the Crusaders started 4-0 before a 1-point loss to Neumann-Goretti. LC again meets the Saints in Week 5.

Souderton
2012: 7-4, 4-3 SOL Continental

Date	Opponent	2012 Record	2012 Result
Aug. 30	@ Pottsgrove	11-2	Did Not Play
Sept. 7	@ Unionville	8-3	Unionville, 29-23
Sept. 12	Neshaminy	9-4	Souderton, 18-7
Sept. 20	@ CB West	5-5	Souderton, 28-17
Sept. 27	CB South	10-2	CB South, 44-28
Oct. 4	Pennridge	12-2	Pennridge, 45-35
Oct. 12	@ CB East	4-6	Souderton, 37-0
Oct. 18	Quakertown	1-10	Souderton, 33-7
Oct. 25	Hatboro-Horsham	1-11	Souderton, 37-7
Nov. 1	@ North Penn	6-4	North Penn, 11-10

Opponents' 2012 Combined Record: 67-48 (.583).
Breakdown: After North Penn, Big Red has the toughest slate in the area. Five of the Indians' first six games - including all three non-conference tilts - are against teams that made the District One postseason in 2012.
Souderton started last season with a 35-0 romp over Methacton. The Indians again play a PAC-10 side Week1, but this time facing conference power Pottsgrove on the road. North Penn waits in Week 10, with last year's contest between the rivals ending with a one-point Knight win.

Pennridge
2012: 12-2, 7-0 SOL Continental

Date	Opponent	2012 Record	2012 Result
Aug. 30	Emmaus	5-6	Did Not Play
Sept. 6	@ Bensalem	3-7	Bensalem, 24-21 (OT)
Sept. 12	Council Rock South	2-8	Pennridge, 31-7
Sept. 20	@ Academy Park	10-2	Pennridge, 37-15
Sept. 27	CB West	5-5	Pennridge, 28-21
Oct. 4	@ Souderton	7-4	Pennridge, 45-35
Oct. 11	@ CB South	10-2	Pennridge, 21-10
Oct. 18	@ North Penn	6-4	Pennridge, 28-21
Oct. 25	CB East	4-6	Pennridge, 34-24
Nov. 1	@ Hatboro-Horsham	1-11	Pennridge, 54-14
Nov. 28	Quakertown	1-10	Pennridge, 28-13

Opponents' 2012 Combined Record: 54-65 (.454).
Breakdown: Is there a storyline of interest for the Rams' season opener? I guess if a coach coming back to face his old team a year after leading them to a conference title peaks you interest. That that's case for Pennridge, as Randy Cuthbert brings his Emmaus team into Poppy Yoder Aug. 30.
The defending SOL Continental champs, the Rams' title defense probably comes down to a three-week strentch in October when they hit the road for games against Souderton, CB South and North Penn. Pennridge went 3-0 during the same strech in 2012, but all of those wins were at home.

Central Bucks West
2012: 5-5, 3-4 SOL Continental

Date	Opponent	2012 Record	2012 Result
Aug. 30	@ Upper Dublin	6-4	CB West, 31-0
Sept. 6	William Tennent	4-6	CB West, 28-20
Sept. 12	@ Wissahickon	8-4	Wiss., 38-35 (2OT)
Sept. 20	Souderton	7-4	Souderton, 28-17
Sept. 27	@ Pennridge	12-2	Pennridge, 28-21
Oct. 4	CB East	4-6	CB West, 40-20
Oct. 11	Quakertown	1-10	CB West, 42-0
Oct. 18	@ Hatboro-Horsham	1-11	CB West, 31-14
Oct. 25	North Penn	6-4	North Penn, 48-28
Nov. 1	CB South	10-2	CB South, 34-14

Opponents' 2012 Combined Record: 59-53 (.527).
Breakdown: Wissahickon is West's lone non-conference opponent to make the postseason in 2012, reaching the district 4A quarters after upsetting top seed Downingtown East. Last year, the Trojans topped West in double OT to earn wins over the Bucks in back-to-back seasons.
West needs to find a win or two against the four teams that beat the Bucks in SOL Continental play last season. They get that chance early, opening conference action at home against Souderton before visiting defending champ Pennridge the next week. Getting North Penn and CB South to end the regular season is no easy task.

Methacton
2012: 6-5, 5-4 PAC-10

Date	Opponent	2012 Record	2012 Result
Aug. 31	West Cheter Rustin	8-3	Did Not Play
Sept. 6	@ Perkiomen Valley	8-3	Perk Valley, 35-6
Sept. 14	Boyertown	3-8	Methacton, 24-20
Sept. 20	@ Pottsgrove	11-1	Pottsgrove, 27-14
Sept. 28	Upper Perkiomen	0-10	Methacton, 35-6
Oct. 5	@ Pope John Paul II	1-9	Methacton, 35-13
Oct. 12	@ Spring-Ford	12-3	Spring-Ford, 31-7
Oct. 19	Owen J. Roberts	3-9	Methacton, 45-28
Oct. 25	@ Pottstown	6-6	Methacton, 45-27
Nov. 2	Phoenixville	7-5	Phoenixville, 37-10
Nov. 9	Norristown	1-10	Methacton, 31-16

Opponents' 2012 Combined Record: 60-67 (.472).
Breakdown: The Warriors' lone non-conference games has them hosting Ches-Mont side Rustin, which lost to Pennsbury in the first round of the District One 4A playoffs.
Methacton has gone 5-4 in PAC-10 play the past two seasons, losing to Perkiomen Valley, Phoenixville, Pottsgrove and Spring-Ford both years. Paul Lepre's teams gets an early chance to end that trend in starting its conference slate at Perk Valley Week 2.

Wissahickon
2012: 8-4, 5-2 SOL American

Date	Opponent	2012 Record	2012 Result
Aug. 30	@ William Tennent	4-6	Wissahickon, 43-7
Sept. 6	Archbishop Ryan	6-5	Ryan, 29-21
Sept. 12	CB West	5-5	Wiss., 38-35 (2OT)
Sept. 20	Upper Dublin	6-4	Wissahickon, 41-21
Sept. 27	@ Springfield (M)	5-6	Wissahickon, 27-13
Oct. 4	@ Plymouth Whitemarsh	9-2	PW, 35-21
Oct. 11	Cheltenham	8-4	Cheltenham, 20-6
Oct. 18	Upper Merion	2-9	Wissahickon, 49-22
Oct. 26	@ Norristown	1-10	Wissahickon, 42-13
Nov. 1	Upper Moreland	7-5	Wissahickon, 55-13

Opponents' 2012 Combined Record: 53-56 (.486).
Breakdown: Wissahickon has posted two straight winning seasons, last year making the District One playoffs for the first time since 2007 and becoming the third No. 16 seed to reach the 4A quarterfinals.
The Trojans have faced William Tennent, Ryan and CB West in non-conference play in that order the past three seasons, going 2-1 vs. Tennent at West (beating bother the last two years) and 0-3 against Ryan.
Plymouth Whitemarsh has also had Wissahickon's number the past three seasons, with the teams' SOL American clash coming on the Colonials' home turf Week 6.

The Reporter 2012 Best Sports Photos

The area’s sports scene once again provided us plenty of exciting and memorable moments throughout 2012.

State qualifiers in basketball, North Penn and Christopher Dock softball both winning District One titles, Doylestown American Legion baseball reaching the Mid-Atlantic Regional and Pennridge football making a run to the district semis. Just to name a few.

To recap all that's taken place, here are some of our best pictures that we have taken over the past 12 months.

BOYS BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: Confident Lansdale Catholic moves to 3-0

By MIKE CABREY

mcabrey@thereporteroinline.com

The difference between last season’s Lansdale Catholic boys basketball team and this year’s was made apparent in the fourth quarter of its 43-37 non-league home win over William Tennent last Thursday.

A three-point play by junior Corey Kirk put the Crusaders up 30-28 with 5:52 remaining, and while Tennent tried everything to reclaim the lead, LC held off the Panthers to head into Philadelphia Catholic League play 3-0.

“I think we’re definitely more confident, cause I think last year, last two minutes, close game, I don’t think we would win that game,” Kirk said. “Our mindset was, ‘Oh, maybe we’ll win this game.’ This year, I think we know we’re going to win that game. We have a good attitude. We know we’re going to come out on top at the end.”

Lansdale Catholic has already matched its win total from 2011-2012 – the Crusaders’ first under coach Ed Enoch – when it finished 3-19. Last year, it took 16 games before LC collected its third win, a 44-38 victory over Monsignor Bonner which also doubled as the Crusaders lone PCL win.

“The kids really bought into the offseason stuff, they’ve worked hard,” Enoch said. “We got a great group of seniors that really make practices, our practices are better this year. We’re more competitive. And they’re great kids.”

Wagner a big help for Souderton

Brendan Wagner finished with a team-high 20 points as Souderton opened its Suburban One League Continental Conference slate with a 54-42 win over North Penn last Friday.

Scoring, however, is not the only thing the 6-foot-8-inch junior is looking to provide the Indians.

“I’m just trying to do what I can do just help the team and everything,” Wagner said. “However many points I can score, rebounds are really important to me, cause if I don’t get the boards, it’s just extra opportunities for them. We can’t have that.”

Against the Knights, Wagner collected eight of the first 10 points during Souderton’s game-ending 16-0 run that turned a 42-28 deficit early in the fourth quarter into a 12-point victory.

For Wagner, it was his second straight game in double digits, having posted 13 in the 51-43 non-league win over Methacton last Tuesday.

The victory over North Penn was the third straight over Continental rival for Souderton. It was also the Indians’ 10^th straight at home and their 11^th consecutive at home against conference opponents.

Follow Mike Cabrey on Twitter @mpcabrey.

This Week in Instagram: Saluting another Pennridge win

The Pennridge football team raises its helmets after the Rams' 35-14 win over Abington in the District One Class AAAA first round on Friday, Nov. 9. 

2012 High School Football Standings

Week 16
SUBURBAN ONE LEAGUE
CONTINENTAL CONFERENCE

Team	Conference	Overall	PF	PA
Pennridge	7-0	12-2	455	267
Central Bucks South	6-1	10-2	442	188
North Penn	5-2	6-4	261	177
Souderton	4-3	7-4	333	194
Central Bucks West	3-4	5-5	287	230
Central Bucks East	2-5	4-6	212	291
Hatboro-Horsham	1-6	1-11	138	465
Quakertown	0-7	1-10	140	330

This Week
No games scheduled

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Team	Conference	Overall	PF	PA
Plymouth Whitemarsh	7-0	9-2	329	189
Wissahickon	5-2	8-4	402	285
Cheltenham	5-2	8-4	316	214
Upper Dublin	4-3	6-4	235	230
Upper Moreland	4-3	7-5	248	228
Norristown	1-6	1-10	104	312
Springfield (Montco)	1-6	5-6	226	222
Upper Merion	1-6	2-9	277	397

This Week
No games scheduled

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Team	Conference	Overall	PF	PA
Pennsbury	7-0	9-3	356	186
Abington	5-2	8-4	271	226
Neshaminy	5-2	9-4	347	236
Council Rock North	4-3	5-5	239	202
William Tennent	3-4	4-6	178	268
Bensalem	2-5	3-7	197	330
Council Rock South	2-5	2-8	149	254
Truman	0-7	3-8	176	368

This Week
No games scheduled

PHILADELPHIA CATHOLIC LEAGUE
CLASS AAA

Team	Division	Overall	PF	PA
Archbishop Wood	3-0	12-3	529	245
Bonner-Prendergast	1-2	4-6	257	228
Lansdale Catholic	1-2	5-5	222	207
Cardinal O'Hara	1-2	5-5	258	255

This Week
Friday
PIAA Class AAA Championship
(10-1) Erie Cathedral Prep 24, (12-1) Archbishop Wood 14 STORY (Bucks Local News)
Last Week
Friday
PIAA Class AAA Semifinals
(12-1) Archbishop Wood 36, (11-1) Allentown Central Cahtolic 6 STORY (Bucks Local News)

CLASS AA

Team	Division	Overall	PF	PA
West Catholic	4-0	7-4	361	212
Archbishop Carroll	3-1	4-6	213	300
Conwell-Egan	2-2	6-5	258	287
Neumann-Goretti	1-3	6-5	237	262
Bishop McDevitt	0-4	1-8	132	317

This Week
No games scheduled

CLASS AAAA

Team	Division	Overall	PF	PA
St. Joseph's Prep	4-0	10-1	315	107
La Salle	3-1	12-2	441	219
Roman Catholic	2-2	6-4	253	241
Archbishop Ryan	1-3	6-5	225	196
Father Judge	0-4	3-6	187	228

This Week
No games scheduled
Last Week
Friday
PIAA Class AAAA Semifinal
(1-1) Coatesville 42, (12-1) La Salle 35 STORY (Daily Local)


PAC-10

Team	Conference	Overall	PF	PA
Pottsgrove	9-0	11-1	493	148
Perkiomen Valley	7-2	8-3	400	227
Spring-Ford	7-2	12-3	505	336
Phoenixville	6-3	7-5	346	245
Methacton	5-4	6-5	252	275
Pottstown	4-5	6-6	361	468
Boyertown	3-6	3-8	257	395
Owen J. Roberts	3-6	3-9	242	418
Pope John Paul II	1-8	1-9	207	381
Upper Perkiomen	0-9	0-10	154	444

This Week
No games scheduled

This Week in Instagram: Quality over Quantity

The Souderton and Central Bucks East boy soccer teams looking at the mid-air ball during their  District One Class AAA semifinal on Thursday, Nov. 1. CB East won 1-0.

This Week in Instagram: Begun the High School Postsesaon has

A Christopher Dock field hockey player chases the ball during the Pioneers' District One Class AA first round game with Lower Moreland on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Dock won 3-0.

This Week in Instagram: Another happy night at Poppy Yoder Field

Pennridge football players and students celebrate at Poppy Yoder Field
after the Rams' 28-21 victory over North Penn on Friday, Oct. 19.

This Week in Instagram: North Penn student section has a giant helmet

A giant North Penn replica helmet among the NP student section before
the Knights football game vs. Central Bucks South last Friday.

H.S. FOOTBALL: Ten games to watch in 2012

Dan Gavertz of North Penn runs for a large gain in first quarter of game against Souiderton on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011.  Photo by Mark C. Psoras

By MIKE CABREY

mcabrey@thereporteronline.com

The wait is finally over as the high school football season gets under way this weekend. The 2012 is full of interesting storylines, from Tom Kirk taking over as head coach of Lansdale Catholic to any team in the Suburban One League Continental Conference finding a way to knock off North Penn.

So, just as a handy guide, here are 10 games that I think are the most interesting, from early-season clashes of state heavyweights to contest that determine league titles.

WEEK 1

Friday, Aug. 31

La Salle at North Penn, 7:30 p.m.

Last time the two teams were on the field together the Knights punched their first ticket to Hershey since 2003 as they bested the Explorers 21-14 in the last year’s PIAA 4A semifinals. This will be the third straight season the two teams have met in Week 1, with La Salle winning both of those early matchups.

Saturday, Sept. 1

Lansdale Catholic vs. Prep Charter, 3:15 p.m., at Ocean City HS (N.J.)

This is less about the teams playing than the historical significance regarding Lansdale Catholic. This will be the first time in 40-plus years that Jim Algeo is not coaching the Crusaders. Game One for new coach Tom Kirk is down the shore with LC facing the Huskies of the Philadelphia Public League.

WEEK 2

Saturday, Sept. 8

North Penn at Archbishop Wood, 7 p.m., at William Tennent

The second stage of its Philadelphia Catholic League tour has North Penn heading on the road against face Wood, which was absolutely dominant in claiming the 2011 Class AAA state crown. The Vikings averaged 48.7 points per game is they won their last 13 games, including a 52-0 victory over Bishop McDevitt of Harrisburg in the state championship.

The team' last meeting came in Week 1 of 2006 at Crawford Stadium with Wood coming away with a 25-18 win.

WEEK 3

Friday, Sept. 14

Souderton at Neshaminy, 7 p.m.

This is the fifth straight season the Indians and Redskins have met, with the previous for coming in Week 1. The Redskins have won the three in a row against the Indians, including a 20-13 victory last year at Heartbreak Ridge. 

A win by Souderton here would be a big boost for Big Red going into the SOL Continental schedule.

Pennridge at Council Rock South, 7 p.m., at Council Rock North

The Rams come into 2012 with some expectations, so a win on the road against the District One Class AAA finalist Golden Hawks will send the message Pennridge should be taken seriously.

A safety off a block punt provided CR South its only points as it survived Pennridge at Poppy Yoder a season ago. The Golden Hawks went on to make the District One 4A final, while the Rams won seven of their next nine.

Wissahickon at Central Bucks West, 7 p.m.

Wissahickon used a 17-play, 95-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter to knock off CB West 21-14 in last year’s Week 3 SOL non-conference contest. The Bucks moved to a spread offense in trying to better their 5-6 record in 2011, while the Trojans went 7-3.

WEEK 6

Friday, Oct. 5

Souderton at Pennridge, 7 p.m.

That start of the second half is a good time for two teams looking to be at the top of the SOL Continental – and also somewhere in the district playoff picture – to meet at Poppy Yoder Field. Mike Class ran for 141 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-7 Pennridge victory last season. Two years ago, the Indians own 10-7 on four-down TD in the final seconds.

Saturday, Oct. 6

Pottsgrove at Methacton, 1 p.m.

After three straight years losing to Pottsgrove by an average of 41 points, Methacton was a missed-two point conversion from taking the Falcons to overtime last season before ultimately falling 21-19.

Pottsgrove is also one of the three PAC-10 teams Methacton has not beaten since joining the conference in 2008 (Phoenixville and Perkiomen Valley are the other two).

WEEK 8

Friday, Oct. 19

North Penn at Pennridge, 7 p.m.

This is the end of a three-game home stretch that will probably determine how Pennridge finishes this seasson. Following visits from Souderton and CB South – both of which tied the Rams for second in the Continental last year – in comes the Knights, who blanked Pennridge 27-0 in the teams’ previous contest.

WEEK 10

Friday, Nov. 2

North Penn at Souderton, 7 p.m.

North Penn has dominated the rivalry since both have been in the SOL Continental, but this contest should have implications for both the conference race and the District One playoffs.

The Knights rolled 37-14 in 2011 at Crawford Stadium, yet there’s always a little more energy when NP and Big Red play in any sport.

OTHER GAMES TO WATCH: St. Joseph's Prep at North Penn (Friday, Sept. 14); Central Bucks West at Souderton (Friday, Sept. 21); Wissahickon at Upper Dublin (Friday, Sept. 21); Lansdale Catholic at Bonner-Prendergast (Saturday, Oct. 6); Central Bucks West at Central Bucks South (Friday, Nov. 2).

The Reporter 2011 Best Sports Photos

With 2012 just a few days away, what better time to share some of the sights from last year's area sports scene.

From swim meets in January to American Legion baseball in the hot summer months to the North Penn football team reaching the state final in December, 2011 had its share of interesting and exciting moments. So, go ahead and look back at it in picture form.

Extra Innings: North Penn vs. LC Softball

It's always fun when North Penn and Lansdale Catholic met up and any sport and last Friday was the latest contest between the neighborhood rivals as the two school's softball team faced off at North Penn. Using some early offense and some solid pitching from senior Kellianna Bradstreet, North Penn earned a 7-0 victory over the Crusaders.

Below are video interviews of both team's coaches, starting first with North Penn's Rick Torresani then Lansdale Catholic's Paul Suder.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Big night for Lansdale Catholic

Lansdale Catholic had some fun in South Philly on Monday night.

Not only did the Crusaders beat Neumann-Goretti for their first league win, not only was it the first league victory under coach Heather Glemser, and not only did Shea Wassel move to within six-points of the 1,000 career-points plateau, but sophomore Mary Kate Brokans broke loose.

Brokans was, in a word, unstoppable. She went off for 25 points as Goretti simply had no answer for her.

But it wasn't just that she had a big game that was significant; it was that she opened up LC's offense. Other teams now have no choice but to account for her as a scorer as well as a distributor.

In other words, LC's offense is expanding. It is becoming more versatile as more weapons emerge.

Plus, the Crusaders played solid defense and didn't make many mistakes in a major road win.

"We wanted this," Wassel said afterward.

As the Crusaders get into the heart of their league schedule, they seem to be growing in all phases. Thursday will be another big night, when Wassel shoots for 1,000 at home against Hallahan.

Gotta be happy for her, Brokans and this group of Crusaders.

Follow Christiaan DeFranco on Twitter here.

Algeo, Pinzka talk after LC's loss to Plymouth Whitemarsh

It was an offensive slugfest for two quarters Friday night between Lansdale Catholic and Plymouth Whitemarsh. The two sides racked up 49 points in the opening half, with a late Andrew Mandato touchdown pass to Matt Pinzka pulling the visiting Crusaders to within 28-21 at intermission.

But is was PW's attack that stated hot in the second half, scoring 21 straight points to earn a 49-27 victory and give coach Dan Chang - a former North Penn assistant - a winning record in his first year with the Colonials at 6-5.

After the game, LC coach Jim Algeo talked about his team's third-straight loss and also some thoughts about him being on the sidelines next year.



Lansdale Catholic senior Matt Pinzka was the Crusaders' top receiver this season, but had yet to score a touchdown. He made sure to rectify that by finding the end zone twice against the Colonials. Here is Pinzka talking after the game, including thoughts on his first score.

LC girls soccer coach Tom O'Donnell on PIAA Tournament loss

The Lansdale Catholic girls soccer team made its first ever appearance in the state playoffs Tuesday and unfortunately for the Crusaders it was a short stay, as they fell to Villa Maria 1-0 in the first overtime at West Chester East.



LC coach Tom O'Donnell talked after the game about Villa Maria's game-winner along with the Crusaders season in total, which included LC reaching the Philadelphia Catholic League final a second-straight season and also winning the District 12 Class AA title.

The area's two Class AAA schools that made states, Pennridge and Central Bucks West, kept their season alive with first-round victories Tuesday night.

District One runner-up Pennridge edged the Unionville, the fifth-place side from District One, 1-0 at Harriton. The Bucks, who are the third seed from District One, headed up the Northeast Extension to Memorial Stadium in Scranton and bested Distict Two champ Abington Heights 1-0.

The Class AAA quarterfinal round is Satuday with CB West facing District One sixth seed Conestoga, which upset District One champ Council Rock South 1-0. Pennridge takes on PCL and District 12 champ Archbishop Wood, as the Vikings topped District One fourth seed West Chester East 2-1.