BOYS' SOCCER By HAROLD ZEIGLER New Era Sports Writer HERSHEY Oneround into the state soccer playoffs, two things have become obvious:Manheim Township isn't going to duplicate last season's long playoffrun. But Pequea Valley might. Township was surprisingly eliminatedfrom Triple-A competition when it was stopped by West ChesterHenderson 2-1 in the nightcap of a doubleheader Tuesday night inHersheypark Stadium. Pequea Valley, however, confirmed that theDistrict 3 Double-A championship it won Saturday was no fluke byblanking Manheim Central 2-0 in its first-round state game. "We'lljust keep playing until someone comes along and beats us,'' said PVcoach Robbie Moore, whose team, which finished second in Section 3 ofthe Lancaster-Lebanon League, is just three wins from a state title.Pequea Valley (18-5-2) will play District 11 champ Southern Lehigh inthe state quarterfinals Saturday at a time and site to be determined.Moore couldn't confirm or deny the notion that it was PV's first winin the state soccer playoffs. "I really don't know,'' he said, "but(if it's not) I think it's our first win in a looooooong time. "Andwe'll take it.'' Manheim Township reached the Triple-A statesemifinals last season, the longest run of any soccer team inLancaster County history. But the Streaks fell two goals behind WestChester Henderson in the game's first 15 minutes and never recovered.The loss ended the season for the District 3 Triple-A co-champs. "Wewent through a bit of a lull here at the end where we weren't playingto our strengths sometimes,'' said Township coach Dave Ammon. "Welooked tired in spots. We just didn't have the energy we had. "Wedidn't play our best the last three games maybe, but before tonightit worked out for us.'' West Chester Henderson reached the statechampionship game the last three seasons. But the Warriors lost theirlast two games, in the District 1 semifinals and consolations, andthey didn't appear to be as potent this season as they had in thepast. "We knew we were playing a quality team, a quality program,''said Ammon. "(But) I thought it'd be an even game coming in.'' It waseven for less than 12 minutes, and then Chris Hazley blasted a rocketfrom 25 yards out just inside the post to the left of Townshipgoalkeeper David Flynn. It was West Chester's first shot. Two minuteslater, Mark Fetrow took a long shot that Flynn tipped to thecrossbar. But it bounced to Anthony Bafile, who scored on therebound. They were West Chester's second and third shots. "(That) putus on our heels, changed the way we had to play,'' said Ammon.Township got one goal back with 6:29 left in the first half whenDavey Miller headed home Nick Zacharias' corner kick. The Streakscarried much of the play in the second half and finished with a 13-10 shots advantage for the game. Todd Parke and Jared Harris, with1:20 left, had good chances, but Township could never get theequalizer. The Streaks ended their season with a 19-3-2 record."There's a lot of parity across the state. There is no Upper SaintClair this year,'' said Ammon, referring to last year's champ."Everyone had a chance, and I thought we had as good a chance asanyone else. "(But) we're going home.'' Pequea Valley isn't. TheBraves got goals from Tim Skiles in the first half and Joe Horvath inthe second half to subdue Manheim Central (14-8-1). Horvath assistedon Skiles' goal, and Trey Good assisted on Horvath's. "We felt thatour forwards were stronger than their defense,'' said Moore. "TimSkiles and Joe got in behind people and showed composure. That'sawesome when your forwards get in there and do the job right. "Wescored two very good goals, but other than that I thought westruggled. I don't think we played particularly well.'' Still, PVheld a 13-8 advantage in shots. "The only way you accomplish greatthings is if you put your heart and soul into something,'' saidCentral coach Matt Schwartz. "And when you do and you come up short,it hurts. "That's where (my) guys are right now. They gave everyounce of energy into that game, and it wasn't good enough.''
PV prevails; Streaks fall in 1st roundBOYS' SOCCER By HAROLD ZEIGLER New Era Sports Writer HERSHEY Oneround into the state soccer playoffs, two things have become obvious:Manheim Township isn't going to duplicate last season's long playoffrun. But Pequea Valley might. Township was surprisingly eliminatedfrom Triple-A competition when it was stopped by West ChesterHenderson 2-1 in the nightcap of a doubleheader Tuesday night inHersheypark Stadium. Pequea Valley, however, confirmed that theDistrict 3 Double-A championship it won Saturday was no fluke byblanking Manheim Central 2-0 in its first-round state game. "We'lljust keep playing until someone comes along and beats us,'' said PVcoach Robbie Moore, whose team, which finished second in Section 3 ofthe Lancaster-Lebanon League, is just three wins from a state title.Pequea Valley (18-5-2) will play District 11 champ Southern Lehigh inthe state quarterfinals Saturday at a time and site to be determined.Moore couldn't confirm or deny the notion that it was PV's first winin the state soccer playoffs. "I really don't know,'' he said, "but(if it's not) I think it's our first win in a looooooong time. "Andwe'll take it.'' Manheim Township reached the Triple-A statesemifinals last season, the longest run of any soccer team inLancaster County history. But the Streaks fell two goals behind WestChester Henderson in the game's first 15 minutes and never recovered.The loss ended the season for the District 3 Triple-A co-champs. "Wewent through a bit of a lull here at the end where we weren't playingto our strengths sometimes,'' said Township coach Dave Ammon. "Welooked tired in spots. We just didn't have the energy we had. "Wedidn't play our best the last three games maybe, but before tonightit worked out for us.'' West Chester Henderson reached the statechampionship game the last three seasons. But the Warriors lost theirlast two games, in the District 1 semifinals and consolations, andthey didn't appear to be as potent this season as they had in thepast. "We knew we were playing a quality team, a quality program,''said Ammon. "(But) I thought it'd be an even game coming in.'' It waseven for less than 12 minutes, and then Chris Hazley blasted a rocketfrom 25 yards out just inside the post to the left of Townshipgoalkeeper David Flynn. It was West Chester's first shot. Two minuteslater, Mark Fetrow took a long shot that Flynn tipped to thecrossbar. But it bounced to Anthony Bafile, who scored on therebound. They were West Chester's second and third shots. "(That) putus on our heels, changed the way we had to play,'' said Ammon.Township got one goal back with 6:29 left in the first half whenDavey Miller headed home Nick Zacharias' corner kick. The Streakscarried much of the play in the second half and finished with a 13-10 shots advantage for the game. Todd Parke and Jared Harris, with1:20 left, had good chances, but Township could never get theequalizer. The Streaks ended their season with a 19-3-2 record."There's a lot of parity across the state. There is no Upper SaintClair this year,'' said Ammon, referring to last year's champ."Everyone had a chance, and I thought we had as good a chance asanyone else. "(But) we're going home.'' Pequea Valley isn't. TheBraves got goals from Tim Skiles in the first half and Joe Horvath inthe second half to subdue Manheim Central (14-8-1). Horvath assistedon Skiles' goal, and Trey Good assisted on Horvath's. "We felt thatour forwards were stronger than their defense,'' said Moore. "TimSkiles and Joe got in behind people and showed composure. That'sawesome when your forwards get in there and do the job right. "Wescored two very good goals, but other than that I thought westruggled. I don't think we played particularly well.'' Still, PVheld a 13-8 advantage in shots. "The only way you accomplish greatthings is if you put your heart and soul into something,'' saidCentral coach Matt Schwartz. "And when you do and you come up short,it hurts. "That's where (my) guys are right now. They gave everyounce of energy into that game, and it wasn't good enough.''
PV prevails; Streaks fall in 1st roundBOYS' SOCCER By HAROLD ZEIGLER New Era Sports Writer HERSHEY Oneround into the state soccer playoffs, two things have become obvious:Manheim Township isn't going to duplicate last season's long playoffrun. But Pequea Valley might. Township was surprisingly eliminatedfrom Triple-A competition when it was stopped by West ChesterHenderson 2-1 in the nightcap of a doubleheader Tuesday night inHersheypark Stadium. Pequea Valley, however, confirmed that theDistrict 3 Double-A championship it won Saturday was no fluke byblanking Manheim Central 2-0 in its first-round state game. "We'lljust keep playing until someone comes along and beats us,'' said PVcoach Robbie Moore, whose team, which finished second in Section 3 ofthe Lancaster-Lebanon League, is just three wins from a state title.Pequea Valley (18-5-2) will play District 11 champ Southern Lehigh inthe state quarterfinals Saturday at a time and site to be determined.Moore couldn't confirm or deny the notion that it was PV's first winin the state soccer playoffs. "I really don't know,'' he said, "but(if it's not) I think it's our first win in a looooooong time. "Andwe'll take it.'' Manheim Township reached the Triple-A statesemifinals last season, the longest run of any soccer team inLancaster County history. But the Streaks fell two goals behind WestChester Henderson in the game's first 15 minutes and never recovered.The loss ended the season for the District 3 Triple-A co-champs. "Wewent through a bit of a lull here at the end where we weren't playingto our strengths sometimes,'' said Township coach Dave Ammon. "Welooked tired in spots. We just didn't have the energy we had. "Wedidn't play our best the last three games maybe, but before tonightit worked out for us.'' West Chester Henderson reached the statechampionship game the last three seasons. But the Warriors lost theirlast two games, in the District 1 semifinals and consolations, andthey didn't appear to be as potent this season as they had in thepast. "We knew we were playing a quality team, a quality program,''said Ammon. "(But) I thought it'd be an even game coming in.'' It waseven for less than 12 minutes, and then Chris Hazley blasted a rocketfrom 25 yards out just inside the post to the left of Townshipgoalkeeper David Flynn. It was West Chester's first shot. Two minuteslater, Mark Fetrow took a long shot that Flynn tipped to thecrossbar. But it bounced to Anthony Bafile, who scored on therebound. They were West Chester's second and third shots. "(That) putus on our heels, changed the way we had to play,'' said Ammon.Township got one goal back with 6:29 left in the first half whenDavey Miller headed home Nick Zacharias' corner kick. The Streakscarried much of the play in the second half and finished with a 13-10 shots advantage for the game. Todd Parke and Jared Harris, with1:20 left, had good chances, but Township could never get theequalizer. The Streaks ended their season with a 19-3-2 record."There's a lot of parity across the state. There is no Upper SaintClair this year,'' said Ammon, referring to last year's champ."Everyone had a chance, and I thought we had as good a chance asanyone else. "(But) we're going home.'' Pequea Valley isn't. TheBraves got goals from Tim Skiles in the first half and Joe Horvath inthe second half to subdue Manheim Central (14-8-1). Horvath assistedon Skiles' goal, and Trey Good assisted on Horvath's. "We felt thatour forwards were stronger than their defense,'' said Moore. "TimSkiles and Joe got in behind people and showed composure. That'sawesome when your forwards get in there and do the job right. "Wescored two very good goals, but other than that I thought westruggled. I don't think we played particularly well.'' Still, PVheld a 13-8 advantage in shots. "The only way you accomplish greatthings is if you put your heart and soul into something,'' saidCentral coach Matt Schwartz. "And when you do and you come up short,it hurts. "That's where (my) guys are right now. They gave everyounce of energy into that game, and it wasn't good enough.''
PV prevails; Streaks fall in 1st roundBOYS' SOCCER By HAROLD ZEIGLER New Era Sports Writer HERSHEY Oneround into the state soccer playoffs, two things have become obvious:Manheim Township isn't going to duplicate last season's long playoffrun. But Pequea Valley might. Township was surprisingly eliminatedfrom Triple-A competition when it was stopped by West ChesterHenderson 2-1 in the nightcap of a doubleheader Tuesday night inHersheypark Stadium. Pequea Valley, however, confirmed that theDistrict 3 Double-A championship it won Saturday was no fluke byblanking Manheim Central 2-0 in its first-round state game. "We'lljust keep playing until someone comes along and beats us,'' said PVcoach Robbie Moore, whose team, which finished second in Section 3 ofthe Lancaster-Lebanon League, is just three wins from a state title.Pequea Valley (18-5-2) will play District 11 champ Southern Lehigh inthe state quarterfinals Saturday at a time and site to be determined.Moore couldn't confirm or deny the notion that it was PV's first winin the state soccer playoffs. "I really don't know,'' he said, "but(if it's not) I think it's our first win in a looooooong time. "Andwe'll take it.'' Manheim Township reached the Triple-A statesemifinals last season, the longest run of any soccer team inLancaster County history. But the Streaks fell two goals behind WestChester Henderson in the game's first 15 minutes and never recovered.The loss ended the season for the District 3 Triple-A co-champs. "Wewent through a bit of a lull here at the end where we weren't playingto our strengths sometimes,'' said Township coach Dave Ammon. "Welooked tired in spots. We just didn't have the energy we had. "Wedidn't play our best the last three games maybe, but before tonightit worked out for us.'' West Chester Henderson reached the statechampionship game the last three seasons. But the Warriors lost theirlast two games, in the District 1 semifinals and consolations, andthey didn't appear to be as potent this season as they had in thepast. "We knew we were playing a quality team, a quality program,''said Ammon. "(But) I thought it'd be an even game coming in.'' It waseven for less than 12 minutes, and then Chris Hazley blasted a rocketfrom 25 yards out just inside the post to the left of Townshipgoalkeeper David Flynn. It was West Chester's first shot. Two minuteslater, Mark Fetrow took a long shot that Flynn tipped to thecrossbar. But it bounced to Anthony Bafile, who scored on therebound. They were West Chester's second and third shots. "(That) putus on our heels, changed the way we had to play,'' said Ammon.Township got one goal back with 6:29 left in the first half whenDavey Miller headed home Nick Zacharias' corner kick. The Streakscarried much of the play in the second half and finished with a 13-10 shots advantage for the game. Todd Parke and Jared Harris, with1:20 left, had good chances, but Township could never get theequalizer. The Streaks ended their season with a 19-3-2 record."There's a lot of parity across the state. There is no Upper SaintClair this year,'' said Ammon, referring to last year's champ."Everyone had a chance, and I thought we had as good a chance asanyone else. "(But) we're going home.'' Pequea Valley isn't. TheBraves got goals from Tim Skiles in the first half and Joe Horvath inthe second half to subdue Manheim Central (14-8-1). Horvath assistedon Skiles' goal, and Trey Good assisted on Horvath's. "We felt thatour forwards were stronger than their defense,'' said Moore. "TimSkiles and Joe got in behind people and showed composure. That'sawesome when your forwards get in there and do the job right. "Wescored two very good goals, but other than that I thought westruggled. I don't think we played particularly well.'' Still, PVheld a 13-8 advantage in shots. "The only way you accomplish greatthings is if you put your heart and soul into something,'' saidCentral coach Matt Schwartz. "And when you do and you come up short,it hurts. "That's where (my) guys are right now. They gave everyounce of energy into that game, and it wasn't good enough.''
PV prevails; Streaks fall in 1st roundBOYS' SOCCER By HAROLD ZEIGLER New Era Sports Writer HERSHEY Oneround into the state soccer playoffs, two things have become obvious:Manheim Township isn't going to duplicate last season's long playoffrun. But Pequea Valley might. Township was surprisingly eliminatedfrom Triple-A competition when it was stopped by West ChesterHenderson 2-1 in the nightcap of a doubleheader Tuesday night inHersheypark Stadium. Pequea Valley, however, confirmed that theDistrict 3 Double-A championship it won Saturday was no fluke byblanking Manheim Central 2-0 in its first-round state game. "We'lljust keep playing until someone comes along and beats us,'' said PVcoach Robbie Moore, whose team, which finished second in Section 3 ofthe Lancaster-Lebanon League, is just three wins from a state title.Pequea Valley (18-5-2) will play District 11 champ Southern Lehigh inthe state quarterfinals Saturday at a time and site to be determined.Moore couldn't confirm or deny the notion that it was PV's first winin the state soccer playoffs. "I really don't know,'' he said, "but(if it's not) I think it's our first win in a looooooong time. "Andwe'll take it.'' Manheim Township reached the Triple-A statesemifinals last season, the longest run of any soccer team inLancaster County history. But the Streaks fell two goals behind WestChester Henderson in the game's first 15 minutes and never recovered.The loss ended the season for the District 3 Triple-A co-champs. "Wewent through a bit of a lull here at the end where we weren't playingto our strengths sometimes,'' said Township coach Dave Ammon. "Welooked tired in spots. We just didn't have the energy we had. "Wedidn't play our best the last three games maybe, but before tonightit worked out for us.'' West Chester Henderson reached the statechampionship game the last three seasons. But the Warriors lost theirlast two games, in the District 1 semifinals and consolations, andthey didn't appear to be as potent this season as they had in thepast. "We knew we were playing a quality team, a quality program,''said Ammon. "(But) I thought it'd be an even game coming in.'' It waseven for less than 12 minutes, and then Chris Hazley blasted a rocketfrom 25 yards out just inside the post to the left of Townshipgoalkeeper David Flynn. It was West Chester's first shot. Two minuteslater, Mark Fetrow took a long shot that Flynn tipped to thecrossbar. But it bounced to Anthony Bafile, who scored on therebound. They were West Chester's second and third shots. "(That) putus on our heels, changed the way we had to play,'' said Ammon.Township got one goal back with 6:29 left in the first half whenDavey Miller headed home Nick Zacharias' corner kick. The Streakscarried much of the play in the second half and finished with a 13-10 shots advantage for the game. Todd Parke and Jared Harris, with1:20 left, had good chances, but Township could never get theequalizer. The Streaks ended their season with a 19-3-2 record."There's a lot of parity across the state. There is no Upper SaintClair this year,'' said Ammon, referring to last year's champ."Everyone had a chance, and I thought we had as good a chance asanyone else. "(But) we're going home.'' Pequea Valley isn't. TheBraves got goals from Tim Skiles in the first half and Joe Horvath inthe second half to subdue Manheim Central (14-8-1). Horvath assistedon Skiles' goal, and Trey Good assisted on Horvath's. "We felt thatour forwards were stronger than their defense,'' said Moore. "TimSkiles and Joe got in behind people and showed composure. That'sawesome when your forwards get in there and do the job right. "Wescored two very good goals, but other than that I thought westruggled. I don't think we played particularly well.'' Still, PVheld a 13-8 advantage in shots. "The only way you accomplish greatthings is if you put your heart and soul into something,'' saidCentral coach Matt Schwartz. "And when you do and you come up short,it hurts. "That's where (my) guys are right now. They gave everyounce of energy into that game, and it wasn't good enough.''
PV prevails; Streaks fall in 1st roundBOYS' SOCCER By HAROLD ZEIGLER New Era Sports Writer HERSHEY Oneround into the state soccer playoffs, two things have become obvious:Manheim Township isn't going to duplicate last season's long playoffrun. But Pequea Valley might. Township was surprisingly eliminatedfrom Triple-A competition when it was stopped by West ChesterHenderson 2-1 in the nightcap of a doubleheader Tuesday night inHersheypark Stadium. Pequea Valley, however, confirmed that theDistrict 3 Double-A championship it won Saturday was no fluke byblanking Manheim Central 2-0 in its first-round state game. "We'lljust keep playing until someone comes along and beats us,'' said PVcoach Robbie Moore, whose team, which finished second in Section 3 ofthe Lancaster-Lebanon League, is just three wins from a state title.Pequea Valley (18-5-2) will play District 11 champ Southern Lehigh inthe state quarterfinals Saturday at a time and site to be determined.Moore couldn't confirm or deny the notion that it was PV's first winin the state soccer playoffs. "I really don't know,'' he said, "but(if it's not) I think it's our first win in a looooooong time. "Andwe'll take it.'' Manheim Township reached the Triple-A statesemifinals last season, the longest run of any soccer team inLancaster County history. But the Streaks fell two goals behind WestChester Henderson in the game's first 15 minutes and never recovered.The loss ended the season for the District 3 Triple-A co-champs. "Wewent through a bit of a lull here at the end where we weren't playingto our strengths sometimes,'' said Township coach Dave Ammon. "Welooked tired in spots. We just didn't have the energy we had. "Wedidn't play our best the last three games maybe, but before tonightit worked out for us.'' West Chester Henderson reached the statechampionship game the last three seasons. But the Warriors lost theirlast two games, in the District 1 semifinals and consolations, andthey didn't appear to be as potent this season as they had in thepast. "We knew we were playing a quality team, a quality program,''said Ammon. "(But) I thought it'd be an even game coming in.'' It waseven for less than 12 minutes, and then Chris Hazley blasted a rocketfrom 25 yards out just inside the post to the left of Townshipgoalkeeper David Flynn. It was West Chester's first shot. Two minuteslater, Mark Fetrow took a long shot that Flynn tipped to thecrossbar. But it bounced to Anthony Bafile, who scored on therebound. They were West Chester's second and third shots. "(That) putus on our heels, changed the way we had to play,'' said Ammon.Township got one goal back with 6:29 left in the first half whenDavey Miller headed home Nick Zacharias' corner kick. The Streakscarried much of the play in the second half and finished with a 13-10 shots advantage for the game. Todd Parke and Jared Harris, with1:20 left, had good chances, but Township could never get theequalizer. The Streaks ended their season with a 19-3-2 record."There's a lot of parity across the state. There is no Upper SaintClair this year,'' said Ammon, referring to last year's champ."Everyone had a chance, and I thought we had as good a chance asanyone else. "(But) we're going home.'' Pequea Valley isn't. TheBraves got goals from Tim Skiles in the first half and Joe Horvath inthe second half to subdue Manheim Central (14-8-1). Horvath assistedon Skiles' goal, and Trey Good assisted on Horvath's. "We felt thatour forwards were stronger than their defense,'' said Moore. "TimSkiles and Joe got in behind people and showed composure. That'sawesome when your forwards get in there and do the job right. "Wescored two very good goals, but other than that I thought westruggled. I don't think we played particularly well.'' Still, PVheld a 13-8 advantage in shots. "The only way you accomplish greatthings is if you put your heart and soul into something,'' saidCentral coach Matt Schwartz. "And when you do and you come up short,it hurts. "That's where (my) guys are right now. They gave everyounce of energy into that game, and it wasn't good enough.''
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