Local Roundup: Results from Oct. 8
The Pleasant Valley boys and girls soccer teams and volleyball squad all earned victories on Wednesday.
GIRLS SOCCER
Stroudsburg-Pleasant Vy.
Pleasant Valley celebrated Senior Night in style, erupting for four second-half goals to top Stroudsburg in an exciting Mountain Division matchup.
After a scoreless first half that saw both teams trade quality chances, the Bears’ offense came alive following the break. Marta Perry opened the scoring off a perfectly placed through ball from Peyton Foder. Moments later, Keegan Merklin extended the lead with a left-footed finish after a strong run down the left flank on a setup from Payton Shillady.
Stroudsburg responded when Leah McWilliams converted a penalty kick to cut the deficit to 2-1, but Pleasant Valley quickly took control again. Perry netted her second of the match on a breakaway assisted by Merklin, before Merklin found Foder for the final goal to cap the offensive outburst.
Pleasant Valley’s defense held strong behind the efforts of Rylee Rath, Bailey Clifford, Hayley Ott and Jovie Hanson, with goalkeeper Sadie Rizzo making several key saves to preserve the win. The Bears held a 16-18 shot disadvantage, but were efficient in their finishing and composure late.
The victory completed Pleasant Valley’s sweep of Pocono-area (Mountain Division) opponents for the season, and served as a fitting sendoff for seniors Rath, Foder, Rizzo, Ella Collins, Alissa Kolesar, Josie Fetterman and Amarah Matthews.
Pleasant Valley 4, Stroudsburg 1
Pleasant Valley 0 4 — 4
Stroudsburg 0 1 — 1
Goals: PV — Marta Perry 2, Keegan Merklin 1, Peyton Foder 1; Stroudsburg — Leah McWilliams (PK); Assists: PV — Keegan Merklin 2, Peyton Foder 1, Payton Shillady 1; Shots: PV 16, Stroudsburg 18; Corners: PV 0, Stroudsburg 3; Saves: PV — Sadie Rizzo 8; Stroudsburg — 6.
Records: Pleasant Valley (9-10); Stroudsburg (6-11)
Weatherly-Sch. Haven
Schuylkill Haven blanked Weatherly 8-0 in Schuylkill League play.
Kayla Kennelly recorded 24 saves for the Wreckers.
Schuylkill Haven 8, Weatherly 0
Weatherly 0 0 – 0
Schuylkill Haven 5 3 – 8
Saves: Weatherly – Kayla Kennelly 24.
Records: Weatherly (3-13); Schuylkill Haven (11-4-1).
Jim Thorpe-S. Lehigh
Southern Lehigh staked itself to a 4-0 first-half lead, and the Spartans rolled to a 7-1 victory.
Ciara Lees scored the lone goal, and Isabella Roman made eight saves for Jim Thorpe, which ended its season winless at 0-18.
Southern Lehigh 7, Jim Thorpe 1
Southern Lehigh 4 3 – 7
Jim Thorpe 0 1 – 1
Goals: Jim Thorpe – Ciara Lees 1; Southern Lehigh – Maeve Cassaday 2, Abigail Bealer 1, Farrah Smith 1, Kiley Albright 1, Avantika Cooke 1, Leah Rutkauskas 1; Saves: Jim Thorpe – Isabella Roman 8; Southern Lehigh – Molly Pavis 1.
Records: Jim Thorpe (0-18); Southern Lehigh (12-5).
Tamaqua-Sch. Haven
Taylor Haag tallied a hat trick to help Schuylkill Haven storm past Tamaqua 5-0.
Ceanna Gormley finished with 30 saves for the Blue Raiders.
Schuylkill Haven 5, Tamaqua 0
Tamaqua 0 0 – 0
Schuylkill Haven 3 2 – 5
Goals: Schuylkill Haven – Taylor Haag 3, Audrey Hutchinson 1, Ava Terefencko 1; Saves: Tamaqua – Ceanna Gormley 30; Schuylkill Haven – Allyson Becker 1; Shots: Tamaqua 1; Schuylkill Haven 40.
Records: Tamaqua (7-10); Schuylkill Haven (12-4-1).
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Pleasant Vy.-Stroudsburg
Pleasant Valley closed out its regular season with a sweep of Stroudsburg.
Kira Hnat totaled 29 assists and 12 digs, while Rylee Ruggiero finished with 15 kills for the Bears.
Pleasant Valley 3, Stroudsburg 0
Stroudsburg 10 17 23
Pleasant Valley 25 25 25
Stat leaders: Pleasant Valley – Kira Hnat 29 assists, 12 digs, one ace; Rylee Ruggiero 15 kills, four blocks, four digs, one assist; Mya Williams 12 digs, three aces, one kill; Lila Borger 10 digs, two kills, two aces; Molly Bergstresser seven digs; Emmerson DeLuna seven digs, one ace; Emma Weber five kills, three blocks, one dig, one assist; Sasha Slozina four kills, two digs, one assist; Emma Rothrock one dig.
Records: Pleasant Valley (11-5); Stroudsburg (6-13).
BOYS SOCCER
Pleasant Vy.-Stroudsburg
Adam Sopanski netted a hat trick to pace Pleasant Valley to a 5-1 victory over Stroudsburg.
Cole Clark made five saves and Nick Springer added two for the Bears.
Pleasant Valley 5, Stroudsburg 1
Pleasant Valley 2 3 – 5
Stroudsburg 0 1 – 1
Goals: Pleasant Valley – Adam Sopanski 3, David Chamera 1, Max Moscicki 1; Stroudsburg – Gabe Ferguson 1; Saves: Pleasant Valley – Cole Clark 5, Nick Springer 2; Stroudsburg – Don Decusatis 7.
Records: Pleasant Valley (12-5-1); Stroudsburg (6-10-2)
Blue Mtn.-Marian
Twelve different players scored as Blue Mountain rolled to a 17-0 Schuylkill League win over Marian.
Donnie Moyer had four goals for the Eagles, while Luke Grasso added three.
Isa Gjoca stopped 30 shots for the Colts.
Blue Mountain 17, Marian 0
Blue Mtn. 8 9 - 17
Marian 0 0 - 0
Goals: Blue Mountain - Donnie Moyer 4, Luke Grasso 3, Robert Bowitz 1, Vince DiSante 1, Andrew Waschko 1, Hayden Freed 1, Brayden Lightcap 1, Blake Batory 1, Troy Mady 1, Aiden Varney 1, George Dronick 1, Dylan Knittle 1; Saves: Blue Mountain - Caden Wargo 2; Marian - Isa Gjoca 30.
Records: Blue Mountain (15-3); Marian (2-15)
CROSS COUNTRY
Tri-Valley-Weatherly at Mahanoy
Weatherly’s Alex Best placed first in Schuylkill League action at Mahanoy Area.
Best won the boys race, placing first in 19:42. The Wreckers also had Raymond Montz (21:41) and Khrystian Rivera (21:44) earn top-10 finishes, as the pair placed sixth and seventh, respectively.
Mahanoy’s Felicia Bro won the girls race, placing first in 22:52.