JIM THORPE — Pine Grove is looking for more offensive punch this season.
The Cardinals certainly found some Wednesday from freshman Rachel Edge.
Edge had a hat trick, while Mackenzie Lesh added two goals during Pine Grove’s 7-0 shutout of Jim Thorpe in a Schuylkill League Division I girls’ soccer contest.
Emily Weaver and Tiana Dillon each added goals for the Cardinals, who outshot the Olympians 22-3.
Pine Grove (3-0, 1-0) 3 4 — 7 Jim Thorpe (0-2, 0-1) 0 0 — 0
PG —Edge, 8:00
PG —Lesh, 22:10
PG —Edge, 34:36
PG —Lesh, 49:47
PG —Edge, 56:59
PG —Weaver, 67:59
PG —Dillon, 69:02
Shots on goal: Pine Grove 22, Jim Thorpe 3. Saves: Pine Grove (Kaufman) 3, Jim Thorpe (Smith) 15.
JV Score: Jim Thorpe 3-0
Minersville 8
Col-Mon Vo-Tech 0
MINERSVILLE — Lindsey Snyder scored a hat trick during a two-minute span of the second half as the Miners blitzed the Rams in a Division II contest.
Rachel Sterner and Dominika Rutecki each had a goal and an assist for Minersville, which outshot CMVT 34-0.
CMVT (1-2, 0-1) 0 0 — 0 Minersville (1-0, 1-0) 4 4 — 8
M —Sterner (Rutecki), 1:38
M —Purcell (unassisted), 23:00
M —Berdanier (Sterner), 27:00
M —Rutecki (unassisted), 38:00
M —Snyder (unassisted), 46:00
M —Snyder (Cullen), 47:00
M —Snyder (unassisted), 48:00
M —Smulley (unassisted), 70:00
Shots on goal: CMVT 0, Minersville 34. Corner kicks: CMVT 1, Minersville 5. Saves: CMVT (Burgess) 22, Minersville (Wigoda) 0.
JV Score: No game
Schuylkill Haven 5
Tri-Valley 1
HEGINS — Rileigh Evitts recorded a hat trick to lead the Hurricanes to a Division II victory over the Bulldogs at Bulldog Stadium.
Kelsey Sisko and Keegan White each added a goal for Schuylkill Haven, with White recording three assists.
Taylor Header scored the Bulldogs only goal of the game during the first half.
Sch. Haven (2-1, 1-0) 4 1 — 5 Tri-Valley (0-1, 0-1) 1 0 — 1
SH —Evitts (White), 7th minute
SH —Sisko (unassisted), 8th minute
TV —T. Header (unassisted), 27th minute
SH —White (Evitts), 32nd minute
SH —Evitts (White), 33rd minute
SH —Evitts (White), 46th minute
Shots on goal: Schuylkill Haven 13, Tri-Valley 6. Corner kicks: Schuylkill Haven 5, Tri-Valley 1. Saves: Schuylkill Haven (Tucci 7, Leymeister 1) 8, Tri-Valley (Boyer) 9.
JV Score: Tie 1-1
Williams Valley 7
Nativity 0
Rayanne Hawk and Emily Wessner each had a hat trick and an assist as the Vikings shutout the Green Wave in a Division II contest atop Lawton’s Hill.
Caitlyn Pinchorski also scored a goal for Williams Valley, which held a 25-5 advantage in shots on goal.
Wms. Valley (2-1, 1-0) 5 2 — 7 Nativity (0-1, 0-1) 0 0 — 0
WV —Hawk (Wessner), 8:28
WV —Wessner (Hawk), 11:48
WV —Wessner (unassisted), 16:41
WV —Hawk (unassisted), 17:09
WV —Pinchorski (Nestor), 34:20
WV —Hawk (unassisted), 45:07
WV —Wessner (Keim), 72:01
Shots on goal: Williams Valley 25, Nativity 5. Corner kicks: Williams Valley 3, Nativity 1. Saves: Williams Valley (A. Schadle) 5, Nativity (Souchak) 18.
JV Score: Williams Valley 4-2
Pottsville 12
North Schuylkill 0
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Gabrielle Evans scored four times and added an assist to lead the Crimson Tide to a rout of the Spartans at Spartan Stadium.
Gabrielle Vetrano added two goals for Pottsville, while Maci Roos, Morgan Degrassi, Hanna Evans, Megan Degrassi, Sarah Lombel and Catie Coyle added a goal for Pottsville.
The Crimson Tide outshot North Schuylkill 29-4.
Pottsville (2-1, 1-1) 6 6 — 12 North Sch. (0-2, 0-1) 0 0 — 0
P —Roos (unassisted), 1st half
P —G. Evans (Lombel), 1st half
P —Mo. Degrassi (G. Evans), 1st half
P —Vetrano (H. Evans), 1st half
P —H. Evans (Me. Degrassi), 1st half
P —G. Evans (Roos), 1st half
P —G. Evans (Lombel), 2nd half
P —G. Evans (unassisted), 2nd half
P —Me. Degrassi (Przywara), 2nd half
P —Lombel (unassisted), 2nd half
P —Coyle (unassisted), 2nd half
P —Vetrano (unassisted), 2nd half
Shots on goal: Pottsville 29, North Schuylkill 4. Corner kicks: Pottsville 8, North Schuylkill 2. Saves: Pottsville (Kondrack 2, Smith 0) 2, North Schuylkill (Burns) 22.
JV Score: Pottsville 7-0
Lourdes 9, Weatherly 1
WEATHERLY — The Red Raiders got a hat trick from Krissy Komara and two more goals from Bailey Trell in a Division II rout of the Wreckers.
Ciana Gomez posted the lone goal for Weatherly.
Brittany Lahr got the win in goal for Lourdes, while Shannon Frye had 15 saves for Weatherly.
Kutztown 3
Tamaqua 1
TAMAQUA — Lynn Kistler scored the Raiders’ only goal during a non-league loss to the Cougars at the Tamaqua Soccer Complex.
Carly Sassaman recorded 13 saves for Tamaqua.
Kutztown (3-0) 2 1 — 3 Tamaqua (0-2) 1 0 — 1
K —Donat (unassisted), 1st half
T —Kistler (Wagner), 1st half
K —Parks (unassisted), 1st half
K —Woodard (unassisted), 2nd half
Shots on goal: Kutztown 20, Tamaqua 9. Corner kicks: Kutztown 1, Tamaqua 0. Saves: Kutztown (Woodland) 8, Tamaqua (Sassman) 13.
JV Score: Kutztown 2-1
Hamburg 3
Brandywine Heights 3
TOPTON — Nia Primus scored two goals and Veronica Crespo added another as the Hawks played a non-league draw with the Bullets.
Hamburg (0-1-1) 3 0 0 0 — 3 Brandy. Hts. (0-2-1) 2 1 0 0 — 3
BH —Turbett (unassisted), 1st half
H —Crespo (unassisted), 1st half
BH —Lasko (Turbett), 1st half
H —Primus (Bonefant), 1st half
H —Primus (Bonefant), 1st half
BH —Gralinski (unassisted), 2nd half
Shots on goal: Hamburg 6, Brandywine Heights 3. Corner kicks: Hamburg 2, Brandywine Heights 2. Saves: Hamburg (Boyer) 0, Brandywine Heights (Winegardner) 4.