Tyler Wright recorded a hat trick and Shea Golden added a goal as Pottsville defeated Williams Valley 5-0 in a non-league boys’ soccer match Saturday at Alumni Field.
Fernando Rivera had two assists and goalkeeper Kyle Brennan stopped all 10 shots he faced to complete the shutout for Pottsville, which improved to 4-0.
Wms. Valley (1-2) 0 0 — 0 Pottsville (4-0) 4 1 — 5
P —Joyce (Rivera), 8:03
P —Golden (unassisted), 19:57
P —Wright (unassisted), 20:35
P —Wright (Rivera), 29:00
P —Wright (Ebling), 62:43
Shots on goal: Williams Valley 17, Pottsville 21. Corner kicks: Williams Valley 2, Pottsville 4. Saves: Williams Valley (Pesta) 6, Pottsville (Brennan) 10.
JV Score: Pottsville 2-0
Schuylkill Haven 2
Jim Thorpe 1
JIM THORPE — Tyler Yeakel scored the game-winning goal on a free kick to give the Hurricanes a non-league win over the Olympians.
Adam Wessner added a goal for Schuylkill Haven, whose defense, led by Luis Taylor, Justin Gerber, Blake Handling and goalkeeper Brad Fryer, held the Olympians just one goal on six shots.
Cody Geiser scored the only goal for Jim Thorpe.
Sch. Haven (2-2) 1 1 — 2 Jim Thorpe (2-1) 1 0 — 1
SH —Wessner (unassisted), 25:57
JT —Geiser (unassisted), 28:01
SH —Yeakel (free kick), 69:30
Shots on goal: Schuylkill Haven 9, Jim Thorpe 5. Corner kicks: Schuylkill Haven 6, Jim Thorpe 5. Saves: Schuylkill Haven (Fryer) 4, Jim Thorpe (Rodriguez) 7.
JV Score: Schuylkill Haven 3-1
Tri-Valley 3
North Schuylkill 2
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Ben Hinkel scored two goals and recorded an assist as Tri-Valley edged North Schuylkill in non-league action.
Cory Sanko had a goal and an assist for the Spartans.
Tri-Valley (2-2) 1 2 — 3 North Sch. (0-3) 1 1 — 2
NS —Reinoehl (Grigas, Sanko), 0:21
TV —Hinkel (Smeltz), 11:18
TV —Hinkel (Yearsley), 46:02
TV —E. Schatz (Hinkel), 60:59
NS —Sanko (Caputo), 26:29
Shots on goal: Tri-Valley 27, North Schuylkill 9. Corner kicks: Tri-Valley 5, North Schuylkill 5. Saves: Tri-Valley (Wise) 7, North Schuylkill (Swaldi) 23.
Tamaqua 3
Palmerton 2
TAMAQUA — Tyler Hollanbach scored the game-winning goal to give Tamaqua a come-from-behind victory over Palmerton in non-league action.
Josh Delp and Ben Miller also scored goals for the Blue Raiders.
Palmerton 2 0 — 2 Tamaqua (3-1) 1 2 — 3
P —Tangero (unassisted), 1st half
P —Santos (unassisted), 1st half
T —Delp (unassisted), 1st half
T —Miller (unassisted), 2nd half
T —Hollanbach (unassisted), 2nd half
Saves: Palmerton (Roselli) 7, Tamaqua (Banavage) 3.
Blue Mountain falls
in suspended tourney
ELVERSON — Blue Mountain was shut out 2-0 by host Twin Valley in the opening semifinal of the Raider Classic before the remainder of the event was rained out.
No date to resume the tournament was announced.
Blue Mountain matched Twin Valley in shots on goal, but the Raiders scored once in each half to win.
Blue Mountain (2-2) 0 0 — 0 Twin Valley (2-0) 1 1 — 2
TV —Wallace, 0:45
TV —Vought, 50:40
Shots on goal: Blue Mountain 4, Twin Valley 4. Corner kicks: Blue Mountain 1, Twin Valley 2. Saves: Blue Mountain (Albertini 2, Reppy 0) 2, Twin Valley (Smith) 3.
Hawks finish 2nd
at Seitzinger Tourney
HAMBURG — Trent Moyer had a goal and an assist to lead Muhlenberg to a 3-0 shutout of Hamburg during the championship game of the Taylor N. Seitzinger Memorial Tournament on Hawk Hill.
Jacob Dipillo and Allen Lau added goals for the Spartans, who scored all three of their goals in the first half.
The Hawks reached the championship game with a 1-0 overtime win over Eastern York in the semifinals.
Marcel Grandau scored the game-winner with 4:16 left in overtime to give Hamburg the win. Bailey Berger had five saves for the Hawks.
Wyomissing beat Muhlenberg 1-0 in the other semifinal. Muhlenberg then blanked Eastern York 4-0 in the consolation game.
Semifinal
Eastern York 0 0 0 — 0 Hamburg (2-1) 0 0 1 — 1
Ham — Grandau (unassissted), 1 OT
Shots on goal: Eastern York 5, Hamburg 8. Corner kicks: Eastern York 4, Hamburg 1. Saves: Eastern York (LeCatze) 7, Hamburg (Berger) 5.
Championship
Wyomissing (5-0-1) 3 0 — 3 Hamburg (2-2) 0 0 — 0
Wyo — Moyer (Davis), 1st half
Wyo — Dipillo (Moyer), 1st half
Wyo — Lau (unasisted), 1st half
Shots on goal: Wyomissing 5, Hamburg 2. Corner kicks: Wyomissing 3, Hamburg 1. Saves: Wymossing (Fautley) 2, Hamburg (Berger) 2.
Schuylkill Valley 3
Pine Grove 0
LEESPORT — The Cardinals gave up three first-half goals before the non-league game was suspended due to inclement weather at halftime.
A date to make up the rest of the game has not yet been determined.
Pine Grove (1-3) 0 — 0 Schuylkill Valley 3 — 3
SV —Melvin (Stichter), 21:09
SV —Lisa (unassisted), 25:16
SV —McDermit (Raudenbaugh), 30:00
Shots on goal: Pine Grove 4, Schuylkill Valley 8. Corner kicks: Pine Grove 0, Schuylkill Valley 1. Saves: Pine Grove (Soper) 5, Schuylkill Valley (Kooce) 2.
JV Score: Tied 0-0
Juniata 1
Upper Dauphin 0
ELIZABETHVILLE — Tyler Johns stopped 11 of the 12 shots against him, but Upper Dauphin lost to Juniata in a Tri-Valley League contest.
Brand Brackbill scored the only goal for the Indians, who outshot the Trojans 11-1.
Juniata (0-0) 0 1 — 1 U. Dauphin (2-3, 1-1) 0 0 — 0
J —Brackbill (unassisted), 45:09
Shots on goal: Juniata 12, Upper Dauphin 1. Corner kicks: Juniata 7, Upper Dauphin 0. Saves: Juniata (Coldren) 1, Upper Dauphin (Johns) 11.
Bangor 2
Lehighton 1
BANGOR — Zach Christoff scored Lehighton’s only goal as the Indians fell to Bangor in a non-league game.
Lehighton (2-2) 1 0 — 1 Bangor 1 1 — 2
L —Christoff (unassisted), 1st half
B —Stenlake (Ferguson), 1st half
B —Nelson (Chidsey), 2nd half
Shots on goal: Lehighton 7, Bangor 8. Saves: Lehighton (Lawler) 6, Bangor (Mazzella) 6.