PINE GROVE — Michael Elo wasted little time starting the Schuylkill League boys’ soccer season.
The Pine Grove forward scored 19 seconds into Wednesday’s Division I game against Tamaqua, helping the Cardinals to a 6-2 victory over the Blue Raiders.
Elo added another goal in the 24th minute with a rare assist going to Pine Grove goalkeeper Jason Soper.
Cameron Shollenberger had a goal and two assists for the Cardinals, while David Snedden added two goals and an assist.
Riley McHugh and Derian Stianche scored for Tamaqua in the Blue Raiders’ season opener.
Tamaqua (0-1, 0-1) 0 2 — 2
Pine Grove (3-0, 1-0) 4 2 — 6
PG — Elo (Shollenberger), 1’
PG — Shollenberger (Snedden), 6’
PG — Elo (Soper), 25’
PG — Snedden (Shollenberger), 34’
Tam — McHugh (unassisted), 55’
PG — Raudabaugh (unassisted), 59’
Tam — Stianche (Hollenbach), 74’
PG — Snedden (unassisted), 76’
Shots on goal: Tamaqua 10, Pine Grove 23. Corner kicks: Tamaqua 1, Pine Grove 2. Saves: Tamaqua (Banavage) 7, Pine Grove (Soper) 4.
JV: Pine Grove 5-0
Pottsville 9
North Schuylkill 1
Fernando Rivera and Colin Ebling scored twice for the Crimson Tide in their Division I rout of the Spartans at Alumni Field.
Rivera broke an early 1-1 tie with his goal in the ninth minute and Pottsville never looked back.
Maldeen Thomas added a goal and two assists for the Tide.
Rivera also had two assists on goals by Charles Botto and Ebling.
Corey Reinoehl had North Schuylkill’s lone goal.
North Sch. (0-2, 0-1) 1 0 — 1
Pottsville (2-1, 1-0) 5 4 — 9
Pot — Thomas (unassisted), 5’
NS — Reinoehl (unassisted), 8’
Pot — Rivera (Thomas), 9’
Pot — DiCello (Thomas), 10’
Pot — Rivera (unassisted), 30’
Pot — Botto (Rivera), 33’
Pot — Ebling (unassisted), 60’
Pot — Ebling (Rivera), 61’
Pot — Joyce (unassisted), 70’
Pot — Liptok (unassisted), 74’
Shots on goal: North Schuylkill 6, Pottsville 21. Corner kicks: North Schuylkill 1, Pottsville 8. Saves: North Schuylkill (Wolfe) 3, Pottsville (Serrian) 4.
JV: Pottsville 7-1
Girls’ soccer
Hamburg 2
Brandywine Hts. 1
HAMBURG — Michaela Sturn set up Chyanne Lesher for a 74th-minute winner in the Hawks’ non-league victory over the Bullets.
Lesher early assisted on Sturn’s goal in the 32nd minute to tie the game at 1 after Brandywine’s Autumn Bieber gave the Bullets an early lead with her 5th-minute tally.
Brandywine Hts. 1 0 — 1
Hamburg (1-2) 1 1 — 2
BH — Bieber (Turbett), 5’
Ham — Sturn (Lesher), 32’
Ham — Lesher (Sturn), 74’
Shots on goal: Brandywine Heights 5, Hamburg 2. Corner kicks: Brandywine Heights 6, Hamburg 3. Saves: Brandywine Heights (Winegardner) 0, Hamburg (Blatt) 4.
JV: Brandywine Heights 3-0
College Men
PSU-Scranton 2
PSU-Schuylkill 1
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Kasey Krammes scored Penn State Schuylkill’s goal, but Penn State Worthington Scranton scored the tie-breaking goal in the 78th minute to claim the win in a Penn State University Athletic Conference match.
Krammes scored an unassisted goal to tie the game in the 55th minute, but Worthington’s Joseph Capooci scored later in the second half to break the deadlock.
PSU-Schuylkill goalkeeper Brad Fryer posted three saves.
Scranton (1-1, 1-0) 1 1 — 2
Schuylkill (1-2, 0-1) 0 1 — 1
Scr — Cole (Matute), 2:00
Sch — Krammes (unassisted), 55:00
Scr — Capooci (unassisted), 78:00
Shots on goal: Penn State Scranton 16, Penn State Schuylkill 12. Corner kicks: Penn State Scranton 5, Penn State Schuylkill 10. Saves: Penn State Scranton (Arendt) 5, Penn State Schuylkill (Fryer) 3.