ORWIGSBURG — The Schuylkill League boys’ soccer playoff picture got a little bit clearer Saturday night, as Lehighton and Blue Mountain locked up berths in Division I with victories.
The Indians downed North Schuylkill 8-1, while the Eagles blanked Pottsville 2-0. Blue Mountain officially clinched its berth when Pine Grove topped Jim Thorpe 2-0.
Still undecided is which team will be the division champion and which one will be the wild card. Lehighton (13-2, 9-1 D-I) leads the division race by one point over Blue Mountain (11-4-1, 8-1-1) with two matches remaining.
In Division II, Nativity (12-3, 8-0 D-II) has wrapped up the Division II championship, while Schuylkill Haven (9-6-1, 6-2) can clinch the division’s second playoff berth with a win in one of its two remaining games.
In Saturday’s action:
Blue Mountain 2
Pottsville 0
ORWIGSBURG — Cam Greenawalt scored a pair of goals as the Eagles blanked the Crimson Tide at the Eagles’ Nest.
Greenawalt scored at 9:41 and 65:13 to give the Eagles all the offense they would need. Blue Mountain held Pottsville to just three shots on goal, with keeper Aaron Albertini tossing the shutout.
Pottsville (6-9, 3-7) 0 0 — 0
Blue Mtn. (11-4-1, 8-1-1) 1 1 — 2
BM — Greenawalt (unassisted), 9:41
BM — Greenawalt (Benner), 65:13
Shots on goal: Pottsville 3, Blue Mountain 9. Corner kicks: Pottsville 2, Blue Mountain 6. Saves: Pottsville (Serrian) 5, Blue Mountain (Albertini) 3.
JV score: Tie, 1-1
Lehighton 8
North Schuylkill 1
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Joe Marks tallied two goals and an assist and Frank Bokan also scored twice as the Indians rolled past the Spartans in a Division I game.
Patrick Lawler added a goal and three assists for Lehighton, which won its ninth straight Division I game.
Joel Caputo tallied North Schuylkill’s goal.
Lehighton (13-2, 9-1) 4 4 — 8
North Sch. (1-12, 1-8) 0 1 — 1
Leh — Baka (unassisted), 6:55
Leh — Bokan (Baka), 9:22
Leh — Christoff (Lawler), 10:45
Leh — Marks (Kleintop), 18:33
Leh — Lawler (Marks), 45:15
Leh — Marks (penalty kick), 53:47
Leh — Bokan (Lawler), 57:51
Leh — Sharp (Lawler), 58:41
NS — Caputo (Anczarski), 78:43
Shots on goal: Lehighton 22, North Schuylkill 4. Corner kicks: Lehighton 6, North Schuylkill 1. Saves: Lehighton (Dietz) 3, North Schuylkill (Wolfe) 14.
Pine Grove 2
Jim Thorpe 0
PINE GROVE — David Snedden and Michael Elo scored second-half goals just under 2 minutes apart as the Cardinals blanked the Olympians in a Division I game.
Snedden broke a scoreless tie with his goal at 55:56 off an assist from goalkeeper Jason Soper. Elo took a feed from Brandon Frantz to make it 2-0 at 57:41.
Pine Grove outshot Jim Thorpe 23-5.
J. Thorpe (7-6-1, 5-4) 0 0 — 0
P. Grove (10-3-1, 6-3-1) 0 2 — 2
PG — Snedden (Soper), 55:56
PG — Elo (Frantz), 57:41
Shots on goal: Jim Thorpe 5, Pine Grove 23. Corner kicks: Not provided. Saves: Jim Thorpe (Struble) 8, Soper 3.
JV score: Pine Grove 3-0
Williams Valley 2
Millersburg 1
MILLERSBURG — Tre Engle and Peppe Mini scored second-half goals three minutes apart as the Vikings rallied past the Indians in a non-league match.
Dan Youells’ goal at 7:47 had given Millersburg a 1-0 before Engle tied it at 45:12 off an assist by Mini, and Mini netted the game-winner at 48:03.
Williams Valley’s defense then preserved the lead, with keeper Brent Reinoehl making 13 saves.
Williams Valley (7-7) 0 2 — 2
Millersburg 1 0 — 1
Mill — Youells (Hoover), 7:47
WV — Engle (Mini), 45:12
WV — Mini (Pesta), 48:03
Shots on goal: Williams Valley 7, Millersburg 14. Corner kicks: Williams Valley 3, Millersburg 3. Saves: Williams Valley (Reinoehl) 13, Millersburg (Kintzer) 5.
JV score: Millersburg 4-0
Schuylkill Haven 8
Tamaqua 0
TAMAQUA — Dawson Evitts scored four goals and Owen Pothering notched a hat trick with three assists as the Hurricanes stormed past the Raiders in a non-league game.
Evitts recorded a natural hat trick in a 12-minute span of the first half, then added his fourth at 49:35. Roberto Uribe Xacur scored Haven’s other goal.
Sch. Haven (9-6-1) 5 3 — 8
Tamaqua (1-14) 0 0 — 0
SH — Pothering (Evitts), 11:27
SH — Evitts (unassisted), 14:26
SH — Evitts (unassisted), 23:38
SH — Evitts (Pothering), 26:00
SH — Pothering (Connors), 28:12
SH — Uribe Xacur (Pothering), 47:23
SH — Evitts (Pothering), 49:35
SH — Pothering (Bartol), 68:58
Shots on goal: Schuylkill Haven 15, Tamaqua 1. Corner kicks: Not provided. Saves: Schuylkill Haven (C. Handling) 1, Weatherly (Banavage) 15.
Upper Dauphin 8
Tri-Valley 2
ELIZABETHVILLE — Alex Uhler recorded a hat trick as the Trojans scored three times in the first 7 minutes en route to a non-league rout of the Bulldogs.
Calen Reigner added two goals for Upper Dauphin, while Mason Stoneroad and Trevor Hoffman each had a goal and two assists.
Jonathon Stiely scored for Tri-Valley.
Tri-Valley (4-10) 0 2 — 2
U. Dauphin (10-6) 5 3 — 8
UD — Hoffman (Stoneroad), 3:53
UD — Uhler (unassisted), 5:27
UD — Gessner (unassisted), 6:53
UD — Uhler (Hoffman), 16:42
UD — Reigner (Stoneroad), 33:47
UD — Stoneroad (Gessner), 44:05
TV — Stiely (Harring), 62:40
TV — Own goal, 66:51
UD — Uhler (Johns), 74:42
UD — Reigner (Hoffman), 75:55
Shots on goal: Tri-Valley 7, Upper Dauphin 17. Corner kicks: Tri-Valley 2, Upper Dauphin 6. Saves: Tri-Valley (McNally) 9, Upper Dauphin (Smith) 6.
Lourdes 6
Mount Carmel 1
COAL TOWNSHIP — Jorden Fobia notched a hat trick and had an assist as the Red Raiders rolled past the Red Tornadoes in a non-league game.
Fobia scored all three of his goals in the first half as Lourdes built a 4-0 lead at intermission.
Mount Carmel 0 1 — 1
Lourdes (4-8-1) 4 2 — 6
Lou — Fobia (Pawelczyk), 6:03
Lou — Fobia (unassisted), 7:40
Lou — Nguyen (Fobia), 8:20
Lou — Fobia (unassisted), 13:00
Lou — Padula (unassisted), 49:40
Lou — Hutnick-Kennitz (Casper), 71:20
MC — Goal information not provided
Shots on goal: Mount Carmel 8, Lourdes 15. Corner kicks: Mount Carmel 1, Lourdes 9. Saves: Mount Carmel (Golazeski) 9, Lourdes (Reiner 6, Pawelczyk 1) 7.
Weatherly 2
Wilkes-Barre Meyers 1
WILKES-BARRE — Paul Eckert’s goal in overtime lifted the Wreckers to a non-league victory over Meyers.
Jake Stover scored Weatherly’s other goal and assisted on the game-winner.
Weatherly (2-9-2) 1 0 1 — 2
Meyers 0 1 0 — 1
Wea — Stover (Smith), 1st half
WBM — Manganiello (unassisted), 2nd half
Wea — Eckert (Stover), OT
Shots on goal: Weatherly 15, Meyers 12. Corner kicks: Not provided. Saves: Weatherly (Peiser) 14, Meyers (Torres) 10.