Westmoreland PIAA soccer playoff capsule: Game for Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023

By: Bill Beckner Jr.
Monday, November 6, 2023 | 4:31 PM

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PIAA boys soccer playoffs

Class 4A first round

Warwick (21-1-1) at Norwin (15-5-1)

6 p.m. Tuesday, Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon

Winner plays: Winner of Abington (20-3)/Manheim Township (12-5-3) on Saturday in quarterfinals

Players to watch: Eli Yerger, Warwick; Ryan Shoemer, Norwin

Throw-ins: Warwick is the fourth-place team from District 3, which encompasses 10 counties including York, Lebanon, Berks, Cumberland, Adams, Franklin, Dauphin, Juniata, Lancaster, and Perry. … Norwin and Warwick are 215 miles apart using the Turnpike, which shows the importance of, and benefit to, winning a district title. … Warwick won its second L-L League in three years with a 10-0 record. It has scored 41 goals and allowed 7. … Ethan Beck is an experienced keeper. … Aiden Troop has a team-leading 13 goals and seven assists. … Warwick has one state title, in 2005. … Norwin is coming off a historic victory, a 2-1 (5-3 PKs) thriller against North Allegheny that gave the Knights their first WPIAL championship. Daniel Maddock scored in regulation and in the shootout, joining teammates Owen Christopher, Alex Brown, Chase Molinaro and George Bunovich with a penalty kick score for the eighth-seeded Knights. … Goalie Anthony Scalise was terrific with eight saves. … Norwin has not been in the PIAA postseason since 2018. … The Knights have not won a state playoff game since 1989. … Coach Scott Schuchert will return to the sidelines following a two-game suspension for two yellow cards in the WPIAL quarterfinals.

Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.

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