Jordan Bowers’ brace led Minersville Area to a 4-2 victory over Shenandoah Valley Monday night and the Battlin’ Miners clinched the Division II title.
Bowers tied the game with a goal in the first half and added another to give his team the lead in the second half in the win over the Blue Devils.
Chase Zimerofsky brought the Miners level after Angel Flores gave Shenandoah Valley a 2-1 lead in the second half. But Minersville (8-0) scored three unanswered, with a Cam Rogers goal adding some insurance.
Peter Flores also scored for the Devils.
Robert McGrath (Minersville) and Dariel Feliciano (SV) each had 3 saves in net on Monday.
The loss cost Shenandoah Valley (4-4) a chance to draw even with Schuylkill Haven Area and Tri-Valley in the Division II standings and a spot in the Schuylkill League playoffs later this month. The top three seeds in each division qualify for the league postseason. There are two league matchdays left to play.
In Division I play on Monday, Pine Grove Area blanked Tamaqua Area, 2-0, to maintain its grip on the second seed in Division I. Blue Mountain inched closer to the Division I crown with a 6-0 shutout victory over Lourdes Regional.
In non-league action Monday, Northumberland Christian topped Schuylkill Haven Area, 3-2, and New Convenant Christian School defeated Tri-Valley, 2-0.
| Division 1 | ||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | Form | Diff | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Blue Mountain10 played · 11-5-1 overall | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +54 | 59 | 5 | |
2Pine Grove Area10 played · 9-4-3 overall | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | +8 | 16 | 8 | |
3North Schuylkill10 played · 9-4-3 overall | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | -10 | 16 | 26 | |
4Tamaqua Area10 played · 6-7-3 overall | 3 | 4 | 3 | .450 | -1 | 20 | 21 | |
5Lourdes Regional10 played · 4-7-3 overall | 1 | 7 | 2 | .200 | -22 | 9 | 31 | |
6Pottsville Area10 played · 3-12-1 overall | 1 | 8 | 1 | .150 | -29 | 6 | 35 | |
| Division 2 | ||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | Form | Diff | GF | GA |
1Minersville Area10 played · 15-2-0 overall | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +74 | 82 | 8 | |
2Tri-Valley10 played · 11-5-1 overall | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | +28 | 51 | 23 | |
3Schuylkill Haven Area10 played · 9-8-1 overall | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | +39 | 51 | 12 | |
4Shenandoah Valley10 played · 5-11-2 overall | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | +26 | 46 | 20 | |
5Williams Valley10 played · 3-14-0 overall | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | -77 | 10 | 87 | |
6Weatherly Area10 played · 0-14-1 overall | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | -90 | 7 | 97 | |
MORE: Schuylkill League Boys Soccer Results from Sept. 2
⚽ SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE BOYS SOCCER PAGE ⚽
Girls Soccer Results
In girls soccer action on Monday, Pine Grove Area shut out Marian Catholic, 6-0, to maintain a slight edge over Pottsville Area in the race for the third seed in Division I.
The Lady Cards sit at 5-3-1 with the win (11 points) while the Lady Tide are at 5-4 (10 points).
Both teams got some help keeping North Schuylkill within reach of the second seed after Tamaqua Area topped the Spartans, 3-1.
The Raiders evened their record at 4-4 (8 points) with a game in hand on the teams currently in playoff spots while the Spartans (6-2-1) stayed on 13 points.
In non-league matches on Monday:
Pottsville Area fell to Wyomissing, 3-0, while Mount Carmel blanked Weatherly Area, 5-0, and Halifax topped Tri-Valley, 3-2.
⚽ SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE GIRLS SOCCER PAGE ⚽
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