Pine Grove, Tamaqua Seasons End in District XI Soccer Quarterfinals

Pine Grove Area’s boys and girls soccer seasons came to an end Wednesday in the District XI Class 2A quarterfinals.

Tamaqua Area’s girls were also eliminated, leaving no Schuylkill League teams in either Class 2A bracket.

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Wednesday’s District XI soccer results

Boys

• Class 2A quarterfinal: #7 Wilson 3, #2 Pine Grove Area 0
• Class 2A quarterfinal: #1 Northwestern Lehigh 3, #8 Salisbury 1
• Class 2A quarterfinal: #4 Notre Dame-Green Pond 1, #5 Pen Argyl 0
• Class 2A quarterfinal: #6 Northern Lehigh 3, #3 Palisades 2

Girls

• Class 2A quarterfinal: #3 Allentown Central Catholic 5, #6 Pine Grove Area 0
• Class 2A quarterfinal: #1 Northwestern Lehigh 9, #8 Tamaqua Area 0
• Class 2A quarterfinal: #2 Notre Dame-Green Pond 5, #7 Wilson 0
• Class 2A quarterfinal: #4 Palisades 1, #5 Palmerton 0 (5-3 on penalty kicks)

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Seventh-seeded Wilson pulled off the biggest upset of the night in boys Class 2A, beating second-seeded Pine Grove Area 3-0 at Pine Grove. The Cardinals were the Schuylkill League runner-up.

Sixth-seeded Northern Lehigh also advanced with an upset, edging #3 Palisades 3-2. Northern Lehigh and Wilson will meet in the semifinals on Tuesday.

Top-seeded Northwestern Lehigh beat Salisbury 3-1, ending the run of the team that knocked out Tamaqua Area on Monday, and #4 Notre Dame-Green Pond got past Pen Argyl 1-0. Those two meet in the other semifinal on Tuesday.

In girls Class 2A, Pine Grove Area fell 5-0 to #3 Allentown Central Catholic at Salisbury High School.

Tamaqua Area’s season ended with a 9-0 loss at top-seeded Northwestern Lehigh.

#2 Notre Dame-Green Pond shut out Wilson 5-0, and #4 Palisades advanced past Palmerton on penalty kicks, 5-3.

The girls semifinals are set for Tuesday, with Northwestern Lehigh facing Palisades and Notre Dame-Green Pond taking on Allentown Central Catholic.

Upcoming District XI soccer schedule

Thursday, Oct. 29

• Girls Class 1A semifinal: #2 Minersville Area vs. #3 Moravian Academy, 5 p.m. at Blue Mountain
• Girls Class 3A semifinal: #1 Blue Mountain vs. #4 Southern Lehigh, 5 p.m. at Lehighton
• Girls Class 3A semifinal: #2 Lehighton vs. #3 North Schuylkill, 5 p.m. at Northern Lehigh
• Boys Class 1A semifinal: #2 Moravian Academy vs. #3 Tri-Valley, 5 p.m. at North Schuylkill
• Girls Class 1A semifinal: #1 Schuylkill Haven vs. #4 Tri-Valley, 7 p.m. at North Schuylkill
• Boys Class 1A semifinal: #1 Minersville Area vs. #5 Schuylkill Haven, 7 p.m. at Blue Mountain
• Boys Class 3A semifinal: #1 Blue Mountain vs. #4 Bangor, 7 p.m. at Lehighton
• Boys Class 3A semifinal: #2 Southern Lehigh vs. #3 North Schuylkill, 7 p.m. at Northern Lehigh

Wednesday, Nov. 4

• Boys and girls Class 1A and Class 3A championships, times and sites TBA

Thursday, Nov. 5

• Boys and girls Class 2A championships, times and sites TBA

Here are the Class 1A and Class 3A brackets heading into Thursday’s semifinals:

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