Blue Mountain Sweeps District XI Class 3A Soccer Titles

Blue Mountain swept the District XI Class 3A soccer championships Wednesday, with the girls routing Lehighton, 5-0, and the boys edging Southern Lehigh, 1-0, at North Schuylkill.

Moravian Academy took both Class 1A titles at Blue Mountain, beating Schuylkill Haven’s girls 2-1 in overtime and Minersville Area’s boys 7-1.

Wednesday’s District XI soccer championship results

• Girls Class 3A: #1 Blue Mountain def. #2 Lehighton, 5-0
• Boys Class 3A: #1 Blue Mountain def. #2 Southern Lehigh, 1-0
• Girls Class 1A: #3 Moravian Academy def. #1 Schuylkill Haven, 2-1 (OT)
• Boys Class 1A: #2 Moravian Academy def. #1 Minersville Area, 7-1

Blue Mountain’s girls led 1-0 at halftime on a goal by Hailey Scheuer, then pulled away with four goals in the second half.

Olivia Chipriano scored twice after the break, once unassisted and once off an assist from Scheuer. Reegan Spangler scored off a feed from Kyra Moran, and Riley Fogarty finished the scoring with an assist from Brylee DiCello.

Karley Koch kept a clean sheet in goal.

Blue Mountain’s boys won the Class 3A title with a 1-0 win over second-seeded Southern Lehigh, which had knocked off North Schuylkill in the semifinals.

The top-seeded Eagles shut out both of their district opponents, beating Bangor 5-0 in the semifinals before Wednesday’s final.

In girls Class 1A, top-seeded Schuylkill Haven fell to Moravian Academy 2-1 in overtime. The Hurricanes reached the final with a 9-0 semifinal win over Tri-Valley.

In boys Class 1A, top-seeded Minersville Area fell to Moravian Academy 7-1. Minersville Area reached the final with a 2-1 semifinal win over Schuylkill Haven.

The District XI Class 2A finals are Thursday at BASD Stadium in Bethlehem. Northwestern Lehigh plays Notre Dame-Green Pond in the girls final at 5 p.m., and Northwestern Lehigh faces Northern Lehigh in the boys final at 7 p.m.

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