Oct 19, 2024 4 min read

The Peters Township women’s and men’s soccer teams completed the regular season on positive notes and entered the WPIAL playoffs ranked among the top seeds in the Class 4A division.

The Lady Indians maintained their No. 1 rating when they toppled Fox Chapel, 3-0, in the battle of unbeaten teams.

In the triumph, Paige Malley scored a brace while Marina Hajnosz provided the other tally. Molly Kubistek recorded the shutout in the nets.

Additionally, the Lady Indians blanked Burrell, 3-0, in a non-section contest played Oct. 15. Malley again scored twice. Taylor McCullough added the other tally.

Cailin Martin contributed two assists while Kubistek combined with Kaitlyn Strine for the shutout in the nets.

With the wins, the Indians improved to 16-0-1 overall They were the Section 2 champions with a 9-0-1 slate. The lone blemish to their record is a 2-2 deadlock with playoff-bound Upper St. Clair.

The Panthers, who dropped the rematch, 2-0, on Oct. 2, finished runner-up to Peters Township in the division with a 6-2-2 record. Canon-McMillan (11-3-1) and Mt. Lebanon (9-6-1) joined the Lady Indians and Panthers (9-5-2) in the Class 4A tournament.

In Class 3A, South Fayette is the reigning champion. The Lady Lions won the Section 3 title with a 10-0 record. Ranked No. 5, they were 13-3 overall heading into their regular-season finale against Fox Chapel.

Bethel Park joins the Lady Lions in the Class 3A playoffs. The Lady Hawks finished fourth in Section 2 with a 6-4-2 slate. They were 9-5-3 heading into their regular-season finale against South Park.

In Class 4A men’s soccer, Peters Township men ranked No. 2 behind Plum after finishing the regular season at 15-1-1 overall. The Indians won the Section 2 crown with a 10-0 mark while the Mustangs were undefeated Section 1 winners and entered the postseason with a 15-0-3 overall record.

The Indians posted wins against Woodland Hills, 6-1, and Brashear, 8-0, in preparation for the playoffs.

Brett Martin, Jeven Kelly (2), Anthony Maiello (2), and Alex Parise tallied the goals against the Wolverines.

Against Brashear, Dante Pusateri, Carter Helbig and Bennett Lewis scored twice while Kelly and Caden Hensler recorded single tallies.

Pusateri, Parise, Kelly, Cole Celedonia and Gabriel Marino collected assists.

Markus Bizyak, Aaron Peterson and Jack Stewart combined for the shutout in the nets.

In addition to Peters Township, USC, Canon-Mac and Lebo qualified out of Section 2 for the Class 4A tournament.

The Bethel Park boys and Chartiers Valley are entered in the Class 3A playoffs.

PAIRINGS

The WPIAL announced playoff pairings on Oct. 16.

In the Class 4A boys division, Peters Township drew the No. 2 seed behind Plum. Because of a first-round bye, the Indians advanced to the quarterfinals to be played Oct. 26. Peters Township

will play the winner of the Mt. Lebanon at Seneca Valley contest, set for 6:30 p.m. Oct. 22.

Upper St. Clair will host Pine-Richland at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 22. The winner plays No. 3 Fox Chapel in the quarterfinals.

In Class 3A, Bethel Park hosted Montour Oct. 19 while Chartiers Valley visited No. 3 Indiana. The Lady Hawks will visit Thomas Jefferson while South Fayette will host Kiski at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21 in first-round girls’ action.

The Peters Township girls enter the Class 4A tournament as the top seed. They host a quarterfinal match on Oct. 24. Their opponent will be the winner of the Pine-Richland vs. Greater Latrobe first-round battle on Oct. 21.

Opening action in the Class 4A tournament also features Mt. Lebanon visiting Norwin and Upper St. Clair hosting Butler. at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21. Both games kick off at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21.

The WPIAL soccer championships are scheduled for Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 at Highmark Stadium.