Peters Township improves to 4-0 in boys’ soccer
Peters Township picked up two key victories in boys’ soccer as the Indians head into an even more difficult part of their schedule. They host Chartiers Valley Sept. 11 and visit Upper St. Clair Sept. 18 before hosting Bethel Park Sept. 22 in a non-section contest.
Prior to last night’s visit to Moon, the Indians boasted a 4-0 record overall and a 1-0 mark in Section 5. This weekend, Peters blanked North Allegheny, 3-0. The victory came on the heels of a 2-0 triumph against rival Canon-McMillan.
Against the Big Macs, PT exploded for two first-half tallies. With 5:25 left in the half, Nicco Mastrangelo scored off an assist from Rylen Faloni. Three minutes later, Faloni registered the second goal off.
Josh Deyarmin earned the shutout in the nets. He was backed by the defensive play of Sean Harrison, Kelson Marissa, Jake Valley and Ryan Ponchione.
PT field general Bob Dyer was pleased with the result against the Big Macs. “That was a very, very good team. We were only able to capitalize on two of many chances in the first half and that’s a credit to them.”
In the second half, the Big Macs controlled time of possession and created chances. C-M, however, failed to get the ball in space to last season’s leading scorer, senior midfielder Josh Kruczek.
“I don’t know how many shots we had on their frame in the first half, but they took it to us in the second half,” Dyer said.
Peters took it to the Tigers in a non-section contest.
With 11 minutes left in the first half, Wes Ward buried a shot, giving the Indians a 1-0 advantage. He added a second score 15 minutes into the second half. Mastrangelo assisted.
Mastrangelo completed the scoring with a goal with 10 minutes to play. Dylan Weyers assisted off the set piece.