Girls soccer: Peters Twp. sends Fox Chapel to first loss
Regan LaVigna made a move around a defender and slid an unassited goal into the net early in the game and Peters Township held on to defeat previously unbeaten Fox Chapel Wednesday night in a non-section contest on the Foxes’ home field.
LaVigna’s goal came 5;56 into the first half and that was enough for Indians goalkeeper Aca Falcione, who made nine saves and kept Fox Chapel (9-1), the Section 3-AAAA leader, scoreless. Peters Township improved its record to 6-3-1.
• Erin James’ goal with 1:15 remaining broke a tie and gave host Chartiers-Houston a 2-1 victory over Beth-Center in a tight 2-A match.
Chartiers-Houston (4-3, 5-6) forged a 1-0 lead on a goal by Haley Williamson with 16 minutes left in the first half. Beth-Center scored the equalizer with four minutes left in regulation as the Bulldogs’ Sierra Phillips found the net with a shot. James gave the lead back to the Bucs and they prevented B-C from getting a shot on goal down the stretch.
C-H goalkeeper Kasey Scars made six saves.
• Madison Clayton took a chip from Jillian Kojowski and found the back of the net with a shot for the match’s lone goal as Section 3-AA leader Waynesburg edged host Brownsville 1-0.
Waynesburg goalkeeper Emily McCarty had to stop five shots by Brownsville (0-6, 1-10).
Waynesburg (6-0, 9-1) has a two-game lead over both Derry and Yough in the section standings.
• Undefeated Canon-McMillan scored seven first-half goals and overwhelmed visiting Connellsville 11-0 in a non-section game.
Sabrina Bryan led the way for the Big Macs (8-0-1) on Senior Night by scoring four goals, two in each half. Aideen O’Donoghue followed with three goals, Ashley Oddi had a pair of tallies in the first half, and Madison Whipple and Addie Roman each scored one goal.
Goalkeeper Megan Virgin had to make three saves for the Big Macs as Connellsville fell to 4-5-1.
• South Fayette received goals from Jayna Fittapaldo, Rachel Weis and Autumn Heineman to defeat Ambridge 3-1 in Section 4-AAA.
The Lions improved to 5-3, 7-4.
• Trinity lost 7-0 to South Park in Section 3-AAA.