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PATTON -- Brooklyn Galinis netted three goals in the opening 16 minutes of the game, with her second goal coming off a corner kick by Morgan Ross, and Cambria Heights topped Central Cambria, 4-2, in the District 6 Class 2A girls soccer quarterfinals on Wednesday.
"We knew how important this game was, and we wanted to have a strong start," Galinis said. "We could really feel it coming into today. We were connecting on our passes, and everyone was communicating well. We got off to a really good start."
Hannah Hite also scored for the Highlanders, who will play Philipsburg-Osceola or Bedford in the semifinals on Monday. Keeper Maria Wendekier made 11 saves.
"So starting the game often gives you insight on how the game's going to go -- you either start on point or you better adjust to get on point, especially at playoffs," Heights coach Nikki Spanik said. "It was good to see us have the majority of possession in the first 10 minutes with an early goal. That kind of paved the way for how it was going to go."
Ava Barra and Delia Blanco Jimenez scored for Central Cambria, which finished the season 8-10.
"We dug ourselves a hole through the first 15 minutes, but the girls kept battling," Red Devils coach Devin Shaner said. "We talked at halftime about coming out and scoring that first goal, which we did. That really gave us a chance.
"Cambria Heights is a good team, and they put one in on us that made it just a little too far to reach. These girls battled, and I'm really proud of their effort."
SCORE BY HALVES
Central Cambria 1 1 — 2
Cambria Heights 3 1 — 4
First Half: CH-Galinis (unassisted), 37:24; CH-Galinis (Ross), 34:07; CH-Galinis (unassisted), 24:55; CC-Barra (Kolar), 19:36.
Second Half: CC-Blanco Jimenez (unassisted), 31:22; CH-Hite (Galinis), 15:34.
Records: Central Cambria (8-10); Cambria Heights (11-8).
Northern advances
LOYSBURG -- The Northern Bedford girls soccer team advanced to the District 5 Class 1A semifinals with a 5-3 victory over Rockwood.
Mariah Hall scored two goals and added two assists, Alyssa Yeatts assisted on two goals, and Leah Swanseen, Rachel Bowman and Ava Helsel added goals for the Lady Panthers.
Mollie Wheatley had two goals and an assist for Rockwood.
Northern will play at top-seeded Conemaugh Township in the semifinals on Monday.
SCORE BY HALVES
Rockwood 1 2 — 3
Northern Bedford 2 3 — 5
First Half: R-Wheatley, 2:56; NB-Swanseen (Yeatts), 11:09; NB-Bowman (Hall), 31:41.
Second Half: NB-Hall, 8:28; NB-Hall (Yeatts), 9:35; R-Barkman (Wheatley), 29:54; NB-Helsel (Hall), 34:40; R-Wheatley, 36:52.
Records: Rockwood (9-10); Northern Bedford (13-6).
Lions fall in semis
SOMERSET -- Chestnut Ridge found itself down four at the half, which proved to be too much to overcome in a 5-0 District 5 Class Class 2A boys semifinal soccer loss to Somerset.
Cole Johnson notched a hat trick for the Eagles, while Alex Smith and Tanner Wassilchalk added one apiece.
The Lions ended the season with a 5-14-0 mark. Somerset, now 13-4-2, will play Bedford for the championship on Tuesday at Windber.
"I thought our guys play hard. Even though we were down, we kept trying to work the ball," Chestnut Ridge assistant coach Greg Gibbner said. "I thought we gave them (Somerset) a good test. Overall, I'm proud of our boys' efforts. We just couldn't quite get the offensive push we needed to overcome the deficit."
SCORE BY HALVES
Chestnut Ridge 0 0 — 0
Somerset 4 1 — 5
First Half: S--Johnson (unassisted), 33:52; S--Johnson (unassisted), 24:36; S--Smith (unassisted), 12:34; S--Wassilchalk (unassisted), 10:00.
Second Half: S--Johnson (unassisted), 4:14.
Records: Chestnut Ridge (5-14-0); Somerset (13-4-2).
VOLLEYBALL
C-K defeated
CLAYSBURG -- Purchase Line downed Claysburg-Kimmel, 16-25, 16-25, 25-20, 25-19, 15-11, in District 6 Class 1A girls volleyball first-round action on Wednesday.
Emalee Cavender led Claysburg with 21 kills, and Ava Dibert had 10. Hayden Lamborn led the Lady Bulldogs with 20 assists, and Payton Hinish had 19.
Purchase Line will play at top-seeded West Branch on Monday in the quarterfinals.
Vikings downed
FLINTON -- Bishop McCort knocked off Glendale, 25-20, 12-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-6, in District 6 Class 1A girls volleyball first-round action.
Caitlyn Rydbom had 13 service points for Glendale, and Ava Weld had 10.
Bishop McCort will play at Bishop Carroll in the quarterfinals on Monday.