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EBENSBURG -- Central Cambria advanced to the District 6 Class 2A boys soccer semifinals with a 3-1 victory over Central on Tuesday night.
The Red Devils (15-2-2) scored all three of their goals in the first half en route to the victory.
"This was a great team win for us to start these playoffs off on the right foot," Red Devils coach Bryce Croyle said. "Our team came out ready to answer the challenge and got rolling pretty quickly in this matchup."
Jonathan Rivera scored two of the three goals in the half and assisted on another, this one scored by Rocco Barr. Andres Rivera assisted on another goal.
Central, which finished up at 6-9-3, got its goal in the second half when Jeremiah Hart scored on a penalty kick.
""Very proud of how the team played tonight. We never lost hope and continued to fight for goals until the very end," Central coach Caleb Stern said. "Not the end of the year we were hoping for, but this was the first time in program history that the Central boys soccer team made district playoffs. Very proud of this team and excited for the future."
Central Cambria will play the winner of Thursday's Bald Eagle Area-Juniata game in the semifinals.
SCORE BY HALVES
Central 0 1 -- 1
Central Cambria 3 0 -- 3
First Half: CC-J. Rivera (unassisted), 6:31; CC-J. Rivera (A. Rivera), 27:39; CC-Barra (J. Rivera), 30:24
Second Half: C-Hart (penalty kick), 31:45
Records: Central (3-9-3); Central Cambria (15-2-2).
BC girls advance
EBENSBURG -- Adelyn Myers recorded a hat track, and the Bishop Carroll girls advanced to the District 6 Class 1A soccer championship game with a 5-0 victory over West Shamokin in the semifinals at Central Cambria High School on Tuesday.
"I'm extremely proud of the way the girls played tonight,'' BC coach Alexis Regula said. "They played as a team, worked for each other and left their hearts on the field. Every player contributed to this win, and it was great to see their hard work and determination come together in such an important game.''
Abbie Peters and Hannah Strittmatter also scored goals for the Lady Huskies, and Lucy Haney had two assists.
Carroll will play the winner of Thursday's Juniata-Bishop Guilfoyle game in the championship.
SCORE BY HALVES
West Shamokin 0 0 -- 0
Bishop Carroll 3 2 -- 5
First Half: BC--Ad. Myers (Miller); BC--Peters (Av. Myers); BC--Ad. Myers (Haney).
Second Half: BC--Ad. Myers (Haney); BC--Strittmatter (Pablic).
Records: West Shamokin (6-6-2); Bishop Carroll (10-6-3).