Luiz Silva's second-half goal proved to be the difference as Moon Area edged Conrad Weiser, 1-0, Tuesday night in the semifinals of the PIAA Class 3A boys soccer tournament. The Tigers will play for a state title Friday morning against Radnor.
The Moon Area boys soccer team has yet to lose a match in 24 starts this season, and they'll face their biggest test yet Tuesday when they battle Conrad Weiser in the semifinals of the PIAA Class 3A tournament.
Unbeaten Moon kept its PIAA Class 3A championship dreams afloat with an overtime win over Allderdice Saturday, while Our Lady of the Sacred Heart saw its season come to a halt in a 2-0 loss to McConnellsburg in the Class A tournament.
The Moon and Our Lady of Sacred Heart boys soccer teams will take to the road Saturday in hopes of keeping their PIAA title dreams alive. Moon will face Alderdice in Peters Township and OLSH battles McConnellsburg in Johnstown.
Both West Hills area schools came up with victories Tuesday night in the opening round of the PIAA boys soccer tournament.. Moon and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart advance to Saturday's quarterfinal round.
Undefeated Moon and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart will open play in the PIAA boys soccer tournaments Tuesday. Moon will host Lampeter Strasburg while OLSH travels to meet Brockway.
Undefeated Moon kept its season-long winning streak alive with a 3-1 victory over Franklin Regional Saturday in the championship match in the WPIAL boys Class3A soccer tournament at Highmark Stadium.