Four TN area boys, one girls team qualify
Four TIMES NEWS area boys soccer team and one girls squad have qualified for the District 11 soccer playoffs that get underway today.
Pleasant Valley finished 8-9-2 overall, but its winning record in the Mountain Valley Conference earned the Bears the No. 13 seed in the 14-team Class 3A playoffs. They will travel to Emmaus, the No. 4 seed, for a 6 o'clock game tomorrow night.
In Boys 2A, Northern Lehigh, Northwestern Lehigh and Tamaqua have all earned spots and are in action in preliminary round games today.
The Bulldogs (10-8) are the No. 8 seed and host No. 9 seed Allentown Central Catholic at 3 p.m..
The No. 10 seeded Tigers (8-8-1) will travel to No. 7 seed Pine Grove for a 6 o'clock start.
The Blue Raiders (8-8), the No. 11 seed heads for No. 6 seed Notre Dame of Green Pond for a 6:30 contest.
The Tamaqua girls (13-2) were one of two teams to qualify for the fall girls soccer playoffs and they will face No. 1 seed and Schuylkill League rival Blue Mountain in a 7 o'clock game at Pottsville for the 2A championship on November 2.
District 11 Soccer Playoffs
BOYS CLASS AAA
Wednesday, Oct. 26
First Round
No. 1 Parkland, bye
No. 9 East Stroudsburg South at No. 8 Easton, 3 p.m.
No. 13 Pleasant Valley at No. 4 Emmaus, 6 p.m.
No. 12 East Stroudsburg North at No. 5 Liberty, 6 p.m.
No. 14 Pottsville at No. 3 Stroudsburg, 5 p.m.
No. 11 William Allen at No. 6 Northampton, 3 p.m.
No. 10 Nazareth at No. 7 Bangor, 3 p.m.
No. 2 Pocono Mountain East, bye
Friday, Oct. 28
Quarterfinals
(At high seeded team)
ES South-Easton winner at No. 1 Parkland, 3 p.m.
Pleasant Valley-Emmaus winner vs. ES North-Liberty winner
Pottsville-Stroudsburg winner vs. Allen-Northampton winner
Nazareth-Bangor winner at No. 2 Pocono Mountain East, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 1
Semifinals
Site and times TBA
Thursday, Nov. 3
Championship
Site and times TBA
Class AA
Tuesday, Oct. 25
First Round
No. 1 Moravian Academy, bye
No. 9 Allentown Central Catholic at No. 8 Northern Lehigh, 3 p.m.
No. 4 Southern Lehigh, bye
No. 12 Salisbury at No. 5 Palisades, 6 p.m.
No. 3 Saucon Valley, bye
No. 11 Tamaqua at No. 6 Notre Dame (GP), 6:30 p.m.
No. 10 Northwestern Lehigh at No. 7 Pine Grove, 6 p.m.
No. 2 Blue Mountain, bye
Thursday, Oct. 27
Quarterfinals
ACC-Northern Lehigh winner at No. 1 Moravian Academy, 3 p.m.
Salisbury-Palisades winner at No. 4 Southern Lehigh, 3 p.m.
Tamaqua-No. Dame GP winner at No. 3 Saucon Valley, 3 p.m.
Pine Grove-Northwestern Lehigh winner at No. 2 Blue Mountain, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 1
Semifinals
Site and times TBA
Thursday, Nov. 3
Championship
Site and times TBA
Class A
Tuesday, Nov. 1
Semifinals
at Whitehall
No. 4 Salem Christian vs. No. 1 Schuylkill Haven, 7:30 p.m.
No. 3 Lehigh Valley Christian vs. No. 2 Williams Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 3
Championship
Site and times TBA
GIRLS
Class AA
Wednesday, Nov. 2
Championship
at Alumni Field, Pottsville
No. 2 Tamaqua vs. No. 1 Blue Mountain, 7 p.m.
Class A
Wednesday, Oct. 26
Semifinals
at Alumni Field, Pottsville
No. 3 Tri-Valley vs. No. 2 Schuylkill Haven, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 2
Championship
Tri-Valley-Schuylkill Haven winner vs. No. 1 Minersville, 5 p.m.
Class AAA
District 2/11 semifinals
at Scranton High School
No. 3 Pottsville vs. No. 2 Wallenpaupack, 5 p.m.
No. 4 West Scranton vs. No. 1 Abington Heights, 7 p.m.
