7 Express area soccer teams set for District 6 playoffs
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The District 6 playoff brackets are officially set for both boys and girls soccer. Four Express area teams made the cut in boys soccer, and three did the same on the girls' side.
On the boys' side, Penns Valley (4-12-1) kicks off the area's week on Monday. The No. 5 seeded Rams will face No. 4 St. Joseph's Catholic in the opening round of the Class A tournament at Bald Eagle Area, with the winner set to face top-seeded Belleville Christian at Mifflin County on Thursday. That quarterfinal matchup is set for 6:30 p.m.
In Class AA, No. 6 seeded Bald Eagle (10-5-3) is set for a rematch of last year's semifinal against No. 3 Juniata (16-4), where the Indians previously outlasted the Eagles in a tightly contested contest. Thursday's quarterfinal will take place at Mifflin County at 7:30 p.m., and the winner will face the winner of Central Cambria and Central.
In Class AAA, No. 5 seeded Central Mountain (5-6-5) is set to face No. 4 Greater Johnstown (9-7-2) at the Trojans' home field on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The winner of that matchup will face top-seeded Bellefonte (12-4) in the semifinals next Monday, Nov. 2, with the winner of that and Tyrone/Hollidaysburg to face off in the finals.
On the girls side, Central Mountain (4-10-2) opens in the action in Class AAA. Head coach Lauren Heimer will coach her first playoff game on Wednesday at 5 p.m., with the No. 3 seeded Wildcats set to face Hollidaysburg (11-3-2) on the road. The winner of that matchup will face top-seeded Bellefonte (11-3-1) in the final, date and location to be determined.
In Class AA, Bald Eagle (7-9-2) rounds out the area's representatives as the tournament's No. 7 seed. The Eagles will face No. 2 seeded Richland (10-4-4) on the road in the quarterfinal round on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., and the winner there will face the winner of Forest Hills and Central Cambria on Thursday, Nov. 5.