Eric Choi scored the game-winner off an assist from Kayden Puiu with about nine minutes left in the second half to lead No. 3 Delaware Valley to a 2-1 win over No. 6 Hazleton Area in the District 2-4 Class 4A subregional quarterfinals Wednesday at Delaware Valley.
Jason Nagy added a goal in the first half on a penalty kick for the Warriors.
Delaware Valley will face No. 2 Wilkes-Barre Area on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the semifinals at Wilkes-Barre Area.
First: DV – Nagy (PK), 16:49. HAZ – Hearne shot (own goal), 4:17; Second: DV – Choi (Puiu), 9:08; Shots-corners: DV 5-4, HAZ 7-6; Saves: DV (Kirk) 6, HAZ (Romero) 3; Records: DV 9-7-3, HAZ 4-10-2.
Wilkes-Barre Area 6, West Scranton 0: At Wolfpack Stadium, Johnny Mendola had a hat trick in the second half as the No. 2 seed Wolfpack advance to the Districts 2-4 Class 4A subregional semifinals.
With his three goals, Mendola broke the single-season scoring record with 24 goals.
Walther Garcia and Austyn Lepore each scored in the first half to give the Wolfpack a 2-0 lead. Aiden Witczak netted WBA’s sixth goal.
Leandro Espinoza added three assists in the victory.
WBA will host Delaware Valley on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the semifinals. The No. 3 Warriors were a 2-1 winner over No. 6 Hazleton Area.
First: WBA, Garcia (Leva), 22:35. WBA, Lepore (Mendola), 32:41; Second: WBA, Mendola (Espinoza), 58:01. WBA, Mendola (Schneikart), 64:02. WBA, Mendola (Espinoza), 65:16. WBA, Witczak (Espinoza), 69:20; Shots-corners: WS 5-0, WBA 21-6; Saves: WS 16 (Gonzales 13, Homedo 3), WBA 5 (Parry); Records: WBA 11-6-2, WS 4-14.
Class 2A
Juma Sylvain scored in overtime off an assist from Luke Flanagan to lead No. 8 Scranton Prep to a 4-3 win over No. 9 Montrose on Tuesday in a District 2 Class 2A play-in game at Scranton Prep.
Sylvain also had the game-tying with 2:38 left in regulation.
Tyler Bianchi and Soleil Shrestha each added a goal and an assist for the Cavaliers.
Adam Sorensen had two goals for the Meteors.
Scranton Prep will be at No. 1 Lake-Lehman in the quarterfinals Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
First: SP – Bianchi, 22:02. MON – Sorensen (Brander), 35:33; Second: SP – Shrestha (Bianchi), 43:17. MON – Adams (Kodlecik), 52:29. MON – Sorensen (Bergman), 72:56. SP – Sylvain (Shrestha), 77:22; OT: SP – Sylvain (Flanagan), 87:46; Shots-corners: SP 18-9, MON 8-1; Saves: SP (Marsico) 5, MON (Ellsworth) 11; Records: SP 7-12, MON 6-7-3.