Cougars top Burrell, 3-1
Burrell marked Charleroi leading scorer Cullin Woytovich in Saturday’s WPIAL Class AA first-round playoff match, but the three other Cougars scored in a 3-1 victory over Burrell on Saturday at Franklin Regional.
Chaleroi improved to 18-1 and will play Shady Side Academy (13-2-1) on Wednesday in the quarterfinals at a site and time to be determined. The Indians blanked Waynesburg Central, 4-0.
“They put three guys on Cullin (Woytovich) and that left two guys open, which we were able to take advantage of,” Charleroi coach Jon Ducoli said. “My backline was really solid today and transitioned really well.”
The Cougars opened up the scoring at 3:51 of the first half when Jace Kepich set up JD Fleming for a 1-0 lead. Kepich extended Charleroi’s advantage to 2-0 after receiving a pass from Ty Patterson at 21:35 of the first half. Woytovich set up Eben McInytre for a 3-0 lead at 31:51 of the first half.
“We have a nice balanced team,” Ducoli said.
Cougars keeper Nick Goodwin made five saves.
Charleroi advanced to the semifinals last season and won a match in the playoffs for the first time in program history.
“We just want to take it one game at a time,” Ducoli said. “We look forward to playing Shady Side Academy.”