Waynesburg earns share of section title with win over Falcons
Waynesburg Central 2, Brownsville1 – Blake Brewer scored two goals as Waynesburg Central nipped visiting Brownsville, 2-1, to earn a share of the of the Section 3-AA title in boys soccer action on Thursday night.
The win pulls the Raiders (11-4, 10-2) even with Charleroi. The Falcons (8-3-1), who led the section most of the season, finish in third place but have qualified for the playoffs for the first time in school history.
Brewer put Wayneburg up 1-0 with 23:42 left in the first half, then made it 2-0 with his second goal at 19:37 of the second half.
Jake Sabatula pulled Brownsville within one on a goal assisted by Eli Ruffcorn with 10:16 remaining but Raiders goalkeeper Scott Benco held the Falcons off the rest of the way.
Benco made nine saves while Brownsville goalkeeper Nate Kovscek stopped four shots.
Brownsville travels to Uniontown for a non-section match on Monday.