DISTRICT 3-AAA PRELIMINARY ROUND
CARLISLE 3, GARDEN SPOT 2
Second-half scores from Hunter Scott and Keanan Wilson -- the latter with 16:16 remaining in regulation -- snapped a 1-1 deadlock and proved to be just enough as Brandon Eiserman's Thundering Herd held off Spot in New Holland.
Gabe Stasyszyn gave the Herd (10-8-1), who were making their first trip to the District 3-AAA playoffs since 2009, a 1-0 lead with 8:29 to go in the opening half. Cleeford Jordonne, however, scored with 4:37 left before the break to yank the Spartans (11-8) into a halftime tie.
Although Scott and Wilson had Eiserman's ballclub ahead comfortably, Maliek Parsons pulled Spot to within one (3-2) with 1:05 remaining when he nodded in Nathan Duell's corner kick. But that would be it.
Christian Pavlovich finished with eight saves for the 19th-seeded Herd, who will visit No. 3 Dallastown in Tuesday's round of 16. Nathan Herrington piled up 12 stops for Garden Spot, which came in as the 14th seed.
CCAC TOURNAMENT
COVENANT CHRISTIAN 3, CONESTOGA CHRISTIAN 2
Richard Prensner netted two goals -- the second with 1:50 to play when his corner kick glanced off goalkeeper Evan Detwiler and tumbled into the net -- as the Falcons claimed their second straight CCAC postseason crown at Lancaster Mennonite. Covenant also won the regular-season title.
Covenant's third score came from Cal Sanelli, who pulled Joe Sanelli's Falcons even with 7:51 to play. Brandon Herr banked a pair of goals for Conestoga, which took a 2-1 lead into the halftime break.
Detwiler finished with nine saves -- two more than Covenant's Jon Lowe -- for a Conestoga side that will open District 3-A play on Tuesday night at home against YAIAA entry Fairfield.
Covenant, the No. 2 seed in the 3-A field, will meet the winner of Lancaster Country Day and Lititz Christian in next Saturday's quarterfinals.
SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
WILLIAMS VALLEY 3, SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 2
Dennis Jansen's finish with 3:47 to play snapped a 2-2 deadlock, propelling Seth Shuey's Vikings past their Schuylkill 2 playmates and bringing Williams Valley its first Schuylkill League postseason title.
Jansen also buried the game-winner in a 3-1 win over Blue Mountain in Tuesday's semifinal round.
Colin Harrison and T.J. Leiter also scored for the undefeated Vikings (20-0), who trailed 1-0 and 2-1 before rallying for their third win in as many tries over the perennially strong Hurricanes.
Marcus Repella and Kyle McGarry buried strikes for Haven.
Both teams will advance to the District 11-A tournament -- perhaps a fourth meeting could be in the offing -- with seeds and matchups among those items determined at a Sunday meeting in Emmaus.