CAPSULES FOR HARRISBURG-AREA BOYS’ SOCCER TEAMS INVOLVED IN THURSDAY’S DISTRICT 3-AA QUARTERFINALS
GETTYSBURG (16-2-0)
Coach: Scott Hancock
Seed: 1
How they got here: Defeated No. 16 Lancaster Catholic 2-1 in Monday’s round of 16
Thursday’s opponent: No. 8 Greencastle-Antrim (14-5-0)
Game time: 7 p.m. at Dover High School
Recent District 3-AA history: Making third consecutive District 3-AA playoff appearance since reclassifying from Class AAA. Lost in the 2010 quarterfinals, but reached semis last season before falling to Palmyra and Tulpehocken (3rd-place game).
Record against the field: Went 5-0-0 against teams that qualified for the District 3-AA tournament. Defeated Greencastle-Antrim (4-1 & 4-0) and Boiling Springs (4-0 & 4-2) twice, then opened tournament by beating Lancaster Catholic (2-1). ... Finished 12-0-0 against Mid-Penn Colonial Division opponents.
Record in last five matches: 4-1-0. Won 10 games in a row before losing to Cumberland Valley in penalty kicks in the Mid-Penn Conference tournament semifinals.
Regular-season finish: Won third consecutive Mid-Penn Colonial Division title.
Top five scorers: Joe Schmitz (45p, 19g, 7a), Jon Tarbox (29p, 9g, 11a), Oscar SanJuan (24p, 7g, 10a), Jonah Waldkoenig (16p, 6g, 4a), Tyler Weikert (14p, 5g, 4a). Starting goalkeepers: Michael Heeschen and Dakota Myers. Other key stats: Have won 10 games by shutout. ... Finished 4-1-0 in games decided by one goal. ... Finished 1-0-0 in games decided in overtime. ... 10-2-0 when Schmitz finds the back of the net. ... Have yet to play a neutral-site game.
Next destination: Winner of Thursday’s game will meet either Lancaster Mennonite or Annville-Cleona in Thursday’s semifinals at a site and time to be determined.
GREENCASTLE-ANTRIM (14-5-0)
Coach: Scott Gelsinger
Seed: 8
How they got here: Defeated No. 9 Bishop McDevitt 2-1 (overtime) in Monday’s round of 16
Thursday’s opponent: No. 1 Gettysburg (16-2-0)
Game time: 7 p.m. at Dover High School
Recent District 3-AA history: Making second consecutive District 3-AA playoff appearance. Lost to Gettysburg in last year’s tournament, falling 1-0 in round of 16.
Record against the field: Went 1-4-0 against teams that qualified for the District 3-AA tournament. Defeated Bishop McDevitt (2-1, overtime), but lost to Gettysburg (3-0 & 4-0) and Boiling Springs (3-2 & 1-0, OT) twice each. ... Went 8-4-0 against Mid-Penn Colonial Division opponents.
Record in last five matches: 3-2-0. Won two in a row.
Regular-season finish: Finished third in Mid-Penn Colonial Division.
Top four scorers: Zach Faulkner (43p, 17g, 9a), Noah Graham (35p, 15g, 5a), Ryan Burgess (16p, 7g, 2a), Steven McFetridge (8p, 2g, 4a). Starting goalkeeper: Josh Spoonhour. Other key stats: Have won seven games by shutout. ... Finished 7-3-0 in games decided by one goal. ... Finished 2-1-0 in overtime games. ... 12-1-0 when Faulkner and/or Graham finds the back of the net. ... First neutral-site game.
Next destination: Winner of Thursday’s game will meet either Lancaster Mennonite or Annville-Cleona in Monday’s semifinals at a site and time to be determined.
ANNVILLE-CLEONA (14-4-1)
Coach: Ray Kreiser
Seed: 12
How they got here: Defeated No. 5 Boiling Springs 2-0 in Monday’s round of 16
Thursday’s opponent: No. 13 Lancaster Mennonite (15-7-0)
Game time: 7:30 p.m. at Lower Dauphin Middle School
Record against the field: Went 3-4-0 against teams that qualified for the District 3-AA tournament. Defeated Lancaster Catholic twice (1-0 & 1-0) and Boiling Springs (2-0), but lost twice to Lancaster Mennonite (1-0 & 3-0) and Pequea Valley (1-0, OT & 3-2, OT). ... Finished 9-4-1 in Lancaster-Lebanon League Section III play.
Record in last five matches: 4-1-0. Have won last two outings.
Regular-season finish: Finished third in Lancaster-Lebanon League’s Section III.
Top five scorers: Samuel Soliday (44p, 19g, 6a), Matt Light (24p, 9g, 6a), Braden Elliott (12p, 3g, 6a), Samuel Concha (9p, 3g, 3a), Nathan Morgan (9p, 2g, 5a). Starting goalkeeper: Justin Ulrich. Other key stats: Have won 11 games by shutout. ... Finished 7-3-0 in games decided by one goal. ... Finished 0-2-1 in games that went to overtime. ... Went 12-1-1 in games when Soliday found the back of the net. ... First neutral-site game.
Next destination: Winner of Thursday’s game will meet either Gettysburg or Greencastle-Antrim in Monday’s semifinals at a site and time to be determined.