Scores, Polls, & Playbacks

District 1 Quarter-Final scores from yesterday:

Upper Bracket    *District 1 playoff seeds in (   )
(#1) Conestoga 1-0 over (#8) C.B. East
(#5) North Penn 2-1 over (#4) Pennsbury

Lower Bracket
(#2) W.C. Henderson 2-1 OT over (#7) Lower Merion
(#3) C.R. North 4-3 over (#6) Neshaminy
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Southeastern PA Soccer Coaches Poll
#1 - Conestoga
#2 - W.C. Henderson
#3 - C.R, North
#4 - LaSalle
#5 - Pennsbury
#6 - North Penn
#7 - Lower Merion
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Playback Games:

Since there are 5 PIAA State Playoff spots awarded to District One this year, there will have to be playback games to establish that 5th team.

On Wednesday, November 2nd, the lowest seed of the 4 losing teams from last night (#4 Pennsbury) will host the highest seed (#8 C.B. East) in one game. at 3 PM, while (#6 Neshaminy) hosts (#7 Lower Merion) in the 2nd, 5 PM. The 2 winners will then play on Saturday, at a site & time TBA.

The Aces have been involved in a playback game 4 times in their history. The most recent was in 2008. Then we have to go all the way back to 1987, then 1986. In all these cases a PIAA State Playoff spot was assured. They would just be playing for seeding, either 3rd to the winner, or 4th to the loser.

2008:
LM won the 3rd place game at a neutral site
*They then won their 1st State Playoff game before losing on PK's in the State Quarter-Finals

1987:
LM won the 3rd place game at a neutral site
*They then won 4 straight State Playoff games to with the PIAA State Championship

1986:
LM won the 3rd place game at a neutral site
* They then won their 1st State Playoff game before losing in the Quarter-Finals

The 4th time they were in a playback game was when there were only 3 teams assured of moving on to the State Playoffs, so they had to win or go home.

1984:
LM had to play Upper Dublin on their home field, and they had to do it without their All-Central League goalkeeper (who also missed the District Semis, a 2-1 loss to Strath Haven, who won the District Title)
* LM won on PK's to get that 3rd & last State Playoff Slot
* LM then won 3 straight State Playoff games to reach the PIAA State Final, where they lost 1-0