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Beaver Local advances to Div. II district final

STEUBENVILLE — Jenna Riccardo connected on a free kick in the 102nd minute to lead Beaver Local to a 1-0 win over St. Clairsville in a Div. II district semifinal at Harding Stadium.

Riccardo hit the upper left hand corner of the goal as penalty kicks almost seemed like a certainty. There was only eight minutes left in the second overtime when she ended the game.

“I felt we were bound to get one in since we were knocking on the door the whole game,” Beaver Local coach Elizabeth Connor said.

Beaver Local, who split the regular season series with the Red Devils, dictated most of the action and held the Red Devils’ Alyssa Otto in check throughout the contest. Otto ended her stellar prep career with 145 career goals which is fourth on the state’s all-time list kept by the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

“Our defense did a great job and (Otto) did not get very many good looks,” Connor said.

Beaver Local (12-7) will meet River View on at 6 p.m. on Thursday in the district final at St. Clairsville High School.

“We share a common opponent in St. Clairsville,” Connor said. “They beat them 1-0, so I feel we will be able compete with them.”

River View (14-3-1) advanced to the district final by beating Zanesville 3-0 on three second-half goals on Tuesday.

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