Murray helps Salem boot Berkshire
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Salem’s Alicea Davis (right) and Berkshire’s Molly Percis give chase Thursday. (Photo by Gary Leininger)
Salems Sarah Sinsley (right) and Ava Lee box in Berkshire’s Harper Franks on Thursday. (Photo by Gary Leininger)
SALEM -- Salem’s Chaya Murray scored inside the box with 28 seconds left in overtime to beat 17th-seeded Burton Berkshire, 2-1, in a Division IV girls soccer sectional final at Sebo Stadium Thursday.
Murray also scored in the first half to give Salem a 1-0 lead.
The 10th-seeded Quakers will host 14th-seeded Canal Fulton Northwest in the district semifinals at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Northwest advanced with a a 2-1 win over 19th-seeded Girard on Thursday.
Salem improves to 12-5-1, while Berkshire finishes at 5-11-1.
WEST BRANCH 11, BROOKSIDE 0
BELOIT -- The West Branch girls soccer team is leaving a lot of victims behind in the Division IV tournament.
The second-seeded Warriors blanked 33rd-seeded Sheffield Brookside, 11-0, in a sectional final Thursday.
West Branch improves to 18-0 and has only given up five goals all season. The Warriors advance to the district semifinals and will host 35th-seeded Struthers -- which hasn’t scored a goal this season -- at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Scoreless Struthers is 0-16 overall and has been outscored 158-0 this year.
Audrey Eaton and Addi Dudley combined for the Warriors’ 13th shutout.
Caidee Schroeder and Elli Colian each had two goals and one assist. Hensley Biery also had two goals, Emma Klingensmith one goal and two assists and Iris Nezbeth and Cambrie Nezbeth each had one goal and one assist.
Carly Loper and Ally Lentz added goals. Ellie Tucker and Hailie Singer had assists.