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A late Conestoga High School goal capped off an exciting Championship Game against the Abington Senior High School Boys Soccer Team on Saturday afternoon. A Conestoga goal by Ben Frischmann broke a 3–3 tie with 11:06 left in regulation to win the District I Class PIAA Championship at Garnett Valley High School.
Abington jumped out to a 2–0 lead in the first half on Saturday — and then a 3–1 second half advantage before the Pioneers mounted a comeback. After Abington scored on a goal by Luke Steines — Drew Lucot pulled the Pioneers within one. Then the Pioneer’s Daniel Poltaraus tied the game at 3–3 before Ben Frischmann’s goal from inside the six-yard box.
Conestoga advanced to the Championship Game ranked as #2. In the second round of the District 1 Class 4A Postseason — Conestoga defeated Penncrest by a score of 3–0. Then in the District 1 Class 4A Quarterfinals — the Pioneers won over Wissahickon by a score of 3–0.
Abington came to the Championship Game in equally as impressive fashion as Suburban League One Champions. In the Opening Round — Abington defeated Upper Perkiomen by a score of 5–0 and then prevailed over Spring-Ford 4–0 in the Quarterfinal Round. Then — an exhilerating 2–1 overtime win over Neshaminy in the Semi-Finals.
Abington was seeking their second-consecutive State Championship comes with the forthcoming project of a $285 million middle school construction project in the shadow of Abington’s home soccer field — on land close to a Revolutionary War Battlefield from 1777.
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