POSTGAME We’ll be back with the 2A title game in a few minutes
POSTGAME This is West Perry’s first district title in 42 years, and Jordan Byers had her imprint on it. She had a hat trick on the day and was all over the pitch
FULL TIME The final here is West Perry 6-2 over Boiling Springs
59:55 Byers dribbles to the corner flag as time winds down
59:00 Final minute and the West Perry fans are brimming in anticipation
53:30 BSPC Byers on the fly, breaks up the passing play; she is doing it all today!
53:05 BSPC Bubblers run the same play as for their previous goal but West Perry breaks it up; will re-rack for a foul
50:49 Boiling Springs does a nice double in the back to take away a WP attack chance, but an angled clear goes right to Byers. She almost scores on the ensuing chance
49:00 BSPC Blast defensed by Byers; ball goes over end line and 23M free-in for the Bubblers
45:00 The last term is under way
END THIRD Since both teams are in the state tournament (first-round games begin Tuesday), it’s fair to think about how much risk the coaches want to take during this final quarter
END THIRD The klaxon ends play here with West Perry back to a four-goal cushion
44:11 WPPC GOAL Wow. Just like that, Byers scores her third of the match and the Mustangs lead 6-2
43:09 BSPC and GOAL Option left to Boyle; her pass finds Kate Yenser, the inserter, and she beats the goalkeeper; West Perry is still up three
37:32 Did Boiling Springs just score? No; umpire conference gives West Perry a 16Y free out
36:03 Timeout, Boiling Springs
33:49 BS PC Anna Lucido sprays the shot wide
31:19 WPPC and GOAL Byers’ shot causes chaos in the circle; Weat Perry’s Shay Dyer takes a rebound off an Elana Morrison shot and buries it; 5-1 West Perry
30:00 The second half is under way
HALFTIME Jordan Byers is as good as advertised; a lot of the offense runs through her, and she is so good at every aspect of the game
END HALF The siren goes with West Perry leading 4-1
28:40 WPPC Byers tries a hi-onto the left but the pass goes wanting; 16Y for Boiling Springs
27:10 WPPC Byers with a shot that is deflected off the goalie and finished by Madison Bell; Mustangs lead 4-1
25:00 BS GREEN Avery Doyle is off for the barge
23:40 WPPC From the Brooklyn side, Byers pops it wide
23:15 WPPC Option right is popped to the doorstep; the goalie saves it but is judged to have knocked the rebound over the end line deliberately
21:20 BS GOAL Kate Hovis shoots the ball; Morrison saves it but it bounds upward; Avery Doyle bats it in and the lead is now two for West Perry
18:00 BSPC Lexi Boyle fires; goalkeeper Marty Morrison makes the stop
17:40 BSPC Backstick on West Perry; will re-rack
15:00 The second quarter begins
END FIRST That goal ends the half with West Perry leading 1-0
14:59 WPPC and GOAL Byers gets the ball, dribbles around two Bubblers, and her backhand is unerring. West Perry leads 3-0
12:21 WPPC and GOAL Ball goes to the top to Byers, who has her first shot stopped by the flyer; but Byers fires it to the left post for the putaway by Autumn Albright; Mustangs now up 2-0
8:14 WPPC Byers fires the 1-Up just wide
4:11 WP GOAL ¡Golazo! Jordan Byers knifes through the Bubbler defense on a 30-yard run, then unleashes a backhander into the corner. That is quality. Mustangs lead 1-0
0:00 The game is on
PREGAME Boiling Springs is in the dark purple white numbers and gold trim; West Perry is in the white tops with green kilts and numbers
PREGAME The teams are warming up on the turf here at Frederick Field, temperatures around 50 degrees
PREGAME Notably, this tripleheader comes eight years after the Day Of A Thousand Goals, when the rosters of the six participating sides were benefitting from the profligate offenses of The Score-O Decade
PREGAME Boiling Springs has been to the District 3 finals before; they won the 2022 final, propelling them to the PIAA championship that same year
PREGAME The Bubblers need to do what few teams have done thus far this season: containing Jordan Byers. The Iowa-bound senior is one of the best individual players in this year’s senior class nationwide, and is amongst the nation’s leaders in goals scored
PREGAME West Perry is a team which is appearing in its first District 3 title game since 1981
PREGAME West Perry is 20-1 this season; they split games in the National High School Invitational but have been dominant since
PREGAME Boiling Springs is 16-4 this season and is red-hot in this postseason. After surviving a scare in the first round against Harrisburg Bishop McDevitt (Pa.), the Bubblers dispatched Wyomissing (Pa.) Area 6-0 and Camp Hill (Pa.) 4-0 to get here
PREGAME Hello, and welcome to Soldiers and Sailors Park in Mechanicsburg, Pa. for the first game in a tripleheader of PIAA District 3 field hockey title matches. First, we have the Class A final between Elliottsburg West Perry (Pa.) and Boiling Springs (Pa.)