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Tiffany Zukosky hit the back of the net twice and Hollie Holthous scored another as Dallas triumphed over Wyoming Area, 3-0 in girls soccer playoff action. Ruby Mattson and Rachel Maniskas collected assists in the Mountaineers win.Rachel Nelligan made a single save during the game to earn the shutout.Dallas advances and will play the winner of the Crestwood game on Thursday.Crestwood 9, Western Wayne 1Melissa Herrera had a natural hat trick in the first half and Bella Termini had a hat trick in the second half as Crestwood hammered Western Wayne for nine goals. Bree Fetterman also recorded three assists for the Comets.Crestwood finished with a 27-5 shot advantage.Coughlin 9, Hanover Area 0Mary Tona scored a hat trick while Kendall Pearage found the back of the net once and recorded six assists as Coughlin shut out Hanover Area in District 2 2A playoff action. The Crusaders registered 21 shots on net during the contest and held a 7-0 advantage in corners.Coughlin goalkeeper Pagie Davis made two saves to secure a shutout.The Crusaders advance and will next play the eighth seeded North Pocono team on Thursday night.Lake-Lehman 9, Valley View 0Mackenzie Love tallied three goals and an assist, Amanda Ayers had two goals and two assists and Kyra Apaliski finished with two goals and an assist as Lake-Lehman routed Valley View. The Black Knights out shot their opponents 22-2 and held an 11-0 advantage in corners during the game.Julia Eneboe and Stephanie Ayers combined for two total stops on the night to record the shutout for Lake-Lehman.The Black Knights will now play Friday against Scranton Prep.District 2 2A PlayoffsDallas 3, Wyoming Area 0Wyoming Area`0`0`&#8212;`0Dallas`0`3`&#8212;`3Second half &#8212; 1. DAL, Hollie Holthous (Ruby Mattson), 32:23. 2. DAL, Tiffany Zukosky, 25:06. 3. DAL, Zukosky (Rachel Maniskas), 9:08.Shots &#8212; WA 0; DAL 13. Saves &#8212; WA 10 (Caitlin Butchko); DAL 1 (Rachel Nelligan). Corner kicks &#8212; WA 0; DAL 6.Coughlin 9, Hanover Area 0Hanover Area`0`0`&#8212;`0Coughlin`5`4`&#8212;`9First half &#8212; 1. CGH, Mary Tona (Kendall Pearage), 36:10. 2. CGH, Emma Sukowaski (Pearage), 33:17. 3. CGH, Skyler Panattieri (Pearage), 13:43. 4. CGH, Hailee Dumont (Pearage), 7:29. 5. CGH, Pearage (Dumont), 1:20. Second half &#8212; 6. CGH, Tona (Sukowaski), 32:10. 7. CGH, Casey Salinas (Pearage), 21:47. 8. CGH, Tona (Bre Georgette), 12:43. 9. CGH, Caroline Majeski (Pearage), 9:46.Shots &#8212; HAN 2; CGH 21. Saves &#8212; HAN 12 (Abby Thompson); CGH 2 (Paige Davis). Corner kicks &#8212; HAN 0; CGH 7.Lake-Lehman 9, Valley View 0Valley View`0`0`&#8212;`0Lake-Lehman`6`3`&#8212;`9First half &#8212; 1. LL, Amanda Ayers (Mackenzie Love), 29:39. 2. LL, Love (Ayers), 15:52. 3. LL, Love (Ayers), 13:35. 4. LL, Julia Hutsko (Kait Premus), 10:56. 5. LL, Kyra Apaliski, 8:27. 6. LL, Ayers, 11:52. Second half &#8212; 7. LL, Love (Apaliski), 31:49. 8. LL, Aryan Blazick, 19:19. 9. LL, Ayers, 11:52.Shots &#8212; VV 2; LL 22. Saves &#8212; VV 14 (Paige Durkin); LL 2 (Julia Eneboe). Corner kicks &#8212; VV 0; LL 11.Crestwood 9, Western Wayne 1Western Wayne`0`1`&#8212;`1Crestwood`3`6`&#8212;`9First half &#8212; 1. CRES, Melissa Herrera, 19:44. 2. CRES, Herrera (Bree Fetterman), 14:10. 3. CRES, Herrera (Nina Atie), 9:18. Second half &#8212; 4. CRES, Bella Termini (Atie), 33:17. 5. CRES, Sam Brumagin, 23:08. 6. CRES, Termini (Fetterman), 17:40. 7. WW, Mary Kate Bateman, 17:38. 8. CRES, Emily Traficante (Taylor Tomalinas), 13:18. 9. CRES, Termini (Fetterman), 9:57. 10. CRES, Lauren Andrews, 5:33.Shots &#8212; WW 5; CRES 27. Saves &#8212; WW 10 (Becky Shepherd); CRES 4 (McKenna Mera). Corner kicks &#8212; WW 2; CRES 4.<style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>Times Leader</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta>District 2 A playoffsThursday, Oct. 29Wyoming Seminary at Forest City, 3:30 p.m.Mid Valley at Dunmore, 6 p.m.Carbondale at Elk Lake, 3:30 p.m.QuarterfinalFriday, Oct. 30Elk Lake/Carbondale winner at Meyers, 3:30 p.m.Wyoming Seminary/Forest City winner at Lakeland/Montrose winner, TBAHoly Cross at Montrose/Mt. View, 3:30 p.m.Mid Valley/Dunmore at Mt. View/Lakeland, 3:30 p.m.SemifinalTuesday, Nov. 3TBDFinalThursday, Nov. 5TBDDistrict 2 2A playoffsMonday, Oct. 26Holy Redeemer 6, Berwick 1Tuesday, Oct. 27Coughlin 9, Hanover Area 0North Pocono 3, Nanticoke 1Dallas 1, Wyoming Area 0Western Wayne at Crestwood, 7:30 p.m.Abington Heights 5, Tunkhannock 0Lake-Lehman 9, Valley View 0Scranton Prep 9, Honesdale 0QuarterfinalThursday, Oct. 29TBDSemifinalMonday, Nov. 2TBDFinalWednesday, Nov. 4TBDDistrict 2 3A playoffsQuarterfinalThursday, Oct. 29Delaware Valley at Pittston Area, 3:30 p.m.Scranton at Williamsport, TBAHazleton Area at Wyoming Valley West, TBASemifinalTuesday, Nov. 3Delaware Valley/Pittston Area winner at Wallenpaupack, TBATBDFinalThursday, Nov. 5</factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Times Leader sports at 570-829-7143 or on Twitter @tlsports.</shirttailMeta></div>

Girls Soccer: Dallas, Crestwood to square off in District 2 quarters