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By JAMES P. GALVIN; Times Leader Sports Correspondent
 Tuesday, October 27, 1992 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 5C QUICK WORDS: HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER 





WRIGHT TWP. -- Grant Worthington's job for Abington Heights is to stop
goals, but Monday he learned how it feels to score one. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Worthington, who is a fullback, scored the only goal of the game, and his
first of the season as Abington downed Crestwood 1-0 in a Wyoming Valley
Conference Division 1 semifinal soccer game. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Abington (12-5), which finished second in Division 1-A, will travel to
Division 1-A champion Lake-Lehman (14-1) on Wednesday at 3 p.m. for the
Division 1 championship game. Abington defeated Lehman earlier in the season,
3-2. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Crestwood, which won the Division 1-B title, falls to 10-5-1. Crestwood
will be off until the District 2 Class AA tournament. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The winning goal came with 12:30 left in the third period on a direct kick
from about 30 yards away. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It was a great shot, it stayed below eight feet and it was a bullet," said
Abington coach Doug Loescher. "We came out a little flat and the goal really
lifted us." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 It was Abington's fourth straight game which was decided by a goal.
Abington defeated Dallas 3-2 in overtime on Friday, gaining the WVC playoff
berth. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We have had trouble scoring all season and I'm just happy to get out of
here with a win." said Loescher. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The first half was a defensive struggle with neither team getting many
chances to score. Crestwood had the best chance, but Jack Riley's
second-quarter shot went wide to the left. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We had our chances and we did not capitalize," said Crestwood coach Nino
Campagna. "We really could have won this game." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 There was much more aggression during the second half -- both on the
defensive and offensive sides of the ball. Three yellow cards were issued and
a Crestwood player was red-carded with about two minutes left. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Before Worthington scored in the third, Abington had two shots on goal but
both were turned away by Crestwood keeper Brian Roberts. The first shot came
from Dave Musgrave and the second from Buddy Evers. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Crestwood also had two fine opportunities in the third, but Jason Baron's
shot went wide to the left and Riley had one shot graze the top of the goal.
That shot was the closest Crestwood got to scoring. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 ~"It was one of our most solid games of the season," said Campagna, whose
team defeated Abington 3-2 during the regular season. "I feel we could have
won this game if we weren't minus two starters." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Crestwood was missing two starters because they had been red-carded in the
last game of the regular season. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It was a tough loss and we just have to regroup and get ready for
districts," Campagna said. "This isn't the last you have seen of Crestwood." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Abington 0 0 1 0 --1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Crestwood 0 0 0 0 --0 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 First: None. Second: None. Third: 1. AH, Worthington (direct kick). Fourth:
None. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Shots: AH 8, Crt 14. Saves: AH 6 (Fragin), Crt 5 (Roberts). Corners: AH 5,
Crt 1.

Abington Surpasses Crestwood