After seeing a promising regular season end in a severe tailspin, Shaler appeared headed to quick elimination from the WPIAL boys' soccer playoffs.

Instead, the Titans are flying high again.

Steve Hamilton scored twice, including the winner five minutes into overtime, to lift Shaler to a 2-1 win against Central Catholic in a WPIAL Class AAA first-round game at Pine-Richland last night.

The Titans (9-5-3), winners of just one of their previous seven games, trailed the Vikings (13-3-2), 1-0, before Hamilton netted the equalizer with 40 seconds left in regulation and then the winner off a corner kick in overtime.

• Peters Township 3, Penn-Trafford 0: Thaddeus Piscatelli was the first of three Indians (14-2-1) to score in the win against the Warriors (12-6-1).

• Pine-Richland 1, Gateway 0: Brian Jones scored with 5:47 left in the game to help the Rams (11-4-2) edge the visiting Gators (12-7).

• Southmoreland 2, Keystone Oaks 0: Andrew Sikora's goal 19 seconds into the game was the only score the Scotties (14-3-1) needed to defeat the Golden Eagles (13-3-2) at Mt. Lebanon.

• Bishop Canevin 4, Bentworth 0: The Crusaders (13-6) registered three goals in the first eight minutes of the second half to rout the Bearcats (9-8-2) at Bethel Park. Matt Durbin scored twice.

• Springdale 1, Charleroi 0: Ryan Francis netted the winner with 6:31 remaining in the first half to lift the Dynamos (13-1-3) to the win against the visiting Cougars (11-7).

• Canon-McMillan 2, Bethel Park 0: Freshman Veronica Rothka's two second-half goals enabled the visiting Big Macs (15-5) to end Bethel Park's (16-2-1) 16-game unbeaten streak. Taylor Schram, the WPIAL's leading goal scorer, assisted on both goals.

• Moon 4, Franklin Regional 0: Antonia Grese's two goals helped top seed Moon (17-0-1) race past visiting Franklin Regional (14-6).

• Peters Township 2, Mars 0: Goals by Dani Hume and Libby Roberson paced the Indians (16-1-2) to the win against the visiting Planets (15-4-1).

• Seneca Valley 5, Thomas Jefferson 0: Five players scored to keep the host Raiders (18-0-1) undefeated in conquering the Jaguars (12-6-2).

• Mt. Lebanon 4, North Allegheny 0: The host Blue Devils (14-3-1) had four players score against the Tigers (14-6).

• South Park 7, Deer Lakes 0: South Park (16-1-2), the three-time defending WPIAL champion and top seed, used Kristen DiGorio's hat trick to rout Deer Lakes (10-7-2) at Baldwin.

• Springdale 5, Quigley 0: Brittany Loveland scored twice and added an assist to lead No. 2 seed Springdale (15-1-2) to the victory against visiting Quigley (10-9-1).

• Sewickley Academy 3, Neshannock 1: Chloe Zomnir scored two of her three goals three minutes apart in the second half to break a 1-1 tie and give the Panthers (15-3-1) the victory against the Lancers (13-4-2) at Moon.

• Allderdice 6, Brashear 0: In the first of two semifinal games at Cupples Stadium, Eliza Pugh and Aileen Lerch scored two goals apiece to lead the Dragons (12-3-2) past the Bulls (4-9-1).

• Schenley 3, Langley 0: Jonquil Schaller's two goals helped the Spartans (10-4-4) shut out the Mustangs (6-6).

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