Top-seeded Steel Valley had its hands full but managed to slip past South Park in the Ironmen's WPIAL Class AA semifinal round match-up last night at West Allegheny High School.

Steel Valley (19-0-2) got the only goal it needed from Kyle Thomas, his 32nd of the season, 9:51 into the opening half and held on for the win.

Steel Valley will be making its first appearance in a WPIAL soccer championship match since capturing the title in 1995.

More Class AA boys' soccer

• Center 1, Mars 0: Center (19-3) clinched its first championship game appearance in school history by blanking Mars (17-3-1). Ryan Prosper scored the game's lone goal on an assist from Zachary Taylor.

Class AAA boys' soccer

• Bethel Park 2, Pine-Richland 1: Top-seeded Bethel Park (21-1) needed a goal by Ben Vietmeier in the second overtime to get past Pine-Richland (12-4-2).

• Peters Township 2, Chartiers Valley 1: Mark Majoras scored two minutes into overtime to lift Peters Township (20-1-2) against Chartiers Valley (15-6). It was the third win by Peters Township over the Colts this season.

Class A boys' soccer

• Seton-LaSalle 3, Quaker Valley 0: Sophomore Anthony Virgara scored all three goals for the Rebels (18-0-3) in their win against Quaker Valley (14-8).

All three of Seton-LaSalle's goals came in the second half.

• Sewickley Academy 2, Shady Side Academy 0: Sam Dunderdale and Matt Kaye scored goals for Sewickley Academy (20-1-2) in its win against Shady Side Academy (20-3).

Class AAA girls' soccer

• Upper St. Clair 1, Pine-Richland 0: Tess Burdette scored the only goal of the game in the 70th minute off an assist from Rachel Engel to give Upper St. Clair (16-6) its upset win against Pine-Richland (17-2-2).

Upper St. Clair goalkeeper Carly Hyland made eight saves.

• Seneca Valley 4, Penn-Trafford 1: Seneca Valley (16-3-1) found the net three times in the second half in its win against Penn-Trafford (18-3-1). Karisa Fernandez led the attack with a pair of goals.

Class AA girls' soccer

• South Park 4, Neshannock 0: Sophomore Courtney Albitz scored the game's final three goals for South Park (20-1-1) in its win against Neshannock (13-6-2).

Brittany Pfaff opened the scoring 14:30 into the contest for the top-seeded and defending WPIAL champion Eagles.

South Park goalkeeper Sydney Judkins needed to make only two saves to post the shutout, while South Park peppered Neshannock with 17 shots.

• Springdale 1, Greensburg Central Catholic 0: Sophomore Brittany Loveland's 28th goal of the season on a second-half penalty kick lifted Springdale (20-2-1) past Greensburg Central Catholic (18-3-2).

Recruiting

• Greensburg Central Catholic football defensive back Chris Hayden-Martin, who made a verbal commitment to Pitt in the spring, decided Monday to look elsewhere. Pitt followed by pulling its scholarship offer.