It isn't always that picture-perfect run or the highlight reel goal that's the difference in a soccer match. Once in awhile it is just being in the right place at the right time.

That's what happened to Bethel Park senior striker Kyle Young last night in the WPIAL Class AAA boys' soccer final as he buried a rebound in sudden-death overtime to lift the Black Hawks (22-1) to a 1-0 victory against Peters Township (20-2-2).

The game was one of five championship contests played yesterday at Elizabeth Forward High School.

The ball fell at Young's feet after teammate Anthony Caruso hit a shot that was blocked by Peters Township goalkeeper Ryan Koepka.

The game was a rematch of last year's title game which Bethel Park won in a penalty kick shootout and it was the third consecutive time Peters Township lost in the final.

"He was there and the ball found him," Bethel Park coach Mike Galietta said of Young's goal. "He needed a little help, but he got it on net and buried it."

Peters Township looked like it was going to score just nine minutes in, but the whistle blew as Mark Majoras' shot found the net because he was called offside.

The best chance of the second half for Bethel Park -- and what looked like a sure goal -- came with about seven minutes left. On the play, Caruso broke free and beat Koepka for what looked like a goal, but Indians defender Greg Weimer came out of no where to knock the ball away.

Class AA

With three goals in the first 32 minutes of play, Steel Valley (20-0-2) rolled to a dominating 4-1 victory against Center (19-4) in the Class AA final.

Steel Valley scored less than eight minutes in when senior midfielder Drew Hruska buried a rebound from close range after Center goalkeeper Rob Scala made a sharp save but was unable to corral the rebound.

Just 70 seconds later, the Ironmen upped the advantage to 2-0 when Kyle Thomas broke free, ran at least 35 yards unmarked and easily scored. It was Thomas' 33rd goal of the season.

"We looked to attack and score as many [goals] as we could early because that is such an advantage," Steel Valley coach John Strom said. "When you do that, it gives you a really big advantage and is so key. That helped us, it really helped us."

It was the highlight of an otherwise rough and tumble day for Thomas, a Delaware baseball recruit. A few minutes after his goal, he was involved in a collision and was eventually taken off the field by ambulance later in the first half for precautionary reasons after he appeared to hit his head on the turf.

"He will be all right," Strom said of Thomas. "He got to the hospital and we found out that everything was for precautionary reasons."

Mike Carr, a senior forward, got the Ironmen's third goal in the first half when he beat Scala with 13:02 left before intermission.

Mark Gulla scored Center's goal with 11:25 remaining off a Luca Campos pass.

"The boys battled hard all year and they deserved this," said Strom, considered one of the best players in Steel Valley history. He paced Steel Valley to WPIAL titles in 1994 and 1995. "This is the way they have played all season and I'm really proud of them. This team has played well in big games and that is what you ask of a team."

Class A

Sewickley Academy edged Seton-LaSalle, 2-1, in overtime. Matt Hoch's goal from close range gave the Panthers their second championship in three years. Hoch's goal came with 2:20 left in the first 15-minute overtime period.

Jason Limbach's goal with 18:49 left in the second half gave Sewickley Academy (21-1-2) a 1-0 lead. However, David DelGreco tied the score with a 12-yard blast with 5:30 left in regulation. It was DelGreco's 21st goal on the season.

The Rebels (18-1-3) and Panthers were Section 3 co-champions with identical 8-0-2 records after two 1-1 ties in the regular season.