No. 10 Belle Vernon upsets No. 3 North Catholic in WPIAL boys soccer semifinals
North Catholic huddles before the game starts in a WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer first-round game Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, at Mars Athletic Complex. Andrew Jackson/Butler Eagle
Landon Bell scored the opening goal and Dominic Pireaux landed the knockout as No. 10 Belle Vernon stunned North Catholic 2-0 in the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals Tuesday night at Peters Township Middle School.
Despite the loss, the No. 3 Trojans are still heading to the PIAA tournament as one of four WPIAL qualifiers. NC will face No. 13 Ambridge in the third-place game Thursday to decide state seeding.
The Leopards will face No. 9 Quaker Valley, which beat Ambridge 3-2 in double overtime, in Saturday’s district final at F.N.B. Stadium.
