Jake Olkowsky slips one by to send North Catholic into PIAA boys soccer tournament quarterfinals
A soccer ball, seen here on Thursday, July 30, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Jake Olkowsky ran up on a ball and kicked it off the outstretched hand of Westmont Hilltop’s goalie and into the net.
The second-half goal was the only one North Catholic boys soccer needed in its PIAA Class 2A tournament first-round clash, beating the Hilltoppers 1-0 Wednesday night at Westmont Hilltop.
“They bunkered in a lot, put 10 behind the ball most of the game,” NC head coach Scott Schlegel said on the phone of the District 6 champions.
Matthew Lizinski and Evan Sherer also had “really good” games for the Trojans, Schlegel said.
North (19-2-2), the WPIAL third-seed, will face WPIAL runner-up Belle Vernon (19-1-2), which beat Somerset 3-0, at a site and time to be determined.
