Seneca Valley goaltender Logan Johnson awaits a shot from Cathdral Prep forward (26) Jacob Emerson during the first period of the Class AAA Penguins Cup semifinals Thursday night at Neville Island. The Raiders won the game, 3-2 and will face Peters Township for the Cup.

NEVILLE TWP — Seneca Valley's hockey team proved adept at coming from behind Thursday night.

But the Raiders felt much better about things once they got the lead.

Tyler Draper scored on an assist from Giovanni Sarachine with 8:16 left in the third period of Thursday's PIHL Class AAA semifinal. The tally lifted the Raiders to a 3-2 victory over Cathedral Prep at Robert Morris University's Island Sports Center and sets up a showdown with top-seeded Peters Township in Tuesday's championship game.

“I've been part of this (SV's) association for 10 years,” said SV coach Anthony Raco. “I think some people wrote us off this season because we lost some guys from last year. To be going to the final, it feels great.”

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