Players to Watch: Pennsylvania Independent Schools Finals

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>La Salle University's McCarthy Stadium will play host to the PAISAA finals today with the girls final at 4 p.m. followed by the boys final at 6 p.m. Inter-AC champions Episcopal Academy take on Friends Schools League champs Westtown School in the girls final followed by a rematch of last year's final between Phelps School and Kiski School in the boys final. EA is seeking their first girls title since 2018 while Westtown last won it in 2016. Kiski is seeking their fourth straight. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below is a look at players to watch in both games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":154447,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/11/9AB24269-989C-4CCA-81AF-2FEC870AEA74248A3137-2023-11-09T23_08_20.154-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-154447" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Episcopal Academy vs Westtown School, Girls Final, 4 p.m.</strong><br>EA lost a tough final last season and has had a banner year getting back to the final. Led by senior center back <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='25953' first='Natalie' last='Magnotta']</strong> in the back and juniors <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='117910' first='Quinn' last='Whitaker']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='116087' first='Maya' last='Bright']</strong> in the attack, EA are the favorites to lift the trophy in this one. They've rarely not dominated in terms of shots and chances going forward and when they have conceded chances to opponents the back line has been steady in front of junior goalkeeper <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='146799' first='Lauren' last='Creamer']</strong>. Junior forward <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='25727' first='Bridget' last='Dempsey']</strong> is another weapon in the attack while junior midfielder <strong>Ava Novelli</strong> is a versatile contributor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Westtown is led up top by senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='25959' first='Olivia' last='Bley']</strong> (pictured above), who along with senior <strong>Berta Grohmann Llinares</strong> leads a team with a number of younger players who are regular contributors. Sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='25846' first='Juliana' last='Del Beato']</strong> is solid in the back while sophomores <strong>Bri Bartsch</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='25738' first='Camille' last='Bley']</strong> have made their mark on the team early in their careers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":154445,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/11/90A4C118-8D91-4E29-95E9-E57F243462E1248A0643-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-154445" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kiski School vs Phelps School, Boys Final, 6 p.m.</strong><br>Though this is a rematch of last year's final both teams will have very different looking squads lining up. Some players to watch include senior goalkeeper <strong>Oscar De Blas Pumar</strong>, senior captain <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='150723' first='Adrian' last='Alvarez']</strong>, senior midfielder Sebastian Corletto and sophomore forward <strong>Mamadou Tall</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Phelps is led by seniors <strong>Lucca Saad</strong> and <strong>Georgios Kazantzioglou</strong> in the attack, sophomore striker<strong> Raymond [player_tooltip player_id='175069' first='Junior' last='Diouf']</strong> and junior goalkeeper <strong>Anselme Poirier</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->