Girls Players to Watch: Eastern PA State Cup Finals

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer will be hosting its NCS State Cups (U12-U17) and Presidents Cup finals on Saturday at WSFS Bank Sportsplex in Chester in the shadow of Subaru Park, the home of the Philadelphia Union. In addition to the 28 state champions that will be crowned, the event is a chance to see some top players and teams that aren't in the ECNL or Girls Academy leagues.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at some players in the U15-17 age range (U18-U19 finals are played in early June) to keep an eye on in Saturday's finals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["117969"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":174360,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Leffler hit the decisive penalty in Reading Rage's shootout win at last year's state cup final and will be a key player again in trying to repeat against a very talented Penn FC Youth side. 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