Players to Watch in PA Girls District 1-4A Final

Neshaminy and Central Bucks East meet today at 3 p.m. in the girls District 1-4A final at Spring-Ford High School in what promises to be a tough match-up of two teams with dynamic attacks, senior leadership and rising stars. Here's a look at some key players to watch for in the final.   [player_tooltip player_id='25875' first='Kylie' last='Maxwell'], Sophomore, Forward, Neshaminy Maxwell is a difficult assignment for any team because she can beat you in so many ways. She's shifty but strong both at holding the ball up and playing forward on the wing and the ball just has a way of sticking to her in 50-50 challenges. She's also class in front of goal.   <figure class="wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/05/6N4A2110-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-45039" width="393" height="262"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Cam Williams</figcaption></figure>   [player_tooltip player_id='30309' first='Camryn' last='Williams'], Senior, Forward, Central Bucks East I had expected big things from Williams her senior season and she has delivered and then some. She can score, she can pass and she's tough to contain.   Elliott Forney, Senior, Forward, Central Bucks East Forney and Williams make quite the formidable pair in the attack as they showed in the 4-1 win over CB West in the semifinal. Forney had the equalizer after an early West goal with a well-taken left footed shot and was involved again in the build-up to Williams insurance goal.   Mercedes Paino, Senior, Midfielder, Neshaminy Paino is the table setter in a lot of ways for the Neshaminy attack with her ability to control the ball in the middle of the park and find pockets of space to spread defenses apart and carve them up.   <figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized"><img src="https://prepsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/11/EFB9B09A-A7B7-4713-B3EB-87869C57C2FC6N4A9849-2022-11-02T04_27_12.612-scaled-crop-2085x1369-1667651475.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-62950" width="392" height="257"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Mercedes Paino</figcaption></figure>   Gwen Krystkiewicz, Senior, Midfielder, Central Bucks East Adding to the strength of the East attack is another senior with the ability to find the back of the net and gives defenses fit in Gwen Krystkiewicz.   [player_tooltip player_id='59706' first='Mikayla' last='Gray'], Sophomore, Midfielder, Central Bucks East While East has a great core of upper class standouts, Gray is a star in another weapon in the attack for the Patriots. Her through ball to Williams on the third goal iced the win against Central Bucks West in the semifinal.   Paige Borkowski, Senior, Midfielder/Defender, Neshaminy For all of their attacking prowess, Neshaminy's defense has been very good this season and held strong against Conestoga through two overtime periods to get to penalties in the district semifinal. Borkowski had a solid night cleaning things up in the back.   Hannah Labadie, Senior, Goalkeeper, Neshaminy Labadie didn't end up making a save in the shootout Neshaminy won over Conestoga but her presence was felt throughout the game in the back in a thrilling 2-2 draw through extra time and she will likely be called upon to make some plays today.   Chantal Van Dongeran, Junior, Defender, Central Bucks East Recovering from the shock of conceding a goal in the first minute of play in the semifinal, Van Dongeran helped anchor a back line that kept a clean sheet the rest of the way in the semifinal. The Patriots back line will be under pressure and it will be up to Van Dongeran and her teammates to stand up.

Neshaminy and Central Bucks East meet today at 3 p.m. in the girls District 1-4A final at Spring-Ford High School in what promises to be a tough match-up of two teams with dynamic attacks, senior leadership and rising stars. Here's a look at some key players to watch for in the final.