The Lions extended their winning streak to five games with a 3-0 victory over Ridge — Dominic Russillo, Gabe Volpe and Gehrig Anderson scored in that one — but their streak and their hopes for county tournament glory halted there.
North (8-7) bowed to H/W/S Tournament second seed Hackettstown on Saturday by a 1-0 score in the semifinals, thereby denying the Lions a chance to cement an All-Hunterdon H/W/S final.
The North Hunterdon girls may have registered one of the most resounding victories in Hunterdon County history with a true shocker of a verdict on Saturday.
The third-seeded Lions received goals from Alison Cafaro and Madeline Wolf to defeat second-seeded and defending champion Hunterdon Central, 2-1, in the semifinal round of the H/W/S Tournament, thereby halting Central’s 20-game win streak in the tournament.
Central, the five-time defending champion, had not lost in the H/W/S since bowing to High Point in the 2011 semifinals.
North (9-4), which has not won a tri-county title since 2008, will meet ninth-seeded Newton (16-4) for the championship on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Warren Hills.
Source: Lion Athletic News Hunterdon County Democrat boys, girls soccer update: South boys make history, North girls stun Central Hunterdon County Democrat boys, girls soccer update: South boys make history, North girls stun Central
