Several members of Mars Area High School Boys and Girls Varsity Soccer Teams are listed among the best players in the state and region.

On the girls team, junior Gwen Howell was named to the 2021 United Soccer Coaches (USC) Female All-America (Region II East) Team. Howell and senior Alyson Cooper were selected for the 2021All-State Team.

Cooper, Howell, senior Leana Cuzzocrea and junior Piper Coffield were selected for the All-WPIAL team. Coffield, Cooper, Cuzzocrea, Howell, juniors Reese Dunaway and Ava Lewis, and sophomore Ainsley Ray were named to the All-Section Team.

This season, the Lady Planets earned their third consecutive PIAA and WPIAL title. The team ended the 2021 regular season undefeated with an overall record of 12-0-1 and went undefeated (12-0) in section play, earning the Section 4-3A title.

On the boy team, seniors Mason Meyer and Gabriel Singh were named to the 2021 All-WPIAL Team. Meyer, Singh and senior Zaccheri Campagna were selected for the 2021All-Section Team.

The Fightin’ Planets advanced to the 2021 WPIAL Quarterfinals. The team ended the regular season with an overall record of 12-4-2 and 10-4 in Section 1-3A.

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2021 PIAA Class 3A Girls Soccer Championship

Mars Area High School Girls Varsity Soccer Team defeated the Radnor Red Raiders 2-1 in double overtime in the final game of the 2021 PIAA Class 3A Girls Soccer Championship on Nov. 20 to earn the Lady Planets’ third consecutive PIAA Championship Title.

The Planets broke the Plum Mustangs 1-0 in the PIAA Semifinals on Nov. 16; vanquished the Montour Spartans 1-0 in the PIAA Quarterfinals on Nov. 13, and outplayed the Red Land Patriots 2-0 in the first round of the PIAA Playoffs on Nov. 9.

The team advanced to the state playoffs after defeating the Plum Mustangs 2-0 in the final game of the 2021 WPIAL Class 3A Girls Soccer Championship on Nov. 6 and earning its third consecutive WPIAL Title. The Planets conquered the Montour Spartans 1-0 in the WPIAL semifinals on Nov. 2; grounded the Oakland Catholic Eagles 6-0 in the quarterfinals on Oct. 28; and stopped the Penn Hills Indians 7-0 in the first round on Oct. 25.

The Lady Planets ended the 2021 regular season undefeated with an overall record of 12-0-1 and went undefeated (12-0) in section play, earning the Section 4-3A title. In the last three seasons, the team has remained undefeated and amassed an overall record of 61-0-2.

This year’s team captains are seniors Alyson Cooper and Leana Cuzzocrea and juniors Piper Coffield and Gwen Howell, all of whom were selected for the 2021 All-WPIAL (3A) Team. Other team members include seniors Megan Boddy and Jordan Esswein; juniors Reese Dunaway, Piper Empey, Julia Gagnon, Brooke Hamlett, Ava Lewis and Eva Ranali, Olivia Wilson and Madeline Wolf; sophomores Kayleigh Clark, Addison Girdwood, Lillian Goodworth, Katherine McEnroe, Brooke Nihoff, Rosalina Pellegrino, Ainsley Ray and Lillian Wolf; and, freshmen Julia Lishia, Natasha Narasimhan, Ella Pierce, Brynn Ramsey, Meredith Ashbaugh, Adeline Rocco, Jenna Caringola, Sadie Stewart, Morgan Duker, Alexa Werner, Breanna Goerl, Meagan Williams and Madisyn Hickinbottom.

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2021 WPIAL Class 3A Girls Soccer Championship

Mars Area High School Girls Varsity Soccer Team became the first girls soccer team in WPIAL history to earn its third consecutive WPIAL Title, with the Lady Planets 2-1 defeat of the Plum Mustangs in the final game of the 2021 WPIAL Class 3A Girls Soccer Championship on Nov. 6.

The Lady Planets conquered the Montour Spartans 1-0 in the WPIAL semifinals on Nov. 2; grounded the Oakland Catholic Eagles 6-0 in the quarterfinals on Oct. 28; and stopped the Penn Hills Indians 7-0 in the first round on Oct. 25. The team ended the 2021 regular season undefeated with an overall record of 12-0-1 and went undefeated (12-0) in section play, earning the Section 4-3A title.

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