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Cumberland Valley’s friends, fans and family members cheer the team on during the PIAA Class 4A boys soccer championship game against Parkland at Eagle View Stadium.
Chayse Snyder’s shot deflected off a Parkland player and went into the net in the 115th minute of the PIAA Class 4A boys soccer championship game, giving Cumberland Valley its first boys soccer state title.
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“We came this far. We’re not going to lose.”
What had already been a memorable and historic journey for the Cumberland Valley boys soccer team culminated with a rare and remarkable opportunity: the chance to clinch the program’s first state championship on the team’s home field.
At the end of a run that included a second consecutive District 3 Class 4A title and a wild double-overtime victory over Warwick in the PIAA semifinals, the Eagles collided with Parkland in a historic state championship game, the first for both programs, at Eagle View Stadium.
The showdown between the two teams with particularly stingy defenses, fittingly, dragged into overtime, and then a second overtime, in front of a packed crowd on the Cumberland Valley campus. In the 115th minute, the Eagles’ Chayse Snyder sent a ball into traffic. It bounced off a defender and ended up in the back of the Parkland net, sealing a 2-1 victory and setting off a celebration.
Jim Smith, the Eagles’ coach for the program’s first 27 seasons, presented the state-championship trophy to his successor, Matt Billman, and the triumphant Cumberland Valley squad. Billman would later be named Pennsylvania’s Class 4A coach of the year while junior center back Lex Radosavljevic received All-State recognition at the end of Cumberland Valley’s historic run.
Cumberland Valley’s victory in the state finals punctuated a boys soccer season that also saw East Pennsboro’s Steel Bayer lead the Mid-Penn Conference in scoring and Camp Hill capture the District 3 Class A title.
Cumberland Valley’s Jake Dussinger, right, heads the ball away from in front of Parkland’s Ryan Bender, left, during the first half of their PIAA Class 4A boys soccer championship game at Eagle View Stadium.
Cumberland Valley celebrates after defeating Parkland 2-1 in double overtime during the PIAA Class 4A boys soccer championship game at Eagle View Stadium.
Cumberland Valley celebrates after defeating Parkland 2-1 in double overtime during the PIAA Class 4A boys soccer championship game at Eagle View Stadium.
Cumberland Valley celebrates after defeating Parkland 2-1 in double overtime during the PIAA Class 4A boys soccer championship game at Eagle View Stadium.
Cumberland Valley’s friends, fans, and family members celebrate after defeating Parkland 2-1 in double overtime during the PIAA Class 4A boys soccer championship game at Eagle View Stadium.
Cumberland Valley’s friends, fans and family members cheer the team on during the PIAA Class 4A boys soccer championship game against Parkland at Eagle View Stadium.
Cumberland Valley’s Jake Dussinger, left, cuts off Parkland’s Ethan Frey, back, from getting to the ball during the first half of their PIAA Class 4A boys soccer championship game at Eagle View Stadium.
Jake Dussinger, front, drives the ball down the field in front of Parkland’s Jacob Silman, back, during the first half of their PIAA Class 4A boys soccer championship game at Eagle View Stadium.
Cumberland Valley’s Jayden Handy, right, battles with Parkland’s Bryce Peters for the ball during the first half of the PIAA Class 4A boys soccer championship game at Eagle View Stadium.
Cumberland Valley’s PJ Mashinski, left, keeps the ball away from Parkland’s Lincoln Fritz, right, during the first half of their PIAA Class 4A boys soccer championship game at Eagle View Stadium.
Cumberland Valley’s Chayse Snyder, left, looks for an open teammate to pass to during the first half of the PIAA Class 4A boys soccer championship game against Parkland at Eagle View Stadium.
Cumberland Valley’s Lex Radosavljevic, center, and Parkland’s Caleb Daniels, right, leap for control of a corner kick during the first half of their PIAA Class 4A boys soccer championship game at Eagle View Stadium.
Cumberland Valley’s goalie Michael Hoy boots a goal kick down the field during the first half of the PIAA Class 4A boys soccer championship game against Parkland at Eagle View Stadium.
Cumberland Valley’s Sascha Sanders, left, and Parkland’s Kyle Tobia chase down a loose ball during the first half of the PIAA Class 4A boys soccer championship game at Eagle View Stadium.
Cumberland Valley celebrates after scoring a goal during the second half of the PIAA Class 4A boys soccer championship game against Parkland at Eagle View Stadium.
Tim Gross is the sports editor at The Sentinel and cumberlink.com. Email him at tgross@cumberlink.com and follow him on Twitter at: @ByTimGross
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