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UPDATE (8:20 p.m.)—Perry Hall High School's boys soccer team beat Westminster in the Class 4A North region final, 1-0, Tuesday night.
Perry Hall will play the winner of Northwest and Walter Johnson in the state semifinal at Richard Montgomery High School on Nov. 12.
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UPDATE (6:30 p.m.)—Competing in a playoff run that almost never was, Perry Hall High School's boys soccer team met Westminster at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Class 4A North region final.
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The Gators beat Sherwood, 1-0, and Dulaney, 2-1, before Saturday's semifinal win against James Hubert Blake High School in Montgomery County.
Shortly after the win against Dulaney on Nov.1, however, the Perry Hall's season was canceled as a disciplinary action against players who performed a Bernie dance after the final point.
Later that week, following a student protest and an uproar from community members, Perry Hall High School Principal George Roberts reversed his decision and allowed the boys to continue in the playoffs.
Westminster defeated Springbrook, 3-0, in the opening round, and upset No. 1 Catonsville on penalty kicks in the second round before defeating Poly to advance to the final.
The winner of Tuesday's final will play the winner of Northwest and Walter Johnson in the state semifinal at Richard Montgomery High School on Nov. 12.
The state championship is scheduled for the weekend of Nov. 17-19 at UMBC Stadium.
The Perry Hall soccer team competed in the state semifinals in 1996, 1998 and 2002 and in the state finals in 1995, 2001, 2007 and 2008.
The program has never won a state championship, according to the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association.
Can Perry Hall continue on in the state playoffs? Tell us in the comments.
helpussomeone
7:20 pm on Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Perry Hall 1 Westminster 0 End of first half
Tim
8:00 pm on Tuesday, November 8, 2011
thanks for the update!
John
8:12 pm on Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Perry hall wins 1-0
Tim
8:12 pm on Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Perry Hall Wins!!! 1-0!
The girls beat Catonsville 2-0 as well. I believe that was the semifinal but not sure. Someone correct me if needed.
Shawne O'Connor
9:15 pm on Tuesday, November 8, 2011
The girls won the Regional Final 2-0 against Catonsville and will be playing in the semi-final state playoff game on Saturday - time tbd.
Marje Lentz
6:51 am on Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Congratulations to all, and the celebration was much more appropriate. I think a hard lesson was learned by all here. And glad to see these young men move on in a very sportsmanlike fashion. Great Job Gentlemen!!!!!!
Jonathan Meyers
9:46 am on Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Perry Hall vs. Nationally Ranked Walter Johnson HS
http://espn.go.com/high-school/boys-soccer/team-rankings/fab50
Saturday at Richard Montgomery HS in Rockville MD
Time TBD
Red Dolphin
5:26 pm on Wednesday, November 9, 2011
what no bernie dance ? ga ga ga ga
Red Dolphin
5:29 pm on Wednesday, November 9, 2011
when the clippers beat the friars for the last game of the season we tore down thier "props" ,no one was offended then ( Patterson 1975 soccer Champs)
Emily Kimball
10:47 am on Saturday, November 12, 2011
UPDATE (Nov. 12)—We're going to be live chatting (http://patch.com/A-nDCN) the Gators next run in the state semifinals. The boys are entering their third post-Bernie match against Walter Johnson High School tonight at 7:30 p.m. Help spread the word about our live coverage on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/PerryHallPatch) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/PerryHallPatch). Patch's Nick DiMarco will provide live updates, photos and video from the sidelines. Get involved in the conversation using Twitter hashtags or by commenting directly in the live chat on the article. See you there (http://patch.com/A-nDCN).