BUCKINGHAM — When Central Bucks East earned the second seed in the District 1-4A girls soccer tournament this year, the team fully intended on defending the title that it won a season ago.

But soccer can be a cruel game in that it doesn’t always adhere to best-laid plans, nor does it feel nostalgic or sentimental about past championship wins. The Patriots made that realization the hard way in a 1-0 district quarterfinals loss to local and league rival CB South last weekend, sending the team to playbacks where they needed to win two do-or-die games to make it back to the PIAA Tournament for the fifth consecutive season.

Consider the mission accomplished, even if East had to take the more treacherous route to get there.

Kiera Sleicher scored with 8:28 remaining in the first half to break

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