Bentworth has a habit of devastating opposing backlines in a blur.

The WPIAL Class 1A-champion Bearcats — who became the first boys soccer team this century to three-peat in the WPIAL title — typically only need a few minutes for one goal to turn into two, two to turn into three and so on.

In Bentworth's 5-0 win over Winchester Thurston (15-6-1) in Saturday night's PIAA Class 1A quarterfinal match at Peters Township Middle School, the Bearcats (23-0-0) scored three first-half goals in a matter of four minutes. They opened the scoring in the 13th minute as sophomore Adam Moessner placed a beautiful through ball behind Winchester Thurston's backline for his older brother, senior Ryan Moessner, to calmly slot away.

The goal marked Ryan Moessner's WPIAL-leading 56th of the season. Less than

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