Building a 3-1 halftime lead, second-seeded Bradford advanced to the District 9 Class 3A boys’ title game with a 5-2 win over DuBois in the semifinals at Varischetti Field in Brockway.
Ian Grady scored twice in the first half, and Isaiah Pingie added a goal in each half for the Owls, who will face top-seeded Clearfield in the title game at 6 p.m. Thursday at Varischetti Field.
Grady broke the ice with a goal a second into the third minute before Justin Kalgren tied the game at one for DuBois with a goal midway through the 13th minute.
But 1:09 after Kalgren’s tally, Pingie gave Bradford the lead for good with his first goal of the game, and Grady made it 3-1 1:15 after that.
Pingie then scored late in the 44th minute after halftime to make it 4-1 Owls before Nick Gaeca gave DuBois some life with a goal late in the 51st minute.
Jerid Wilmoth, though, put the game away with a tally late in the 71st minute to set the final score.