The words “locked in” adorn the back of the Warwick field hockey team’s warmup shirts. In Saturday’s PIAA Class 2A final opposite Northern, the Warriors were locked in, and they loaded up following the game’s first touch. A Bree Zoccolo goal one minute, 54 seconds in delivered the opening argument, and the Polar Bears had no rebuttal, as Warwick staked a 4-0 victory at Cumberland Valley’s Chapman Field to capture its fourth title in program history and its first since 2000.
Northern settled for silver in its PIAA final debut. “It wasn’t the ultimate outcome we wanted, but we’re still really proud of our season,” Northern head coach Amelia Martire said. “We’re proud of being here for the first-time ever.
Every year we get a little bit closer. So today was not successful, but the overall season was.” The Polar Bears sought a second rip at the Warriors (23-1) after dropping the District 3 championship tilt in 4-1 fashion.
While Northern’s quest for redemption fell short, it wasn’t due to a lack of effort. The Warriors scored three of their four goals in the first half. Following Zoccolo’s first act, the senior shifted to the support cast and assisted on a Kenzie Ellis’ score in the ninth minute.
Taylor Hess completed the first-half trifecta with three minutes remaining in the second quarter, turning a Warwick field-flipper into a corner conversion. “I think right away, it was a little bit frustrating,” Northern junior MJ Simpson said. “The.
