TribLIVE | Despite injuries, Chartiers Valley boys soccer season included playoff berth
By: Nathan Smith Thursday, October 24, 2019 | 3:53 PM The Chartiers Valley boys soccer team had to contend with one of the greatest adversary a team can face — injuries. The Colts ended their season with a 3-0 loss in the opening round of the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs, but coach Garrett MacKenzie was proud of his team’s effort in an uphill battle this season. “You always want to win the section or the WPIAL,” MacKenzie said. “But I do think making the playoffs was an achievement for this team. As a coach, you should never be happy with just making the playoffs, but we had injuries to several of our main guys. “I am proud of them making it to the playoffs.” The Colts finished the season 7-8-2 overall with a 6-5-1 record in Section 4-AAA play. Chartiers Valley was bit by the injury bug several times this season. MacKenzie estimated in the 17 games the Colts played, they had 12 or 13 different lineups. He added that 10 to 12 players between varsity and junior varsity missed