The Bishop�s School boys soccer team reached the Division IV quarterfinals, but the Knights needed two days to get there.
Crawford and host Bishop�s began their first-round match on Tuesday, playing to a 2-2 tie in regulation. After 15 scoreless minutes of golden-goal overtime, each team took its standard five penalty kicks. Still tied.
After 17 sudden-death penalty kicks apiece, the teams were still tied when darkness prevented going any further.
Crawford and Bishop�s returned to the field Wednesday, with the Knights finally prevailing in the 26th round of penalty kicks � 52 PKs in all.
Bishop�s coach Malcolm Tovey praised goalkeeper Christian Guinchard for making key saves in the later rounds of PKs. Matt Harris scored the game-winner.
�Never in more than 30 years of coaching have I seen anything like this,� said Tovey, whose Knights will play Mater Dei Catholic in the quarterfinals Friday.
The playoff appearance capped a successful year for Crawford, which finished second in the Central League.
�Crawford is a very good team, and very good sports,� Tovey said. �They played with class.�
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