BROCKWAY — Coudersport’s season came to an end Wednesday night as the Falcons were blanked by Brockway, 5-0, in the District 9 Class 1A semifinals at Frank Varischetti Field.

The Rovers dominated possession, wore down the Falcons and scored all five of their goals in the first half on their way to advancing to next week’s district title game against Clarion-Limestone. Ryan Lin led the team with two goals as Alex Carlson, Noah Bash and Jared Marchiori each added scores of their own.

In goal, Coudy’s Rosalyn Page recorded 15 saves, while Brockway’s Lewis Painter tallied nine.

Unofficially, Brockway got off 33 total shots, while the Rover defense limited the Falcons’ offensive opportunities and scoring chances.

“Obviously they got precision passing, which it’s tough to play against something like that. They got a good program,” Coudy head coach Erich Zaun said. “We’ll take the small victory of it ending the same score as the half. I would’ve liked to get one in the back of the net there. The way that they move the ball just to get possession of it and try to keep the possession of it, it was a challenge for sure.”

Playing on turf was an adjustment for the Falcons asthe ball’s speed and Brockway’s precision passing got tough for Coudy to defend.

“We were trying to practice to try to emulate this, but it’s so hard,” Zaun said. “The way the ball moves, it’s tough to emulate that.”

Coudy and Brockway were scoreless until the 23:58 mark when Lin scored his first goal of the game to give the Rovers an early 1-0 lead. Less than two minutes later, Carlson netted a score to give Brockway a 2-0 advantage.

Nolan Swanson then assisted a goal by Bash which was followed by a Lin’s second score of the game with 5:38 left until halftime, extending the Brockway lead to 4-0. Marchiori then capped the scoring with a marker of his own at the four-minute mark of the first half.

“Their defense is strong, so getting the penetration pass them but not too far to the goalie to get viable shots off, I think two or three of our six shots were pretty far out, so just keeping possession of the ball and getting it up there was tough,” Zaun said.

Zaun’s message to the team at halftime was to keep fighting and make a comeback so that Wednesday wouldn’t be the seniors’ final game. The team made second half adjustments, which included moving a couple defenders up.

“We were pushing everybody to their maximum to try to produce something, so we moved a few people around — moved a couple defenders up thinking that it would slightly, not necessarily weaken our defense, but different players that hadn’t played back there as much, to try to get more experience in the midfield and then be able to get it from the midfield up there,” Zaun said.

“I mean we have a good midfield, period, but they weren’t as experienced. There were a few first-year players in our midfield, even though they have skill, it’s that awareness and inexperience that might be a little different, so we moved Dan Allenbaugh to center mid for a little while. He did a good job being the first line of defense and the first line of offense.”

Coudy adjusted to the turf and Brockway’s play during the second half as the Falcons shut out the Rovers during the game’s final 40 minutes, but the Falcons were still unable to produce effective offense which ultimately led to Brockway sealing the win and shutout.

“I’m proud that our team didn’t give up and just let down even with five, 10 minutes left, still being 5-0, we still gave it our all,” Zaun said.

With Coudy’s season now officially in the books, the focus now moves to the offseason. Zaun said first touch and getting control of the ball as well as possession passing will be emphasized during the team’s offseason heading into next year.

Wednesday also marked the final game for seniors Sarah Chambers, Xavier Porterfield, Owen Ott, Rory Batson, David Ianson, Page and Allenbaugh.

Zaun said this senior class is one that’ll be missed and hopes that each of them can continue to play soccer in some capacity in the future. The group also had solid chemistry and will be tough to replace next year, according to the coach.

“It’s just a good group of kids. They play a tactical game and they don’t try to overcompensate with physicality or attitude or anything like that,” Zaun said. “It’s a tough crew to lose really. They’re all tight…They’ll be missed for sure.”

“I’ve graduated eight different crews before, but I don’t know, something about this crew, it’s tough,” Zaun later added.