Masterman’s Soccer Controversy and Racism in the PIAA

On November 8th 2022, Masterman’s Boys Soccer played Northwestern Lehigh High School in New Tripoli, PA, in the first round of the 2022 2A PIAA Soccer Championships. This was different from a normal match, though. Throughout the game, spectators from Northwestern Lehigh repeatedly yelled racially insensitive comments at Masterman’s players. Many of the comments were specifically directed at Masterman’s goalkeeper, Nery Tlapaya, who was a freshman at the time.