LOWER MERION — If the challenge posed by Harriton looked familiar to the Radnor boys soccer team in its preparation this week, the Raptors didn’t have to look far.

An athletic team, with a few specialist soccer-first players, a lot of athleticism, structure down the spine and mettle to win set pieces – that’s the recipe Radnor used last year to win a PIAA Class 3A state title and to be a dominant force in District 1 the last four years.

It’s the path Harriton hopes leads to a trophy or two this fall.

If Monday’s District 1 Class 3A semifinal was a torch-passing, it was a succinct one, Harriton using two second-half goals to claim a 3-1 win and move into Wednesday’s district final.

The top-seeded Rams (17-1-1) did it with a set-piece goal in the first half, then two devastating countera

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