An aggregate 76-14-7 record. Three WPIAL title-game appearances. Three berths in the PIAA playoffs. Three section titles.

Quite a resume for a high school soccer career. Make no mistake, the eight seniors on the Peters Township boys' soccer team are proud of what they have accomplished.

Still, there's something missing in all those noteworthy accomplishments. Namely, a championship.

"I'd trade all three of my silvers for state gold," senior captain Pat Russo said, referring to the three WPIAL second-place medals he has and the PIAA gold medal he covets.

The Indians have a chance to rectify that glaring hole 7 p.m. Saturday when they play Downingtown West in the PIAA Class AAA championship game at Hersheypark Stadium.

"It's my senior year. I want to go out on top," said senior striker Shane Pruitt. "Losing three WPIAL championship [games] in a row doesn't feel good. Like Russo said, I'd rather trade in all three silvers for one gold."

Pruitt, a Lafayette recruit, is certainly playing like one who will give whatever it takes for that elusive gold. He has five goals in three PIAA playoff games, including one in a 3-0 semifinal win against Pine-Richland Tuesday.

"It's just, I think, desire," he explained as the reason for the scoring outburst. "We want to go out on top."

"[Pruitt] is our main striker," Russo said. "Once we get him the ball, we know something magical is about to happen. He's an amazing kid. It's been an honor playing with him these past four years here."

Pruitt chose Lafayette over, among others, Penn State, Cincinnati, Temple and Duquesne.

Russo will not be playing at a Division I school, but probably only because of his diminutive size (5 feet 8). It won't be because of lack of athletic ability, it especially isn't because Russo doesn't have an impressive vertical leap and it most certainly won't be because he isn't adept at winning head balls effectively.

"Have you ever seen a kid get as high off the ground as he does?" Peters coach Bob Dyer asked rhetorically. "Central Bucks East had a 6-4 player [in the quarterfinals Saturday], and [Russo] was head and shoulders above him. I don't know of many kids who jump like him and win head balls like that so consistently throughout a game. Just his athleticism and Shane's athleticism and our athleticism overall is a strong point of our team."

Russo showed his "hops" and his head-ball skills while scoring the first goal in the game Tuesday by using a diving header while in front of the net off a free kick from some 40 yards away.

"He flies," Pruitt said. "Air Russo. That's what we'll call him."

The Indians, who went undefeated in Section 5-AAA play and have only lost to one team (WPIAL champion Bethel Park) all season, also have gotten offense from players such as Christian Brandstetter, Mark Majoras and others.

"Teams can't just focus on one player or pack it in the middle when they face our offense," Pruitt said. "We have a lot of players who can beat you."

The Indians' defense has been perhaps even better than their offense. Peters has allowed only two goals since a 4-2 win against Shaler Sept. 29 -- a span of 14 games.

Peters Township and District 3's Downingtown West carry identical 23-2-2 records into Saturday's showdown, and each has been dominant in the PIAA playoffs.

The Indians have outscored foes Altoona, Central Bucks East and Pine-Richland by a combined score of 11-0; the Whippets beat their three opponents by an aggregate score of 10-1.

"We had some things go our way tonight," Pruitt said after the game Tuesday. "And now we're heading to Hershey."