High school roundup for April 5, 2018: McClymonds strikes out 15 for Blackhawk

By: HSSN Staff
Thursday, April 5, 2018 | 11:51 PM

It might have been just the second game of the 2018 campaign, but Andy McClymonds appears to be in midseason form.

The senior righty tossed a one-hitter with 15 strikeouts to lead Class 4A No. 1 Blackhawk to a 5-0 win over New Castle (0-2, 0-1) in a Section 2 baseball game Thursday.

Carson Gray was 3 for 3 with an RBI for the Cougars (2-0, 1-0).

Hopewell 9, Quaker Valley 1 — Joey Rock threw a two-hitter to guide No. 3 Hopewell (3-3, 1-0) to a Section 2-4A victory.

Thomas Jefferson 5, Latrobe 2 — Mike Huber hit a two-run home run to help Thomas Jefferson (3-2, 1-0) earn a Section 3-5A victory.

Ben Shaw had an RBI triple for Latrobe (2-2, 1-1).

Deer Lakes 1, Derry 0 — In the Section 1-4A opener, Jake McCaskey knocked in a run in third inning to give Deer Lakes (4-1, 1-0) a victory.

Tristen Grimm and Anthony Oshie doubled for Derry (0 -1, 0-1).

Freeport 5, Greensburg Salem 4 — Brodey Cowan and Sean Furlong both tripled for Freeport (1-0, 1-0) in a Section 1-4A win. Cowan had two RBIs and Furlong pitched a complete game with seven strikeouts to one walk. Andrew Rosenberg doubled for Greensburg Salem (0-2, 0-1).

Knoch 13, Highlands 0 — Jack Bartek pitched a three-hit shutout, leading Knoch (2-0, 1-0) to a win over Highlands (0-1, 0-1) in a Section 1-4A contest.

Avonworth 4, New Brighton 3 — Turner Grau tossed a complete game and Tim Stewart hit a two-run home run to lift Avonworth (2-0, 1-0) to a Section 2-3A win.

Brownsville 6, Mt. Pleasant 0 — Dylan Brosky had two RBIs and Brody Bagwell had a run-scoring triple to lift Brownsville (2-0, 1-0) to a Section 3-3A win at Mt. Pleasant (0-1, 0-1). Brosky threw a five-hitter with 11 strikeouts in the win. Jared Wagner struck out six in the loss.

California 10, Chartiers-Houston 2 — Winning pitcher Richie Stimmell had three hits to help California (1 -1, 1-0) to a Section 1-2A win.

Fort Cherry 13, Bentworth 2 (5 inn.) — Hunter Terrach had three RBIs and Jacob Baird had two doubles and two RBIs as Fort Cherry (1-0, 1-0) won in Section 1-2A.

Serra Catholic 15, Bishop Canevin 0 (4 inn.) — Coach Brian Dzurenda won his 300th career game as No. 1 Serra Catholic (5-0, 2-0) cruised to a Section 3-2A victory.

Zach Bowen had a double and three hits and winning pitcher Ben Bowen was 2 for 3 with three RBIs.

West Greene 7, Jeannette 6 — Zack Abbott had two RBIs to guide West Greene (1-0, 1-0) past defending WPIAL champion Jeannette (1-1, 0-1) in the Section 2-A opener. Seth Howard went 3 for 5 with three RBIs and Tre Cunningham was 2 for 2 with three RBIs for the Jayhawks.

Pine-Richland 9, Norwin 1 — Matt Wood homered, and Jacob Weinberg tripled for No. 1 Pine-Richland (4-0) in a nonsection win.

Owen Sabol, Nick Zona, Aiden Shephard, Jayden Walker and Logan Liebdzinski had doubles for Norwin (0-1).

Seneca Valley 2, Penn-Trafford 1 — Andrew Funovitz singled in Anthony Cinicola in the seventh inning to give Seneca Valley (2-1) a nonsection, walk-off victory over Penn-Trafford (1-1). Funovitz earned the win. Ben Mongelluzzo took the loss for the Warriors.

North Star 9, Ligonier Valley 1 — Andrew Kuzemchak and John Caldwell each had two hits but Ligonier Valley (0-1) dropped a nonconference game.

Kiski School 6, Leechburg 2 — Chris Slifer's sixth-inning single to center field scored Jacob Pochiba and Tyler Leech to avoid the shutout as Leechburg (0-2) lost to the Kiski School in a nonsection matchup.

Softball

Peters Township 15, Brashear 0 (4 inn.) — Mirjana Hutnik hit a grand slam and Kate Hondru was 4 for 4 to help Peters Township (3-2, 1-0) earn a Section 1-6A win. Hondru also threw a one-hitter with six strikeouts.

Latrobe 16, Penn Hills 1 (4 inn.) — Sarah Blair was 3 for 4 with a double and five RBIs to guide No. 2 Latrobe to a victory over Penn Hills in the Section 2-6A opener.

Jordan Tallman tossed a one-hitter with nine strikeouts for the Wildcats (1-0, 1-0), who induced the mercy rule in four innings.

Penn-Trafford 12, Gateway 2 (6 inn.) — Emma Nedley was 3 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs, and Morgan Nedley was 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs to guide Penn-Trafford (1-0, 1-0) to a Section 1-5A victory. Emma Armstrong was 2 for 4 with three RBIs, and Carlee Lamacz was 3 for 3 with a double in the win.

Plum 5, Greensburg Salem 4 — Plum (2-0, 1-0) scored four runs in the first inning and held off a late rally by Greensburg Salem (1-1, 0-1) to earn a Section 1-5A victory. Gabrielle Fischetti homered and drove in three runs for the Mustangs, Sidney Young doubled and had an RBI and Abbey Froehlich pitched a complete game with seven strikeouts. Sydney Tressler homered for Greensburg Salem.

Elizabeth Forward 2, Belle Vernon 0 — Kailey Larcinse threw a three-hitter with nine strikeouts as Elizabeth Forward (6-0, 1-0) won a Section 2-4A contest.

Bailey Parshall had two hits and threw a one-hitter with 15 strikeouts but took the loss for the No. 2- ranked Leopards (1-1, 0-1), who committed two errors.

West Mifflin 11, Keystone Oaks 8 — Allyssa Schmidt doubled, homered and had two RBIs, and Emma Mackulin and Lauren Yuhas each had three hits to guide West Mifflin (3-0, 2-0) to a Section 2-4A win.

Jessica LaPorte had a homer and three RBIs for Keystone Oaks (2-2, 0-1).

Burrell 12, South Allegheny 1 (6 inn.) — Kayla Santucci belted a grand slam as part of a seven-run fourth inning for Burrell (1-1, 1-0) in a Section 1-3A win at South Allegheny (4-2, 0-1). Lea Coffman went 4-for-4 with a solo homer, a double and 3 RBIs. Cara Fiore had a pair of doubles, and Brittany Dunn pitched six innings with eight strikeouts.

Steel Valley 14, Beaver Falls 1 (5 inn.) — Morgan Farrah was 3 for 3 with two home runs, a double and five RBIs, and Marissa Hoesch homered as Steel Valley (2-1, 1-0) won in Section 2-3A.

Jaylin Brown threw three no-hit innings to earn the win.

South Park 15, McGuffey 5 (5 inn.) — Kaitlin Morrison homered and had three hits to help No. 1 South Park (1-0, 1-0) capture a Section 3-3A victory.

Grace Albitz and Julie Shinavski also had three hits and two RBIs. Jess Dean hit a three-run double.

Southmoreland 18, Charleroi 0 (4 inn.) — Hannah Corvin was 3 for 3 with three RBIs to guide Southmoreland (1-1, 1-0) to a Section 3-3A victory.

Emily Eutsey was 3 for 3 with two doubles and two RBIs, and Bethan Bunner added three hits for the Scotties.

Lexi Klatt tossed two no-hit innings to earn the win.

Waynesburg 11, Brownsville 6 — Bailee Shimek hit a grand slam to guide Waynesburg (3-1, 1-0) to a Section 3-3A victory.

Chartiers-Houston 11, Bentworth 0 (5 inn.) — Kaci Alderson was 3 for 3 with two home runs, and Jaylese Lombardi also homered as No. 2 Chartiers-Houston (2- 0, 1-0) won in Section 3-2A.

Sewickley Academy 11, Western Beaver 0 (5 inn.) — Kamryn Lightcap was 3 for 3 wtih a triple and two RBIs and Kaylee Paterson added a two-run double as Sewickley Academy (1-0, 1-0) won in Section 1-A.

Bishop Canevin 16, Jeannette 6 (5 inn.) — In Section 3-A, Bishop Canevin (1-0, 1-0) tallied 10 runs in the fifth inning to secure a victory. Bree Bazeck had three hits for the Crusaders. Chloe Stein doubled twice for Jeannette (0-1, 0-1).

Ligonier Valley 16, Blairsville 0 (3 inn.) — Jane Garver tossed a no-hitter with eight strikeouts as Ligonier Valley won a District 6 Heritage Conference game in three innings. Garver and Sara Klinchock each had three RBIs.

Ligonier Valley 15, United 0 (3 inn.) — In the second game of a doubleheader, Lexie Petrof threw a two-hitter with seven strikeouts as Ligonier Valley (2-0, 2-0) won in the Heritage Conference. Garver and Abby Turcheck homered, and Taylor Bojtos had three RBIs.

West Shamokin 13, Leechburg 2 (6 inn.) — Kara Kapalka doubled and drove in a run for Leechburg (1-1) in a nonsection loss. Shelby Clowser doubled, tripled and had a pair of RBIs for West Shamokin (1-0). Jaden DeFilippo and Gabby Olinger both doubled for the Wolves.

Boys lacrosse

North Hills 6, Freeport 5 — Braith Kiser scored a pair of goals, but the Yellowjackets (3-2) dropped a nonsection game. Brennon Riley, Caleb Leyland and Garret Schaffhauser added a goal apiece for Freeport, while Gabe Brunck made six saves.

Girls lacrosse

Latrobe 14, Freeport 4 — Raven Dupilka had four goals, and Maddie Stas and Kaylin Kostic each had three as Latrobe (2-3, 2-2) won a Section 2-AAA match.