High-scoring Avonworth forward headlines PIHL players of month for November

By: Bill Beckner Jr.
Monday, December 18, 2023 | 11:26 AM

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Conner Ralston returned from a broken collarbone as if nothing ever happened.

The junior forward on the Avonworth hockey team led the Antelopes to four wins in five games in November and was named the PIHL Class A Player of the Month.

Ralston had 10 goals and five assists last month for Avonworth (9-2-0-0).

The other players of the month are senior goalkeeper Cenzo DiTullio of Seneca Valley (3A), senior forward Bryce Kropczynski of Penn-Trafford (2A) and senior forward Gavin Crivelli of Central Valley (Division 2).

DiTullio was 4-0 in net for the Raiders (8-3), posting a 1.50 goals-against average with a .947 save percentage.

Penn-Trafford only played two games last month but Kropczynski had seven points with two goals and five assists for the Warriors (4-4-0-0).

Central Valley, meantime, played seven games and Crivelli netted 15 goals and dealt eight assists for the Warriors (6-6-0-0).

Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.

Tags: Avonworth, Central Valley, Penn-Trafford, Seneca Valley