High school roundup for Dec. 12, 2024: Bethel Park stages furious 4th-quarter rally to beat Trinity

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Thursday, December 12, 2024 | 11:52 PM

Ella Sabatos scored 19 points and Bethel Park rallied from a 12-point deficit at the end of the third quarter for a 54-52 victory over Trinity in Section 4-5A girls basketball Thursday night.

Fiona O’Neil and Sadie Orie added 15 points apiece for the Black Hawks (3-1, 1-0), who outscored the Hillers 20-6 in the fourth quarter. Sutton Williamson scored 19 points and Kimari Behrens had 12 for Trinity (4-1, 0-1).

Avonworth 72, Ligonier Valley 14 – Greta O’Brien scored 17 points and Emma Obersteiner, Megan Obersteiner and Anna Bradley each added 11 to lead Avonworth (3-1, 1-0) in Section 2-3A. Sydnee Foust scored eight for Ligonier Valley (1-3, 0-1).

Baldwin 55, Canon-McMillan 49 – Julianne Ott scored 17 points to lead Baldwin (3-3) to a nonsection win. Lauren Burella and Samantha Miller scored 15 points apiece for Canon-McMillan (3-3).

Beaver Falls 47, Quaker Valley 43 (OT) – Taylor Pullen scored 22 points, Dreaven Haskins added 17 and Beaver Falls (2-1, 1-0) held Quaker Valley (2-4, 0-1) scoreless in overtime in a Section 1-3A win. Mimi Thiero led the Quakers with 23 points.

Belle Vernon 41, Ringgold 27 – Skylar Salay had a career-high 14 points and 14 rebounds to lead Belle Vernon (3-3, 1-0) in Section 3-4A. Aubrey Brown added 12 points and 18 rebounds for the Leopards. Rhianna Fordham scored 11 points for Ringgold (3-2, 0-1)

Bentworth 45, Northgate 8 – Kayla O’Dell scored 11 points and Aubrie Logan added 10 for Bentworth (2-2) in a nonsection win over Northgate (0-5).

Bishop Canevin 49, Monessen 26 – Kya Cooley hit for 22 points and Alexis Summers contributed 10 for Bishop Canevin (4-1, 1-0) in a Section 2-A win. Madison Johnson led Monessen (2-1, 0-1) with 20 points.

Blackhawk 59, Beaver 44 – Aubree Hupp led with 25 points, Andrea Kinger had 14 and Mia Sheesley and Ava Pagani added 10 points apiece for Blackhawk (4-1, 1-0) in a Section 2-4A win. Annsley Baker scored 22 points and Ava Wright had 16 points for Beaver (3-2, 0-1).

Chartiers Valley 57, West Allegheny 33 – Rachel Boehm scored 18 points and Ava Shazier added 11 to lead Chartiers Valley (4-2, 1-0) to a Section 3-5A win over West Allegheny (3-1, 0-1).

Clairton 69, Serra Catholic 56 – Iyanna Wade hit for 42 points to lead Clairton (3-1, 1-0) to a Section 2-A win. Karma Fuqua added 13 and Jamiya Childs had 10 for the Bears. Bella Dumbroski scored 24 and Abby Jones added 15 for Serra Catholic (1-5, 0-1).

Elizabeth Forward 64, Southmoreland 21 – Chloe Zombek scored 19 points and Michelle Jellison followed with 18 to lead Elizabeth Forward (2-3, 1-0) to a Section 3-4A win. Olivia Aumer scored 13 points for Southmoreland (2-4, 0-1).

Ellis School 40, Westinghouse 9 – Taelor Spencer scored 14 points and Angelina Jones added 10 to lead Ellis School (1-2) to a nonsection win over Westinghouse (2-2).

Fort Cherry 34, Chartiers-Houston 28 – Bella Bianchini scored 14 points to lead Fort Cherry (2-2) to a nonsection win. Ali Wingard scored eight points for Chartiers-Houston (4-1).

Franklin Regional 54, Plum 37 – Addison Musto led with 17 points, Chloe Pucka followed with 16 and Madison DeRiggi added 11 for Franklin Regional (3-3, 1-0) in a Section 1-5A win. Tamia West scored 16 points for Plum (1-3, 0-1).

Frazier 47, Carmichaels 31 – Allie Yauch scored 13 points to lead Frazier (3-4) to a nonsection win. Ali Jacobs led Carmichaels (0-5).

Geibel Catholic 46, West Greene 27 – Emma Larkin scored 17 points and Mallory Clemmer added 16 to lead Geibel Catholic (7-0, 1-0) to a Section 2-A win. Kendra Tharp scored 13 points for West Greene (4-1, 0-1).

Greensburg Central Catholic 75, Steel Valley 13 – Erica Gribble scored 22 points, Jayla Peterson added 15 and Erica Rodriguez chipped in 10 to power Greensburg Central Catholic (3-2, 1-0) past Steel Valley (0-5, 0-1) in Section 2-3A.

Hampton 60, Ambridge 31 – Ellie Klocko scored 16 points and Harper Gibbons added 14 to lead Hampton (6-1, 1-0) to a Section 2-4A win. Nevaeh Cox scored 16 points for Ambridge (0-2, 0-1).

Knoch 56, Valley 30 – Karlee Buterbaugh scored 22 points and Neah Ewing had 14 to lead Knoch (1-5, 1-0) to a Section 1-4A win. Janelle Norman scored 10 points for Valley (1-5, 0-1).

Latrobe 51, West Mifflin 27 – Carley Berk scored 13 points to lead Latrobe (4-2, 1-0) to a Section 2-5A win over West Mifflin (1-3, 0-1).

Montour 50, New Castle 29 – Addyson Kranak scored 15 points, Tiffany Miller had 13 and Abby Cleary added 10 to lead Montour (4-1, 1-0) to a Section 3-5A win. Rihanna Boice scored 18 points for New Castle (4-2, 0-1).

OLSH 49, Ellwood City 21 – Claudia Ierullo scored 10 points to lead OLSH (4-0, 1-0) in a Section 1-3A win. Delaney Sturgeon scored 10 points for Ellwood CIty (3-2, 0-01).

Propel Braddock Hills 43, Nazareth Prep 14 – Cadence Patrick scored 17 points and Trinity Finney added 10 to lead Propel Braddock Hills (3-1). Laurai Jones scored all 14 points for Nazareth Prep (0-3).

Rochester 60, South Side 42 – Tia Yellock scored 18 points and Kamryn Newman added 17 to lead Rochester (1-4) to a nonsection win. Ashyton Michael scored 13 points and Miladija Pavolvich had 10 for South Side (3-3).

Seneca Valley 56, Neshannock 42 – Natalie Hambly hit eight 3-pointers and scored 25 points to help Seneca Valley (2-3) to a nonsection win. Gracie Cato added 11 for the Raiders. Jaidon Nogay scored 14 and Payton Newman had 13 for Neshannock (4-1).

Seton LaSalle 60, Keystone Oaks 57 – Tiara Curry led with 27 points and Addie Lonergan added 12 for Seton LaSalle (3-1, 1-0) in a Section 3-3A win. Alayna Wagner scored 21 points and Hannah York had 18 for Keystone Oaks (3-1, 0-1).

Sewickley Academy 32, Eden Christian 30 – Emma Eannarino scored 20 points to lead Sewickley Academy (2-2, 1-0) to a Section 1-A win. Hannah Wallace scored 16 points for Eden Christian (1-4, 0-1).

Shady Side Academy 77, South Allegheny 12 – Karis Thomas and Cassie Sauer scored 20 points apiece and Colette Griffith had 13 to lead Shady Side Academy (5-0, 1-0) to a Section 2-3A win over South Allegheny (0-4, 0-1).

Shaler 56, Armstrong 28 – Bayleigh Perez scored 19 points and Reese Smetanka added 17 to lead Shaler (5-0, 1-0) to a Section 1-5A win. Jorja Bernesser chipped in 10 for the Titans. Marlo Mellish led Armstrong (1-3, 0-1) with 10 points.

South Fayette 70, Mars 25 – Juliette Leroux led South Fayette (5-0, 1-0) with 21 points and Ryan Oldaker and Luci LaMendola added 10 points apiece in a Section 3-5A win. Vita Vargo scored eight points for Mars (2-2, 0-1).

South Park 48, Laurel Highlands 46 – Hayley Bennett scored 24 points and Nika Contakos added 10 to push South Park (2-1, 1-0) to a Section 3-4A win. Sierra Jenkins scored 13 points and Taylor Schwertfeger had 12 for Laurel Highlands (3-1, 0-1).

St. Joseph 67, Western Beaver 13 – Gemma Hornack scored 16 points to lead St. Joseph (4-2, 1-0) past Western Beaver (1-4, 0-1) in a Section 1-A opener. Kasey Cienik added 14 points and Bella Bartolovic had 10 for the Spartans.

Union 46, Aquinas Academy 37 – Kylie Fruehstorfer made five 3-pointers, finished with 18 points and hit the 1,000-point mark for her career, leading Union (4-0, 1-0) to a Section 1-A win. Olivia Benedict added 13 and Mia Preuhs 10 for the Scotties. Carly Bezila hit four 3-pointers for 12 points for Aquinas Academy (2-3, 0-1).

Uniontown 41, Albert Gallatin 38 – Charley Murtha scored 18 points and Emily Myers added 12 to lead Uniontown (2-3, 1-1) to a Section 4-5A win. Mya Glisan scored 18 points and Mikayla Shea had 11 for Albert Gallatin (2-2, 0-1).

Waynesburg 48, Brownsville 42 – Chatham Knight led Waynesburg (3-1, 1-0) with 20 points and Avery Davis added 15 in a Section 3-3A win. Skyler Gates scored 14 points for Brownsville (3-2, 0-1).

Yough 29, Mt. Pleasant 27 – Carly Fitzgibbons scored seven points for Yough (4-2, 1-0) in a Section 3-4A win. Kayla Rumbaugh and Carmella Spallone scored six points apiece for Mt. Pleasant (0-5, 0-1).

Boys basketball

Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) 76, North Catholic 53 – John Jennings scored 24 points and Brady Lucey had 10 for Archbishop Hoban in a nonsection win. Jude Rottman scored 17 points and Jason Federicks had 12 for North Catholic (0-3).

Imani Christian 71, Canon-McMillan 60 (OT) – RJ Sledge scored 28 points and Kieshaun Demus added 18 to lead Imani Christian (3-0, 1-0) to a win in its Section 2-6A debut. Roman Koenemund scored 30 points for Canon-McMillan (1-4, 0-1).

Neighborhood Academy 66, Allderdice 60 – Courtney Wallace scored 26 points, Syncer Nicholson added 15 and Kedron Gilmore chipped in 13 to lead Neighborhood Academy (6-0) to a nonsection win. Lukas Stead scored 15, Keith Taylor had 13 and Asher Schwartz added 11 for Allderdice (1-3).

Serra Catholic 74, California 48 – Owen Dumbroski led with 29 points, Mark Johnson had 15 and Brayden Graham added 11 for Serra Catholic (6-0) in a nonsection win. Caden Monticelli scored 12 points and Jake Ziolecki had 11 for California (1-2).

South Fayette 63, Ringgold 48 – Gavin Orosz scored 32 points and Stefano Vezio chipped in 11 to power South Fayette (3-0, 1-0) to a Section 3-5A win. Braylen Lomax scored 15 and Demetri Lowe added 11 for Ringgold (2-2, 0-1).

Steel Valley 64, Brashear 55 – Nate Yuhas led with 29 points, Jashawn Carson followed with 21 and Da’Ron Barksdale added 12 for Steel Valley (2-6) in a nonsection win. Kesean Jones scored 17 points and Nasir Thomas had 15 for Brashear (1-5).

Wrestling

Kiski Area 67, Penn Hills 6 – Jackson Pollick (133), Travis Shearer (160) and Cooper Roscosky (215) had first-period pins to lead Kiski Area (4-2) to a nonsection win. Gavin Murphy (114), John Deluca (127), Dominic Roland (139) and Tyler Bollinger (152) also won by fall, Mark Gray (189) won by major decision and Ryder Ekas (285) and Bear Joseph (145) picked up major decisions for the Cavaliers. Mekhi Hill (121) won by fall for Penn Hills (2-1).

United 41, Ligonier Valley 36 – Noah Pisarcik (172), Sawyer McGinnis (215), Gideon Torres (121), Gideon Bracken (139), Colton Henning (145) and Connor Riffer (160) recorded pins and Josef Garshnick (152) won by tech fall in a nonsection win for United (3-0). Jake Mundorff (189) and Lucas Krieger (285) had pins for Ligonier Valley (2-3).

Upper St. Clair 46, Central Catholic 24 – Aiden Greenwald (127), Kurt Baran (139), George Drutis (145) and Bryce Catanzaro (172) recorded pins to lead Upper St. Clair (2-0) to a nonsection win. Derek Worstell (152) won by tech fall, Alisher Abdurakhmanov (114) and Luca Coury (160) by major decision and Alex Zevallos (285) by decision for the Panthers. Bobby McFall (107), Nezumiiro Green (189) and Roman Thompson (215) had pins for Central Catholic (4-2).

Hockey

Armstrong 5, Baldwin 1 – Jonas Miller had a hat trick and added an assist and Jake Graff collected a goal and two assists to lead Armstrong (5-5) to a Class 2A win. Trevor Brain scored for Baldwin (3-6-1).

Bethel Park 4, Franklin Regional 1 – Lucas Bombich scored twice, Erik Husa and Ian Majernik each added a goal and Logan Colella made 36 saves to lead Bethel Park (2-9) to a Class 3A victory. Liam Murphy scored for Franklin Regional (4-6).

Blackhawk 6, Kiski 1 – Finn Conlon collected three goals and two assists to lead Blackhawk (6-4) to a Class A win. Dylan Leiper had a goal and three assists, Bryce Leiper added a goal and an assist and Grant Shroads also scored. Jacob Kraus had a goal for Kiski (0-10-1).

Central Catholic 3, Thomas Jefferson 2 – Aaron Daley had two goals and an assist and Griffin Lewis scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to lead Central Catholic (7-4-1) to a Class 3A win. Brian Spencer scored twice for Thomas Jefferson (5-6).

Central Valley 5, Carrick 4 (SO) – Gavin Husk made 51 saves to lead Central Valley (4-6) to a shootout win in Division 2. Logan Sullivan had two goals and an assist and Mikey Crea and Treyton Palocsik each added a goal and an assist. Drew Bird scored a hat trick and Chris Tomassi had a goal and an assist for Carrick (4-5-2).

Fox Chapel 16, Norwin 1 – Dominic Casile had five goals and four assists and Trip Goehring and Tucker Cullen each had a hat trick for Fox Chapel (7-1-1) in a Class 2A win. Cal Costantino had a goal for Norwin (0-8-1).

Latrobe 4, Hempfield 3 – Cam Mikulsky and Brogan Murphy scored third-period goals to lead Latrobe (8-2) to a comeback win in Class 2A. Dylan Morris and Jackson Hayburn also scored for Latrobe. JJ Williams had two goals and an assist, Guerin Gardner also scored and Nick Crupie had three assists for Hempfield (3-6).

Mars 8, West Allegheny 3 – Xavier Bossola scored a hat trick, Ben Bowser had two goals and an assist and Gavin Stevenson added a goal and two assists to power Mars (9-3) to a Class A win. Jack Tirch and Ethan Vactor each had a goal and an assist. John Wineland scored twice and Austin Falick had a goal and an assist for West Allegheny (4-6).

McDowell 3, Greensburg Salem 1 – Wendall Natividad had a goal and an assist and Ethan Turner and Dylan Graham also scored for McDowell (4-6) in a Class A win. Jake Fink scored for Greensburg Salem (4-6).

Montour 7, Beaver 0 – Jonah Camardese had two goals and two assists, Aiden Moskovitz added two goals and an assist and Camden Molka made 26 saves to lead Montour (8-3) past Beaver (2-7-1) in Class A.

Moon 2, Indiana 1 – Josh Koren and Jordan Rieke scored and Chris Brown made 37 saves to lead Moon (11-2) to a Class A win. Brady Oakes scored and Luke Rowe made 44 saves for Indiana (5-5-1).

Morgantown 10, Knoch 1 – Ayden Shepard had four goals and an assist and Geno Valenti, Lucas Wilson, Owen Young and Justin Daffner had a goal and an assist apiece to lead Morgantown (10-1) to a Division 2 win. Cam Christie scored for Knoch (5-3-1).