BF’s Dom Peretta & QV’s Zach Skoinekovich Repeats as Boys Cross-Country Champs

By: HSSN Staff
Friday, October 30, 2015 | 12:55 AM

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Two of the three boys’ individual cross country winners were repeat champions, as Beaver Falls’ Domenic Peretta and Quaker Valley’s Zach Skolnekovich defended their championships, while Nick Wolk of Peters Township earned his first title. Meanwhile, all three reigning team champions successfully defended their titles in the event, which was held at Coopers Lake Campground near Slippery Rock.

In Class A, Peretta, who is also a standout in track and field for Beaver Falls, notched a winning time of 16:15, 13 seconds better than Sewickley Academy’s Griffin Mackey. A senior, Peretta will be competing for the Penn State track and field team next year.

In the team competition, Sewickley Academy took first, edging Winchester Thurston. Riverview earned the third and final state qualifying spot, as the Raiders advanced via a tiebreaker over Shenango. The top 15 individual times from competitors not on a qualifying team also earned spots in the PIAA Championship.

In Class AA, Skolnekovich captured a convincing triumph, besting his closest competitor by more than 40 seconds. A junior, Skolnekovich actually recorded a slower time than his performance last year, but harsh winds partially contributed to that.

Meanwhile, the Knoch Knights took first in the team category, holding a sizeable margin over South Fayette, Greensburg Salem and Mars, the other three qualifying teams. In this classification, 20 runners aside from those on the qualifying teams advanced to the state finals.

With the 2014 Class AAA Champion Matt McGoey graduated, Nick Wolk became the only first-time boys’ winner. Wolk, a senior, notched a narrow victory, as North Allegheny’s Marc Migliozzi finished just three seconds behind.

In the team scoring, North Allegheny turned in a dominant performance. The Tigers’ top five runners all finished in the top 13, while their other two participants finished in the top 22, as well. Seneca Valley and Mount Lebanon also earned bids in the PIAA event.

Boys Class A Team Qualifiers

1.    Sewickley Academy Panthers – 79 points

2.    Winchester Thurston Bears – 100 points

3.    Riverview Raiders – 162 points

Boys Class A Individual Qualifiers

1.    Domenic Peretta, 16:15 Beaver Falls

2.    Griffin Mackey, 16:28 Sewickley Academy

3.    Ben Clouse, 16:36 Sewickley Academy

4.    Tristan Forsythe, 16:48 Winchester Thurston

5.    Will Loevner, 16:58 Winchester Thurston

6.    Cody Divecchio, 17:12 Burgettstown

7.    Gannon Leech, 17:26 Shady Side Academy

8.    Ben Littman, 17:33 Winchester Thurston

9.    Ben Barnes, 17:37 Riverview

10.Ben Heim, 17:40 Washington

11.Tyler Wisniewski, 17:40 Northgate

12.Christopher Kocent, 17:52 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart

13.Nyoah Marteny, 17:54 Frazier

14.Jarrett Boyd, 17:56 Freedom Area

15.Brendan McGuire, 17:56 Trinity Christian

16.Chase Waldschmidt, 17:56 Shenango

17.Jon Frye, 17:59 Greensburg Central Catholic

18.Matt Salem, 17:59 Shenango

19.Brandon Anglemeyer, 18:03 South Side

20.Kyle Campbell, 18:05 Shenango

21.Michael Noethiger, 18:06 Avonworth

Boys Class AA Team Qualifiers

1.    Knoch Knights – 97 points

2.    South Fayette Lions – 153 points

3.    Greensburg Salem Golden Lions – 160 points

4.    Mars Fighting Planets – 167 points

Boys Class AA Individual Qualifiers

1. Zach Skolnekovich,16:11 Quaker Valley

2. Ben Bickerton,16:53 Southmoreland

3. Max Freyermuth,17:05 Knoch

4. Sam Snodgrass,17:06 South Fayette

5. Samuel Lenze,17:13 Indiana Area

6. Aaron Pfeil,17:14 South Fayette

7. Ben Bumgarner,17:23 Waynesburg Central

8. John Ejzak,17:27 Knoch

9. Micky Phillippi,17:29 Derry Area

10. Anthony Voto,17:29New Castle

11. Brandon Grumski,17:30 Knoch

12. Frankie King,17:31 Greensburg Salem

13. Cameron Binda,17:33 Greensburg Salem

14. Mark Brown,17:42 Greensburg Salem

15. Sean Rendar,17:42 BeaverArea

16. Jackson McTaggart,17:43 Trinity

17. Logan Stancombe,17:47 West Shamokin

18. Billy Lott,17:50 Ellwood City

19. Riley Lamison,17:53 BeaverArea

20. Jake Pittner,17:53 Beaver Area

21. Rocco Fanella,17:58 Indiana Area

22. Johnathan Asay,17:59 Freeport Area

23. Evan Klatt,18:01 Uniontown Area

24. Lukas Johansson,18:05 Mars Area

25. Austin Metts, 18:06 Uniontown Area

26. Turner Wilson,18:09 Hopewell

27. Brian Harr,18:09 Derry Area

28. Zack Skrabski,18:10 South Park

29. Cade Rush,18:10 Waynesburg Central

Boys Class AAA Team Qualifiers

1.    North Allegheny Tigers – 39 points

2.    Seneca Valley Raiders – 80 points

3.    Mount Lebanon Blue Devils – 121 points

Boys Class AAA Individual Qualifiers

1.    Nick Wolk, 16:12 Peters Township

2.    Marc Migliozzi, 16:15 North Allegheny

3.    Mark Provenzo, 16:23 Franklin Regional

4.    Jake Susella, 16:30, Plum

5.    Jacob Stupak, 16:31 North Allegheny

6.    Mike Kolor, 16:32 Seneca Valley

7.    Sam Blechman, 16:41 North Allegheny

8.    Joseph Westrick, 16:45 Chartiers Valley

9.    Todd Gunzenhauser, 16:45 Mount Lebanon

10.Tyler Laughery, 16:57 Norwin

11.Ian Harris, 16:57 Mount Lebanon

12.Zack Zeible, 16:59 North Allegheny

13.Jacob Greco, 16:59 North Allegheny

14.Trey RAzanauskas, 17:00 Seneca Valley

15.Zach Case, 17:02 Hampton

16.TJ Robinson 17:02 North Allegheny

17.Grant McCarthy, 17:02 Seneca Valley

18.Seth Ketler, 17:05 Seneca Valley

19.Noah Beveridge, 17:05 Butler

20.Casey Conboy, 17:05 Baldwin 

21.Czar Tarr, 17:07 Chartiers Valley

22.Mark Hartigan, 17:08 North Allegheny

23.Joshua Kalapos, 17:14 Mount Lebanon

24.Jordan Stack, 17:15 Hempfield Area 

25.Clay Taylor, 17:18 Seneca Valley

26.Alex Kubala, 17:20, North Hills

27.Sam Gatti, 17:23 Central Catholic 

28.Jonas Wudkwych, 17:26 Canon-McMillian

29.Bennet Sneath, 17:27 Upper Saint Clair

30.Tucker Helms, 17:27 Central Catholic

Tags: Beaver Falls, Knoch