Championship hockey team, 4 top athletes headline Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame Class of ’25

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Thursday, July 3, 2025 | 10:30 PM


The results are in.

The Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 consists of one team — the 2012 hockey squad — and four individual athletes — Colin South (hockey), L.J. Westwood (track and field, cross country), Derek Molitor (football, track and field) and Dorian Goosby Dean (athlete).

Members of the Class of 2025 will be inducted Oct. 19 into the QV Sports Hall of Fame, following a weekend of activities commencing Oct. 17 with a tailgate party and recognition ceremony at the Quakers’ football game at Chuck Knox Stadium.

2012 hockey team

The 2012 hockey team was the second in Quaker Valley history to win a state championship.

After QV skated past Mars, 4-2, in the Penguins Cup final, the Quakers tacked on a 4-1 victory over Flyers Cup winner Bayard Rustin in the state championship game at RMU’s Island Sports complex.

“I am grateful for the recognition,” QV coach Kevin Quinn said. “These guys worked very hard from the time they were in developmental hockey. They all talked about seeing the 2006 team win and the impact it had on them. When you play for your school, and win, you truly have a lifetime of memories to cherish. I look forward to seeing the team at the ceremony and congratulating each and every one of them.

“I have such strong relationships with so many of the players and families from that team. I taught many of them in elementary school and coached most of them throughout their careers in amateur and high school hockey. It was also a very special moment for me to win while coaching my oldest son, Alex.”

QV defeated Thomas Jefferson, 6-3, and Kittanning, 7-1, in the first two rounds of the Penguins Cup playoffs.

The Quakers were led that season by the offensive skills of forwards Ryan Dickson, a junior, and seniors Kevin Kenny, Jayson Lottes and Luke O’Neill along with solid goaltending by senior Doug Revak, and a brick-wall presence in front of the net by defensemen Jake Pilewicz, Ryan Lottes, Alex Quinn, Stephen Wei and Adam Pilewicz.

“Of course, the state championship game sticks out as one of my favorite memories,” Kenny said. “The atmosphere at RMU was electric and the crowd let out what felt like some of the loudest roars I’d ever heard. I can still remember most of how the game went.”

Kenny, one of four seniors on the QV squad, remembers the state championship game as if it were yesterday.

“We went down 1-0 30 seconds into the game, a position we rarely, if at all, found ourselves in,” he said. “However, for as long as I can remember playing for coach Quinn, he instilled in us that champions have to overcome adversity. It wasn’t long before we caught our first break. Jake Pilewicz made an excellent breakout pass to me in the neutral zone, and I was able to beat the goalie on the glove side from the top of the left circle.

“In the middle of the second period, Clayton Bouchard scored a five-hole goal that turned out to be the game-winner, assisted by Ryan Dickson. Clayton had an absolutely ‘dopenasty’ playoff run; he scored in every game. In the third period, Ryan Lottes scored our third goal off a shot from the blue line to make it 3-1. With under a minute left, I watched from the penalty box as Otto Schaefer scored an extra insurance goal, directly off of a faceoff win from Cameron Peterkin.”

Dickson led the team in scoring that season with 29 goals and 36 assists, followed by Kenny (21g, 31a) and Jayson Lottes (22g, 38a).

“Family is a big part of QV hockey,” Quinn said. “We want to create a family atmosphere. We want players to want to come to the rink, be a part of the family. And that year the Pilewicz and Lottes brothers got to win together.

“Every year, we have alumni games that are very well attended and competitive. So many of the players from that team make their way home to participate.”

During their 4-0 playoff run, the Quakers received big contributions from a pair of underclassmen: Dickson, affectionately known as JD, who racked up five postseason goals including two in the Penguins Cup final, and forward Clayton Bouchard, who reached the scoring column in all four games.

Otto Schaefer (3) and Jimmy Perkins (2) also clicked for five goals between them to help round out the team’s playoff scoring.

“The summer after my freshman year, I remember going over to the Quinns house with Alex, the coach’s son and a great teammate, after ‘Q School.’ Alex showed me his dad’s state championship ring from 2006, and I remember thinking to myself that I wanted one. So, for me, the expectation at the start of that season was the same as all of the players — win the state championship.”

Contributions in 2011-12 also came from the likes of sophomore forwards Scott Weston, Mohr, Adam Stanley, Colin Streif and Avery Montague and Peterkin.

Hunter Wolz and Trenton Ruprecht were top freshmen on the squad.

Goalies Parker Sherry and Jonathan Pijar won 10 games in helping the Quakers finish with a spectacular 23-2-2 overall record.

“Kevin Kenny, along with Ryan Dickson, Jayson Lottes, Jimmy Perkins and Clayton Bouchard, led us offensively that year, and they all showed up when it mattered in the playoffs,” Quinn said. “Jake Pilewicz, Ryan Lottes, Adam Pilewicz, Alex Quinn and Stephen Wei held down the fort defensively. Doug Revak was solid throughout the playoffs in net. Goaltenders Parker Sherry and Jonathan Pijar won 10 games for us that year.

“Otto Schaefer had a great playoff for us, as well, and so did Luke O’Neill, Scott Weston, Cameron Peterkin, Kurt Mohr, Avery Montague, Adam Stanley and Colin Streif. Hunter Wolz and Trenton Ruprecht won their first of three Penguins Cups. It was a great group of young men who battled hard together and deserve this recognition so many years later.”

QV’s veteran bench boss added, “team defense, for sure,” was the strength of the 2012 championship team.

“We were very good in all three areas defensively,” Quinn said. “Goaltending, our D core was solid, and our forwards were very responsible defensively. During the playoff run, we allowed just seven goals in the four games.”

Along with its undefeated postseason run, Quinn has other fond memories from the Quakers’ 2011-12 hockey season.

“Just the type of team it was,” he said, “so deep, tough and resilient. We had many different contributors and beat some very good teams. It was a young team, as well, that would go on to win three straight Penguins Cups.”

Kenny added his thoughts about the team’s clout in 2011-12.

“I believe the strength of the team came from our camaraderie and cohesion both on and off the ice,” he said. “Every person played an important role in making each other better. Everybody was embraced and felt comfortable enough to hold each other accountable without fear of judgement or backlash.

“Apart from the actual hockey, we all had friendships together away from the rink that helped reinforce those bonds.”

Jayson Lottes, O’Neill, Revak and Kenny were the only seniors on the 2011-2012 squad. They all are now 31 years old.

Kenny still resides in Sewickley and hosts themed trivia nights at Azul in Leetsdale.

“Seemingly from the time I started skating at 3 years old, I have heard people talk about leaving the game better than you found it,” Kenny said, “and I’m always looking for ways to do that. I do my best to help out coach with the current high school team. I’ve done a few things, including taking and breaking down stats as well as some video work in the past. There is a great group of players (at QV) this season that have a chance to be special.

“And I’m sure you noticed the word ‘dopenasty’ earlier in my response. It’s something we used to say to describe something as ‘awesome, sick, unreal.’ We had plain white T-shirts made with #dopenasty printed in black letters on them”

Colin South (2009 graduate)

South’s athletic career at QV definitely pointed north; he was a four-year letter winner in hockey and four-year competitor in the Quakers’ golf program.

As a freshman, South was a member of the 2006 state championship hockey team where he played with his brother, Furman, a 2023 QV Sports Hall of Fame inductee.

The younger South sibling registered a hat trick in the ‘06 state final to spark the Quakers to an impressive victory over Penncrest.

South also was a key player on the 2008 Penguins Cup championship squad and served as team captain during his senior year. He landed all-star status on the ice in 2009.

South went on to play NCAA Division I hockey at Robert Morris, where he was team captain and competed in the 2014 NCAA tournament.

L.J. Westwood (2012)

Westwood left a legacy as one of the most accomplished runners in the history of the school’s track and cross country programs.

As a cross country runner, Westwood was a part of three WPIAL championship teams from 2009-2011, a PIAA runner-up and the 2011 PIAA championship squad. He also was a WPIAL individual champion in 2010.

Westwood’s success in the fall months carried over to the outdoor track and field season in the spring. He was a five-time WPIAL and four-time PIAA gold medalist, setting school and WPIAL records in the 800-meter event.

He also was a member of the Quakers’ 3,200-meter relay team that was named to the National Federation Honor Roll while setting school and WPIAL records.

QV’s 3,200 relay team captured three consecutive WPIAL championships — and back-to back PIAA titles — that set a standard for that event that continues to this day.

Derek Molitor (1998)

Molitor was an outstanding two-sport athlete, excelling in both football and track and field.

He was a four-year letterman on the gridiron who served as a team captain from 1995-1997. He was lauded as a northern area “Fabulous 22” running back in 1996 and 1997 and was voted to the Three Rivers Conference all-star team both seasons as a running back and defensive back.

Molitor graduated from QV as the football program’s all-time leading rusher and in 1997 was honored as the co-offensive MVP in the conference. He was selected to participate in the 1998 Penn-Ohio football game as a defensive back.

Molitor was a proud member of the 1996 QV football playoff team, one year removed from an 0-10 season, and was the 1997 Andy Shulick Award recipient for outstanding leadership.

On the track, Molitor was a four-year letterman and a versatile competitor on the 1996 and 1997 WPIAL championship teams.

He competed in eight events, showing his diversity and contributions to those QV Sports Hall of Fame winning teams.

Following graduation, Molitor went on to play football at Case Western.

Dorian Goosby-Dean (2009)

Tremendous all-around athlete best describes Goosby-Dean’s high school career.

Goosby-Dean was a four-time letterman in track and field and football and earned three varsity letters in basketball.

While his performance in all sports was outstanding, it was in the storied QV track and field program where he really shined. A four-time PIAA qualifier, Goosby-Dean earned three state medals and two individual WPIAL championships and qualified for the district finals all four years of high school.

Demonstrating unmatched consistency, Goosby-Dean never finished below first in the triple and high jump events in sectional meets from 2006-2009. He was a 10-time invitational MVP at prestigious track and field competitions, including the MAC championships and the Mars, Center, Baldwin and South Fayette invites.

He achieved a “double-triple crown” at South Fayette with three gold medals and by breaking three meet records in the triple, long and high jump.

Goosby-Dean shattered the school record in the boys triple jump in 2008 and ended his career with the most total points in program history — cementing his legacy as one of the greatest athletes ever at QV.

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