High school roundup for Dec. 11, 2024: North Catholic tops Oakland Catholic in Class 4A girls showdown

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | 11:48 PM

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Sam Weir hit three 3-pointers and scored 19 points as North Catholic defeated Oakland Catholic, 42-34, in Section 1-4A girls basketball Wednesday night to run its winning streak in section competition to 109 games.

North Catholic (1-2, 1-0) jumped out to a 21-4 lead after one quarter and held off Oakland Catholic (1-2, 0-1) from there. Makayla Canty scored eight points for the Eagles (1-2, 0-1).

Central Valley 67, Steel Valley 14 – Nyah Hayes scored 19 points and Dominique Douglas and Emma Brown added 10 points apiece for Central Valley (2-1) in a nonsection win over Steel Valley (0-4).

Connellsville 45, Belle Vernon 37 – Maggie Orndorff and Elizabeth Painter scored 11 points apiece and Whitney Bobish added 10 to lead Connellsville (1-5) to a nonsection win. Aubrey Brown scored 17 points and Abby Russell had 10 for Belle Vernon (2-3).

Erie 45, Butler 40 – Aundraya Neavins scored 18 points and Aubrey Neavins added 17 for Erie in a nonsection win. Avery Maier scored 16 points for Butler (3-2).

Hempfield 57, North Hills 45 – Ava Shipman led all scorers with 14 points, Allie Cervola followed with 13 and Mads Pevarnik had 12 to lead Hempfield (5-0) to a nonsection victory over North Hills (2-3).

Penn-Trafford 57, Baldwin 46 – Torrie DeStefano led with 15 points, Isabella Fontana followed with 13 and Raya Johnson and Kam Pieper added 11 points apiece for Penn-Trafford (6-0) in a nonsection win. Julianne Ott scored 14 points and Mary Vargo had 13 for Baldwin (2-3).

Quaker Valley 35, Winchester Thurston 34 – Mimi Thiero scored 14 points for Quaker Valley (2-3) in a nonsection win. Sky Still scored 13 points and DaShae Cochran had 11 for Winchester Thurston (3-2).

Boys basketball

Baldwin 58, Penn-Trafford 53 – Nate Wesling scored 18 points and Matthew Schenk added 10 to lead Baldwin (4-0) to a nonsection win. Zach Feldman scored 13 points and Tyler Anthony and Evan Gross had 12 points apiece for Penn-Trafford (2-3).

Carrick 72, Apollo-Ridge 37 – Brayden Fisher led Carrick (2-2) with 26 points and Kelenn Ward followed with 23 in a nonsection win. Zane Beatty scored 15 points and Alexander Clawson had 13 for Apollo-Ridge (1-5).

Chartiers-Houston 72, Brentwood 55 – Aaron Walsh led all scorers with a career-high 28 points, Justus Buckingham followed with 13 and Nate Gregory had 12 for Chartiers-Houston (3-1) in a nonsection win. Colton Rosing scored 31 points and Forrest Betz had 10 for Brentwood (1-3).

Ligonier Valley 70, Leechburg 35 – Parker Hollick scored 22 points to lead Ligonier Valley (2-2) to a nonsection win. Brady Rollinger scored 10 for Leechburg (1-6).

Lincoln Park 63, Hopewell 62 – Damar Johnson led with 17 points, Ahmir Woods followed with 16 and Antonio Goodman added 14 to push Lincoln Park (2-3) to a nonsection win. James Armstrong scored 19 points and Jeremy Benninghoff had 15 for Hopewell (3-3).

Mars 59, Perry 31 – Austen Wroblewski scored 26 points and made six 3-pointers to lead Mars (2-3) to a nonsection win. Landen Boykin and Keith Johnson scored eight points apiece for Perry (0-4).

Wrestling

Bentworth 42, Frazier 26 – Owen Ivcic (160) knocked off Ryan Celaschi, 4-1, in a matchup of the top two ranked Class 2A wrestlers at 160 pounds to lead Bentworth (3-4, 1-0) to a Section 3-2A win. Bryce Crowson (145) and Brayden Taggart (215) won by fall and Josh Hancock (121) and Drake McClure (139) also picked up wins for Bentworth. Jonah Erdely (152) and Jackson Angelo (189) had pins and Tanner Hayes (133) and Andrew Bandish (172) won by major decision for Frazier (3-3, 0-1).

Butler 58, Mars 15 – Troy Ritson (189), Ace McElravy (215) and Diamond Cantera (285) recorded pins in the final three weights to lead Butler (2-0, 1-0) in Section 4-3A. Nicholas Savannah (114), Charlie Rodgers (139) and Leo Iarrapino (145) also had pins and Kase Chopp (152) and Sutton Stoner (160) won major decision for the Golden Tornado. Samuel Passarelli (121) won by decision for Mars (1-1, 0-1).

Franklin Regional 43, Moon 12 – Franklin Regional won 10 bouts to secure a nonsection win. Salvatore Nassif (127) and John Montgomery (215) had pins, Titus Colangelo (114), Max Firestine (145) and Henry Patts (189) won by tech fall, Beau Fennick (107) and Michael Ruane (133) recorded major decisions and Nico Sarnic (139), Luke Ankney (152) and Ethan Cartwright (160) won decisions for the Panthers (4-0). Michael Olszewski (172) won by fall and Landon Lower (121) and Khalil Razipour (285) took decisions for Moon (0-1).

Highlands 72, Neighborhood Academy 3 – DeJamire Suber (127), Aiden Burford (145) and Jayden Calhoun (189) had pins to power Highlands (1-0, 1-0) to a Section 9-2A win. Chaney Lewis Jr. ((160) won in overtime for Neighborhood Academy (0-5, 0-1).

Jefferson-Morgan 52, South Park 9 – Jefferson-Morgan (1-1) won 10 bouts en route to a nonsection win. EJ Lingenfield (127), Colton Humphreys (139), Payton Bastian (160) and Landon Heath (285) won by fall, Connor Pinchok (121) by tech fall, James Dulaney (133) and Jase Bedilion (215) by major decision and Johnny Gilbert (145), Dominic Sowden (152) and DeSean Johnson (172) by decision. Wyatt Markovich (189) recorded a pin and Jacob Guzek (114) won a decision for South Park (5-1).

Knoch 40, Ellwood City 36 – Knoch (1-1, 1-0) got a pin from Brayden McGowan and a forfeit at the final two weights to come back for a Section 4-2A win. Wyatt Foster (215) and Jarrett Crowe (127) also had pins and Caden Hassler (121) won by major decision for the Knights. Gabe Lilly (189), Braiden McClure (107), Logan Shriver (133) and Gavin McClure (139) had pins for Ellwood City (0-1, 0-1).

Ligonier Valley 47, Johnstown 21 – Jake Mundorff (189) and Lucas Krieger (215) won by fall and Carter Bizup (133) had a major decision to lead Ligonier Valley (2-2) to a nonsection win over Johnstown.

Beaver 34, New Castle 18 – Atlas Kosmal (114), Boyce Hill (189) and Colton Robinson (285) had pins for Beaver in a nonsection win. Dylan Ferricks (133) won by tech fall. Andreas Gray (139) and Ayden Mangino (172) recorded pins for New Castle.

Montour 52, South Side 21 – Zach Mitchell (133), Danny Brandl (145), Rook Smith (160) and Liam Hovanic (172) won by fall and Damon Nelson (127) had a major decision to lead Montour (1-0) to a nonsection win. Ryder Goe (152), Slayton Williams (189) and Lucian Williams (215) had pins and Wyatt Lightner (121) won by decision for South Side (1-1).

North Allegheny 39, North Hills 20 – Bradyn McConneha (285), Charlie LaQuatra (114) and Gus Sedeford (133) all recorded pins in North Allegheny’s nonsection win. Griffen Reid (152) won by tech fall, Mason Hartung (215) by major decision and Joseph Synan (107), Evan Schomburg (121), Brody Magorian (139) and Kellen Buggey (160) by decision for the Tigers (4-1). Cameron Healey (189) had a pin while Carter Morvay (172) won by tech fall, Logan Milligan (127) by decision and Kaden Salvatore (145) by injury default for North Hills (0-2).

Obama Academy 72, Westinghouse 6 – Bryon Clark (285), Aharon Margolis (139), Azrael Lewis (145) and Zayn Dixon (172) recorded pins to lead Obama Academy (1-0, 1-0) past Westinghouse (0-1, 0-1) in the City League.

Penn-Trafford 33, Plum 26 – Tasso Whipple (189) recorded a first-period pin and Benjamin Grabowski (215) won by major decision to clinch a Section 9-3A win for Penn-Trafford (1-0, 1-0). Gino Pecora (145) and Cael Ott (160) also had pins and Luke DeSantis (127) won by tech fall for the Warriors. Joel Kline (133), Trent Reese (152) and Frank Grazulis (285) won by fall and Owen Campbell (139) had a tech fall and Julien Sepelyak (172) won by decision for Plum (0-1, 0-1).

Seneca Valley 44, Pine-Richland 28 – Dean Sauers (152), James Bidoli (160), Cooper Beres (189), Landon Davis (215), Thomas Wuycheck (285) and Bryce Berekstazi (114) all recorded pins for Seneca Valley (4-4, 1-0) in Section 4-3A. Zach Hill (145) won by tech fall and Logan Brethauer (127) by decision. Alden Rockacy (121), Owen Long (133) and Dominic Ferraro (139) had pins and Mac Miller (172) and Bennett Ferraro (107) won by tech fall for Pine-Richland (1-1, 0-1).

Shaler 58, Avonworth 9 – Anthony Jones (107), Jonah Cable (133), Weston Emmons (139), Braylon Ronel (145) and Vito Barravechio (285) had pins and Alex Weber (160) won by major decision to lead Shaler (1-0) to a nonsection win. Austin Kosanovic (121) had a pin and Luke Maddalena won by decision for Avonworth (0-1).

Southmoreland 53, Yough 21 – Landyn Queer (139), Shawn Hollis (152), Hunter Pepiot (160), Kaden Shannon (215) and Jacob Govern (285) recorded pins and Landon Delara (172) won by tech fall for Southmoreland (3-5, 1-0) in a Section 7-2A win. Dominic Liscotti (145) and Aiden Humenik (189) picked up wins for Yough (1-1, 0-1).

Upper St. Clair 36, Baldwin 34 – George Drutis (145), Derek Worstell (160) and Luca Coury (172) had pins to power Upper St. Clair (1-0, 1-0) to a Section 3-3A win. Baldwin (0-1, 0-1) won seven of the 10 contested matches but forfeited three weights. Dylan Fleming (114), Jason Alex (127), Mike Griffiths (139) and Javad Yoususuzi (215) won by pin, Ramil Islamov (152) by tech fall and Cole Deicas (133) and Aiden Guthrie (121) by decision for the Highlanders.

Valley 42, Riverview 30 – Antonio Perkins (160) and Omar Sanchez (215) won by fall to lead Valley (1-0, 1-0) to a Section 9-2A win. Riverview (1-2, 0-1) won five of the seven contested bouts but forfeited five weights. Brady Daugherty (152), John Moses (172), Cole Brunn (189), Pierce Colvin (285) and Chase Siburt (114) had pins for the Raiders.