High school roundup for Jan. 17, 2024: No. 1 Trinity tops West Allegheny in clash of top 10 wrestling teams

By: Tribune-Review
Thursday, January 18, 2024 | 12:11 AM

Led by pins from Bodie Morgan (172), Dominick Canali (121) and Blake Reihner (139), No. 1 Trinity took care of No. 7 West Allegheny, 45-20, in a matchup of top teams in Section 5-3A wrestling Wednesday night.

Jackson Bruckner (152) also won a decision for Trinity (7-0, 4-0). Logan Slovick (133) had a pin, Nick Jones (160) won in sudden victory, Cam Danna (285) won a decision and Cade Stern (107) and AJ Snatchko (127) won major decisions for West Allegheny (8-1, 3-1).

Baldwin 47, Upper St. Clair 24 – Owen Klodowski (127), Riley Kavalo (133), Ramil Islamov (139), Mario DelRosario (152), Keith Mincin (160) and Lachin Islamov (172) recorded pins as Baldwin defeated Upper St. Clair in Section 6-3A.Ayden Miller (114) and Mike Griffiths (145) won decisions and Andrew Sharp (189) won by tech fall for Baldwin (3-1, 3-1). Alisher Abduraichmanov (107), Alex Tucker (121), Ronan Gibbons (215) and Michael Albert (285) had pins for Upper St. Clair (9-7, 0-4).

Belle Vernon 42, Elizabeth Forward 28 – Kole Doppelheuer (145), Elijah Brown (170) and Perry Riggle (285) won by fall to lead Belle Vernon (3-2, 2-2) past Elizabeth Forward (0-5, 0-5) in Section 2-2A. Vincent Goots (127) had a pin and Lucas Boyer (139) won by major decision for EF.

Bentworth 54, Fort Cherry 23 – Drake McClure (121), Chris Vargo (127), Bryce Crowson (139) and Owen Ivcic (145) recorded pins in four straight bouts to lead Bentworth (5-1, 5-1) to a Section 1-2A win. Racer Lister (160), Vitali Daniels (189) and Alex Rusilko (285) also had pins for Bentworth. Chas Rush (152) and Braeden Welsh (172) won by fall and Drake Buzzard (107) won by injury default for Fort Cherry (2-9, 1-5).

Bethel Park 33, Canon-McMillan 28 – Cordan McDonnell recorded a pin in the final bout of the match to lead Bethel Park (8-1, 4-0) to the program’s first-ever win over Canon-McMillan (4-5, 2-2) in Section 6-3A action.

Burrell 52, Indiana 19 – Cooper Hornack, Luke Boylan, Ayden Kun, Carter Thomas and Calio Zanella recorded pins to lead Burrell (6-0, 5-0) past Indiana (5-4, 3-2) in Section 6-2A.

Connellsville 78, Gateway 0 – Julian Ruggieri (145), Evan Petrovich (152), Loney Vielma (160), Nicholas Rohal (172) and Tyler Gallis (285) recorded pins in under a minute and Chase Sparks (127), Kai Vielma (133), Parker Lembo (139), Cooper Lembo (189) and Chris Cook (215) also won by fall for Connellsville (8-2, 3-0) in a Section 4-3A shutout win over Gateway (3-7, 0-2).

Derry 64, Greensburg Salem 3 – Anthony Mucci (121), Brett Klim (127), Mason Horwat (145) and Max Doperak (152) won by fall to lead Derry (9-3, 4-1) to a Section 6-2A victory. David Peters (215) won by decision for Greensburg Salem (2-8, 1-4).

Fox Chapel 55, Shaler 14 – Jack Viti (172), Joseph Geller (189), Daniel Noel (127) and Adam Haines (133) won by fall as Fox Chapel (11-1, 4-0) stayed unbeaten in Section 1-3A. Alexander Kaufmann (152) won by major decision and Youssef Abdelsalam (139) and Aidan Ortz (145) won by decision for the Foxes. Michael Ulery (160) and Anthony Jones (107) had pins and Vito Barravechio (215) won by tech fall for Shaler (2-4, 1-3).

Hempfield 48, McKeesport 27 – Nate Caracciolo (114), Ty King (121), Jacob Halsted (127), Brody Wilson (133) and Logan Williams (139) recorded pins in five consecutive weights to lead Hempfield (3-7, 2-1) to a Section 4-3A win. Eli Carr (152) and Pierce Turner (160) also won by fall for the Spartans. Coulton Kotouch (145) and Hayden Grindel (215) had pins and Rafat Hafiz (172) won by decision for McKeesport (1-6, 0-3).

Knoch 41, Ellwood City 33 – Miranda LaJevic (107), Brayden McGowan (139), Braden Plugh (172), Wyatt Foster (215) and Parker Anderson (285) all recorded pins and Owen Layhew (145) won by tech fall as Knoch (5-4, 2-3) beat Ellwood City (5-5, 2-3) in Section 5-2A. Derek Allen (127), Gavin McClure (133), Gabe Lilly (160) and Evan Twedell (189) had pins while Logan Shriver (121) and Colton Gullo (152) won decisions for the Wolverines.

McGuffey 49, Jefferson-Morgan 21 – McGuffey (10-1, 5-1) got pins from Tucker Main (107), Lane Ealy (114), Emmett Wolfe (121), Lucas Barr (127), Garrett Newman (139) and Reid Teagarden (172) in a Section 1-2A win. Brody Wagner (133) won a major decision and Victor Bonus (152) won a decision for the Highlanders. Chase Frameli (160), Brock Bayles (189) and Landon Heath (285) had pins for Jefferson-Morgan (9-4, 3-3) while Adam McAnany (215) won a decision.

Montour 45, Avonworth 24 – Jacob Stetz (133), Anthony Orlandini (139), Rook Smith (145), Ilim Abzarov (152) and Jacob Halbedl (285) recorded pins and Anthony Esposito (127) won by decision to lead Montour (4-1, 3-1) to a Section 3-2A win. Austin Kosanovic (114), Jackson Krul (189) and Justin Beck (215) had pins and Bryce Metz (160) and Luke Hollywood (172) won by decision for Avonworth (5-5, 3-2).

Moon 45, South Fayette 20 – Moon (5-4, 2-2) got pins from Cael Yanek, Joseph Maritato, Thaddeus Novak, Bekzod Sharifov and Khalil Razipour to defeat South Fayette (5-5, 2-2) in Section 5-3A.

Mt. Pleasant 42, Southmoreland 27 – The Vikings (9-2, 5-0) won the last six bouts of the match, getting pins from Tristan Wtorkiewicz (127), Duncan Blose (133), Jamison Poklembo (145) and Greg Shaulis, a major decision from Joseph Longhi (139) and a decision from Stephen Predajna (160), to surge to victory in a matchup of top teams in Section 2-2A. Dylan Pitzer (285) and Nick Stabile (107) also had pins for Mt. Pleasant. Lewis Mains (189), Kaden Shannon (215) and Nicholas Lubecki (114) won by fall and Landon Delara (172) won by decision for Southmoreland (7-4, 4-2).

North Allegheny 40, Seneca Valley 12 – Evan Schomburg (107) and Kellen Buggey (172) picked up pins and Travis Stipetich (152) won by tech fall to lead North Allegheny (15-3, 4-0) to a Section 2-3A win. Charlie LaQuatra (114) and Griffen Reid (139) won by major decision and Casey Walker (127), William Bentrim (133), Gabriel Hernandez (145), Aidan Buggey (215) and Bradyn McConneha (285) earned decisions for the Tigers. Brody Pirt (160) had a pin and Connor Smith (121) and Corey Wolfe (189) won by decision for Seneca Valley (6-6, 2-2).

North Hills 41, Pine-Richland 27 – Giovanni Polito (114) won by decision, Brady Rohaly (107) and Giavonie Schipani (121) won major decisions and Paul Cerminaro (127), Dominic Horton (145), Carter Morvay (152), Evan Letky (189) and Burkhonjon Sobirjonov (285) had pins as North Hills (9-2, 3-1) defeated Pine-Richland (3-3, 2-2) in Section 2-3A. Robert Hoy (133), Dominic Ferraro (139), Mac Miller (160) and Cole Wilson (215) recorded pins while Grant Pillar (172) won a decision for the Rams.

Penn-Trafford 48, West Mifflin 26 – Cael Ott (139), Tasso Whipple (189) and Aiden Toth (285) each had a pin as Penn-Trafford (4-9, 2-2) defeated West Mifflin (0-4, 0-4) in Section 3-3A. Blake Chedwick (114) recorded a pin, Cooper Dietz (152) won by decision and Caden Wills (145) won by tech fall for the Titans.

Peters Township 41, Mt. Lebanon 27 – Peters Township (14-4, 3-1) got pins from John Radnor (133), Caleb Bebout (215), Nicholas McGarrity (107) and Issac Meyers (121), tech falls from Darius McMillon (160) and Parker Nave (189), a major decision from A.J. McGarrity (145) and a decision from Chris Cibrone (152) to pick up a Section 6-3A win. Edward Ercegovic (172) had a pin and Benjamin Lloyd (285) won by decision for Mt. Lebanon (1-5, 0-4).

South Park 30, Yough 22 – Wyatt Markovich (189), Parker Cunningham (285) and Travis Kirk (127) recorded pins as South Park (4-9) beat Yough (1-9) in a 2A nonsection meet. Raidon Kuroda (215) and Rocco Zugai (121) had pins while Jacob Boyer (160) won by major decision for the Cougars.

Girls wrestling

North Allegheny 42, Seneca Valley 36 – A pin from Ava Frailey (155) gave North Allegheny the lead for good in a victory over Seneca Valley. Hannah Williams (124), Maya Scott (142), Audrey Morrison (148) and Leyna Rumpler (170) also had pins and Isabella Cuomo (112) won by injury default for the Tigers. Everly Harrell (106), Izzy Leighty (118), Maddee Fischer (136) and Haley Hunter (235) won by fall for the Raiders.

Pine-Richland 39, Upper St. Clair 36 – Carmen Mascarenas (112), Ella Fineburg (118), Giada Campanella (136), Tiffany Gathers (155) and Brynn Bosack (170) recorded pins and Megan Berger (124) won a decision for Pine-Richland (2-6, 2-4). Callie Roberts (130) and Genevieve Hanson (142) each had a pin for Upper St. Clair (2-2, 0-2).

Boys basketball

Apollo-Ridge 45, St. Joseph 18 – Breydon Orvosh scored 12 points and Karter Schrock followed with 11 to lead Apollo-Ridge (2-14) to a nonsection win over St. Joseph (2-13). Charlie Ross led the Spartans with 10 points.

Beth-Center 63, Frazier 61 – Jason Zellie led all scorers with 26 points and Brody Thorp chipped in with 16 to help Beth-Center (4-9, 2-3) edge Frazier (10-5, 5-1) in Section 4-2A. Brennen Stewart put up 22 points, Dalian McManus added 15 and Trey Whitehead finished with 12 for the Commodores.

Chartiers-Houston 57, Carmichaels 46 – Nate Gregory dropped 18 points, Avery Molek hit for 14 and Jack Lochran netted 10 for Chartiers-Houston (10-5, 3-3) in a Section 4-2A win. Colin Andrews made four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points and Aydan Adamson added 14 for Carmichaels (3-11, 0-6).

Derry 75, Ligonier Valley 63 – Nate Papuga put up 23 points, Stan Rajkovich added 19, John Wasnick scored 15 and Colin Bush finished with 14 as Derry (7-4, 2-3) beat Ligonier Valley (3-10, 1-4) in Section 3-3A. Parker Hollick led all scorers with 25 points and Michael Vargulish had 21 for the Rams.

Franklin Regional 77, McKeesport 53 – Cam Rowell led all scorers with 31 points and Cooper Rankin added 22 to lead Franklin Regional (12-2, 4-1) to a Section 3-5A victory. Emanuel Johnson scored 19 points while Lamont Perkins and Keith Spell each posted 12 for McKeesport (3-9, 0-5).

Indiana 57, Southmoreland 49 – Stanford Webb buried seven 3-pointers and led all scorers with 31 points to boost Indiana (6-6) to a nonsection win. Ty Keffer made four 3s and finished with 16 points, Noah Felentzer added 12 and Wyatt Richter had 10 for Southmoreland (12-2).

Monessen 76, California 34 – Lorenzo Gardner dropped 22 points, Rodney Johnson produced 17 and Devontae Robinson and Tyvaughn Kershaw scored 12 apiece for Monessen (10-1, 4-0) in Section 2-A. Caden Monticelli led California (3-11, 3-2) with 15 points.

Seton LaSalle 57, Sto-Rox 55 – Hayden Merchant and Patrick Weldon each scored 17 points to lead Seton LaSalle (11-3, 6-0) past Sto-Rox (3-9, 1-4) in Section 2-3A. Justin Johnson scored 13 points and Marcus Griffin posted 10 for the Vikings.

Trinity 70, Ringgold 49 – Kaden Hathaway led all scorers with 25 points, Jonah Williamson followed with 16, Jacob Dunkle finished with 12 and Dante DeRubbo had 11 for Trinity (7-7, 2-3) in a Section 1-5A victory. Daryl Tolliver scored 14 to lead Ringgold (3-12, 0-5).

Uniontown 66, Laurel Highlands 52 – Jamire Braxton led all scorers with 25 points while Calvin Winfrey, K’Adrian McLee and Kelan Milsom all scored 11 apiece, propelling Uniontown (13-0, 4-0) to a Section 3-4A win. Ethan Koffler scored 16 points, Aiden Black added 11 and Shane Layton hit for 10 for Laurel Highlands (2-13, 0-5).

West Greene 54, Mapletown 39 – Lane Allison dropped 17 points and Patrick Durbin scored 12 as West Greene (8-5, 3-1) defeated Mapletown (2-9, 1-3) in Section 2-A. Roger Gradek produced 14 points and Josh Mick added 10 for the Maples.

Girls basketball

Elizabeth Forward 65, Ringgold 9 – Alyssa Terza scored 15 points and Michelle Jellison added 12 as Elizabeth Forward (13-2, 6-0) routed Ringgold (3-12, 0-7) in Section 3-4A.

Monessen 58, Avella 14 – Hailey Johnson scored 15 points and MyAsia Majors added 12 to lead Monessen (8-3, 4-0) to a Section 2-A victory over Avella (2-12, 0-4).

Sewickley Academy 45, Shenango 41 – Libby Eannarino put up 20 points and Emma Eannarino followed with 19 as Sewickley Academy (5-7, 2-4) beat Shenango (3-11, 1-5) in Section 1-2A. Amara DeFrank scored 13 points and Ella Ferrell finished with 10 for the Wildcats.

Wilmington 56, Riverside 42 – Lia Krarup had 19 points to lead Wilmington to a nonsection win. DeLana Fox had 14 points and 10 rebounds while Gigi Finch produced 17 points and pulled in 10 rebounds for Riverside (3-9).