High school roundup for Jan. 6, 2024: Karis Thomas sets pace for Shady Side Academy

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Monday, January 6, 2025 | 10:51 PM

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Karis Thomas hit six 3-pointers and finished with 24 points to lead Shady Side Academy to a 54-26 victory over Deer Lakes in Section 2-3A girls basketball Monday night.

Cassie Sauer added nine points and Cameron Capel had eight for the Bulldogs (12-0, 5-0). Rowan Kelly led the Lancers (8-3, 3-2) with five points.

Aliquippa 63, Laurel 34 – Aunesty Johnson scored 24 points and Carla Brown followed with 11 for Aliquippa (9-2, 3-0) in a Section 1-2A win. Shyan Tindall scored 12 points for Laurel (4-8, 0-3).

Beaver 56, Central Valley 39 – Ava Wright scored 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and Annsley Baker added 14 points to help Beaver (9-2, 3-1) to a Section 2-4A win. Kylie Godshall led Central Valley (5-4, 1-2) with nine points.

Beaver Falls 65, Mohawk 31 – Taylor Pullen (28) and Dreaven Haskins (25) combined for 53 points to lead Beaver Falls (5-3, 4-1) to a Section 1-3A win. Maddie Crawford scored 12 for Mohawk (3-8, 2-3).

Fort Cherry 60, Burgettstown 41 – Brooke Cornali scored 21 points and Olivia Kemp added 16 for Fort Cherry (9-2, 2-0) in a Section 2-2A win. Savanna Rush led Burgettstown (4-9, 1-2) with 14 points.

Moon 51, Mars 43 – Jaedin Griggs (22) and Maria Depner (20) each cracked the 20-point mark to lead Moon (6-4, 2-2) to a Section 3-5A win. Cecilia Christy scored 13 for Mars (6-4, 1-2).

Neshannock 78, Freedom 15 – Payton Newman scored 18 points and Jaidon Nogay added 12 to lead Neshannock (10-2, 2-1) to a Section 1-2A victory. Callie Biondi, Sophia Bonner and Maddie Arrow each added 10 for the Lancers. MacKenzie Mohrbacher led Freedom (3-7, 1-2) with seven.

North Catholic 73, Highlands 42 – Brady Wehner scored 22 points to lead North Catholic (10-2, 5-0) to a Section 1-4A victory. Tyarah Woody scored 27 points and Bella Bonnett chipped in 10 for Highlands (2-9, 1-4).

OLSH 50, Riverside 41 – Claudia Ierullo scored 19 points and Leah Parker added 12 for OLSH (10-2, 5-0) in a Section 1-3A win. Gabriella Finch scored 12 points and Emma Meyer finished with 11 for Riverside (7-6, 2-3).

Pine-Richland 45, North Hills 43 – Cate Gentile scored 27 points to power Pine-Richland (4-8, 3-0) to a Section 1-6A win. Delaney Amato had 18 points and Gia Minton added 11 for North Hills (3-8, 0-3).

Rochester 54, Shenango 19 – Led by 17 points from Marque Taylor and 14 from Tia Yellock, Rochester (7-5, 3-0) defeated Shenango (1-9, 0-2) in Section 1-2A.

Seneca Valley 64, Butler 52 (OT) – Gracie Cato scored 23 points and Reece McFadden added 21 to power Seneca Valley (8-4, 3-0) past Butler (7-5, 2-1) in Section 1-6A.

South Fayette 74, New Castle 29 – Ryan Oldaker scored 16 points and Luci LaMendola added 11 to help South Fayette (12-1, 5-0) to a Section 3-5A win. Rihanna Boice led New Castle (6-5, 0-4) with 12 points.

West Allegheny 55, Montour 38 – Breana Grubba hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points and Emma Ruperto added 10 points to send West Allegheny (8-3, 1-3) to a Section 3-5A win. Zoe Woessner led Montour (5-6, 1-3) with 13 points.

Hockey

Bishop Canevin 4, Elizabeth Forward 2 – Brian Kalanish scored twice and Kamil Nurulin and Aidan Malay each had a goal and an assist to lead Bishop Canevin (8-5) to a Division 2 win. Bobby Boord Jr. had a goal and an assist and Riley Wright also scored for Elizabeth Forward (7-6).

Chartiers Valley 7, Greensburg Salem 0 – Darien Strosnider scored twice, Richie Francis had a goal and an assist and Matt Colberg made 32 saves to lead Chartiers Valley (11-1) past Greensburg Salem (4-9) in Class A.

Fox Chapel 5, Baldwin 2 – Tucker Cullen had two goals and an assist, Hayden Ferra added a goal and two assists and Liam Wiseman and Dominic Casile each had a goal and an assist for Fox Chapel (8-2-1) in Class 2A. James Williams and Jeremy Pollard scored for Baldwin (3-9-1).

Hampton 3, Freeport 2 (OT) – Joey Stephenson’s second goal of the game was the overtime winner to lift Hampton (6-9) to a Class A victory. Preston Cochran also scored for Hampton. Bantam Semanko scored a pair of third-period goals for Freeport (3-11-1) to force overtime. Aiden Bauman and Landen Kozma assisted on both.

Mars 8, Butler 4 – Xavier Bossola scored four goals, Ethan DaSilva added a pair and Jack Weaver and Ethan Vactor each had a goal and an assist to lead Mars (12-3) to a Class A win. Seamus Griffith had a hat trick for Butler (2-8-3).

Neshannock 7, Central Valley 1 – Sam Mezzanotte had two goals and an assist, Kent Jones provided a goal and three assists and Brady Liguore added a goal and an assist to lead Neshannock (9-3-1) to a Division 2 victory. Treyton Palocsik scored for Central Valley (4-9).

Mt. Lebanon 1, Peters Township 0 – Aiden Ziolkowski scored the game’s only goal with 33 seconds left in regulation and Hayden Baych made 24 saves to lead Mt. Lebanon (10-1-1) to a Class 3A win. Ethan Williams made 29 saves for Peters Township (3-8-1).

North Catholic 6, West Allegheny 2 – Bryce Radeke scored twice, Miles Robinson collected a goal and two assists and Lukas Hixon had a goal and an assist to lead North Catholic (11-3) to a Class A win. Maddox Luketic and John Wineland scored for West Allegheny (5-7).

Norwin 6, Hempfield 5 (SO) – Joey Vecchio scored twice and Zayn Zeravica added a goal and an assist to power Norwin (2-10) to a shootout win in Class 2A. Mats Martz scored twice for Hempfield (3-7-1).

Plum 11, Kiski 0 – Colby Bartos scored twice and Nick Majors collected a goal and three assists to lead Plum (8-6) past Kiski (0-13-1) in Class A. Luca Lapiana had a goal and two assists and Tyler Bresso and Tyler Bartos each added a goal and an assist for Plum.

Quaker Valley 5, Meadville 2 – Max Modrovich scored twice, Jacob Keisel added a goal and an assist and Hunter Kronk and Jace Vasbinder also scored to lead Quaker Valley (15-0) to a Class A win. Ryan Yunik scored twice for Meadville (5-8).

Ringgold 6, Knoch 3 – Landon Vacarro and Caden Doran had two goals and two assists apiece and Benito Pesi added a goal and three assists to power Ringgold (10-4) to a Division 2 win. Mick Ritts and Synjun McHattie each had a goal and an assist for Knoch (6-5-2).

South Fayette 6, Thomas Jefferson 5 – Robert Chiapetta scored the game-winning goal in the third period and added three assists to lead South Fayette (7-4-1) to a Class 3A win. Trevor Dalessandro had two goals and an assist and Nathaniel Keller also scored twice for South Fayette. Liam Mahoney had two goals and an assist and Lucas Blose collected a goal and two assists for Thomas Jefferson (6-9).

Trinity 3, Wilmington 1 – Seamus Coyle had a goal and an assist, Cole Johnson and Colt Jones also scored and Cydney Mathers made 24 saves to help Trinity (4-9-1) to a Division 2 win. Alex Rodgers scored and Craig Patterson made 29 saves for Wilmington (1-10-1).