High school roundup for Jan. 7, 2026: Chartiers Valley gets past Lincoln Park in Class 5A showdown

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026 | 11:29 PM

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Julian Semplice led all scorers with 23 points as Trib HSSN Class 5A No. 3 Chartiers Valley defeated No. 1 Lincoln Park, 62-57, in a Section 4-5A boys basketball showdown Wednesday night.

Luca Federico added 17 points and Julius Best poured in 15 for the Colts (10-1, 4-0). Amir Woods scored 18, Malcolm Frye finished with 12 and Damar Johnson added 11 for the Leopards (7-3, 3-1), who played without Josh and Jeremiah Pratt.

Brashear 63, Environmental Charter 43 – Ryan White produced 13 points, Trevon Rosario-Jones added 12 and Nasir Thomas finished with 10 for Brashear (1-3) in a nonsection win. Jeydan Morant put up 12 and Gerard Wiiliams followed with 10 for Environmental Charter (4-6).

Carrick 66, Valley 58 – Kejuan Johnson scored 20 points and Treshawn Beasley followed with 13 to power Carrick (7-6) to a nonsection win over Valley (2-10). Dawson Wall put up 16 points while Daelyn Moore and Kane Wilson each had 12 for the Vikings.

Eden Christian 57, Winchester Thurston 51 – Mason Dean dropped 24 points, Sam D’Ippolito added 14 and Michael Sample chipped in 10 as Eden Christian (8-3, 4-1) beat Winchester Thurston (9-4, 3-2) in Section 2-2A. Mike Hammerling put up 30 for the Bears.

Girls basketball

Avonworth 45, South Allegheny 15 – Megan Obersteiner scored 15 points and Bria Onyshko added 12 to lead Avonworth (4-7, 4-2) to a Section 2-3A win over South Allegheny (2-10, 2-4).

Kiski Area 58, Serra Catholic 46 – Gianna DeVito put up 22 points and Jada Blanciak added 20 to pace Kiski Area (7-3) in a nonsection win over Serra Catholic (6-3). Lexi Pearce scored 16 and Bella Dumbroski followed with 15 for the Eagles.

Riverside 56, Hopewell 52 – Emma Meyer sank six 3-pointers and finished with 27 points and Addison Drake added 13 to lead Riverside (8-4) to a nonsection win. Avery Boyd made four 3-pointers and had 21 points while Addison Blosnick contributed 11 for Hopewell (2-10).

South Fayette 74, Chartiers Valley 30 – Juliette Leroux dropped 19 points, Ryan Oldaker and Lailah Wright added 15 apiece and Haylie Lamonde followed with 14 as South Fayette (13-1, 6-0) cruised to a Section 3-5A win. Alyssa Davis scored 13 for Chartiers Valley (4-10, 3-2).

Uniontown 40, California 29 – Aierra Jenkins scored 20 points and Charley Murtha added 13 to send Uniontown (8-4) to a nonsection win. Hayley Gibson led California (5-7) with 10 points.

Yough 49, Derry 29 – Daisy Miller scored 10 points to power Yough (6-6) to a nonsection win over Derry (3-8). Carly Fitzgibbons added nine points for the Cougars.

Boys wrestling

Belle Vernon 50, West Mifflin 21 – Gracin Guglielmo (107), Brayden Broadwater (114), Rylee Doppelheuer (121), Eric Granato (145) and Vander Raczkowski (152) each recorded a pin while Enzo Ortolona (127) and Keadon Johnson (139) won by major decision as Belle Vernon (4-4, 2-1) topped West Mifflin (4-5, 0-2) in Section 7-3A. LaShawn Haley (133) and Caden Wills (172) recorded pins while Cooper Dietz (160) won by decision for the Titans.

Connellsville 52, Hempfield 15 – Jake Lilley (160) won by tech fall while Cooper Lembo (172), Dylan Lytle (189), Ryan Brown (215) and Roghan Hollis (285) each recorded pins as Connellsville (3-2, 1-0) won the first five bouts en route to a Section 8-3A win over Hempfield (4-3, 0-1). Nolan Rice (127) won a 3-0 decision, Daniel Smith (139) won a major decision and Kai Vielma (145) and Luke Lilley (152) won by tech falls for the Falcons. Nico Kapusta (121) won a 7-3 decision and Ty King (133) had a pin for the Spartans.

Ellwood City 48, New Castle 15 – Oliver Richards (121), Gavin McClure (139), Nathan Chandler (172) and Jaiden Delwader (215) all recorded pins to lead Ellwood City (4-1) to a nonsection win over New Castle (1-3). Jay Prowell (114) won by decision and Delano Williams (145) won by default for the Red Hurricanes.

Ellwood City 41, Summit Academy 30 – Braiden McClure (114), Gavin McClure (139), Lewis Leslie (152), Nathan Chandler (172) and Jaiden Delawder (215) won by fall to lead Ellwood City (4-1, 2-1) to a Section 4-2A win. Chase Lynch (160) and Elijah Riling (189) had pins for Summit Academy (1-1, 1-1).

Jefferson Morgan 60, Brownsville 4 – Caleb Dulaney (114), Connor Pinchok (127), EJ Lingenfield (139), Alek Palko (172) and Landon Heath (285) all recorded pins as Jefferson Morgan (9-0, 2-0) defeated Brownsville (3-2, 1-2) in Section 3-2A. Kody Gates (145) won by major decision for the Falcons.

Keystone Oaks 60, Carlynton 9 – Jonah Hostutler (127) recorded a pin as Keystone Oaks (6-3, 1-0) rolled to a Section 6-2A win over Carlynton (0-1, 0-1). Thomas Gargis (152) won a decision for the Cougars.

Kiski Area 63, Hampton 9 – Kiski Area (13-1, 2-0) won 10 of 11 contested bouts to cruise to a Section 5-3A win. Ben Murphy (145), Tyler Bollinger (160), Travis Shearer (172), Mario Hutcherson (189), Alex Akerley (285), Payton King (121) and Jackson Pollick (139) had pins and Bear Joseph (152), Paxton Newell (114) and Gavin Murphy (133) won by tech fall for the Cavaliers. Cayden Barry (107) won a decision for Hampton (2-7, 1-2).

Ligonier Valley 48, Mt. Pleasant 15 – Conner Saxton (127), Levi Cloyd (139) and Levi Foust (172) each recorded a pin and Eli King (160) and Nathan Bednarek (285) won by decision to lead Ligonier Valley (4-0, 1-0) to a Section 8-2A win. Parker Holt (121) had a pin, Anthony True (133) won by major decision and Tristan Wtorkiewicz (152) won by tech fall for Mt. Pleasant (4-10, 0-1).

Mars 48, Knoch 21 – Beckett Szczesniak (127), Benjamin Goehring (133) and Parker Joseph (139) had pins and Samuel Passarelli (145) won by decision in four straight bouts as Mars (5-4) pulled away from Knoch (2-2) in a nonsection match. Rain Moran (114), Liam Corcoran (189) and Phoenix Ross (215) also had pins and Max Rings (172) won by decision for the Fightin’ Planets. Declan Krepp (107), Brayden McGowan (152) and Keegan Orris (160) had pins and Caden Hassler (121) won by decision for the Knights.

McGuffey 60, Washington 11 – McGuffey (9-0, 1-0) won four straight bouts from 152-189 pounds to roll past Washington (2-9, 0-1) in Section 1-2A. Victor Bonus (152), Aaron Supler (172) and Kash Main (189) won by fall and Garrett Newman (160) and Lane Ealy (133) by decision for the Highlanders. Caleb Patton (145) earned a tech fall for the Little Prexies.

Moon 60, Montour 18 – Bryce Thomas (107), Hayden Seymour (114), Landon Lower (127), Brayden Tooch (139) Gauge Robles (145) and Michael Olszewski (189) all recorded a pin as Moon (7-2, 1-0) defeated Montour (5-3, 0-1) in Section 1-3A. Damon Nelson (121) and Rook Smith (152) had pins while Jacob Chacon (145) and Thomas Cunningham (160) won by decision for the Spartans.

North Allegheny 60, Pine-Richland 11 – Dalton Stragand (114), Myles Hoover (133), Gabriel Hernandez (160) and Charles Miller (215) had pins as North Allegheny (8-1, 2-0) dominated a Section 4-3A match. Joseph Synan (107), Evan Schomburg (127), Griffen Reid (152) and Denis Tsybuk (189) earned tech falls and Gus Stedeford (139) won by major decision for the Tigers. Bennett Ferraro (121) won by fall and Matthew Jones (145) by tech fall for Pine-Richland (1-9, 0-3).

North Hills 65, Penn Hills 6 – Brady Rohaly (127) won by tech fall while Shaun Murphy Jr. (133), Carter Morvay (172) and Cameron Healey (215) each recorded a pin to lead North Hills (5-3, 1-0) to a Section 6-3A win. Daemon Phipps (121) had a pin for Penn Hills (0-1, 0-1).

Seneca Valley 37, Butler 29 – James Bidoli (172), Nicholas Heinricher (189), and Thomas Wuycheck (285) recorded pins and Cooper Beres (215) won by decision as Seneca Valley (7-2, 2-0) won the last four bouts to clip Butler (1-3, 1-2) in Section 4-3A. Branson May (114) won a major decision and Zach Hill (145) had a pin for the Raiders. Sulliva Stutz (121) won by decision while Nick Savannah (127), Santino Sloboda (133), and Mason Swidzinski (139) each had pins as the Golden Tornado won four of the first six matchups. Dylan Thurber (152) won by decision and Sutton Stoner (160) won by tech fall for Butler.

South Side 45, Fort Cherry 22 – Ian Dilts (114), Brayden Greco (121) and Lucian Williams (215) recorded pins, Dom Lazzaro (145) won by major decision and Parkley Shoenberger (152) won by tech fall for South Side (4-6) in a nonsection win. Cameron Eiler (133) and Sean Schuck (139) won by tech fall and Connor McQuillan (285) had a pin for Fort Cherry (1-1).

Southmoreland 39, South Park 32 – Connor Shannon (189) won by major decision and Peyton Bann (215) and Kaden Shannon (285) recorded pins as Southmoreland (6-3, 2-1) won the last three bouts to rally for a Section 7-2A victory. Austin Pepiot (114) and Jonathan Perkey (152) also had pins and Nick Lubecki (127) won by tech fall for the Scotties. Lucas Guzek (139), Josh Duncan (145) and Camden Barkey (172) won by fall, Travis Kirk (133) by tech fall and Joshua Kuzcma (160) by decision for South Park (6-2, 1-1).

Thomas Jefferson 42, Ringgold 24 – Connor Ganley (107), Zach Rehak (114) and Robert Cordova (121) won by fall and Jacob Labryer (127) and Ethan Koett (133) won by decision as Thomas Jefferson (10-2, 3-0) took the first five bouts and rolled to a Section 7-3A win. Dominic Cadwallader (152) and Zachary LaBryer (189) also had pins for the Jaguars. Evan Tolliver (139), Cristian Lowther (160) and Owen Conroy (215) recorded pins and Justin Steingrabe (145) and Caden Smith (172) took decision for Ringgold (5-2, 1-1).

Trinity 67, South Fayette 5 – Trinity (9-1, 2-0) won 11 contested matches, including eight by pin, in Section 2-3A. Gavin Bricker (121), Dominick Canali (133), Luke Poland (152), Collin Pettigrew (160), Behr Bruckner (172), Teagan Barr (189), Ian Holub (215) and Edrick Williams (285) had pins for the Hillers. Parker Jennings (107) and Jackson Hoy (114) won by tech fall and Jacob Wright (139) by decision. Brock Dennison (145) earned a tech fall for South Fayette (1-8, 0-3).

Girls wrestling

Connellsville 48, Fox Chapel 23 – Six Falcons won by fall to lead Connellsville (4-2) past Fox Chapel (1-3). Julieth Flores (100), Alison Leon (106), Trinity Moore (118), Lauren Porterfield (130), Olivia Shultz (155) and Ravyn Cameron-Botti (190) had pins for Connellsville.Lageen Park (112) won by fall and Lauren Bachman (142) earned a tech fall for Fox Chapel.

Mt. Lebanon 41, Pine-Richland 36 – Mt. Lebanon (1-0) won all six contested bouts to defeat Pine-Richland (3-1). Carly Jox (100), Lillian Perri (106), Sophia Beanner (118), Isla Silva (124) and Juliana Van Slyke (136) had pins and Paige Jox (148) won by tech fall.

Seneca Valley 42, Butler 36 – Everly Harrell (106) and Haley Hunter (235) recorded pins in the first and last bout to lead Seneca Valley (1-1). Sienna Stutz (112), Brin Zehmisch (118) and Anastasia Manchester (142) recorded pins for Butler (4-5).