High school roundup for Jan. 8, 2025: Norwin beats Mt. Lebanon to snap skid

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025 | 11:44 PM

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Lexi Heller scored 13 points as Norwin snapped a rare three-game losing streak with a 45-33 victory over Mt. Lebanon in Section 2-6A girls basketball Wednesday night.

Ava Christopher and Kendall Berger each added 10 points for the Knights (5-5, 2-1). Payton Collins dropped 18 points for the Blue Devils (7-5, 2-2).

Beth-Center 48, Carmichaels 13 – Violet Trump and Callie Dorsey scored 13 points apiece to help Beth-Center (7-5, 2-1) past Carmichaels (0-11, 0-3) in Section 3-2A.

Burrell 37, Freeport 31 – Jules Fisher and Casey Brancato each scored 11 points to lead Burrell (8-4, 3-2) to a Section 1-4A win. Lilly Holloway put up 10 points to pace Freeport (3-9, 2-3).

California 46, Uniontown 42 – Hayley Gibson scored 17 points and Olivia Gibson added 16 to lead California (4-3) to a nonsection win. Tess Nicholson put up 13 points to pace Uniontown (4-7).

Laurel Highlands 69, Belle Vernon 29 – Ayriana Sumpter led all scorers with 21, Taylor Irwin followed with 14, Sierra Jenkins had 12 and Miya Harris put up 11 as Laurel Highlands (8-4, 3-2) rolled to a Section 3-4A win. Abby Russell and Aubrey Brown each scored six points to lead Belle Vernon (4-8, 2-3).

Seton LaSalle 75, Washington 37 – Tiara Curry and Addie Lonergan scored 22 points apiece to send Seton LaSalle (9-3, 5-0) to a Section 3-3A win. Natalie Pascarella added 12 and Amari Elliot added 10 for the Rebels. Olivia Woods led Washington (4-7, 1-3) with 15 points.

Springdale 32, Sewickley Academy 29 – Ashlyn Ferderbar scored 10 points to pace Springdale (6-7, 3-2) in a Section 1-A victory. Emma Eannarino put up 12 for Sewickley (3-6, 2-3).

Union 46, St. Joseph 29 – Kylie Fruehstorfer dropped 25 points to power Union (10-0, 4-0) past St. Joseph (7-5, 3-2) in Section 1-A in a rematch of last year’s Class A WPIAL championship game. Bella Bartolovic scored 13 for the Spartans, who led 24-17 at halftime.

Winchester Thurston 58, Ellis School 26 – Sky Still and Alexis Bansah scored 14 points apiece to lead Winchester Thurston (8-2, 3-0) to a Section 4-2A victory. Selah Cyrus led Ellis School (5-4, 2-1) with 11 points.

Boys basketball

Aquinas Academy 91, Eden Christian Academy 68 – Jake Guillen lit up the scoreboard with 37 points and Sam Duer followed with 28 to lead Aquinas Academy (11-1) to a nonsection win. Mason Dean scored 27, River Bartram added 17 and Jackson Bremmer finished with 10 for Eden Christian (3-8).

Avella 74, Cornell 31 – Bryce Wright scored 21 points and sank five 3-pointers to boost Avella (7-5, 1-1) to a Section 1-A win. Nate Cilia added 13 points and Cameron Ullom followed with 12 for the Eagles. Alex Benitez led Cornell (1-9, 0-2) with nine points.

Carmichaels 37, Mapletown 27 – Dayton Reynolds scored 10 points to lead all scorers as Carmichaels (3-7, 2-3) won a Section 3-2A contest. Lucas Stevenson and Tyler Howard each scored eight points for Mapletown (0-10, 0-5).

Frazier 67, California 43 – Dalian McManus put up 22 points, Kolby Stewart dropped 18 and Conlan Higbee chipped in 10 as Frazier (3-9, 1-4) defeated California (2-9, 0-5) in Section 1-2A. Jacob Ziolecki scored 14 points for the Trojans.

Neighborhood Academy 81, Geibel Catholic 32 – Shamar Simpson scored 14 points to hit the 1,000-point mark for his career and help Neighborhood Academy (11-1, 3-0) to a Section 2-A win. Courtney Wallace led all scorers with 20 points, Derrick Hardenman and Syncer Nicholson each added 11 and Kedron Gilmore finished with 10 for Neighborhood Academy. Evan Strimel scored 11 for Geibel Catholic (6-5, 1-2).

South Side 56, Riverside 36 – Carter Wilson dropped 15 points while Mateja Pavlovich and Raymond Fischer scored 12 points apiece as South Side (9-4) beat Riverside (7-7) in nonsection play. Logan Young scored 11 points for the Panthers.

Southmoreland 64, Ligonier Valley 53 – Ty Whoric put up 26 points and Noah Felentzer added 14 for Southmoreland (10-2, 3-0) in a Section 4-3A victory against Ligonier Valley (6-5, 1-1). Parker Hollick led the Rams with 20 points.

West Greene 68, Burgettstown 40 – Lane Allison led all scorers with 19 points, Parker Burns added 13, Patrick Durbin contributed 11 and Matt Wassil finished with 10 as West Greene (6-5, 4-1) bested Burgettstown (3-9, 0-5) in Section 3-2A. Kolton County had 13 for the Blue Devils.

Winchester Thurston 71, Propel Braddock Hills 43 – Anthony Pipkin dropped 17 points, Elijah Bullock and Matt Southers each added 14, and Mike Hammerling followed with 10 as Winchester Thurston (6-4, 1-2) won a Section 2-2A matchup. Jarell Santiago scored 17 and Malik Jeter had 14 for Propel Braddock Hills (1-12, 0-5).

Wrestling

Belle Vernon 46, West Mifflin 21 – Colby Hibner (145) recorded a pin, Rylee Doppelheuer (106), Vander Raczkowski (132) and Deyson Soto (138) won by tech fall, Enzo Ortolona (113) by major decision and Connor Hoffman (152) by decision for Belle Vernon (2-1, 2-1) in a Section 7-3A win over West Mifflin (5-8, 0-2).

Butler 58, Seneca Valley 11 – Butler (4-0, 3-0) won 11 matches, including pins by Sullivan Stutz (121), Gavin Rush (152), Charlie Rodgers (133), Kase Chopp (145), Brennan Michael (172), Ace McElravy (215) and Diamond Cantera (285), in Section 4-3A. Santino Sloboda (127), Nicholas Savannah (107), Sutton Stoner (160) and Troy Ritson (189) also won matches for the Golden Tornado. Bryce Berekstazi (114) and Zach Hill (139) won for Seneca Valley (5-5, 1-1).

Central Valley 48, Beaver 18 – Angelo Boni (107), Liam McKittrick (152) and Jayson McFadden (172) recorded pins to lead Central Valley (4-6, 1-0) to a Section 5-2A win. Boyce Hill (189) and Damian Lutton (215) had pins for Beaver (1-9, 0-1).

Connellsville 69, Hempfield 0 – Jake Lilley (133), Julian Ruggieri (145), Ryan Brown (189) and Roghan Hollis (285) won by fall to help Connellsville (3-1, 1-0) past Hempfield (1-4, 0-1) in Section 8-3A. Kai Vielma (139) won by tech fall, Luke Lilley (127) by major decision and Nolan Rice (121) and Cooper Lembo (172) by decision for the Falcons.

Ellwood City 48, Summit Academy 30 – Ellwood City (2-1, 2-1) used seven pins to pick up a win in Section 4-2A. Derek Allen (114), Braiden McClure (121), Logan Shriver (133), Gavin McClure (139), Cam Cirelli (152), Gabe Lilly (172) and Matthew Vos (189) had pins for the Wolverines. Rocco Zugai (127) and Michael Swanson (215) won by fall for Summit Academy (2-2, 1-1).

Fox Chapel 57, Gateway 9 – Landon Funk (127), Calyx Kimbrough (152), Milo Chiu (160) and Caleb Shirk (172) recorded pins while Danile Noel (133) won a decision as Fox Chapel (8-2) bested Gateway (0-10) in a nonsection meet. Maddox Steele (145) had a pin and Luke Pawlowski (139) won a decision for the Gators.

Franklin Regional 50, Plum 14 — Max Firestine (145), Ethan Cartwright (160), Henry Patts (189) and Michael Ruane (127) had pins as Franklin Regional (11-0, 3-0) defeated Plum (1-7, 0-3) in Section 9-3A. Chase Smith (133) won by tech fall and Luke Ankney (152), Elishua Daugherty (215) and Keller Maryott (121) by decision for the Panthers. For the Mustangs, Owen Campbell (139) won a marquee matchup with Nico Sarnic, 6-4, Julien Sepelyak (172) recorded a pin and Frank Grazulis (285) won by tech fall.

Freedom 64, Ambridge 6 – Gavyn McCray (160), Charles Brenckle (172), ZeShawn Williams (189) and Charles Powell (215) had pins and Thomas Henry (145) and Brayden Reynolds (152) won by tech fall for Freedom (3-0, 1-0) in Section 5-2A. Quinn Tkatch (285) had a pin for Ambridge (1-7, 0-1).

Jefferson-Morgan 71- Brownsville 0 – Brayden Hanning (107), Caleb Dulaney (114), EJ Lingenfield (121), Johnny Gilbert (145), Alek Palko (189), and Landon Heath (285) had pins as Jefferson-Morgan (7-3, 1-1) shut out Brownsville (0-4, 0-3) in Section 3-2A. Connor Pinchok (127) won by tech fall for the Rockets.

Kiski Area 69, Hampton 3 – Paxton Newell (107), Jackson Pollick (133), Bear Joseph (145), Tyler Bollinger (152), and Mark Gray (189) recorded pins while Gavin Murphy (114), Travis Shearer (160), and Cooper Roscosky (215) won by tech fall as Kiski Area (10-4, 2-0) beat Hampton (3-5, 0-3) in Section 5-3A. Aiden Shim (121) won a decision for the Talbots.

Knoch 36, Mars 31 – Wyatt Foster (215) won by fall in the final bout to lead Knoch (2-2) to a nonsection win. Lucas Rouleau (285) and Caden Hassler (114) also had pins and Brayden McGowan (152) and Derrick Glover (160) won by decision for the Knights. Paxton Hartle (139) and Joseph Zottola (172) won by pin, Samuel Passarelli (121) and Beckett Szczesniak (107) by tech fall and Liam Hein (145) by decision for Mars (5-4).

McGuffey 65, Washington 9 – Lucas Barr (139), Gage Clayton (160), Reid Teagarden (172) and Damyan Pevarnik (215) recorded pins as McGuffey (9-2, 1-0) ran away with a Section 1-2A match against Washington (0-1, 0-1). Tucker Main (121) won by tech fall for the Highlanders. Caleb Patton (152) won a decision for the Prexies.

Moon 52, Montour 12 – Liam Costa (160) won a marquee matchup with Rook Smith, 5-4, and Bryce Thomas (114), Landon Lower (121), Nathan LaFayette (127) and Cael Yanek (133) had pins to lead Moon (6-4, 1-0) to a Section 1-3A win. Karston Kirchner (107), Elijah Thomas (145) and Michael Olszewski (172) also won for the Tigers. Jacob Chacon (139), Thomas Cunningham (152) and Jacob Halbedl (285) won for Montour (4-6, 0-1).

Mt. Lebanon 46, Baldwin 23 – Ben Mares (152), Devin McCauley (172), Gannon Moore (189) and Marcus Rojas (133) recorded pins and Cole Gibbons (160) and Jonathan Emma (121) won by tech fall to lead Mt. Lebanon (3-6, 1-1) to a Section 3-3A win. Mike Griffiths (139) and Ramil Islamov (145) won by fall and Teague Toki (127) by tech fall for Baldwin (0-3, 0-3).

North Allegheny 38, Pine-Richland 27 – Mason Hartung (215) recorded a pin in the last bout to help North Allegheny (12-2, 2-0) to a Section 4-3A win. Charlie LaQuatra (114), Evan Schomburg (121) and Gus Stedeford (133) won by fall, Brody Barnhart (160) by tech fall and Gabriel Hernandez (152) by decision for the Tigers. Dominic Ferraro (139), Mac Miller (172) and Grant Pillar (189) won by pin and Bennett Ferraro (107), Max Kohser (127) and Peyton Ferguson (145) by decision for Pine-Richland (3-8, 0-3).

North Hills 72, Penn Hills 0 – Logan Milligan (121), Hunter Nestor (133), Austin Demartino (160) and Cameron Healey (189) recorded pins to lead North Hills (6-3, 1-0) past Penn Hills (2-2, 0-1) in Section 6-3A. Brady Rohaly (114) won by tech fall, Paul Cerminaro (139) by major decision and Thomas Cloonan (152) by decision for North Hills.

Obama Academy 53, Allderdice 24 – Obama Academy (5-3, 3-0) won nine of 12 contested bouts to win a battle for first place in the City League. Zayn Dixon (172), Shawn Scott (189), Dre`Quan McClain-Street (215), Bryon Clark (285), Mikel Jordan (114), Joseph Ntoko (121), Azrael Lewis (139) and Daniel Cabiness (152) recorded pins and Charles Bottoms (133) won by tech fall. Xander Henteleff (107), Zach Schmitt (145) and Aviv Diamant (160) won by fall for Allderdice (6-2, 2-1).

Shaler 64, Central Catholic 11 – Shaler (5-0, 1-0) used eight pins and two tech falls to cruise to a Section 6-3A win. Anthony Jones (107), Dustun Corfield (114), Cole Tunstall (121), Ayden Tavella (127), Weston Emmons (139), Braylon Ronel (145), Alex Weber (160) and Trevor Cignetti (215) had pins and Jack Begg (152) and Malik Maughan (172) won by tech fall. Nezumiiro Green (189) and Roman Thompson (285) won for Central Catholic (5-8, 0-1).

Southmoreland 40, South Park 20 – Parker Thompson (114), Kolten Lewnadowski (133), Shawn Hollis (152), Landon Delara (172), and Kaden Shannon (215) all recorded pins while Micah McGeary (127) and Hunter Ryan (145) won by decision as Southmoreland (6-6, 3-1) beat South Park (9-2, 2-1) in Section 7-2A. Nick Lubecki (121) won by tech fall for the Scotties. Parker Cunningham (285) had a pin, while Holden Finale (139) and Wyatt Markovich (189) won decisions for the Eagles.

Trinity 63, South Fayette 9 – Dominick Canali (127), Devin Junko (139), Thomas Allison (145), Behr Bruckner (160), Teagan Barr (172), Jackson Bruckner (189), Ian Holub (215) and Hunter Martin (285) recorded pins for Trinity (4-2, 2-0) in a Section 2-3A victory. Landon Ault (121) added a decision for the Hillers. Peter Leventis (133) won by major decision and Luke Dunlap (152) by tech fall for South Fayette (0-4, 0-3).

Girls wrestling

Burrell 36, Butler 24 – Jillian Atwood, Adele Shih-Calabro, Maddee Fischer, Kaeleigh Tuell, Harlee Hornick and Hannah Hornick recorded pins to lead Burrell (2-0) past Butler (0-3).