High school roundup for March 22, 2025: Seneca Valley wins Pennsylvania Cup hockey title

By: Triblive
Saturday, March 22, 2025 | 10:39 PM

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Seneca Valley needed three overtimes and almost 90 minutes of hockey to win the PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup championship last Monday.

On Saturday, there was far less drama – but just as much celebration.

Braden Morin scored a hat trick and Jimmy Murtha netted a pair of goals to lead Seneca Valley to a 7-2 victory over Holy Ghost Prep to win the Class 3A Pennsylvania Cup at RMU Island Sports Center.

That’s not to say there was no drama at all.

Ethan Riffe, Morin and Marshall Hewitt scored as Seneca Valley jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but Flyers Cup champion Holy Ghost Prep responded by scoring twice to make it a one-goal game.

That’s when Murtha scored twice and Morin added two more goals to give Seneca Valley a comfortable lead – and the school’s first state championship.

Garnet Valley 7, Avonworth 2 – Nolan Stott and Kevin Walton each collected two goals and two assists to lead Garnet Valley to a Class A Pennsylvania Cup championship. After Jake Morrow gave Garnet Valley a 1-0 lead in the first period, Avonworth’s Cooper Powell tied it up. Kaden Longo’s goal gave Garnet Valley the lead for good and opened the floodgates. Austin Dzavdovsky also scored for Avonworth.

North Penn 4, Cathedral Prep 1 – James Boyle scored the go-ahead goal with 6:39 left in the third period to lead North Penn to a Class 2A Pennsylvania Cup title. Samuel Norton, Daniel Cabrales and Nolan Single also scored for North Penn, which had four third-period goals. Tucker Kinnear scored in the second period to give Cathedral Prep a 1-0 lead.

Boys volleyball

North Allegheny tournament — Latrobe won the North Allegheny boys volleyball tournament, defeating Manheim Central in the finals.

After going 1-1 in the opening round of pool play, Latrobe was slotted into the Silver Pool and went 5-1. The Wildcats beat Fox Chapel in the preliminary round, Canon-McMillan in the quarterfinals and Ambridge in the semifinals.

Host North Allegheny went 2-0 in the opening round and 5-1 in the Gold Pool but fell to Ambridge in the quarterfinals.

Baseball

Avonworth 10, Sidwell Friends 9 – Case Latore went 3 for 4 with a double and two RBIs to lead Avonworth in Myrtle Beach. Cooper Scharding doubled and drove in two runs and Patrick Bykowski had a double and an RBI for the Antelopes. John McMurray went 3 for 4 with two doubles and Tommy Levy went 2 for 2 with four RBIs for Sidwell Friends.

Greene County Tech (Ark.) 6, Avonworth 5 – Avonworth overcame an early four-run deficit only to lose to Green County Tech (Ark.) on a walk-off single by Brooks Robinson in the bottom of the seventh inning at the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach. Sid Palma had three hits and Hayden Jackson drove in three runs for Greene County Tech. Cooper Scharding went 3 for 3 with a triple and solo home run for Avonworth (0-2).

Pennsbury 2, Avonworth 1 – Brendan Zuckerman tripled and drove in a run and Mason Keith threw four scoreless innings to lead Pennsbury in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Ryan Scully doubled and drove in a run for Avonworth (0-2).

Severn School (Md.) 9, New Castle 8 – Five players picked up two hits each as Severn School (Md.) scored twice in the bottom of the seventh to defeat New Castle (0-2) in Myrtle Beach. Angelo DeSalvo doubled, tripled and drove in two runs for New Castle.

Softball

Bearden (Tenn.) 15, Burgettstown 9 – At the Ripken Experience in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Abigail Pierce had a double and three RBIs as Bearden (Tenn.) defeated Burgettstown. Brooklyn Robinson went 2 for 2 with two RBIs and two runs scored for Burgettstown.

Bentworth 11, Portsmouth (OH) – Sydney Gonglik went 3 for 3 with two runs and an RBI as Bentworth (2-2) beat Portsmouth (Ohio) in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

Bethel Park 13, John F. Kennedy Prep (N.Y.) 0 – In a five-inning contest at the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, Courtney Roberts went 4 for 4 with two triples and a double, three runs and two RBIs as Bethel Park (4-0) beat John F. Kennedy Prep (N.Y.). Nina DePasquale went 3 for 4 and drove in four runs while Sia Spano went 3 for 3. Taylor Striegel pitched all five innings for the win, striking out two.

Patrick Henry (Ohio) 6, Burgettstown 5 – Brooke Scherdt went 3 for 3 and had two runs as Patrick Henry (Ohio) beat Burgettstown in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Raya Sentipal had three hits and scored twice for Burgettstown.

Patrick Henry (Ohio) 5, Laurel Highlands 2 – Kasey Nelson hit a two-run homer to lead Patrick Henry in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Emelia Cavaliere went 2 for 4 for Laurel Highlands (1-3).

South Fayette 16, Clay County (W. Va.) 1 – In a five-inning game in Myrtle Beach, Cam Valentino homered twice and drove in six runs to lead South Fayette (2-2) over Clay County (W.Va.). Maddie Cavenaugh had a double, triple, scored three times and drove in three runs while picking up the win in the circle, giving up two hits and striking out eight.

South Fayette 13, Sharpsville 3 – Maddie Cavanaugh went 4 for 4 and drove in four runs to lead South Fayette (1-2) past Sharpsville in six innings in Myrtle Beach. Cam Valentino also went 4 for 4 for the Lions while teammate Liv Bonacci went 3 for 3 with one RBI.

Stevenson (IL) 5, Trinity 4 – Winning pitcher Ava Potempa struck out 13 and Jasmine Lucero went 2 for 4 with an RBI to lead Stevenson in Myrtle Beach. Alexa Zawacki tripled and drove in three runs for Trinity (2-2).

Trinity 5, Burrell 4 – Alexa Zawacki went 4 for 4 with a double to lead Trinity (2-2) past Burrell (0-1) in Myrtle Beach. Braelyn Jones went 3 for 4 with a double and two RBIs and Shelby Novak singled, doubled and drove in a run for the Bucs.

Girls lacrosse

Seton LaSalle 12, Indiana 7 – Lizzie Dorley had four goals and four assists to lead Seton LaSalle over Indiana in a Section 1-2A matchup. Riley Woods and Megan Kelley added three goals each for Seton LaSalle while Laken Kugler notched the hat trick for Indiana.