High school roundup for Nov. 6, 2023: Blackhawk scores in final seconds to beat Plum, stay unbeaten
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Tuesday, November 7, 2023 | 12:06 AM
Blackhawk’s Bryce Leiper (81) celebrates with teammates after scoring with 19 seconds remaining during their game against Plum on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at Pittsburgh Ice Arena. Blackhawk won, 2-1.
Blackhawk’s Bryce Leiper scores with 19 seconds remaining against Plum on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at Pittsburgh Ice Arena. Blackhawk won, 2-1.
Blackhawk’s Bryce Leiper is mobbed by teammates after scoring with 19 seconds remaining during their game against Plum on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at Pittsburgh Ice Arena. Blackhawk won, 2-1.
Blackhawk goalie Evan Kennelly makes a save next to Plum’s AJ Leah during their game on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at Pittsburgh Ice Arena.
Blackhawk’s Brody Ray battles Plum’s AJ Leah along the boards during their game on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at Pittsburgh Ice Arena.
Plum’s Nick Majors battles Blackhawk’s Matias Huber for the puck during their game on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at Pittsburgh Ice Arena.
Plum goalie Noah Lander makes a save against Blackhawk during their game on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at Pittsburgh Ice Arena.
Blackhawk’s Bryce Leiper brings the puck up-ice against Plum on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at Pittsburgh Ice Arena.
Blackhawk’s Bryce Leiper is mobbed by teammates after scoring with 19 seconds remaining during their game against Plum on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at Pittsburgh Ice Arena. Blackhawk won, 2-1.
Plum’s Maksim Popienkofires a shot against Blackhawk on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at Pittsburgh Ice Arena.
Plum’s Maksim Popienko celebrates after scoring against Blackhawk on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at Pittsburgh Ice Arena.
Blackhawk’s Matias Huber celebrates after Bryce Leiper scored with 19 seconds remaining against Plum on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at Pittsburgh Ice Arena.
West Allegheny’s Johnny Ortiz celebrates after scoring against Kiski on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at RMU.
West Allegheny’s Johnny Ortiz scores past Kiski goalie Jake Walker during their game on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at RMU.
Kiski’s Ethan Bombalski fires a shot to score his second goal against West Allegheny on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at RMU.
Kiski’s Ethan Bombalski celebrates his hat-trick goal with teammates during their game against West Allegheny on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at RMU.
West Allegheny’s AJ Jak works the puck up-ice against Kiski on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at RMU.
Kiski goalie Jake Walker makes a save against West Alleghney during their game on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at RMU.
Bryce Leiper scored the game-winning goal on the power play with 19 seconds to go as Blackhawk defeated Plum, 2-1, in PIHL Class A hockey Monday night. Dylan Leiper also scored and Evan Kennelly made 27 saves for Blackhawk (4-0). Maksim Popienko scored and Noah Lander made 33 saves for Plum (2-4).
Central Valley 9, Neshannock 5 – Aiden Pournaras had a seven-point night with five goals and two assists as Central Valley (3-2) won in Varsity D2. Gavin Crivelli scored four goals and Mikey Crea had two goals and an assist. Giovanni Valentine had two goals and an assist for Neshannock (5-1).
Indiana 1, Mars 0 – Luke Rowe made 47 saves to earn the shutout and Landin Wilson scored the decisive goal as Indiana (5-1-2) won in Class A. Adam Goul made 22 saves for Mars (3-2).
Knoch 9, Trinity 4 – Ethan Keller had three goals and two assists to lead Knoch (2-2) to a Varsity D2 victory. Synjun McHattie added two goals and two assists and Alec Lattanzio and Mick Ritts each had a goal and an assist for Knoch. Cole Johnson scored twice and Cale Bitz had a goal and two assists for Trinity (1-2).
McDowell 8, Montour 3 – Dylan Payne had three goals and two assists and Gino Heenan also had a hat trick for McDowell (2-3) in a Class A win. Ty Turer had a goal and three assists and Harrison Parra added a goal and an assist.Hunter Fiedler and Thomas Barefoot each had a goal and an assist for Montour (0-6).
Seneca Valley 5, Pine-Richland 0 – Jacob Komaniak had two goals and an assist and Ethan Lindberg added a goal and an assist as Seneca Valley (4-2) defeated Pine-Richland (4-2) in Class 3A. Cenzo Ditullio had a 23-save shutout.
Shaler 5, Butler 3 – Jacob Kunc had two goals, Lucca Laquatra added a goal and an assist, and Jacob Skerlong and Bradyn Whiteman also scored as Shaler (5-0) scored five times in the first period and it stood up for a Class A win. Owen Denny had a goal and an assist for Butler (3-4).
South Fayette 6, Franklin Regional 5 – Nolan Murphy’s second goal of the game was the overtime winner as South Fayette (2-1-1) won in Class 2A. Trevor Dalessandro had two goals and an assist, Tyler Brandebura added a goal and two assists, and Robert Chiappetta had three assists for South Fayette. Brendan Yohe had a hat trick ad Max Rutkowski added a goal and an assist for Franklin Regional (1-2-2).
West Allegheny 5, Kiski 4 – AJ Jak had two goals and an assist and Branden Switalski collected a goal and three assists as West Allegheny (1-5) won in Class A.Ethan Bombalski had a hat trick for Kiski (0-6).
Wheeling Park 6, Wheeling Catholic 2 – Anna Brannare and Kaden Schnarr each scored twice and Cooper Abraham had a goal and two assists to lead Wheeling Park (4-2) to a Class A victory. Logan Pielech scored twice for Wheeling Catholic (3-1).
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