High school roundup for Oct. 16, 2023: Mt. Lebanon claims final girls soccer playoff spot in 4A

By: Tribune-Review
Monday, October 16, 2023 | 11:23 PM

Lucy Pryor scored the winning goal as Mt. Lebanon claimed the final playoff spot in the WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer field with a 1-0 victory over Bethel Park on Monday. The Blue Devils (10-5-2, 8-4-2) finished tied with Canon-McMillan for third place in Section 2. The Black Hawks (9-7-1, 7-7) finished fifth.

Bentworth 4, Beth-Center 0 – Emily Kisner, Megan Keturakis, Cassidy Sicchitano and Meredith Allender scored in a Bentworth (8-7-1, 5-6-1) Section 2-A win over Beth-Center (3-12, 1-11). Nita Anderson earned the shutout for the Bearcats.

Burrell 12, Valley 0 – McKenna Miller, Kierra Smalling and Carmen Bires scored two goals apiece to lead Burrell (11-4, 7-2) to a Section 2-2A win over Valley (1-11-1, 1-10). Addy Richter, Miley Kariotis, Andi Householder, Tessa Mathabel, Bella Sworts and Leah Waldsmith also scored.

Canon-McMillan 2, Baldwin 0 – Sarah Warzinski had a goal and an assist and Ella Shields also scored for Canon-McMillan (8-6-2, 8-4-2) in a section 2-4A win over Baldwin (6-12, 2-12).

Charleroi 5, Monessen 1 – McKenna DeUnger scored four goals and Bella Carroto added another to lead Charleroi (14-1, 11-1) to a Section 2-A win. Sam Saylor scored for Monessen (4-11-1, 1-10-1). DeUnger’s four goals puts her at 97 for her career.

Deer Lakes 2, Knoch 1 – Claire Cacurak scored both goals for Deer Lakes (9-6-2, 6-4) in a Section 2-2A victory over Knoch (8-6-2, 5-4-1). Brooke Galcik scored for the Knights.

Elizabeth Forward 5, Belle Vernon 0 – Brooklyn Baldensperger and Leilana Speney scored two goals each and Giovanna Ferraro added a goal for Elizabeth Forward (13-3, 12-2) in a Section 2-3A win over Belle Vernon (7-9-1, 6-7-1). With the loss, the Leopards were eliminated from postseason contention, giving Laurel Highlands (8-8, 7-7) the final playoff berth from the section.

Franklin Regional 5, Penn Hills 0 – Abby Paterline scored a hat trick and Allyssa Velasquez and Shaeley Reighbaum each added a goal for Franklin Regional (11-5-1, 8-4) in a Section 3-3A win against Penn Hills (4-11, 1-11).

Greensburg Salem 4, Southmoreland 0 – Olivia Smith, Tienna Ventura, Taylor Carr and Kayla Ramer scored and Alice Wilkinson kept a clean sheet as Greensburg Salem (3-12-2) beat Southmoreland (9-5) in nonsection play.

Indiana 2, Kiski Area 0 – Mae Turner and Sydney Anderson scored and Isabella Antonacci recorded the shtuout as Indiana (5-11, 4-8) blanked Kiski Area (7-9-2, 5-5-2) in Section 1-3A.

Latrobe 4, Gateway 0 – Annalyse Bauer scored twice, Ava Yurko netted a goal and Robin Reilly collected a goal and had two assists as Latrobe (12-2, 10-2) beat Gateway (4-9-2, 3-8-1) in Section 3-3A. Corinne Brunetto recorded the shutout for the Wildcats.

Mars 7, Obama Academy 0 – Lily Wolf, Meredith Ashbaugh, Addi Girdwood, Kayleigh Clark, Liv Halliday, Alexa Werner and Lil Goodworth scored to lead Mars (14-0, 12-0) to a Section 1-3A win over Obama Academy (1-14, 0-11).

Montour 3, West Allegheny 0 – Riley Hall and Mia and Marlo Cyanovich had a goal apiece and Grace Bannon had two assists for Montour (12-2-3, 9-2-1) in a Section 4-3A defeat of West Allegheny (10-7, 6-6).

North Allegheny 1, Seneca Valley 0 – Abigail Stager scored the winning goal and Natalie Rak recorded the shutout as North Allegheny (17-0, 14-0) finished undefeated in Section 1-4A with a win over Seneca Valley (13-2-1, 11-2-1).

North Catholic 4, Beaver 0 – Simone Sharpless had a goal and an assist and Rylee Kumer recorded the shutout as North Catholic (13-2, 11-1) beat Beaver (8-6-1, 6-5-1) in Section 1-2A. Kenzie DeBlassio, Gillian Kennedy and Kathleen Virostek also scored.

Peters Township 10, Hempfield 0 – Cam Klein recorded a hat trick and Julia Spergel scored a pair of goals for Peters Township (14-1-2, 12-1-2) in a Section 2-4A win over Hempfield (1-16, 0-14). Jordan Klein, Atleigh Ciprich, Cailin Martin, Grace O’Korn and Mia Helbig also scored for Peters.

Plum 3, Penn-Trafford 1 – Gianna Revetta and Olivia Bigger scored as Plum (15-0-1, 12-0) wrapped up an unbeaten regular season with a Section 3-3A win. Emilie Oslosky scored for Penn-Trafford (11-6, 6-6).

Seton LaSalle 9, Steel Valley 0 – Sydney Towers and Sydney Morgan both had a hat trick to help Seton LaSalle (9-7, 6-6) blank Steel Valley (2-15-1, 2-14-1) in Section 1-A.

South Park 2, Winchester Thurston 0 – Brooke Paylo and Aubrey Tabak scored for South Park (13-4) in a nonsection win over Winchester Thurston (10-2).

Thomas Jefferson 9, Ringgold 0 – Olivia Della Lucia, Natalie Lamenza, Sami Maglicco and Aubrey Little had two goals apiece and Cece Wessel also scored to lead Thomas Jefferson (15-1, 14-0) past Ringgold (5-11-2, 4-9-1) in Section 2-3A.

Upper St. Clair 7, Norwin 2 – Sierra Dupre had a hat trick and Mary Mascaro, Valentina Sobarzo, Meredith Huzjak and Chloe Bird scored a goal apiece to lead Upper St. Clair (15-1, 13-1) to a Section 2-4A win over Norwin (4-13, 4-10).

Waynesburg 1, South Allegheny 0 (OT) – Ella Miller scored off a feed from Lake Litwinovich to give Waynesburg (11-4, 8-4) the Section 2-1A win over South Allegheny (11-7, 6-6). Peyton Cowell kept a clean sheet for the Raiders.

Boys soccer

Hopewell 4, Freedom 0 — Chris Colonna had a hat trick for Hopewell (9-6) in a nonsection win over Freedom (6-9).

Keystone Oaks 1, Serra Catholic 0 – Justin Lia scored the lone goal for Keystone Oaks (11-5) in a nonsection win over Serra Catholic (12-4).

Ligonier Valley 5, Berlin Brothersvalley 0 – Matthew Salancy and Hunter Wright scored two goals apiece and Derek Street added a goal to lead Ligonier Valley (5-10-1) to a nonsection win over Berlin Brothersvalley (2-14-1).

Moon 11, Chartiers Valley 0 – Davi Jansson recorded a hat trick, Billy Sprott, Josue Lara and Luiz Silva each scored a pair of goals and Shak Otabekov and Vinnie Munizza chipped in a goal apiece as Moon (14-3-1, 12-1-1) rolled Chartiers Valley (6-8, 6-6) in Section 2-3A. Zach Shutak recorded his ninth shutout for the Tigers, who claimed a section title with the victory. Chartiers Valley will try again to clinch a playoff spot in a home match with West Allegheny on Tuesday.

North Allegheny 3, Norwin 1 – Nathan Katari converted a penalty kick to break a 1-1 tie in the second half and lead North Allegheny (14-1-3) to a nonsection win. Will Love and Zach Nash also scored for the Tigers. Ian Natale scored for Norwin (12-5-1).

Peters Township 7, Brashear 0 – Jeven Kelly scored two goals while Blake Gabelhart, Alex Parise, Logan Sawich, Carter Helbig and Gavin Clutter each netted a goal for Peters Township (12-3-1, 10-3-1) in a nonsection win over Brashear.

Quaker Valley 5, West Allegheny 0 – Nick Allan had two goals and an assist and Andrew Vescio, Jack Karwoski and Liam Miller added a goal apiece for Quaker Valley (14-3) in a nonsection win over West Allegheny (4-11-1).

Shaler 5, Hempfield 1 – Luca Wallander had a hat trick and John Lamanna and Dylan Paylo also scored to lead Shaler (1-14-2) past Hempfield (0-16) in a nonsection match.

Springdale 7, Greensburg Salem 0 – Billy Lawrence had six goals to lead Springdale (12-3) past Greensburg Salem (5-12) in a nonsection game.

Upper St. Clair 1, South Fayette 0 – Charlie Bacdayan scored in double overtime to lift Upper St. Clair (14-1-2) to a nonsection win over South Fayette (10-3-3).

Field hockey

Allderdice 3, Hempfield 2 – Camille Washburn, Adia Elsass and Anne McHale scored as Allderdice defeated Hempfield in Section 3A to pick up the first win in program history.

North Allegheny 3, Norwin 0 – Isla Abrams scored a pair of goals and Josie Schomburg tacked on another as North Allegheny beat Norwin in Section 3A.

Hockey

Blackhawk 8, Hampton 1 – Sam Haddox and Owen Gatowski each scored twice and Max Jansto added a goal and an assist for Blackhawk (1-0) in a Class A win. Joey Stephenson scored for Hampton (0-3).

Burrell 10, Wilmington 1 – Julian Kemp had a hat trick, Luke Min scored twice and Mike Morazcyzk collected a goal and three assists for Burrell (1-1) in a Varsity D2 win. Nathan Sabatini and John Lukac each had a goal and an assist. Sean Carmichael scored for Wilmington (0-1).

Butler 9, Greensburg Salem 2 – Jaxon Salata had a hat trick and Benjamin Mikan and Anthony Trombatt had a goal and an assist each for Butler (2-1) in a Class A win. Mikey Kingerski and Carter Cherok each scored a goal for Greensburg Salem (2-2).

Deer Lakes 8, Sewickley Academy 0 – RJ Noullet scored twice, Owen Neidig had a goal and an assist and Ryan Grunden dished out four assists for Deer Lakes (2-1) in a Varsity D2 win over Sewickley Academy (0-2).

Latrobe 5, Penn-Trafford 2 – Jacob Hannah and Jackson Hayburn each had two goals and an assist and Joey Crimboli racked up a goal and three assists for Latrobe (3-1) in a Class 2A win. Robert Thatcher scored twice for Penn-Trafford (1-1).

Plum 6, Wheeling Park 4 – Maksim Popienko recorded a hat trick and Plum (2-0) topped Wheeling Park (0-2) in Class A. Luca Lapiana added a goal and three assists for Plum. Cooper Abraham netted a pair for Wheeling Park.

Meadville 9, West Allegheny 2 – Robert Mahoney had a hat trick and two assists for Meadville (2-1) in a Class A win. Nick Haag and Branden Switalski scored for West Allegheny (0-3).

Quaker Valley 7, McDowell 0 – Sawyer Krotine, Noah Kenneweg and Jace Vasbinder each had a pair of goals and Jacob Keisel also scored for Quaker Valley (2-0-0) in a Class A win against McDowell (1-1-0).

Girls volleyball

Burgettstown 3, Bentworth 0 – Kaitlyn Nease had 13 kills and 15 digs, Anna Poirier added six kills and Layla Sherman had 20 assists to lead Burgettstown to a nonsection victory.

Ligonier Valley 3, Rockwood 0 – Abby Tutino had 11 kills and Lacy Sosko added eight kills for Ligonier Valley in a nonsection win. Saylor Clise handed out 10 assists.

Mapletown 3, McGuffey 0 – Treslee Weston had seven kills, Isabella Garnek added six kills and Alexis Perry and Devan Clark each had 13 digs for Mapletown (12-4) in a nonsection win against McGuffey (5-13). Bri Ashton had 11 digs and four aces and Bailey Rafferty had 18 assists for the Maples.