High school roundup for Oct. 24, 2023: Freshman nets pair as Freeport gets past Beaver in Class 2A 1st round

By: Tribune-Review
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | 11:20 PM

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Freeport entered the WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer playoffs winners of eight in a row, and the fourth-seeded Yellowjackets added to that streak Tuesday in a first-round matchup against No. 13 Beaver.

Freshman Camryn Woods scored two first-half goals, and the second one was the difference in a 2-1 victory over the Bobcats.

Freeport advances to the quarterfinals Saturday and a matchup against South Park (14-5).

Woods’ first goal, her 30th of the season, came off an assist from sophomore Peyton Los with 21 minutes, 47 seconds left until halftime. Woods then took a corner kick at the 17:27 mark, and her kick took a deflection in a grouping of players in front of the Beaver net and went in for the score.

Beaver (8-7-1) upped the pressure in the second half and outshot Freeport 10-0 over the final 40 minutes.

Yellowjackets sophomore keeper Alyssa Alcorn made a diving save to stop Beaver junior Sydney Chontos’ penalty kick with 16:31 left in regulation.

The Bobcats cut the Freeport advantage to one on a goal from junior Lilia Battalini from 25 yards out with 13:49 left.

But Beaver was not able to get the tying goal as Alcorn and the Yellowjackets defense held on the rest of the way.

The Bobcats finished the game with an 11-4 shot-on-goal advantage.

Avonworth 11, Yough 0 – Fiona Mahan had a hat trick to pace top-seeded Avonworth (15-1-2) to a victory over Yough (5-14) in Class 2A first-round action. Gianna Babusci and Emma Luther added a pair of goals each for the Antelopes, who will meet No. 9 Quaker Valley in Saturday’s quarterfinals.

Burrell 6, Keystone Oaks 0 – Sixth-seeded Burrell (13-4) breezed through its Class 2A first-round match with No. 11 Keystone Oaks (9-8-1). The Bucs will meet No. 3 Mt. Pleasant in Saturday’s quarterfinals.

Charleroi 4, Riverside 1 – McKenna DeUnger scored a pair of goals and Rhianna Grogan and Ella Sypolt each added a goal to give No. 3 Charleroi (15-2) a Class A opening-round win over No. 14 Riverside (4-9). The Cougars will play No. 6 Springdale in the quarterfinals Saturday.

Chartiers-Houston 2, Eden Christian 1 – Amelia Brose and Ella Richey scored to power No. 8 Chartiers-Houston (14-3) to a Class A first-round win. Lara DeFazio scored for No. 9 Eden Christian (8-6-1). Chartiers-Houston will meet No. 1 Riverview in Saturday’s quarterfinals.

Freedom 9, Ellis School 2 – Shaye Bailey scored five goals and Brianna Casto added a pair of goals to lead No. 2 Freedom (14-3) past No. 15 Ellis School (8-8-1) in the Class A first round. The Bulldogs will take on No. 7 OLSH in the quarterfinals Saturday.

Mt. Pleasant 9, West Mifflin 0 – Morgan Gesinski recorded a hat trick and Maddie Barrick scored twice to lead No. 3 Mt. Pleasant (16-2) to a shutout win against No. 14 West Mifflin (7-8) in the Class 2A first round. Rylin Bugosh, Isabel Overly, Adi Gardner and Maggie Piper each added a goal for the Vikings, who will play No. 6 Burrell in Saturday’s quarterfinals.

North Catholic 8, Woodland Hills 2 – Simone Sharpless had a hat trick and Kenzie DeBlassio added two goals and an assist as No. 2 North Catholic (14-2) rolled past No. 15 Woodland Hills (7-7) in the Class 2A first round. Lauren Mealie scored twice and Carli Rivetti added a goal and an assist for North Catholic, which will take on No. 7 Shady Side Academy in Saturday’s quarterfinals.

OLSH 1, Waynesburg 0 – Alexa Taylor scored the winning goal as No. 7 OLSH (10-4) shut out No. 10 Waynesburg (11-6) in a Class A first-round match. The Chargers will face No. 2 Freedom in the quarterfinals Saturday.

Quaker Valley 7, Southmoreland 0 – Mia Strelec and Annabel Miko each scored two goals as No. 9 Quaker Valley (11-5-1) cruised to a Class 2A first-round victory over No. 8 Southmoreland (10-6). Ariana Bosh, Mia Modrovich and Eliza Rahm also scored for the Quakers, who advanced to play No. 1 Avonworth (15-1-2) for a third time this season.

Riverview 5, Aquinas Academy 0 – Lola Abraham had four goals and Cailey Trosch also scored for top-seeded Riverview (16-2) in a Class A first-round win over No. 16 Aquinas Academy (5-7-1). The Raiders will meet No. 8 Chartiers-Houston in the quarterfinals Saturday.

Shady Side Academy 3, Deer Lakes 0 – Carolina Liptak, Ella Van Norman and Sarah Kushnir scored for No. 7 Shady Side Academy (13-3-1) in a Class 2A first-round victory over No. 10 Deer Lakes (9-7-3). The Bulldogs will meet No. 2 North Catholic in Saturday’s quarterfinals.

South Park 2, Knoch 1 (OT) – Brooke Paylo scored the overtime winner and Ariana Beck had a goal and an assist as No. 5 South Park (14-5) got past No. 12 Knoch (8-7-2) in the first round in Class 2A. The Eagles will face No. 4 Freeport in the quarterfinals Saturday.

Winchester Thurston 2, Seton LaSalle 0 – No. 4 Winchester Thurston (11-3) shut out No. 13 Seton LaSalle (9-9) in the first round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs. The Bears will face No. 12 South Allegheny in the quarterfinals Saturday.

Girls volleyball

Beaver County Christian 3, Chartiers-Houston 0 – No. 7 Beaver County Christian (13-3) swept No. 10 Chartiers-Houston (9-9), 25-12, 26-24, 25-15, in a Class A first-round match and will meet No. 2 Frazier in Thursday’s quarterfinals.

Bishop Canevin 3, Union 0 – Third–seeded Bishop Canevin (17-1) swept No. 14 Union (10-8), 25-15, 25-16, 25-15 in the Class A first round and will take on No. 11 California in Thursday’s quarterfinals.

California 3, Carlynton 1 – No. 11 California (11-5) upset No. 6 Carlynton (11-7), 25-18, 17-25, 25-18, 25-21, in the Class A first round. The Trojans will play No. 3 Bishop Canevin in Thursday’s quarterfinals.

Eden Christian 3, St. Joseph 0 – No. 5 Eden Christian (17-2) swept No. 12 St. Joseph (13-6), 25-23, 25-22, 25-19, in a Class A first-round match. Eden will meet No. 4 Greensburg Central Catholic in the quarterfinals Thursday.

Frazier 3, Trinity Christian 0 – No. 2 Frazier (17-1) swept a Class A first-round match against No. 15 Trinity Christian (8-7), 25-8, 25-14, 25-14. The Commodores advance to play No. 7 Beaver County Christian in Thursday’s quarterfinals.

Greensburg Central Catholic 3, Mapletown 0 – No. 4 Greensburg Central Catholic (12-4) opened the Class A playoffs with a 25-20, 25-11, 27-25 win over No. 13 Mapletown (12-7). The Centurions will meet Eden Christian in Thursday’s quarterfinals.

Hempfield 3, North Hills 1 – No. 9 Hempfield (9-7) dispatched No. 8 North Hills (10-7), 23-25, 25-15, 25-20, 25-20. The Spartans will face top-seeded North Allegheny in the quarterfinals Thursday.

Penn-Trafford 3, Bethel Park 1 – No. 6 Penn-Trafford (12-3) defeated No. 11 Bethel Park (4-13) in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs, 25-17, 25-15, 23-25, 25-18 and will play No. 3 Canon-McMillan in the quarterfinals Thursday.

Peters Township 3, Shaler 2 – No. 7 Peters Township (11-6) won a five-set thriller over No. 10 Shaler (4-10) in the Class 4A first round, 21-25, 25-18, 25-15, 14-25, 15-9. Peters will face No. 2 Seneca Valley in the quarterfinals Thursday.

Pine-Richland 3, Mt. Lebanon 0 – Defending WPIAL champ and No. 4 seed Pine-Richland (12-5) swept past No. 13 Mt. Lebanon (5-12) in the Class 4A first round. The Rams will face No. 5 Upper St. Clair in Thursday’s quarterfinals.

Serra Catholic 3, Western Beaver 0 – Class A top seed Serra Catholic (17-0) swept Western Beaver (11-7), 25-10, 25-15, 25-18 in the first round. The Eagles advanced to play No. 8 West Greene in Thursday’s quarterfinals.

Upper St. Clair 3, Fox Chapel 0 – No. 5 Upper St. Clair won in straight sets, 25-21, 25-11, 25-14, over No. 12 Fox Chapel in the first round in Class 4A. The Panthers meet No. 4 Pine-Richland in Thursday’s quarterfinals.

West Greene 3, Burgettstown 0 – No. 8 West Greene (14-3) blanked No. 9 Burgettstown (11-7), 25-18, 25-16, 25-8, in the Class A first round. The Pioneers will take on No. 1 Serra Catholic in Thursday’s quarterfinals.

Girls tennis

North Allegheny 5, Hollidaysburg 0 – Sara Fernandez, Laeticia Wessel and Peyton Mauser won singles matches in straight sets as North Allegheny (19-2) beat previously undefeated Hollidaysburg (20-1) in a first-round match in the PIAA Class 3A team tournament.

The doubles teams of Audrey Zheng and Tia Soussou and Siya Jain and Rebecca Murphy also won in straight sets for the Tigers.

WPIAL teams went 4-1 in the round. In Class 3A, Bethel Park took care of Fairview, 4-1, and Mt. Lebanon lost to New Oxford, 4-1. In Class 2A, Knoch swept Elk County Catholic, 5-0, and Sewickley Academy beat Bedford, 4-1.

All quarterfinals matches will be played Friday at the Hershey Racquet Club.

Hockey

Butler 4, McDowell 0 – Owen Denny had a goal and an assist and EJ Delaney earned a 21-save shutout as Butler (3-2) beat McDowell (1-2) in Class A. Carter Blystone, Mason Huey and Nicholas Hoffman also scored for Butler.

Mt. Lebanon 9, Canon-McMillan 0 – Sawyer Klasnick, Ben Kurta and Xavier Bias contributed two goals and an assist each to help Mt. Lebanon (3-1) blank Canon-McMillan (0-3) in Class 3A. Kaden Lane added a goal and two assists for the Blue Devils and Quinn Lynam made 17 saves in net.

Richland 9, Westmont Hilltop 2 – Connor Bethmann scored four goals and had an assist and Jack Lorence scored a pair as Richland (1-2) beat Westmont Hilltop (0-2) in Class A. Tanner Pfeil, Mitch Timcik and Paddy Griffin also scored for the Rams. Colby Carlson and Logan Glessner scored for the Hilltoppers.

Seneca Valley 6, Peters Township 2 – John Sroka scored twice and Marshall Hewitt had a goal and two assists to lead Seneca Valley (2-2) to a Class 3A win. Jimmy Murtha, Luke Meyers and Tyler Garvin also scored for SV. Drew Alexander and Cavan Fisher each had a goal and an assist for Peters Township (1-3).