High school roundup for Sept. 13, 2018: No. 3 Moon tops Beaver in double overtime

By: HSSN Staff
Thursday, September 13, 2018 | 11:09 PM

Derek Panucci scored the game-winner with 2 minutes, 50 seconds left in double overtime to lift No. 3 Moon to a 1-0 win over Beaver (1-3-1, 0-3) in a Section 2-3A boys soccer game Thursday night.

The Tigers (5-1, 3-1) bounced back from Tuesday’s 4-1 loss to section-leading West Allegheny.

Seneca Valley 3, Fox Chapel 0 — Jackson Wotus had two goals, and Kamden Koziak had two assists as No. 3 Seneca Valley (5-1, 3-1) won a Section 1-4A game.

Central Catholic 1, Allderdice 1 (OT) — Hayden Brook scored in the first overtime to give Central Catholic (2-3, 1-3) a Section 1-4A victor.

Butler 3, North Allegheny 1 — Tate Mohney scored twice, and Adam Blose added a goal for Butler (3-0-1, 3-0-1) in a Section 1-4A win.

Peters Township 2, Bethel Park 0 — Tyson Antosh and Brian Bruzdewicz scored for Peters Township (3-2, 2-1) en route to a Section 2-4A win.

Thomas Jefferson 3, Gateway 0 — Preston Lutz scored three times as Thomas Jefferson (3-2-1, 2-1-1) won in Section 4-3A.

South Park 10, South Allegheny 0 — Nate Kacey had five goals to guide South Park (2-1-1, 2-1) to a Section 1-2A win.

Charleroi 9, Brownsville 0 — Nick Laskey had two goals, and Cullen Woytovich had two goals and two assists as Charleroi (4-0, 4-0) rolled to a Section 3-2A win. Nick Goodwin had the shutout.

Quaker Valley 11, Hopewell 0 — Fritz Reiter and Rowan Kriebel each had three goals to pace No. 2 Quaker Valley (3-3, 3-0) in a Section 4-2A win.

Seton LaSalle 11, Bentworth 1 — Tyler Stack and Kellen Krebs each scored three times to guide No. 1 Seton LaSalle (4-1, 3-0) to a Section 4-A win.

Ringgold 2, Elizabeth Forward 1 — Kobe Norfleet scored twice for Ringgold (3-4) in a nonsection win. Ethan Bowser scored for Elizabeth Forward (3-2).

Latrobe 2, Connellsville 1 — Luca Diianni scored twice in the second half to help Latrobe (3-2, 3-1) win a Section 3-4A game over No. 4 Connellsville (4-2, 2-2).

Norwin 11, Hempfield 0 — Ian Brown scored four times, and Carter Breen added three goals as Norwin (6-1, 4-0) rolled to a Section 3-4A win. Kyle Krotec made four saves to earn the shutout.

Greensburg Salem 1, Trinity 0 (2 OT) — Jeremy Kappel netted the game-winner with four minutes left in overtime as Greensburg Salem (5-0, 4-0) won a Section 3-3A contest. Sage Parsley earned the shutout.

Franklin Regional 4, West Mifflin 0 — Connor Hudson, Justin LeDonne, Matt Kimmich and Anthony DiFalco scored as No. 2 Franklin Regional (5-0, 4-0) won a Section 4-3A game.

Shady Side Academy 5, Mt. Pleasant 1 — Max Farner and Walter Navid each had two goals as Shady Side Academy (2-0-1, 2-0-1) beat No. 3 Mt. Pleasant (3-1, 2-1) in a Section 2-2A match.

Monessen 3, Chartiers-Houston 2 — Chaz Mrlack scored twice, including the game-winner with 33 minutes left, to lead Monessen (2-1-2, 1-1-1) to a Section 4-A win.

Springdale 8, Aquinas Academy 0 – Michael Mitchell scored four goals and had two assists as Class A No. 5 Springdale recorded its fifth shutout in a row in a Section 3 win over Aquinas Academy (0-4, 0-3). Michael Krason scored two goals, and Matt Taliani and Roman Liberati scored one goal each. Michael Zolnierczyk recorded two saves in the win for Springdale (4-0-1, 3-0-1).

Burrell 8, Derry 3 – Layne Seskey scored four goals as Burrell won in Section 2-AA play. Jake Guerrini scored two goals, and Nicholas Kariotis and Ian Smola added one goal each. Dominic Ferra recorded six saves in the win for Burrell (1-2-2, 1-2). Lucas Snyder, Alex Murphy and Eddie Darbous scored one goal each for Derry (1-2, 1-2).

Freeport 6, Valley 0 – Cole Bennick scored two goals and had one assist to lead Freeport past Valley (0-5, 0-4) in Section 2-AA play. Hunter Hardin, Addison Stewart, Jonathan Meril and Issac Carley had one goal each for Freeport (4-2, 2-1).

Knoch 3, Armstrong 0 – Mark Ciora scored two goals as Knoch defeated Armstrong (0-5, 0-4) in Section 1-AAA play. Adam Walker added one goal for Knoch (2-3-2, 1-2-1).

Indiana 3, Highlands 2— Indiana’s Evan Ray got the game-winner with nine minutes remaining in regulation to give the Indians (2-4, 2-2) a Section 1-AAA victory. Matt Cikeda put Highlands (2-4, 2-2) on the board, and Gabe Norris tied the game for the Rams midway through the second half.

Winchester Thurston 5, St. Joseph 2 – Despite leading 2-1 at halftime thanks to two goals by Daniel Fábregas, the Spartans were unable to hold on as they dropped a Section 1-A game to Winchester Thurston (3-2, 3-0). Andrew Sullivan recorded one assist, and Zach Szep made four saves for St. Joseph (0-6, 0-3).

Hampton 1, Kiski Area 0 (2OT)— The Talbots scored the winning goal on a Kyle Constantkis tap-in as Kiski Area (2-3, 2-2) fell to Hampton (4-1, 4-0) in a Section 1-AAA matchup.

Girls soccer

Freeport 1, Karns City 0— Abby Bastaja scored the game-winner off a Sidney Shemanski pass 19 minutes into the second half to lift Freeport (4-2) past nonsection foe Karns City.

Greensburg Central Catholic 4, Shady Side Academy 3 — Brenna Springer and Tatum Gretz each scored twice for the No. 3 Centurions (2-0, 2-0) in a Section 1-A win over No. 2 Shady Side Academy (0-1, 0-1).

Mt. Pleasant 4, Laurel Highlands 2 — Carsyn Rivardo scored twice as Mt. Pleasant (3-2) won a nonsection contest.

Seneca Valley 3, Norwin 1 — Norah Seibel, Zoe Simpson and Madeline Neuschwander all scored to guide Class 4A No. 3 Seneca Valley (5-1) to a nonsection win over Norwin (3-1).

Yough 10, Charleroi 0 — Justine Appolonia had three goals, and Hadley Sleith and Hannah Biros each had two, as Class 2A No. 3 Yough (3-1) rolled to a nonsection victory.

Girls tennis

North Allegheny’s Ashley Huang won the PIAA Class AAA singles title last season. She has picked up right where she left off.

The Tigers’ top player scored a 6-0, 6-3 win over Mars’ Anelia Haley on Thursday to win the Section 2-AAA singles title.

Also winning section singles titles Thursday were: Latrobe’s Jenna Bell (1-AAA), Baldwin’s Bethany Yauch (3-AAA), Peters Township’s Kat Wang (4-AAA), Greensburg Salem’s Kasey Storkel (1-AA), Beaver’s Devyn Campbell (2-AA), Knoch’s Laura Greb (3-AA) and Sewickley Academy’s Simran Bedi (4-AA).