High school roundup for Dec. 20, 2023: West Allegheny wrestling finishes strong in win over Waynesburg

By: Tribune-Review
Thursday, December 21, 2023 | 12:03 AM

Blake Schepis (139), Chase Schepis (145) and Nick Jones (152) closed out the match with three straight pins to salt away a 42-22 victory for West Allegheny over Waynesburg in Section 5-3A wrestling Wednesday night.

Caiden Harbert (121) and Cameron Simon (172) also had pins for West A (6-0, 1-0). Waynesburg (2-5, 0-1) got pins from Floyd Huff (189) and Roan Tustin (215), a major decision from Joseph Simon (133) and decisions from Brock Evans (160) and Ky Szewczyk (127).

Allderdice 41, Obama Academy 30 – Javen Woods (133), Zach Schmitt (152), Marcus Wahila (189) and Jhamir Rained (285) won by fall to help Allderdice secure a City League win. Isaac Werner (121), Daniel Cabiness (145), Zayn Dixon (172) and Nahayo Clavel (215) had pins for Obama Academy and Charles Bottoms (127) and Ezekia McHenry (139) earned decisions.

Avonworth 34, South Park 28 – Luke Maddalena (145) and Justin Beck (215) had pins and Michael Tabano (127) won a major decision for Avonworth (3-4, 1-1) in a Section 3-2A match. Nathan Walz (133), Joshua Kuzcma (139), John Price (160) and Parker Cunningham (285) recorded pins and Wyatt Markovich (172) won by major decision for South Park (3-5, 0-4).

Baldwin 42, Mt. Lebanon 33 – Jason Alex, Owen Klodowski and Ramil Islamov recorded three straight pins from 127 to 139 and Keith Mincin, Lachin Islamov and Andrew Sharp did the same from 172 to 215 to lead Baldwin (1-0, 1-0) to a Section 6-3A win. Ayden Miller (114) also had a pin for the Highlanders. Jonathan Emma (107), Evan Sala (121), Joseph Gamble (145), Cole Gibbons and Benjamin Lloyd (285) won by fall and Ben Mares (160) by decision for Mt. Lebanon (1-1, 0-1).

Bentworth 60, Washington 12 – Chris Vargo (133), Vitali Daniels (189) and Zeek Malanosky (215) recorded pins for Bentworth (3-0, 3-0) in a Section 1-2A win over Washington (0-3, 0-3). Caleb Parton (139) and Joe Wilson (285) won decisions for the Prexies.

Burgettstown 42, McGuffey 27 – Daniel Smith (121), Rudy Brown (152), Eric Kovach (160) and Darius Simmons (107) recorded pins while Parker Sentipal (133) won a major decision, Gaven Suica (139) won by tech fall and Brodie Kuzior (215) won a decision for Burgettstown (3-0, 3-0) in a Section 1-2A win. Victor Bonus (145), Reid Teagarden (172), Aaron Supler (189) and Tucker Main (114) recorded pins and Emmett Wolfe (127) won by decision for McGuffey (6-1, 1-1).

Derry 39, Indiana 24 – Anthony Mucci (114), Max Doperak (152) and Brady Brown (189) won by fall, Giovanni Beatrice (139) and Jeremiah Gess (145) won by decision and Nathan Barkley (172) prevailed by decision in overtime as Derry (7-2, 3-0) came back from a 21-9 deficit in Section 6-2A. Conner Sevajian (121) and Nico Fanella (127) picked up pins and Carter Putt (133) and Will Turner (160) won by decision for Indiana (2-2, 1-1).

Ellwood City 48, Summit Academy 18 – Cheyenne Berglund (114), Logan Shriver (127), Gavin McClure (139), Shannon Sikes (145), Colton Gullo (152), Gabe Lilly (160) and Mason Bulick (172) recorded pins as Ellwood City (4-3, 1-1) took a 42-0 lead in a Section 5-2A win. Evan Twedell (215) also had a pin for the Wolverines. Mason Bulick (172), Luca Noronah (189) and Timothy Jackson (285) had pins for Summit Academy (0-3, 0-3).

Fox Chapel 30, Kiski Area 26 – Youssef Abdelsalam earned a 10-5 decision over Tyler Bollinger in the final match at 139 pounds to give Fox Chapel (7-1, 1-0) a Section 1-3A victory. John Deluca (127) and Jackson Pollick (133) took decisions in the previous two bouts to bring Kiski Area (5-7, 0-1)within a point at 27-26. D’Angelo Hamilton (285) and Luke Montgomery (107) won decisions and Landon Funk and Michael Worsen recorded pins as the Foxes won four straight bouts from 285 to 121. Riley Shearer, Evan Artman and Abrahm Taylor recorded pins and Cooper Roscosky won by tech fall as the Cavaliers returned the favor with four straight wins from 160 to 215. Aidan Ortz (145) won by pin and Andrew Kratsa (152) by decision as Fox Chapel jumped out to a 9-0 lead.

Franklin Regional 54, West Mifflin 17 – Luke Ankney (145) recorded a pin and Elisua Daugherty (285) and Henry Patts (172) won by decision to lead Franklin Regional (11-0, 1-0) to a Section 3-3A win. Cooper Dietz (152) and Ahmad Brown (160) won by fall and Ryan Buchleitner (189) recorded a tech fall for West Mifflin (0-1, 0-1).

Greensburg Salem 48, Riverview 6 – The Golden Lions (2-6, 1-2) got pins from Robby Clark (139), Keegan Young (145), Gabriel Doppelheuer (160) and Ethan Miller (172) to pick up their first Section 6-2A win. Alex Wylly (152) picked up a pin for Riverview (0-3, 0-3).

Hampton 39, Knoch 31 – Logan Glock earned a pin at heavyweight to secure a Section 5-2A win for Hampton (5-3, 3-0). Miranda LaJevic (107), Jarrett Crowe (121) and Owen Layhew (152) recorded pins, Braylee Ireland (114) won by major decision and Wyatt Foster (215) by decision for Knoch (2-2, 1-1).

Hempfield 41, Gateway 24 – Ty King (127), Dom Woods (133), Dylan Gootz (139), Eli Carr (152), Pierce Turner (160), Nicholas Marquis (172) recorded pins for Hempfield (1-2, 1-0) in a Section 4-3A win. Connor Smith (145) had a pin for Gateway (2-5, 0-1).

Norwin 48, Thomas Jefferson 21 – Norwin (8-3, 1-0) got pins from Jake Hall (114), Nathan Klingensmith (121), Landon Sidun (127), Gannon Conboy (133), Gage Mamie (139), Nathan Campbell (189) and Aiden Pham (215) in a Section 3-3A win. Jack White (152) won by tech fall and Nicholas Puskar (172) by decision. Thomas Jefferson (3-1, 0-1) got pins from Maddox Shaw (145) and Shepard Turk (285), a tech fall from Bode Marlow (160) and a major decision from Zach Rehak (107).

Pine-Richland 57, Mars 15 – Harris Sam (285), Robert Hoy (133), Dominic Ferraro (139) and Mac Miller (160) recorded pins while Cole Wilson (215) won by decision as Pine-Richland (2-1, 1-0) defeated Mars (1-6, 0-1) in Section 2-3A. Paxton Hartle (127) and Liam Hein (145) had pins and Brandon Frantz (152) won by decision for the Fightin’ Planets.

Ringgold 51, Penn-Trafford 21 – Austin Pehowic (215), Jake Conroy (285), Evan Tolliver (121), Braydon Campbell (133) and Jack Duncan (160) recorded pins and Gavin Mincin (172) picked up a decision to lead Ringgold (6-0, 1-0) to a Section 3-3A win. Penn-Trafford (2-8, 0-1) got pins from Tasso Whipple (189) and Sidney Hand, a tech fall from Dylan Barrett (114) and a major decision from Luke DeSantis (127).

Seneca Valley 49, Butler 19 – Angel Kristo (152), Brody Pirt (160), Brooks Beres (172), Thomas Wuycheck (215), Roman Royal (285) and John Tofanelli (127) recorded pins, Noah Rieger (145) won by decision and Zachary Hill won a major decision for Seneca Valley (4-2, 1-0) in Section 2-3A. Sullivan Stutz (114) and Kase Chopp (139) had pins while Nicholas Savannah (107) won a major decision and Santino Sloboda (121) won a decision for Butler (1-5, 0-1).

Southmoreland 48, Elizabeth Forward 29 – Jake Govern (285) had a pin for Southmoreland (5-3, 2-1) in a Section 2-2A victory. Konmer Hummel (107), Riley Albert (121), Emanuel Gardner (145), and Damon Michaels (152) recorded pins while Luke Boyer (139) won by tech fall for Elizabeth Forward (0-3, 0-3).

Boys basketball

Albert Gallatin 70, Connellsville 35 – Blake White scored 21 points, Mykel Belt added 14, J.J. Jackson finished with 11 and Shymere Wilson followed with 10 as Albert Gallatin (4-2) doubled up Connellsville (0-8) in a nonsection win. Jayden Mickens scored nine points for the Falcons.

Aliquippa 66, Farrell 49 – Tiqwai Hayes scored 13 points and Jayace Williams and Joshua Pratt added 12 points apiece to lead Aliquippa (3-1) to a nonsection win. Danny Odem led Farrell with 13 points.

Allderdice 62, Pine-Richland 55 – Logan Golle led Allderdice (4-1) with 23 points, Major Rainey added 18 and Jack Segall had 15 in a nonsection win. Doolin Stober scored 16 points and Carson Baer had 11 for Pine-Richland (2-4).

Butler 69, Highlands 63 – Donovan Carney scored 30 points and Braylon Littlejohn added 23 to lead Butler (4-1) past Highlands (3-3) in a nonsection win. Bradyn Foster led the Rams with 24 points and Jordyn Tavarez had 18.

Canon-McMillan 38, Ross Sheppard 31 – Evan Morris and Christian Scheider each scored 12 points to lead Canon-McMillan (4-2) to a nonsection win over Ross Sheppard (Canada) in the KSA Pre-Holiday Tournament in Orlando, Fla.

Carrick 65, Apollo-Ridge 29 – Brayden Fisher had 20 points for Carrick (2-4) in a nonsection win. Karter Schrock scored eight for Apollo-Ridge (0-9).

Clairton 69, Riverview 57 – Nate Sprajcar put up 23 points while Jack Loughren and Alex Schultheis each scored 12 points for Riverview (2-4, 0-2) in a Section 3-2A loss to Clairton (4-4, 2-0).

OLSH 51, Beaver Falls 39 – Jake Johnson scored 21 points and Vann Kavals added 12 to lead OLSH (5-1) to a nonsection win. Da’Talian Beauford led Beaver Falls (2-3) with 11 points and Marshall Clerici had 10.

Sto-Rox 70, Brentwood 54 – Lamont Goodwine scored 16 points, David Johnson followed with 14 and Aumir Nelson and Marcus Griffin scored 11 points apiece for Sto-Rox (2-4, 1-1) in a Section 2-3A win. Forrest Betz dropped 18 points and Colton Rosing finished with 15 for Brentwood (2-6, 0-2).

Union 79, Riverside 47 – Braylon Thomas scored 28 points, Lucas Stanley added 22 and Rocco Galmarini had 11 to lead Union (2-5) to a nonsection win. Rob Janis led Riverside (2-6) with 15 points and Darren McDade had 13.

Uniontown 85, Dayton (Ky.) 50 – Jamire Braxton put up 20 points, Notorious Grooms finished with 14, Calvin Winfrey added 12 and Jeremiah Hager followed with 11 as Uniontown (5-0) beat Dayton (Ky.) at the KSA Pre-Holiday Tournament in Orlando, Fla. Kevin Buemi led Dayton with 19 points.

Girls basketball

Aliquippa 60, Ellwood City 35 – Aunesty Johnson dropped 22 points, Denim Odom added 13 and Carla Brown finished with 12 as Aliquippa (5-0) defeated Ellwood City (5-2) in nonsection play. Delaney Sturgeon scored 10 points to lead the Wolverine.

Blackhawk 50, Union 30 – Andrea Kinger scored 14 points and Aubree Hupp had 12 to lead Blackhawk (6-1) to a nonsection win. Kylie Fruehstorfer led Union (4-4) with 13 points.

Burrell 37, Mt. Pleasant 35 – Anna Clark scored a game-high 18 points to lead Burrell (6-0, 1-0) past Mt. Pleasant (5-2, 0-1) in a Section 3-3A win. Morgan Gesinski led with 12 points and Riley Gesinski had 10 for the Vikings.

Canon McMillan 46, South Park 32 – Lauren Borella led Canon McMillan (6-2) with 14 points, Nadia Davis followed with 12 and Madison Clair had 10 in a nonsection win. Monroe Polis scored seven points for South Park (4-1).

Ellis School 32, West Greene 29 – Taelor Spencer scored 11 points to pace Ellis (4-5) in a nonsection win. Kendra Tharp put up 11 points for West Greene (1-6).

Fort Cherry 53, Carmichaels 20 – Olivia Kemp led with 16 points and Raney Staub added 11 to help Fort Cherry (4-2) to a nonsection win. Megan Voithofer scored 10 points for Carmichaels (1-6).

Freeport 58, Apollo-Ridge 28 – Jaden Gailot scored 16 points and Brooke Kmetz added 12 to lead Freeport (3-5) to a nonsection win. Sophia Yard led Apollo-Ridge (3-5) with 10 points.

Greensburg Salem 49, Lightridge (Va.) 41 – Led by 15 points from Ashlan Price, 13 from Kait Mankins and 11 from Regan Kerr, Greensburg Salem (6-1) won at the KSA tournament in Florida. Gena Dillard scored 14 points and Miranda Bowe finished with 11 for Lightridge.

Jeannette 42, Northgate 10 – Mary Jones scored a career-high 18 points to lead Jeannette (3-2) to a nonsection win over Northgate (2-5).

Knoch 50, Winchester Thurston 18 – Adah Fuller scored 15 points to lead Knoch (3-4) to a nonsection win. Jasmine Hollins led Winchester Thurston (3-3) with 10 points.

Laurel Highlands 75, Southmoreland 16 – Ayrianna Sumpter led with 23 points, Sierra Jenkins followed with 15 and Miya Harris added 14 for Laurel Highlands (7-0, 2-0) in a Section 3-4A win over Southmoreland (0-6, 0-1).

Lincoln Park 75, Shelby Valley (Ky.) 52 – J’La Kizart scored 24 points and Maddie Syka added 20 as Lincoln Park (5-0) won at the Smoky Mountain Classic in Tennessee.

McGuffey 65, Rochester 55 – Taylor Schumacher led all scorers with 30 points and Libby Mallah added 13 as McGuffey (5-0) beat Rochester (4-3) in a nonsection contest. Kamtryn Newman scored 17 points and Aleaya Mercier followed with 14 for the Rams.

Monessen 43, Brashear 25 – MyAsia Majors scored nine points for Monessen (3-1) in a nonsection win. Ra’Niya Morris led Brashear (3-3) with 12 points.

Riverview 58, Brentwood 31 – Lola Abraham scored 22 points, Isabel Chaparro added 15 and Lily Bauer had 12 to lead Riverview (5-1) to a nonsection win. Mia March led Brentwood (1-5) with 14 points.

West Allegheny 58, Plum 44 – Alexis Santucci had 22 points to pace West Allegheny (4-4) in a nonsection win. Alaina Holtz and Emma Ruperto added 12 points apiece for the Indians. Megan Marston scored 22 for Plum (6-1).