High school roundup for Sept. 21, 2024: Woodland Hills rolls past Shaler

By:
Saturday, September 21, 2024 | 10:10 PM


Cam Walter threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns and added a rushing TD as Woodland Hills raced past Shaler, 49-7, in a nonconference football matchup Saturday afternoon.

Taylor Reid added two rushing touchdowns and Prince Tarrant returned an interception 40 yards for a score for the Wolverines (3-2). Woodland Hills led 35-0 at halftime and outgained Shaler 392-66. Braylon Ronel had a touchdown run for the Titans (2-3).

Boys soccer

Avonworth 2, Canfield (Ohio) 2 – Owen Dugan and Nathan Kline scored and Rowan Carmichael had a pair of assists as Avonworth (7-2-1) played Canfield (Ohio) to a draw.

Beaver 3, Riverside 0 – Ryan Perez, Anthony Furda and Seth Kullen scored to lead Beaver (5-3-1, 4-3-1) past Riverside (2-8, 2-6) in Section 2-2A.

Bentworth 7, South Side 0 – Ryan and Adam Moessner tallied two goals and one assist each as Bentworth (9-0) shut out South Side (2-7) in nonsection play. Aiden McMurray and Billy Moyer each added one goal and one assist.

Gateway 5, Kiski Area 3 – James LoCoco had three goals and an assist to lead Gateway (5-4) to a nonsection win. Brett Rossi and Owen Echegaray added goals for the Gators. Max Valasek, Austin Beck and Seth Hall scored for Kiski Area (0-9).

Penn Hills 2, Burrell 1 – Chase Delehanty and Freddy Takou had goals as Penn Hills (2-8) defeated Burrell (4-5) in nonsection play. Billy Kowalkowski scored a second-half penalty kick for Burrell’s goal.

Plum 3, Latrobe 1 – Gage Adinolfi scored two goals as Plum (9-0-2) beat Latrobe (6-3) in a nonsection game shortened to 45 minutes due to lightning. Roman Agostoni scored for the Wildcats.

Quaker Valley 2, Central Valley 1 – Finn Thompson scored the game-winner and Colin Benge also had a goal for Quaker Valley (7-3, 7-1) in a matchup of top teams in Section 2-2A. Jack Dobronz scored for Central Valley (9-1, 7-1).

Springdale 11, Valley 0 – Colton Gent scored a hat trick and John Duku, Brennan Mattie and Alex Wylly each had a goal and two assists to lead Springdale (7-1) past Valley (0-8) in a nonsection match. Nate Dubas added a goal and an assist for the Dynamos.

Girls soccer

Beaver 6, Riverside 0 – Sydney Chontos scored four goals and Emerson Connelly added two more to lead Beaver (9-0) to a nonsection win over Riverside (3-3-2). Lilia Battalini had two assists and Cali Coups and Kamryn Menhart combined on the shutout.

Burrell 7, Penn Hills 0 – Katie Koehler and Kinlee Moore scored two goals each as Burrell (6-2-1) shut out Penn Hills (1-7-1) in a nonsection game. Dana Barczykowski picked up her second straight clean sheet.

Butler 6, Knoch 0 – Cecelia Wolford had a pair of goals and Ella Nichols, Lucia Leyland, Malina McElroy and Jordan Ryan also scored for Butler (5-5) in a nonsection win over Knoch (1-8-1).

Fox Chapel 3, North Allegheny 0 – In nonsection play, Alyssa Quackenbush scored two goals to lead Fox Chapel (8-0-1) to victory over North Allegheny (6-4).

Moon 4, Thomas Jefferson 0 – Lauren Muhanna, Lilly Snyder, Julia Shaver and Bella Taylor had goals and Anslie Romasco picked up the shutout as Moon (7-1) defeated Thomas Jefferson (5-4) in nonsection play. Kendall Sydek added two assists.

Penn-Trafford 2, Mt. Pleasant 1 (PT) – Miley Currie netted the overtime winner and Riley McIntosh also scored as Penn-Trafford (8-2) handed Mt. Pleasant (8-1) its first loss in a nonsection match. Morgan Gesinski scored for the Vikings.

Quaker Valley 1, Oakland Catholic 0 – Eliza Rahm scored a second-half goal and goalkeeper Ava Hajok recorded the shutout as Quaker Valley (7-2-1) beat Oakland Catholic (4-5) in a nonsection game.

Cross country

Blue Devil Invitational – Norwin swept the team titles and Thomas Gaydos won the boys race in Sharon. Gaydos finished in 16:12, seven seconds ahead of Quaker Valley’s Jonah Montagnese. Luke Simpson finished fifth (16:53) for the Knights.

Annie Czajkowski (19:05) finished third to lead the Norwin girls. Naomi Sheesley of McDonald (Ohio) won in 18:43. While Quaker Valley’s Cecilia Montagnese finished second.

Latrobe’s Emerson Skatell (19:28) finished fifth, followed by Norwin’s Addison Farrah (20:03) and Jillian Ryba (20:06).

PIAA Foundation – Winchester Thurston swept the boys and girls Class A team titles and North Allegheny finished first in the girls Class 3A team race in Hershey.

Winchester Thurston’s Eli DeSimone (16:42) won the boys Class A race. Teammate Charlie Routledge (17:15) was fifth.

Carlynton’s Bridget McNamara (20:18) won the girls Class A race. Winchester Thurston was led by fourth-place Sarah Nixon (20:46) and fifth-place Abigail Weinstein (20:52).

Robin Kucler (19:24) took fifth in the girls Class 3A race to lead the Tigers to the title.

More Football

Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Oct. 15, 2024
Trib HSSN High School Football Team of the Week for Oct. 14, 2024
WPIAL launches investigations into Baldwin, Imani Christian over ‘possible recruiting violations’
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Oct. 13, 2024
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Oct. 14, 2024