High school roundup for Dec. 18, 2024: Aliquippa takes care of Northgate

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Wednesday, December 18, 2024 | 11:53 PM

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Qa’lil Goode scored 24 points to lead Aliquippa to a 62-46 over Northgate in nonsection boys basketball Wednesday night in a rematch of the 2023 WPIAL Class 2A championship game.

Joshua Pratt added 21 for the Quips (2-0). Kaden Kemp scored 21 points for Northgate (2-4).

Allderdice 55, Pine-Richland 47 – Lukas Stead scored 22 points and Asher Schwartz added 19 to lead Allderdice (2-4) to a nonsection win. Emery Moye scored 15 points and Grant Spacciapolli had 10 for Pine-Richland (2-3).

Apollo-Ridge 59, St. Joseph 38 – Kolson Grguric led with 23 points and Zane Beatty had 13 for Apollo-Ridge (2-6) in a nonsection win. Ryan McCarthy scored 17 points and Ben Bartolovic had 16 for St. Joseph (3-3).

Beaver 72, Riverside 42 – Junior Marino led with 14 points, Brady Mayo followed with 13 and Micah Pupi and Nick Krzeczowski added 12 points apiece to lead Beaver (7-0) to a nonsection win. Drake Fox scored 20 points for Riverside (5-3).

Chartiers-Houston 69, Waynesburg 57 – Nate Gregory scored 23 points and Justin Buckingham added 16 to push Chartiers-Houston (6-1) to a nonsection win. Alex Eck scored 18 points and Dane Woods had 17 for Waynesburg (0-7).

Grove City 70, Blackhawk 65 – Nathan Greer (26) and Ben Fischer (23) combined for 49 points in Grove City’s nonsection win. Tyler Heckathorn’s 23 led Blackhawk (2-5), while Justin Shanor (12) and Carter Davis (10) contributed 22.

Mohawk 68, Union 36 – Drew Wrona scored 16 points, Joey Nail had 12 and Vinny Pezzuolo added 11 to lead Mohawk (4-2) to a nonsection win. Lucas Stanley scored 25 points for Union (7-1).

North Catholic 86, Valley 38 – Jason Frederick scored 23 points, Joe Waskiewicz had 21 and Jackson Milich added 12 for North Catholic (2-3, 2-0) in a Section 1-4A win. Mickael Allen scored 18 points for Valley (3-4, 0-3).

Thomas Jefferson 67, Steel Valley 47 – Nick Trklja led with 26 points, Brady Kraus had 11 and Noah Kaszer added 10 for Thomas Jefferson (5-3) in a nonsection win. Nate Yuhas scored 19 points for Steel Valley (2-7).

West Greene 60, Hundred (WV) 41 – Lane Allison led West Greene (4-2) with 29 points, Parker Burns had 13 and Patrick Durbin added 12 in a nonsection win. Brayden Barteg scored 17 points for Hundred.

Girls basketball

Carrick 46, Propel Braddock Hills 38 – Jocelyn Fisher scored 23 points and Kaliyah Hairston added 13 to lead Carrick (4-4) past Propel Braddock Hills (3-2) in a nonsection win.

Central Valley 53, Aquinas Academy 32 – Dominique Douglas and Lily Seese scored 13 points apiece and Mia Dinello had nine to lead Central Valley (3-1) to a nonsection win. Tess Duer scored 10 points for Aquinas Academy (3-4).

North Catholic 74, Valley 29 – Sarah Loughry scored 13 points and Lauren Reitz added 10 to help North Catholic (5-2, 3-0) to a Section 1-4A victory. Janelle Norman led all scorers with 17 points for Valley (1-7, 0-3).

Ringgold 58, Propel Montour 27 – Alayna Macioce scored 20 points, Olive DiBernardo had 15 and Allison Bracher added 12 to lead Ringgold (4-3) to a nonsection win over Propel Montour (1-5).

Thomas Jefferson 75, Clairton 35 – Allie Wilson led with 17 points, Maggie Spell followed with 16 and Kaylee DeAngelo added 12 for Thomas Jefferson (8-1) in a nonsection win. Iyanna Wade scored 27 points for Clairton (4-2).

Waynesburg 40, Washington 33 – Avery Davis scored 17 points for Waynesburg (4-2, 2-0) in a Section 3-3A win. Olivia Woods scored 23 points for Washington (3-5, 1-2).

Western Beaver 52, Northgate 19 – Elizabeth Squicquero scored 21 points and Taraji Backur added 17 to lead Western Beaver (2-5) to a nonsection win. Cassidy Auth scored 13 points for Northgate (0-7).

Yough 53, Derry 46 – Hailey Bock scored 24 points to lead Yough (5-3) in a nonsection win. Jane Huss scored 26 points for Derry (3-4).

Wrestling

Bentworth 35, Jefferson-Morgan 33 – Paxton Thomas (152), Owen Ivcic (160) and Racer Litster (172) had pins in three straight bouts to boost Bentworth (4-4, 2-0) to a Section 3-2A win. Brayden Taggart (189) had a tech fall and Abe House (215) and Bryce Crowson (139) won by decision for the Bearcats. Johnny Gilbert (145), Brayden Hanning (107), Caleb Dulaney (114), Connor Pinchok (121) and EJ Lingenfield (127) recorded pins and Landon Heath (285) won in overtime for Jefferson-Morgan (6-3, 0-1).

Bethel Park 57, Mt. Lebanon 11 – Colton Fisher (127), Aden Stout (139) and Hunter Goelz (215) won by fall and Ian Bucheli (145), Ethan Higgins (152) and Mathis Miller (189) had tech falls to lead Bethel Park (7-0, 2-0) to a Section 3-3A win. Maksim Miller (172) and Michael Gibson (285) picked up decisions for the Black Hawks. Jonathan Emma (121) and Cole Gibbons (160) won matches for Mt. Lebanon (2-5, 0-1).

Burrell 66, Neighborhood Academy 4 – Cam Baker, Cadyn Crawford and Logan Shank recorded pins to lead Burrell (1-0, 1-0) past Neighborhood Academy (0-11, 0-2) in a Section 9-2A opener.

Ellwood City 42, North Catholic 35 – Matthew Vos (172) and Gabe Lilly (189) had back-to-back pins to clinch a Section 4-2A win for Ellwood City (1-1, 1-1). Derek Allen (121) also had a pin for the Wolverines. Scott Huffmyer (160) and Max Lindner (285) won by fall and Michael Pierro (114) won by tech fall for North Catholic (4-5, 0-2).

Frazier 52, Brownsville 12 – Cooper McMasters (133), Chase Celaschi (145) and Conner Reams (285) recorded pins and Ethen Dye (114) and Link Liberty (121) won by tech fall for Frazier (4-3, 1-1) in Section 3-2A. Devin Drake (189) recorded a pin for Brownsville (0-3, 0-2).

Hopewell 47, Central Valley 24 – Getting pins from Jacob Medich (114), Evan Tirado (139), Vincent Boris (145) and Gavin Price (160) and a tech fall from Austin Gouza (189), Hopewell (1-0) earned a nonsection victory. Garen McDonald (133), Jayson McFadden (172) and Noah Taylor (215) had pins for Central Valley (3-6).

McGuffey 70, Waynesburg 6 – Lucas Barr (139), Victor Bonus (145), Garrett Newman (152), Gage Clayton (160) and Reid Teagarden (172) had pins in five straight bouts to lead McGuffey (8-1) to a nonsection win. Tucker Main (121) and Lane Ealy (127) also had pins and Aaron Supler (189) won by major decision for the Highlanders. Levi Yost-Lewellen (285) had a pin for Waynesburg (3-5).

Mt. Pleasant 30, New Castle 24 – Nick Morell, Tristan Wtorkiewicz, Stephen Predajna and Zack Dill recorded pins to lead Mt. Pleasant (1-7) to a nonsection win. Jesse Fisher and Andreas Gray had pins for New Castle (0-4).

North Allegheny 65, Mars 3 – Nathan Orlando (172), Kyran Rautenbach (189), Mason Hartung (215), Bradyn McConneha (285) and Charlie LaQuatra (114) recorded pins for North Allegheny (10-2, 1-0) in a Section 4-3A match. Griffen Reid (152), Joseph Synan (107), Evan Schomburg (121), Brody Magorian (139) and Brody Barnhart (160) also picked up bonus points for the Tigers. Luke Hagen (145) won a match for Mars (5-3, 0-2).

Norwin 57, Plum 18 – Brooks Blasko (133), Nathan Klingensmith (145) and Jack White (160) recorded first-minute pins to lead Norwin (10-0, 2-0) to a Section 9-3A win. Landon Sidun (127), Santino Brasco (189) and William Petko (172) also won by fall and Nicholas Puskar (172) earned a decision for the Knights. Owen Campbell (139), Trent Reese (152) and Frank Grazulis (285) picked up pins for Plum (1-6, 0-2).

Obama Academy 55, Carrick 12 – Isaac Werner (127) won by tech fall and Charles Bottoms (133) and Azrael Lewis (139) earned major decisions to lead Obama Academy (2-0, 2-0) to a win in the City League. Alex Smith (215) had a pin for Carrick (1-2, 2-6).

Peters Township 55, Baldwin 17 – Darius McMillon, Brody Ketner, Carson Kiger, Nicholas McGarrity and Colton Stocker won by fall for Peters Township (2-4, 1-1) in a Section 3-3A win over Baldwin (0-2, 0-2). Parker Nave and AJ McGarrity won by tech fall and John Radnor won a decision for Peters.

River Valley 37, Ligonier Valley 27 – Joel Micklow (139), Brody Houser (160), Chase Stuchal (215) and Levi Anthony (107) had pins to lead River Valley (6-2) to a nonsection win. Knourth Drury (121) and Aidan Mulheren (152) recorded pins and Lucas Krieger (285) won by decision for Ligonier Valley (2-11).

Southmoreland 38, Elizabeth Forward 32 – Dawson Wolfe (189) and David Sager (285) recorded pins and Camren Lee (160) and Nicholas Lubecki (127) won by major decision to lead Southmoreland (4-5, 2-0) to a Section 7-2A win over Elizabeth Forward (1-1, 1-1).

South Park 59, South Allegheny 15 – Parker Cunningham (285), Shaun Lynch (127), Marshall Kirk (145), Joshua Kuzcma (152) and Brayden Bucci (172) recorded pins and Wyatt Markovich (189) won by tech fall for South Park (6-1, 1-0) in Section 7-2A. Caden Baumgart (215) and Mason Naspinski (139) won matches for South Allegheny (2-6, 0-2).

Trinity 57, Chartiers Valley 16 – Seven Hillers won by fall in a Section 2-3A victory. Jackson Hoy (107), Dominick Canali (127), Frank Fedorachek (133), Devin Junko (145), Luke Poland (160), Teagan Barr (189) and Hunter Martin (185) had pins and Parker Jennings (114), Landon Ault (121) and Thomas Allison (152) won by tech fall for Trinity (3-2, 1-0). Howard Clellen (215) had a pin and Logan Connolly (139) and Mike Lawrence (172) won by tech fall for Chartiers Valley (1-5, 0-2).

West Mifflin 38, Upper St. Clair 33 – Lashawn Haley (133), Shawn Congdon (160), Cooper Dietz (172) and Matt Kolas (107) won by fall to lead West Mifflin (4-4) to a nosnection win. Caden Wills (189) won by tech fall and Tim Eads (127) by decision. George Drutis (145), Derek Worstell (152) and Alisher Abdurakhmanov (114) recorded pins and Austin Sullivan (139) won by decision for Upper St. Clair (8-1).