High school roundup for Nov. 21, 2024: Tucker Cullen’s hat trick sparks Fox Chapel
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Thursday, November 21, 2024 | 11:24 PM
Fox Chapel’s Tucker Cullen (right) celebrates his hat-trick goal with teammates during their game against Penn-Trafford on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmar.
Fox Chapel goalie Miles Carey makes a save on Penn-Trafford’s Robert Thatcher during their game on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmar.
Fox Chapel’s Tucker Cullen (right) celebrates his hat-trick goal with Liam Wiseman and Keita Komatsu during their game against Penn-Trafford on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmar.
Fox Chapel goalie Miles Carey makes a save on Penn-Trafford’s Brock Bienemann during their game on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmar.
Fox Chapel’s Tucker Cullen battles for possession of the puck against Penn-Trafford on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmar.
Fox Chapel’s Tucker Cullen celebrates after scoring his second goal against Penn-Trafford on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmar.
Fox Chapel goalie Miles Carey makes a save against Penn-Trafford on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmar.
Fox Chapel’s Pierce Osterholm celebrates with Dominic Casile after scoring during their game against Penn-Trafford on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmar.
Fox Chapel’s Liam Wiseman moves the puck past Penn-Trafford’s Aiden Drotos on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmar.
Fox Chapel captain Tyler Goldstein plays against Penn-Trafford on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmar.
Penn-Trafford captain Cam Kiste plays against Fox Chapel on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmar.
Fox Chapel’s Tucker Cullen celebrates with Mason Driskill after scoring during their game against Penn-Trafford on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmar.
Tucker Cullen scored a hat trick and Miles Carey made 43 saves to lead Fox Chapel to a 4-1 win over Penn-Trafford in PIHL Class 2A hockey Thursday night. Pierce Osterholm also scored for Fox Chapel (4-1-1). Rylan Kistle scored for Penn-Trafford (7-2).
Bishop McCort 2, Baldwin 1 – Jack Pryor scored with 1:06 to play and Mikaels Vasilevskis netted the game-winner with 56 seconds to go to lead Bishop McCort (3-4-1) to a comeback win in Class 2A. Mack Dempsey scored for Baldwin (2-5-1).
Blackhawk 2, Wheeling Central Catholic 1 – Dylan Leiper and Dominic Giocondi scored to lead Blackhawk (5-2) to a Class A win. Gary Hatfield scored for Wheeling Central Catholic (4-4).
Burrell 4, Bishop Canevin 3 – Ryan Burkett scored the game-winning goal with 7:08 left in the third period for Burrell (7-1) in Division 2. Julian Kemp had two goals and an assist and Mike Morazczyk added a goal and an assist. Brian Kalanish scored twice and Aidan Malay added a goal for Bishop Canevin (3-3).
Chartiers Valley 8, Westmont Hilltop 1 – Noah Callendar collected three goals and an assist and Austin Tornabene, Ryan Kumpf and Tyler Held each had a goal and an assist to lead Chartiers Valley (8-0) to a Class A win. Conner Gorman scored for Westmont Hilltop (1-8-1).
Hampton 4, Freeport 1 – Preston Cochran scored twice and Scott Cameron and Xander Tolley each added a goal to lead Hampton (4-6) to a Class A win. Bantam Semanko scored for Freeport (1-8).
Hempfield 5, Armstrong 4 – Jonny Holtzman scored the game-winning goal with 14 seconds left to lead Hempfield (3-3) to a Class 2A win. JJ Williams had two goals and two assists and Dane Busch also scored twice for Hempfield. Aiden Morando scored with 1:29 left and Derek Crissman tied the game with 28 seconds to go for Armstrong (4-4). Jake Graff had a goal and two assists.
Knoch 7, Central Valley 3 – Kevin Justi had two goals and two assists and Nick Olshanski added two goals and one assist to power Knoch (3-1-1) to a Division 2 win. Dylan Reich, Cam Christie and Brayden Knauss also scored for Knoch. Treyton Palocsik scored twice and Cameron McGuire added a goal for Central Valley (2-5).
Latrobe 5, Canon-McMillan 2 – Cam Mikulsky scored twice and Preston Miller added a goal and two assists to lead Latrobe (4-2-1) to a Class 2A victory. Dale Henigan and Joey Crimboli also scored for Latrobe. Rocco Musto and Austin Smith scored for Canon-McMillan (3-5-1).
North Allegheny 6, Thomas Jefferson 3 – Tommy Vidra scored twice, Marc Joyson had a goal and an assist and Johnnie Castillo, Ed Scherer and William Kasunich also scored for North Allegheny (3-2-1) in a Class 3A win. Lucas Blose had a goal and two assists and Carter Merrell and Cam Lorenzi also scored for Thomas Jefferson (4-4).
Quaker Valley 2 , Shaler 1 – Ben McHenry had a goal and an assist, Jace Vasbinder also scored and Landon Buterbaugh made 26 saves to lead Quaker Valley (9-0) to a Class A win. Blake Whiteman scored and Jackson Fox made 33 saves for Shaler (7-2).
Wheeling Park 5, Indiana 2 – Luke Simonetti had a hat trick and added an assist and Landon Szazynski added a goal and two assists for Wheeling Park (6-1-1) in a Class A win. Brady Oakes had a goal and an assist for Indiana (5-3).
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