High school roundup for April 7, 2022: Lafferty boys lead South Park to sweep of Avonworth
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Thursday, April 7, 2022 | 10:58 PM
Chartiers Valley’s Caleigh Bogats works upfield during a game against Plum on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Plum High School.
Chartiers Valley’s Josie Jones works past Plum’s Bella Difrancesca during their game on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Plum High School.
Chartiers Valley’s Hallie Cowan works upfield during a game against Plum on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Plum High School.
Chartiers Valley’s Josie Jones looks to pass during a game against Plum on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Plum High School.
Plum’s Bella Difrancesca works against Chartiers Valley’s Regan Bruggeman during their game on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Plum High School.
Chartiers Valley’s Tatianna Adzima pass the ball against Plum during a game on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Plum High School.
Chartiers Valley’s Sage Gojsovich celebrates after scoring during a game against Plum on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Plum High School.
Chartiers Valley’s Megan Witte works upfield during a game against Plum on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Plum High School.
Chartiers Valley’s Caleigh Bogats works past Plum’s Olivia Navari during their game on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Plum High School.
Chartiers Valley’s Josie Jones celebrates after scoring against Plum during a game on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Plum High School.
Chartiers Valley goalie Kaitlyn Kuczinski smiles after making a save against Plum on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Plum High School.
Austin Lafferty tripled and Drew Lafferty drove in a pair of runs to lead South Park to a 3-2 victory Avonworth, competing a two-game Section 2-3A baseball sweep Thursday night.
Brandon Clifford gave up two runs and struck out nine in six innings to earn the win for the Eagles (5-1, 2-0). Austin Lafferty worked a perfect seventh. Jon Bodnar singled and doubled and Jordan Kolenda singled and tripled for Avonworth (3-3, 0-2).
Ambridge 10, Steel Valley 0 – Caison Holland went 3 for 4 with five RBIs and Tyler Holman pitched 4⅓ scoreless innings to lead Ambridge (2-2) to a nonsection win over Steel Valley (3-4). Nate Thomas and Max Cottage each singled and doubled for the Bridgers.
Burgettstown 10, Avella 0 – Brody Kuzior pitched five one-hit innings with eight striekouts and went 2 for 3 with a triple and three RBIs to lead Burgettstown (5-1) past Avella (0-4) in a nonsection game. AJ Kuzior doubled and drove in three runs and Nathan Klodowski and Eric Kovach had two hits apiece for Burgettstown.
Charleroi 6, McGuffey 4 – Ethan Hadsell doubled and drove in a run and Joey Capbell pitched three scoreless innings as Charleroi (4-0, 2-0) picked up a Section 4-3A win. Ben Shields drove in a pair of runs. Austin Hall went 3 for 4 with two doubles for McGuffey (2-3, 1-2).
Knoch 5, Riverside 3 – Eli Sutton tripled and drove in a pair of runs and Jacob Stallsmith pitched three innings of scoreless relief to lead Knoch (3-1) to a nonsection win. Two runs scored when Logan Cypher reached on an error in the fifth, giving the Knights the lead for good. Madden Boehm singled and drove in a run for Riverside (5-1).
Latrobe 7, Hempfield 6 – Anthony Massari hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to lead Latrobe to a nonsection victory. Dante Basciano scored on a wild pitch earlier in the inning to make it 6-6. Logan Short and Owen Miele had two hits and Vinny Amatucci drove in two runs for the Wildcats (4-2). Noah Zadroga had three hits and Joe Fiedo and Shane Evans each had two hits for the Spartans (3-4).
Mohawk 15, Neshannock 1 – Lucas Cummings went 3 for 3 with two doubles and six RBIs and AJ Verdi had had four hits to lead Mohawk (4-1) to a nonsection win over Neshannock (3-4). Cooper Vance also had three hits for Mohawk.
Thomas Jefferson 9, West Mifflin 2 – Angelo Volomino singled, doubled and drove in three runs and Tyler Lesko allowed one unearned run in five innings for Thomas Jefferson (6-1) in a nonsection win. McClain Flinn went 2 for 4 with a triple and two RBIs and Alec Warden tripped and plated a pair. Jake Walker and Zane Griffaton had two hits apiece for West Mifflin (5-2).
Softball
West Greene 10, Monessen 0 – Kiley Meek and Desirae Lemmon combined on a five-inning perfect game for West Greene (2-3, 2-0) against Monessen (0-3, 0-2) in Section 2-A. Meek went four innings, striking out eight, and doubled. Ali goodwin and London Whipken singled and doubled for the Pioneers.
Chartiers Valley 15, Moon 6 – Gianna Welsh went 4 for 5 with a double, a home run and four RBIs to lead Chartiers Valley (4-1, 2-1) to a Section 4-5A win. Marie Kinchington went 3 for 5 with a homer and also drove in four. Marta Gualazzi, Kenz Maga and Taylor Walsh singled and doubled. Jackie Brace and Olivia Logan had a single and double for Moon (0-3, 0-3).
Mohawk 13, New Brighton 1 – Gigi Cowher threw a six-inning no-hitter with 14 strikeouts and went 3 for 4 with a double to lead Mohawk (3-2, 3-1) past New Brighton (0-3, 0-2) in Section 4-2A. Alivia Hare went 3 for 4 with two doubles and Aricka Young doubled and drove in five runs.
Union 7, South Side 6 – Winning pitcher Mia Preuhs pitched six scoreless innings of relief with 15 strikeouts and also homered and drove in three runs to lead Union (5-1, 1-0) to a Section 1-A win. Raquel Zarlingo had two hits for the Scotties. Alison Delong had two hits and Laney Lewis struck out 16 in eight innings of relief for South Side (3-1, 0-1).
Tennis
Section 1-2A – Top-seeded Drew Dimidjian of Thomas Jefferson won in straight sets in the section singles final, beating South Park’s Tim Lakatos, 6-0, 6-1. Alex Duing of South Park defeated Ringgold’s Bryan Nguyen for third place. The top four finishers advance to the WPIAL tournament Tuesday and Wednesday.
Section 2-2A – In a battle of Mars teammates, Josh Dunham defeated Luke Raymundo, 6-0, 6-4, for a section singles championship. Beaver’s Andrew Cavett took third place with a three-set win over Central Valley’s Christian Kosinski.
Section 3-2A – Defending WPIAL champion Nick Scheller of North Catholic claimed another section singles title, defeating teammate Brody Golla, 6-0, 6-1, in the finals. Jack Gillespie of Aquinas Academy topped Valley’s Nicholas Bussard in straight sets in the third-place match.
Section 4-2A – Twin brothers Will and Mike Sirianni of Quaker Valley met in the section singles championship match for the second straight year. Mike again emerged victorious, winning 6-4, 6-4. Montour’s John Rohrkaste defeated Hampton’s Ethen Oh for third place.
Section 1-3A – Latrobe’s Josh Havrilla defeated Hempfield’s Justin Novotney, 2-6, 6-2, 6-0, in the third place match at the section tournament.
Section 2-3A – North Allegheny’s Trey Davidson took a straight-set victory in the section singles finals, beating Moon’s Anthony Lounder, 6-3, 6-1. Davidson’s NA teammate, Manas Kathir, finished third with a 7-6, 6-3 win over Sewickley Academy’s Severn Harmon.
Section 3-3A – Central Catholic’s Kyle Broadhurst knocked off top-seeded David Mnushkin of Shady Side Academy in a three-set battle, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, for the section singles title. Sam Bitzer of Shady Side Academy topped Baldwin’s Braden Yokopenic in three sets in the third-place match.
Section 4-3A – Jake Patterson of South Fayette stayed in position to defend his WPIAL singles title, blanking Mt. Lebanon’s Philip Gorun, 6-0, 6-0, in the section singles finals. Upper St. Clair’s Ronan Gibbons beat teammate Dev Patel in three sets in the third-place match.
Boys lacrosse
Hempfield 9, Latrobe 8 – Dylan Repasky scored his second goal of the game as time expired to carry Hempfield to a Section 1-3A win. Jake Phillips scored four goals for the Sprtans. Lucas Yaniro added two.
Girls lacrosse
Chartiers Valley 14, Plum 4 — Caleigh Bogats had four goals and two assists to lead Chartiers Valley to a nonsection win. Juliana Betts, Josie Jones and Mallorie Lagamba had two goals apiece for the Colts.
North Allegheny 16, Moon 14 – Bella Falo and Mila Prusak scored five goals apiece to lead North Allegheny to a Section 2-3A victory. Sienna Rodriguez had six goals and Allysa Lerch scored five for Moon.
Boys volleyball
Hempfield 3, Penn-Trafford 1 – Sean Gordon had 17 kills to lead Hempfield to a Section 3-3A win. Owen Kelley added 14 kills and Chaz Ewer had 13.
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