Recap: 9/12/24

BOYS SOCCER

SECTION 1-4A

Norwin 6, Gateway 0

Norwin (4-3, 3-0)

Daniel Maddock – 2 goals, assist

Logan Plichta – Goal, 2 assists

Tristan Josephic – Goal, Assist

Dylan Moyer – Goal

Tanner Johnson – Goal

Plum 5, Penn Hills 0

Plum (5-0-2, 3-0)

Fedgi Aristyl – Goal

Bryce Bobich – Goal

Luke Hoburg – Goal

Christian Alter – Goal

Marshall Capizza – Goal

Brady McLaughlin & Chase Eber – combined shutout

SECTION 2-4A

Mt. Lebanon 3, Canon-McMillan 2 (OT)

Mt. Lebanon (4-4, 1-2)

Ben Bowen – OT winning goal

Will Healy – Goal

Benton Thompson – Goal

Peters Township 8, Connellsville 0

Peters Township (5-1-1, 3-0)

Jeven Kelly – 2 goals

Brett Martin – 2 goals

Alex Parise – Goal

Dante Pusateri – Goal

Grant Woodward – Goal

Gabe Marino – Goal

SECTION 3-4A

Seneca Valley 2, Pine-Richland 0

Seneca Valley (6-2, 2-1)

Tyler Kuhar – Goal

Owen Eastgate – Goal

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

SECTION 1-4A

Canon-McMillan 3, Peters Township 1

Canon-McMillan (5-0, 2-0)

Natalie Carr – 19 kills, 20 digs

Cali Dagen – 17 kills, 11 digs

Abby Tucker – 15 kills

Sophia Powell – 16 digs

Brooke Peters – 35 assists

Carson Brown – 25 assists

SECTION 3-4A

Hempfield 3, Penn-Trafford 2

Hempfield (3-2, 2-0)

Jillian Sowers – 21 digs

Kennedy Nelson – 20 digs

Lauren Howard – 20 digs

Presley Horchak – 33 assists

Sadie Kuhns – 15 kills

GIRLS SOCCER

NON-SECTION

Allderdice 5, Penn Hills 0

Allderdice (3-4)

Marie Schneider – 3 goals

Avery Ruffus – Goal

Shira Levy – Goal

Hallie Cohen & Emma Daley – combined shutout

Recap: 9/10/24

BOYS SOCCER

SECTION 1-4A

Norwin 3, Central Catholic 2

Norwin (3-3, 2-0)

Daniel Maddock – 3 goals

Ryan Schoemer – Assist

Joey Walton – Assist

#3 Plum 4, Gateway 0

Plum (4-0-2, 2-0)

Gage Adinolfi – Goal, 2 assists

Kent Holmes – Goal

Luke Hoburg – Goal

Parker Berrott – Goal

Brady McLaughlin & Chase Eber – combined shutout

Hempfield 3, Penn Hills 0

Hempfield (2-4, 1-1)

Braden Crowe – 3 goals

Nick Harden – Shutout

Sawyer Leuthold – Assist

Braden Reese – Assist

*first section win since 2019

SECTION 2-4A

#4 Peters Township 3, Canon-McMillan 1

Peters Township (4-1-1, 2-0)

Anthony Maiello – 2 goals

Brett Martin – Goal, 2 assists

Upper St. Clair 2, Mt. Lebanon 1

Upper St. Clair (3-2-1, 2-0)

Ben Murtaugh – Goal

SECTION 3-4A

#5 Fox Chapel 2, #1 Seneca Valley 1

Fox Chapel (4-1-1, 2-0)

Aidan Stein – Goal

Chase Carney – Goal

Seneca Valley (5-2, 1-1)

Owen Eastgate – Goal

Pine-Richland 2, #2 North Allegheny 1

Pine-Richland (3-3, 1-1)

Sam Beuse – Goal

Finn Kichi – Goal

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

SECTION 3-4A

Hempfield 3, Norwin 0

Hempfield (2-2, 1-0)

Claire Mitchell – 8 kills

Lauren Howard – 8 kills

Jillian Sowers – 24 digs

Presley Horchak – 22 assists

What’s coming up: 9/10/24

by: Don Rebel

SOUTH HILLS TEAMS LOOK TO RETURN TO TOP IN BOYS SOCCER

Tuesday marks another busy day of WPIAL boys soccer section matches on the pitch.

From 1997-2015, championships in the highest classification (3A) were dominated by schools located in the South Hills.

The combination of Mt. Lebanon, Bethel Park, Upper St. Clair, Peters Township, Canon-McMillan and Chartiers Valley captured 17 WPIAL championships in 19 years.

However, since the advent of Class 4A in 2016, the gold has just about evaporated in the south.

In eight seasons of 4A boys soccer, only Canon-McMillan in 2019 has won it all from the South Hills in the district’s highest class.

That doesn’t mean good soccer isn’t being played along the Route 19 corridor.

Thus far this season in Section 2-4A, five of the six teams are .500 or better in nonsection matches.

Canon-McMillan (1-0, 3-0-1), Peters Township (1-0, 3-1-1) and Upper St. Clair (1-0, 2-2-1) all won their section openers last week.

On Tuesday, the Big Macs visit the Indians while the Panthers are home to rival Mt. Lebanon (0-1, 3-3).

MORE SOCCER SHOWDOWNS

It’s still early days in boys soccer section play, but several matches set for Tuesday will give the winner a share of the top spot in their respective sections.

Two of them are in Class 4A as Gateway visits Plum in Section 1 while Seneca Valley hosts Fox Chapel in Section 3.

The Gators are 1-0 in the section and 2-2 overall while the Mustangs have yet to lose, with a 1-0 record in section and a 3-0-1 mark overall.

Both the Raiders and Foxes are tied for first in Section 3 with North Allegheny at 1-0. Seneca Valley is 5-1 this season while Fox Chapel is 3-1-1.

VOLLEYBALL SECTION OPENERS

Class 4A section action gets underway this week in WPIAL girls volleyball.

Six 4A district teams came into the week undefeated overall heading into their section openers.

In Section 1-4A, Canon-McMillan swept Mt. Lebanon on Monday. The Big Macs are 5-0 and and Blue Devils are now 3-1.

Peters Township is 4-0 this season. They open up section play at Bethel Park.

North Catholic won three straight WPIAL girls volleyball championships in 2020 and 2021 in 2A and a 3A crown in 2022. The Trojans are now in 4A and play their first Section 2-4A match Tuesday against visiting North Hills.

Big 56 Soccer Rankings

BOYS SOCCER

1 – Seneca Valley (5-1)

2 – North Allegheny (4-1-1)

3 – Plum (3-0-2)

4 – Peters Township (3-1-1)

5 – Fox Chapel (3-1-1)

Other receiving votes:

Canon-McMillan (2)

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GIRLS SOCCER

1 – Upper St. Clair (4-0)

2 – North Allegheny (3-1)

3 – Seneca Valley (3-2)

4 – Peters Township (4-0)

5 – Canon-McMillan (4-0)

Other receiving votes:

Mt. Lebanon (1)

Recap: 9/5/24

BOYS SOCCER

SECTION 1-4A

Gateway 8, Penn Hills 1

Gateway (2-2, 1-0)

Cam Simon – 3 goals

James LoCoco – 2 goals

Plum 2, Central Catholic 1

Plum (3-0-2, 1-0)

Garrett Chandler – Goal

Bryce Bobich – Goal

SECTION 2-4A

Peters Township 2, Mt. Lebanon 1 (OT)

Peters Township (3-1-1, 1-0)

Anthony Maiello – GW Goal in OT

Alex Parise – Goal

Upper St. Clair 3, Connellsville 0

Upper St. Clair (2-2-1, 1-0)

Ben Murtough – 2 goals

Anderson Ploeger – Goal

Canon-McMillan 2, Woodland Hills 0

Canon-McMillan (3-0-1, 1-0)

Gavin Patterson – Goal

Roman Pasquarelli – Goal

Adam Kuchera – Assist

Logan Joseph – Shutout

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

NON-SECTION

Canon-McMillan 3, Hempfield 0

Canon-McMillan (3-0)

Natalie Carr – 12 kills, 3 blocks

Abby Tucker – 9 kills, 4 blocks

Cali Degan – 8 kills, 8 digs

Brooke Peters – 24 assists

What’s coming up: 9/5/24

by: Don Rebel

4A FRAYS BEGIN

Section play begins Thursday in WPIAL Class 4A boys soccer with three matches in each of the three sections.

The only match that pits 2023 playoff teams against each other is a battle of rivals in Section 3-4A when Butler hosts Seneca Valley.

The Raiders have the most wins of any 4A team heading into section play with four wins in five matches.

The Golden Tornado are 2-1-1 with three of their first four contests going to overtime.

One interesting match is a clash of eastern rivals when Penn Hills visits Gateway.

The teams are a combined 1-5 this season, but last year, they were section foes in Class 3A.

Recap: 9/3/24

BOYS SOCCER

NON-SECTION

Deer Lakes 2, Fox Chapel 1

Fox Chapel (1-1-1)

Sharif Zuriket – Goal

Hempfield 4, Derry 2

Hempfield (1-3)

Sawyer Leuthold – 2 goals

Isaac Pugliese – Goal

Quentin Pettinato – 2 assists

*ended 41-match losing streak

Woodland Hills 14, McKeesport 0

Woodland Hills (3-1)

Simon Mroz – 4 goals

Jude Possum – 3 goals, 6 assists

Andrew Bigham – 2 goals

Alphonso Fataki – 2 goals

Robert Felter – Goal

Charlie Kodman – Goal

Finn Maloney – Goal

Mt. Lebanon 2, South Fayette 0

Mt. Lebanon (3-2)

Jack O’Brien – 2 goals

Peters Township 1, Trinity 1

Peters Township (2-1-1)

Jeven Kelly – Goal

Seneca Valley 7, West Allegheny 0

Seneca Valley (4-1)

Owen Eastgate – 3 goals

Jacob Prex – 2 goals

Carson Hankinson – Goal

Landon Loya – Goal

Noah Eastgate – Shutout (stopped penalty kick)

Butler 2, West Mifflin 1 (OT)

Butler (2-1-1)

Thomas Shoptak – Goal, assist

Mason Anderson – Goal, assist

WPIAL Soccer Rankings

BOYS SOCCER

CLASS 4A

1 – Seneca Valley (3-1-0)

2 – North Allegheny (2-1-1)

3 – Fox Chapel (1-0-1)

4. Plum (2-0-2)

5. Peters Township (2-1-0)

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GIRLS SOCCER

CLASS 4A

1 – North Allegheny (1-1-0)

2 – Seneca Valley (2-2-0)

3 – Upper St. Clair (3-0-0)

4 – Canon-McMillan (2-0-0)

5 – Peters Township (3-0-0)

Recap: 8/29/24

BOYS SOCCER

NON-SECTION

Canon-McMillan 5, Gateway 2

Canon-McMillan (2-0-1)

Adam Kuchera – 2 goals, 2 assists

Roman Pasquarelli – Goal, Assist

Gavin Patterson – Goal, Assist

Cole Debbis – Goal

Seneca Valley 7, Norwin 2

Seneca Valley (3-1)

Owen Eastgate – 2 goals

Tyler Prex – 2 goals

Mark McConahy – Goal

Jake Phillips – Goal

Carson Hawkinson – Goal

Plum 1, Peters Township 0

Plum (2-0-2)

Eli Wastchak – Goal

Chase Eber & Brady McLaughlin – combined shutout

North Allegheny 1, Upper St. Clair 0

North Allegheny (2-1-1)

Zach Nash – Goal

GIRLS SOCCER

NON-SECTION

Freeport 3, Butler 2

Butler (0-2)

Cecilia Wolford – 2 goals

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

NON-SECTION

Canon-McMillan 3, Montour 0

Canon-McMillan (2-0)

Natalie Carr – 13 kills

Abby Tucker – 10 kills, 3 blocks

Brooke Peters – 17 assists

Sophia Powell – 8 digs, 4 aces

Recap: 8/27/24

BOYS SOCCER

NON-SECTION

Gateway 4, Butler 3 (OT)

Gateway (1-1)

James LoCoco – 3 goals, assist

Fox Chapel 3, Canon-McMillan 3 (2OT)

Canon-McMillan (1-0-1)

Gavin Patterson – 2 goals

Roman Pasquarelli – Goal

*trailed 3-0

Mt. Lebanon 3, Central Catholic 2

Mt. Lebanon (2-1)

Jack O’Brien – game-tying goal

Noah Defeo – game-winning goal in final minute

North Allegheny 1, Plum 1 (2OT)

Plum (1-0-2)

Garrett Chandler – Goal (Penalty Kick)

North Allegheny (1-1-1)

Noah Hutter – Goal

Leonardo Yu – Assist

Peters Township 2, Norwin 0

Peters Township (2-0)

Alex Parise – Goal

Jeven Kelly – Goal

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

NON-SECTION

Canon-McMillan 3, South Fayette 1

Canon-McMillan (1-0)

Natalie Carr – 11 kills

Abby Tucker – 8 kills