2022-2023 6A Boys Basketball All-Section Teams

2022-2023 Class 6A Boys Basketball All-Section Teams

SECTION 1
FIRST TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Braylon Littlejohn	Butler	Guard	Junior
Dante DePante	Central Catholic	Guard	Senior
Debaba Tshiebwe	Central Catholic	Forward	Senior
Jonathan Anderson	New Castle	Guard	Senior
Isaiah Boice	New Castle	Guard	Senior
Ty Iwanonkiw	North Allegheny	Forward	Junior
Luke Lawson	Seneca Valley	Forward	Senior
COACH OF THE YEAR
Ralph Blundo	New Castle
SECOND TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Donovan Carney	Butler	Guard	Freshman
Madden Clement	Butler	Guard	Senior
Cole Sullivan	Central Catholic	Forward	Junior
Da’Juan Young	New Castle	Guard/Forward	Senior
Joey Dopirak	North Allegheny	Forward	Junior
Josh Gimbel	Pine-Richland	Guard	Senior
Connor Oros	Seneca Valley	Guard	Senior
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Ryan Porch	Butler	Guard	Senior
Randy Wilkerson	Central Catholic	Guard	Senior
Tommy Kristian	Central Catholic	Guard	Senior
Ralphie Blundo	New Castle	Guard	Sophomore
Nick Wallace	New Castle	Guard	Senior
Anthony Sciote	North Allegheny	Guard	Junior
Owen Luellen	Pine-Richland	Guard	Senior

SECTION 2
FIRST TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
James Wesling	Baldwin	Guard	Senior
Harrison Sowers	Hempfield	Guard	Senior
Lucas Garofoli	Mt. Lebanon	Guard	Senior
Michael Pfeuffer	Mt. Lebanon	Guard	Senior
Adam Bilinsky	Norwin	Guard	Senior
Nick Sukernek	Upper St. Clair	Guard	Senior
Matthew Gaither	Upper St. Clair	Forward	Senior
COACH OF THE YEAR
Bill Swan	Hempfield
SECOND TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Nate Wesling	Baldwin	Guard	Sophomore
Nate Richards	Baldwin	Guard	Junior
Eamon O’Donoghue	Canon-McMillan	Guard/Forward	Junior
Tanner Donati	Mt. Lebanon	Guard	Senior
Ryan Edwards	Norwin	Guard	Senior
Julian Dahlem	Upper St. Clair	Guard	Sophomore
Devin Hall	Upper St. Clair	Guard	Junior
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
AJ Cherico	Baldwin	Guard	Senior
Evan Morris	Canon-McMillan	Guard	Sophomore
Caden Biondi	Hempfield	Guard	Junior
Nate Girod	Mt. Lebanon	Guard	Junior
Brody Barber	Mt. Lebanon	Guard	Junior
Justin Weaver	Norwin	Guard	Senior
Drew Gordon	Hempfield	Guard	Sophomore
Max Williams	Hempfield	Forward	Sophomore
Christian Ito Strerath	Upper St. Clair	Guard	Junior

2022-2023 5A Boys Basketball All-Section Teams

FIRST TEAM PHOTO GALLERY

2022-2023 Class 5A Boys Basketball All-Section Teams

SECTION 1
FIRST TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Ben Guffey	Bethel Park	Guard	Bethel Park
Evan Berger	Thomas Jefferson	Guard	Junior
Brendan McCullough	Peters Township	Guard	Senior
Jack Dunbar	Peters Township	Guard/Forward	Junior
Drew Collins	Trinity	Guard	Senior
Shawn Davis	Bethel Park	Forward	Junior
Noah Prosser	Thomas Jefferson	Guard	Junior
COACH OF THE YEAR
Joe Urmann	Peters Township
SECOND TEAM	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Ryan Lawry	Thomas Jefferson	Guard	Senior
Jack Ziegler	Peters Township	Forward	Senior
Dante DeRubbo	Trinity	Guard	Junior
Nick Brown	Bethel Park	Guard	Junior
Owen Wayman	Trinity	Guard	Senior
Daryl Tolliver	Ringgold	Guard	Junior
Nate Miller	Peters Township	Guard	Junior
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Lorenzo Glasser	Ringgold	Guard/Forward	Senior
Tim Hodges	Trinity	Forward	Junior
Jayden McBride	Connellsville	Guard	Junior
Jacob Dunkle	Trinity	Forward	Sophomore
Cam Mills	Peters Township	Guard/Forward	Junior
Anthony Piasecki	Connellsville	Guard	Junior
Sean Sullivan	Thomas Jefferson	Guard	Junior
Brody Evans	Thomas Jefferson	Forward	Junior
Dylan Donovan	Peters Township	Guard	Freshman

SECTION 2
FIRST TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Kameron Greil	Fox Chapel	Guard	Senior
Jefferson Moorefield-Brown	Fox Chapel	Guard	Junior
Cadin Olsen	Armstrong	Forward/Center	Senior
Daemar Kelly	Penn Hills	Guard	Senior
Noah Barren	Penn Hills	Guard	Senior
Chaz Cobbs	Woodland Hills	Guard	Senior
Brandon London	Shaler	Forward	Junior
COACH OF THE YEAR
Chris Giles	Penn Hills
SECOND TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Will Siegel	Fox Chapel	Forward	Junior
Kaden Orga	Shaler	Guard	Junior
Keegan Smetanka	Shaler	Guard	Junior
Jack Valasek	Armstrong	Guard	Junior
Jullian Duggar	Penn Hills	Guard/Forward	Junior
Robert Thomas	Penn Hills	Guard/Forward	Junior
Scoop Smith	Woodland Hills	Guard	Freshman
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Erik Wilson	Fox Chapel	Guard	Senior
Asher White	Fox Chapel	Forward	Sophomore
Will Beckner	Plum	Guard	Sophomore
Max Grice	Plum	Guard/Forward	Sophomore
Adam Kotvas	Plum	Guard	Senior
Cruz McMillan	Woodland Hills	Forward	Senior
Shanier Pinkney	Woodland Hills	Guard	Senior

SECTION 3
FIRST TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Landon Butler	Latrobe	Guard	Senior
Travarese “Dunny” Rowe	McKeesport	Forward	Senior
Jaydon Carr	Gateway	Guard	Senior
Isaiah Gonzalez	Kiski Area	Guard	Junior
Kaleb Pryor	Gateway	Guard	Senior
Cam Rowell	Franklin Regional	Guard/Forward	Junior
Tyler Freas	Penn-Trafford	Guard	Junior
CO-COACHES OF THE YEAR
Alivs Rogers	Gateway
Doug Kelly	Penn-Trafford
SECOND TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Cooper Rankin	Franklin Regional	Guard	Junior
Taili Thompson	Gateway	Guard/Forward	Junior
Jason Sabol	Penn-Trafford	Guard	Junior
Max Leven	Franklin Regional	Center	Senior
Shayne McGraw	McKeesport	Guard	Senior
M.J. Stevenson	Gateway	Guard	Senior
Dom DiNinno	Kiski Area	Guard	Senior
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
John Wetzel	Latrobe	Guard	Sophomore
Tra Anthony Williams	Gateway	Forward	Senior
Jake Kimmich	Franklin Regional	Guard	Senior
Fin Hutchison	Franklin Regional	Guard	Junior
Jason Flemm	Kiski Area	Guard	Junior
Noah Thimons	Kiski Area	Guard	Junior
Max Butler	Latrobe	Guard	Sophomore
JaTawn Williams	Latrobe	Guard	Junior
Aemond Knight	McKeesport	Guard	Senior
Caiden Holtzman	McKeesport	Guard	Senior
Ja’Vonta Belton	McKeesport	Forward	Senior
Lamont Perkins	McKeesport	Guard	Freshman
Ian Temple	Penn-Trafford	Guard	Junior

SECTION 4
FIRST TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Jayden Davis	Chartiers Valley	Guard	Sophomore
Tasso Sfanos	Mars	Guard	Senior
Ryan Ceh	Mars	Forward	Junior
Elijah Guillory	Moon	Guard	Junior
Royce Parham	North Hills	Forward	Junior
Elijah Hill	South Fayette	Center	Senior
Michael Plasko	South Fayette	Guard	Junior
COACH OF THE YEAR
Dave Mislan	South Fayette
SECOND TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Drew Sleva	Chartiers Valley	Guard	Senior
Julian Semplice	Chartiers Valley	Guard	Freshman
Remi Black	Mars	Forward	Junior
Michael Santicola	Moon	Guard/Forward	Sophomore
Jake Pollaro	North Hills	Forward	Junior
Zach Pollaro	North Hills	Guard	Sophomore
Brandon Bell	West Allegheny	Forward	Junior
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Brendan Cruz	Chartiers Valley	Forward	Senior
Jayden Thomas	North Hills	Guard	Senior
Logan Johnson	North Hills	Guard	Junior
Eric James	North Hills	Guard	Freshman
Gavin Orosz	South Fayette	Guard	Sophomore
Justin Manns	West Allegheny	Guard	Junior
Ty Blatz	West Allegheny	Guard	Sophomore
Nico Lamonde	South Fayette	Forward	Junior

2022-2023 6A Girls Basketball All-Section Teams

FIRST TEAM PHOTO GALLERY

2022-2023 Class 6A Girls Basketball All-Section Teams

SECTION 1
FIRST TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Justine Forbes	Butler	Guard	Senior
Lydia Betz	North Allegheny	Forward	Junior
Jasmine Timmerson	North Allegheny	Guard	Senior
Kendall Berger	Norwin	Guard	Sophomore
Ava Kobus	Norwin	Guard	Junior
Lauren Palangio	Norwin	Forward	Junior
Madison Zavasky	Pine-Richland	Guard	Junior
COACH OF THE YEAR
Brian Brozeski	Norwin
SECOND TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Amelia McMichael	Butler	Guard/Forward	Sophomore
Sarah Podkul	Hempfield	Guard	Junior
Caroline Henderson	North Allegheny	Guard	Junior
Kellie McConnell	North Allegheny	Guard	Junior
Bailey Snowberger	Norwin	Guard	Junior
Sarah Pifer	Pine-Richland	Guard	Senior
Natalie Hambly	Seneca Valley	Guard	Freshman
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Sydney Patterson	Butler	Guard	Sophomore
Brooke McCoy	Hempfield	Guard/Forward	Senior
Cam Phillips	North Allegheny	Forward	Senior
Kate Botti	Norwin	Forward	Senior
Ava Christopher	Norwin	Guard	Freshman
Emerson Peffer	Seneca Valley	Forward	Junior
Eva Prenatt	North Allegheny	Forward	Senior

SECTION 2
FIRST TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Mary Boff	Bethel Park	Guard	Senior
Ella Cupka	Chartiers Valley	Guard	Junior
Payton Collins	Mt. Lebanon	Guard	Sophomore
Natalie Wetzel	Peters Township	Forward	Sophomore
Gemma Walker	Peters Township	Guard	Junior
Rylee Kalocay	Upper St. Clair	Guard	Sophomore
Kate Robbins	Upper St. Clair	Forward	Senior
COACH OF THE YEAR
Pete Serio	Upper St. Clair
SECOND TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Gianna Schoeb	Baldwin	Guard/Forward	Senior
Katie Lucarelli	Baldwin	Guard	Junior
Sophia Nath	Bethel Park	Guard	Senior
Emma Reynolds	Chartiers Valley	Forward	Sophomore
Gina Smith	Mt. Lebanon	Guard	Senior
Sam Pruznik	Upper St. Clair	Guard	Senior
Mia Brown	Upper St. Clair	Guard	Senior
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Bre Swails	Baldwin	Guard	Senior
Mary Vargo	Baldwin	Guard	Sophomore
Ella Sabatos	Bethel Park	Forward	Sophomore
Nadia Davis	Canon-McMillan	Forward	Junior
Lauren Borella	Canon-McMillan	Guard	Freshman
Lilah Turnbull	Chartiers Valley	Guard	Sophomore
Jenny Smith	Mt. Lebanon	Guard	Junior
Bri Morreale	Peters Township	Guard	Freshman
Paige Dellicarri	Upper St. Clair	Guard	Senior
Kelsey Wandera	Canon-McMillan	Guard	Senior

6A Girls Basketball First Round Preview

Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network

GIRLS BASKETBALL

6A GIRLS BASKETBALL FIRST ROUND

#9 Butler (11-11) at #8 Peters Township (12-10) – 8 pm

Butler finished the regular season as the fourth-place finisher in Section 1-6A. They average 51.0 points per game (6^th in 6A) and allow 51.8 points per game (8^th in 6A). Butler defeated Karns City in the regular season finale last Monday 54-35 to snap a 4-game losing streak. They are led by Justine Forbes and Amelia McMichael. Forbes averages 15.4 points per game while McMichael averages 15.0 points per games. Forbes finished the regular season 6^th in 6A in scoring while McMichael finished in 7^th. Hannah Aldridge is coming off of a 13-point performance in Butler’s win against Karns City. Forbes had 27 points in that game.

Peters Township ended the regular season tied for fourth place in Section 2-6A. They average 58.8 points per game (2^nd in 6A) and allow 51.5 points per game (7^th in 6A). Peters Township finished the regular season on a 3-game winning streak following up losing 10 of 11 games. They are led by Gemma Walker and Natalie Wetzel. Walker averages 20.1 points per game while Wetzel averages 19.2 points per game. Walker finished the regular season as the 6A scoring champion while Wetzel ended up 3^rd in 6A in scoring. Sami Bewick is coming off of a 21-point performance in Peters Township’s last win over Hempfield. Walker had 23 points in that game while Wetzel had 15.

This game will be broadcasted live on WBUT. You can find the broadcast link on the broadcast schedule page under Multimedia.

Big 56 Boys Basketball Leading Scorers (Via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Picture Credit: @CharValleyHoops

With the regular season coming to a close, it is time to revisit the Big 56 scoring leaders! Stats brought to you from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. For the entire scoring list click here: https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2023/02/08/leading-scorers-for-wpial-city-league-boys-basketball-through-jan-15-2023/stories/202302080093

6A BOYS

Braylon Littlejohn (Butler) – 21.1 PPG

Adam Bilinsky (Norwin) – 20.0 PPG

Harry Sowers (Hempfield) – 18.2 PPG

Isaiah Boice (New Castle) – 18.0 PPG

Jonathan Anderson (New Castle) – 17.6 PPG

James Wesling (Baldwin) – 17.3 PPG

Dante DePante (Central Catholic) – 16.1 PPG

Owen Luellen (Pine-Richland) – 15.4 PPG

5A BOYS

Royce Parham (North Hills) – 29.1 PPG

Tasso Sfanos (Mars) – 25.8 PPG

Evan Berger (Thomas Jefferson) – 23.6 PPG

Jayden Davis (Chartiers Valley) – 23.3 PPG

Elijah Hill (South Fayette) – 22.1 PPG

Traverese Rowe (McKeesport) – 20.2 PPG

Cadin Olsen (Armstrong) – 19.4 PPG

Jack Dunbar (Peters Township) – 18.1 PPG

Brandon Bell (West Allegheny) – 17.7 PPG

Tyler Freas (Penn-Trafford) – 17.1 PPG

Elijah Guillory (Moon) – 16.9 PPG

Landon Butler (Latrobe) – 16.8 PPG

Ben Guffey (Bethel Park) – 16.8 PPG

Cam Rowell (Franklin Regional) – 16.6 PPG

Daemar Kelly (Penn Hills) – 15.4 PPG

Big 56 Boys Basketball Leading Scorers (Via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Photo Credit @CharValleyHoops (Twitter)

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette released the WPIAL/City League basketball leading scorers through January 29, 2023, today. Here at the Big 56, we have consolidated the list for you to see the leaders in 6A and 5A Boys Basketball.

To see the complete Post-Gazette article, click here: https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2023/02/01/wpial-city-league-boys-basketball-leading-scorers-2023-1/stories/202302010059

6A BOYS

Adam Bilinsky (Norwin) – 20.5 PPG

Braylon Littlejohn (Butler) – 19.8 PPG

Isaiah Boice (New Castle) – 19.5 PPG

Harry Sowers (Hempfield) – 18.8 PPG

Jonathan Anderson (New Castle) – 17.6 PPG

James Wesling (Baldwin) – 17.2 PPG

Dante DePante (Central Catholic) – 16.5 PPG

Owen Luellen (Pine-Richland) – 15.5 PPG

5A BOYS

Royce Parham (North Hills) – 29.2 PPG

Tasso Sfanos (Mars) – 26.2 PPG

Evan Berger (Thomas Jefferson) – 25.0 PPG

Jayden Davis (Chartiers Valley) – 24.3 PPG

Elijah Hills (South Fayette) – 21.1 PPG

Cadin Olsen (Armstrong) – 20.1 PPG

Traverese Rowe (McKeesport) – 19.9 PPG

Jack Dunbar (Peters Township) – 18.1 PPG

Brandon Bell (West Allegheny) – 17.8 PPG

Isaiah Gonzales (Kiski Area) – 17.3 PPG

Tyler Freas (Penn-Trafford) – 16.8 PPG

Landon Butler (Latrobe) – 16.6 PPG

Ben Guffey (Bethel Park) – 16.6 PPG

Elijah Guillory (Moon) – 16.5 PPG

Daemar Kelly (Penn Hills) – 16.1 PPG

Timothy Hodges (Trinity) – 15.3 PPG

2022 5A Football All-Section Teams Announced

5A Football Photo Gallery

2022 Class 5A Football All-Section Teams

ALLEGHENY SIX FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Roman Costanza	Peters Township	Center	Senior
Mark Banbury	Upper St. Clair	Guard	Senior
Braedon Del Duca	Bethel Park	Guard	Senior
Logan Murphy	Baldwin	Tackle	Senior
Marcus Fennell	Upper St. Clair	Tackle	Senior
Jamaal Brown	Upper St. Clair	Running Back	Senior
Andrew Sharp	Baldwin	Running Back	Junior
Richie Woods	Peters Township	Running Back	Senior
Aidan Besselman	Upper St. Clair	Wide Receiver	Senior
Brendan McCullough	Peters Township	Wide Receiver	Senior
Aidan Currie	Bethel Park	Tight End	Senior
Chris Cibrone	Peters Township	Quarterback	Junior
Bennett Henderson	Upper St. Clair	Kicker	Junior
Austin Caye	Bethel Park	At-Large	Senior
Ryan Petras	Bethel Park	At-Large	Sophomore
ALLEGHENY SIX FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Aidan Besselman	Upper St. Clair	Defensive Back	Senior
Nate Deanes	South Fayette	Defensive Back	Junior
Brendan McCullough	Peters Township	Defensive Back	Senior
Dinari Clacks	Bethel Park	Defensive Back	Senior
Nate Stohl	Upper St. Clair	Defensive End	Sophomore
Jake Velgich	Peters Township	Defensive End	Junior
Mark Banbury	Upper St. Clair	Defensive Tackle	Senior
Victor Iaquinta	Baldwin	Defensive Tackle	Senior
Gavin Moul	Bethel Park	Inside Linebacker	Senior
Shea Moorhead	Upper St. Clair	Inside Linebacker	Senior
Aidan Conn	Upper St. Clair	Outside Linebacker	Senior
Aidan Currie	Bethel Park	Outside Linebacker	Senior
Joey Bedillion	Peters Township	Punter	Senior
Justin Tornatore	Peters Township	At-Large	Junior
COACH OF THE YEAR
Brian DeLallo	Bethel Park
ALLEGHENY SIX SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Logan Pettigrew	Bethel Park	Center	Senior
Nate Stohl	Upper St. Clair	Guard	Sophomore
Toby D'Andrea	Bethel Park	Guard	Senior
Sam Sciullo	Bethel Park	Tackle	Senior
Franco Muscatello	Peters Township	Tackle	Sophomore
Gavin Moul	Bethel Park	Running Back	Senior
Nate Deanes	South Fayette	Running Back	Junior
Carter Shanafelt	Peters Township	Wide Receiver	Junior
Shea Moorhead	Upper St. Clair	Tight End	Senior
Nico Lamonde	South Fayette	Quarterback	Junior
Joey Bedillion	Peters Township	Kicker	Senior
Brandon Weaver	Moon	At-Large	Senior
ALLEGHENY SIX SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Jack Reilly	Bethel Park	Defensive Back	Senior
Anthony Antoniades	Moon	Defensive Back	Senior
Connor Cirra	South Fayette	Defensive Back	Senior
Jacob Hufnagel	Upper St. clair	Defensive Back	Senior
Franco Muscatello	Peters Township	Defensive End	Sophomore
Matt Boyce	South Fayette	Defensive End	Junior
Brady Hartman	Baldwin	Defensive Tackle	Senior
Brian Crawford	Moon	Defensive Tackle	Junior
Paris Fishell	Peters Township	Defensive Tackle	Junior
Andrew Sharp	Baldwin	Inside Linebacker	Junior
Spence Hondru	South Fayette	Inside Linebacker	Senior
Tyler Stewart	Bethel Park	Outside Linebacker	Senior
Reston Lehman	Peters Township	Outside Linebacker	Freshman
Christian Brandi	South Fayette	Punter	Senior
Keith Mincin	Baldwin	At-Large	Junior
ALLEGHENY SIX HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Brian Crawford	Moon	Center	Junior
Zach Ehasz	Upper St. Clair	Center	Senior
Paris Fishell	Peters Township	Guard	Junior
Ryan Lubitz	Moon	Guard	Junior
Bobby Benton	Baldwin	Guard	Senior
Brady Hartman	Baldwin	Tackle	Senior
Matt Miller	Peters Township	Tackle	Junior
Marco Carone	Upper St. Clair	Tackle	Junior
Jake Brown	Bethel Park	Tackle	Junior
Dylan Prindle	Bethel Park	Tackle	Junior
Ethan Wertman	Peters Township	Wide Receiver	Junior
Nate Miller	Peters Township	Wide Receiver	Junior
Michael Gimigilano	South Fayette	Wide Receiver	Junior
Dinari Clacks	Bethel Park	Wide Receiver	Senior
Tanner Pfeuffer	Bethel Park	Quarterback	Sophomore
Tyler Nicholson	South Fayette	Kicker	Junior
ALLEGHENY SIX HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Jaden Duttine	Baldwin	Defensive Back	Sophomore
Jason Nuttridge	Bethel Park	Defensive Back	Senior
Jeremiah Hamilton	Bethel Park	Defensive Back	Senior
Ryan Petraas	Bethel Park	Defensive Back	Sophomore
Nicky Prozzoly	Moon	Defensive Back	Sophomore
Ethan Wetman	Peters Township	Defensive Back	Junior
Nolan Dilucia	Peters Township	Defensive Back	Freshamn
Gorgon Groninger	Upper St. Clair	Defensive Back	Senior
Tim Speer	Upper St. Clair	Defensive Back	Senior
Clancy Orie	Bethel Park	Defensive End	Sophomore
Coby Goelz	Bethel Park	Defensive End	Senior
Nick Clemens	Moon	Defensive End	Sophomore
Dan Henry	Moon	Defensive End	Senior
Cam Rosinsky	South Fayette	Defensive End	Senior
Marco Carone	Upper St. Clair	Defensive End	Junior
Dom Capone	Bethel Park	Defensive Tackle	Senior
Roman Costanza	Peters Township	Defensive Tackle	Senior
Nate Spolnik	Sout Fayette	Defensive tackle	Senior
Nick Courie	Peters Township	Inside Linebacker	Sophomore
Talan Mizenko	South Fayette	Inside Linebacker	Sophomore
Ivory Travers	Upper St. Clair	Inside Linebacker	Senior
Mickey Vaccarello	Peters Township	Outside Linebacker	Sophomore
Ty Lagoni	Upper St. Clair	Outside Linebacker	Senior
Brandon Weaver	Moon	At-Large	Senior

BIG EAST FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Joe Enick	Penn-Trafford	Center	Senior
Mike Paterra	Penn-Trafford	Guard	Senior
Nick Petrucci	Frankling Regional	Guard	Senior
Zach Tomosovich	Penn-Trafford	Tackle	Junior
Matt Brooks	Gateway	Tackle	Senior
Anthony Vallano	Hempfield	Tight End	Senior
Brad Birch	Gateway	Quarterback	Junior
Gino Caesar	Hempfield	Running Back	Senior
Eryck Moore	Plum	Running Back	Senior
Dallas Harper	Gateway	Wide Receiver	Senior
Ayden Hudock	Franklin Regional	Wide Receiver	Junior
Jackson Pons	Norwin	Wide Receiver	Junior
Daniel Tarabrella	Penn-Trafford	At-Large	Senior
Roman Sarnic	Franklin Regional	At-Large	Senior
Joey Castle	Norwin	Kicker	Senior
BIG EAST FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Conlan Greene	Penn-Trafford	Defensive End	Senior
Matt Brooks	Gateway	Defensive End	Senior
Noah Vogel	Norwin	Defensive End	Senior
Andrew Devola	Franklin Regional	Defensive Tackle	Sophomore
Remy Bose	Gateway	Inside Linebacker	Junior
Owen Sinclair	Franklin Regional	Inside Linebacker	Junior
Daniel Tarabrella	Penn-Trafford	Outside Linebacker	Senior
Eli Binakonsky	Hempfield	Outside Linebacker	Senior
Kade Thomas	Plum	Outside Linebacker	Senior
Carmen Metcalfe	Penn-Trafford	Defensive Back	Junior
Jackson Pons	Norwin	Defensive Back	Junior
Ayden Hudock	Franklin Regional	Defensive Back	Junior
Dallas Harper	Gateway	Defensive Back	Senior
Joey Castle	Norwin	Punter	Senior
BIG EAST COACH OF THE YEAR
Lance Getsy	Franklin Regional
BIG EAST SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Nate Kondas	Plum	Center	Junior
Baron Vowler	Gateway	Guard	Senior
Chase Schrock	Plum	Guard	Sophomore
Andrew Devola	Franklin Regional	Tackle	Sophomore
AJ Clemens	Norwin	Tackle	Senior
Kade Thomas	Plum	Tight End	Senior
Conlan Greene	Penn-Trafford	Quarterback	Senior
Zach Bewszka	Franklin Regional	Running Back	Senior
Jaquon Reynolds	Gateway	Running Back	Junior
Darian Nelson	Plum	Wide Receiver	Sophomore
Ian Tuffs	Hempfield	Wide Receiver	Senior
Joseph Bayne	Franklin Regional	Kicker	Sophomore
BIG EAST SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Joe Enick	Penn-Trafford	Defensive Tackle	Senior
Jackson Barton	Hempfield	Defensive Tackle	Senior
Nick Petrucci	Franklin Regional	Defensive Tackle	Senior
Nate Kondas	Plum	Defensive Tackle	Junior
Austin Kerns	Franklin Regional	Inside Linebacker	Sophomore
Dom Beyer	Plum	Inside Linebacker	Junior
Racari El	Gateway	Outside Linebacker	Senior
Jack Tongel	Plum	Outside Linebacker	Junior
Tommy Kalkstein	Penn-Trafford	Defensive Back	Senior
Tyson Gregory	Hempfield	Defensive Back	Senior
Jerome Brazell	Plum	Defensive Back	Junior
Anez Jordan	Gateway	Defensive Back	Senior
Anthony Petrullo	Norwin	At-Large	Senior
Sean Franzi	Plum	Punter	Junior
BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Owen Sinclair	Franklin Regional	Center	Junior
Vito Scarcelli	Penn-Trafford	Guard	Junior
Will Nelson	Hempfield	Guard	Senior
Logan Wiesenbach	Plum	Guard	Junior
Matt Sarnowski	Penn-Trafford	Tackle	Junior
Max Leven	Franklin Regional	Tackle	Senior
Matt Horvatic	Plum	Tackle	Junior
Malachi Moore	Gateway	Tight End	Senior
Ben Cardiff	Penn-Trafford	Tight End	Senior
Nate Chiarizio	Franklin Regional	Tight End	Senior
Sean Franzi	Plum	Quarterback	Junior
Owen Demeri	Penn-Trafford	Running Back	Senior
Tasso Whipple	Penn-Trafford	Running Back	Sophomore
Logan Swartz	Penn-Trafford	Kicker	Senior
Cole Plaskon	Gateway	Kicker	Senior
BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Louis Douglas	Gateway	Defensive End	Senior
Nick Odom	Plum	Defensive End	Sophomore
Darian Slaughter	Plum	Defensive End	Sophomore
Troy Slezak	Franklin Regional	Defensive Tackle	Freshman
Dom Smith	Penn-Trafford	Inside Linebacker	Sophomore
Kyle Dupill	Franklin Regional	Outside Linebacker	Sophomore
Demetrius Harper	Gateway	Outside Linebacker	Senior
Ryan Frankovic	Norwin	Outside Linebacker	Senior
Roman Sarnic	Franklin Regional	Outside Linebacker	Senior
JT Birdsong	Penn-Trafford	Defensive Back	Senior
Nolan Marasti	Penn-Trafford	Defensive Back	Senior
Dan Katonka	Hempfield	Defensive Back	Senior
Darian Nelson	Plum	Defensive Back	Sophomore
Kenny Lewis	Gateway	Defensive Back	Sophomore

NORTHEAST FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Isaiah Kerns	Pine-Richland	Center	Senior
Logan Greer	North Hills	Guard	Senior
Ryan Cory	Pine-Richland	Guard	Junior
Jake Beam	Pine-Richland	Tackle	Senior
Kellen McDonough	Woodland Hills	Tackle	Senior
Brandon London	Shaler	Tight End	Junior
Julian Dugger	Penn Hills	Quarterback	Junior
Amir Key	Penn Hills	Running Back	Junior
Luke Cignetti	Shaler	Running Back	Senior
Joe DeSabato	Shaler	Wide Receiver	Junior
William Smith	Woodland Hills	Wide Receiver	Freshman
Cooper Thompson	North Hills	At-Large	Senior
Ryan Palmieri	Pine-Richland	At-Large	Senior
Grant Argiro	Pine-Richland	Kicker	Sophomore
NORTHEAST FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Sam Coldren	North Hills	Defensive End	Senior
Cruz McMillan	Woodland Hills	Defensive End	Senior
Carter Lance	Penn Hills	Defensive Tackle	Junior
Mejaun Rose	Woodland Hills	Defensive Tackle	Junior
Naytell Mitchell	Penn Hills	Inside Linebacker	Sophomore
Max Heckert	Pine-Richland	Inside Linebacker	Senior
Tajaun Bandy	Penn Hills	Outside Linebacker	Junior
James Grandstaff	North Hills	Outside Linebacker	Senior
Raion Strader	Penn Hills	Defensive Back	Senior
Andrew Mellis	Pine-Richland	Defensive Back	Senior
D'Andre Cochran	Penn Hills	Defensive Back	Junior
Cameron Thomas	Penn Hills	Defensive Back	Junior
Julius Green	North Hills	At-Large	Sophomore
John Green Jr.	North Hills	Punter	Senior
COACH OF THE YEAR
Jon LeDonne	Pine-Richland
NORTHEAST SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Aiden Buck	North Hills	Center	Senior
James Goode	Penn Hills	Guard	Senior
LeAnthony Smith	Woodland Hills	Guard	Senior
Ramadani Mada	Fox Chapel	Tackle	Senior
Jake Messina	North Hills	Tackle	Junior
Troy Susnak	Fox Chapel	Tight End	Junior
Keegan Smetanka	Shaler	Quarterback	Junior
Ethan Pillar	Pine-Richland	Running Back	Junior
Frank Keyes	Woodland Hills	Running Back	Senior
Brad Gelly	Pine-Richland	Wide Receiver	Senior
DeVaughn McClinton	Woodland Hills	Wide Receiver	Senior
Vasile Balouris	Pine-Richland	At-Large	Junior
Owen Williams	Penn Hills	Kicker	Senior
NORTHEAST SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Keith Pelmon	Penn Hills	Defensive End	Senior
Zykir Moore	Woodland Hills	Defensive End	Freshman
Jamar Allen	North Hills	Defensive Tackle	Freshman
John Rottinghaus	Pine-Richland	Defensive Tackle	Senior
Joe Rispoli	Shaler	Inside Linebacker	Sophomore
Justin Perdue	Woodland Hills	Inside Linebacker	Senior
Sam Heckert	Pine-Richland	Outside Linebacker	Sophomore
Noah Hutcherson	Woodland Hills	Outside Linebacker	Senior
Kaden Orga	Shaler	Defensive Back	Junior
Steven Jenkins	Woodland Hills	Defensive Back	Junior
Matthew Johnson	Woodland Hills	Defensive Back	Senior
Thomas Drake	Woodland Hills	Defensive Back	Senior
Tanner Cunningham	Pine-Richland	At-Large	Sophomore
Joey Perry	Pine-Richland	Punter	Senior
NORTHEAST HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Dominic Wilson	Woodland Hills	Center	Junior
Ethan Gross	Shaler	Guard	Senior
Michael Roginsky	North Hills	Tackle	Senior
Zach Hartung	Shaler	Tackle	Senior
Logan Johnson	North Hills	Tight End	Junior
Cameron Walter	Woodland Hills	Quarterback	Freshman
Ben DeMotte	Fox Chapel	Quarterback	Junior
Brandon Jones	Woodland Hills	Running Back	Junior
Tyrese Samuels	Fox Chapel	Wide Receiver	Junior
Santan Levy-Jordan	Penn Hills	Wide Receiver	Junior
Jake Pollaro	North Hills	Wide Receiver	Junior
Jacob Mroz	Woodland Hills	Kicker	Freshman
Damon Mickail	North Hills	Kicker	Senior
NORTHEAST HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Aiden Hasley	Pine-Richland	Defensive End	Senior
D'Angelo Hamilton	Fox Chapel	Defensive Tackle	Sophomore
Dom Battaglia	Shaler	Defensive Tackle	Junior
Dason Towler	North Hills	Inside Linebacker	Sophomore
Nico Diodati	North Hills	Inside Linebacker	Junior
Jaimere Brown	Penn Hills	Outside Linebacker	Senior
Evan Johnson	Pine-Richland	Outside Linebacker	Junior
DresShawn Sanders	Woodland Hills	Outside Linebacker	Senior
Ken Eason	Penn Hills	Defensive Back	Senior
Bryce O'Brien	Pine-Richland	Defensive Back	Junior
Daequan Lewis	Penn Hills	At-Large	Senior

Big 56 Conference Welcomes New Platinum Sponsor Nevco

The Big 56 Conference would like to welcome Nevco, as its newest Platinum Sponosor

Founded in 1934, Nevco is the Largest privately-held scoreboard manufacturer in the world, with headquarters in Greenville, Illinois and offices throughout the US and Canada.

For more than 85 years, Nevco has had a commitment to quality, service, and building partnerships with our community. Nevco takes pride in being at the forefront of scoreboard advancements, which includes LED message centers, video displays, and constant evolution of their scoreboard inventory.

Some projects they have worked on are the Little League World Series, Yale University, Big 56 member Thomas Jefferson High School, Palisades High School, Weatherly Area High School, Lycoming College and Eastern University, all in Pennsylvania.

To view their work at Thomas Jefferson High School, click here.

To view their work at Little League World Series, click here.

Gateway Comes From Behind To Edge Penn-Trafford

The Gateway girls basketball team was not in a good position during the first three quarters of its Class 5A First Round game against Penn-Trafford at Norwin on Tuesday night.

The Gators only scored two points in the first quarter and eight in the first half, but were able to stage a furious rally in the fourth quarter to come away with a 37-36 win.

At the half, Penn-Trafford held a 17-8 lead and Gateway trailed by as many as 13 late, but outscored the Warriors 21-9 in the fourth quarter to come away with the win.

Junior Dynasty Shegog, a second-team all-section pick, scored the game-winning basket with under a minute left.

Sophomore Lexi Margolis, a first-team selection, led the Gators with 11 points.

Gateway will face Trinity in the WPIAL Quarterfinals on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Baldwin High School. This is the Gators fourth straight WPIAL quarterfinal appearance.

Girls Basketball Class 6A Championship Preview

No. 1 Peters Township Indians (24-0) vs. No. 2 North Allegheny Tigers (23-1) At Petersen Events Center, 7 PM

For the second straight season, the WPIAL Class 6A championship will come down to the North Allegheny and Peters Township. Last season, the Tigers captured their second straight WPIAL crown in convincing fashion, posting a 79-48 win over the Indians. North Allegheny is vying for a third straight WPIAL championship and is appearing in the title tilt for the fourth consecutive season. Peters Township, meanwhile, has been thinking about a return trip to the Championship Game since last season… Peters Township leads Class 6A in scoring offense, averaging nearly 70 points per game. It’s already been a historic season for the Indians as they became the first girls’ basketball team in Washington County history to post an undefeated regular season. A win tonight would make Peters Township just the 17^th girls basketball team ever to win a WPIAL crown with an undefeated record. Peters Township is the top-ranked team in Pennsylvania and is led by first-team all-section guard, senior Makenna Marisa. Marisa is a Penn State commit and averages over 20 points per game. Joining Marisa as first-team all-section members are senior guard Isabella Mills, a Case Western Reserve commit, and freshman forward Journey Thompson…North Allegheny, the No. 2-ranked team in the state in Class 6A, is also well-stocked in talent. Senior Rachel Martindale, who scored her 1,000^th career point against Peters Township in last year’s Championship Game, is an Akron University commit and two-time all-state honoree. Martindale, along with teammates Brynn Serbin and Lizzy Groetsch, was also selected to the Big 56 Conference first-team all-section squad…While the Indians have an undefeated record so far this season, they have not beaten North Allegheny in over a decade. The Tigers have won seven in a row against the Indians. PT’s last win against NA was on Dec. 9, 2008 by a 56-43 decision.

For a complete look at the Class 6A bracket, click here.

2022-2023 6A Boys Basketball All-Section Teams

2022-2023 Class 6A Boys Basketball All-Section Teams

2022-2023 5A Boys Basketball All-Section Teams

2022-2023 Class 5A Boys Basketball All-Section Teams

2022-2023 6A Girls Basketball All-Section Teams

2022-2023 Class 6A Girls Basketball All-Section Teams

6A Girls Basketball First Round Preview

Big 56 Boys Basketball Leading Scorers (Via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Big 56 Boys Basketball Leading Scorers (Via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

2022 5A Football All-Section Teams Announced

2022 Class 5A Football All-Section Teams

Big 56 Conference Welcomes New Platinum Sponsor Nevco

Gateway Comes From Behind To Edge Penn-Trafford

Girls Basketball Class 6A Championship Preview

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