2020-2021 News
NA RALLIES FROM 16-POINT DEFICIT, HUMBLES PINE-RICHLAND IN OVERTIME, 83-77
The North Allegheny boys’ basketball team rallied from 16-point deficit in the second half for an 83-77 victory against neighborhood rival Pine-Richland on Friday night.
The win kept the Tigers undefeated in Section 1-6A action and snapped a nine-game losing streak in the head-to-head series with the Rams.
It was the first win against Pine-Richland since a 71-69 triumph on Dec. 15, 2015.
For the full recap, click here.
TIGERS WIN THRILLER OVER NORTH HILLS, 82-79, IN OVERTIME
In a dramatic Section 1-6A opener, the North Allegheny boys’ basketball team earned a hard-fought, 82-79, victory in overtime at North Hills on Friday night.
At the same location where they clinched a playoff berth to end the regular season a year ago, the Tigers dealt the Indians another section loss, this time to start the 2021 campaign.
It was the sixth consecutive win for North Allegheny in the head-to-head series with North Hills.
For the full recap, click here.
Boys Soccer Class 4A All-Section Teams Announced
First-Team Photo Gallery
2020 Boys Soccer Class 4A All-Section Teams
| SECTION 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Landon Mohney | Butler | Forward | Junior |
| Nate Lazzara | Fox Chapel | Forward | Senior |
| Evan Anderson | North Allegheny | Forward | Junior |
| Kensly Owens | North Allegheny | Forward | Senior |
| Zack LaValle | Seneca Valley | Forward | Senior |
| Evan Fetter | Butler | Midfield | Senior |
| Will Sangpachatanaruk | Pine-Richland | Midfield | Senior |
| Beaux Lizewski | Seneca Valley | Midfield | Sophomore |
| Ross Hartley | Shaler | Midfield | Senior |
| Ashton Schutzman | Fox Chapel | Defender | Junior |
| Chase Thomas | Seneca Valley | Defender | Senior |
| Adam Davies | Seneca Valley | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| George Williams | Seneca Valley | ||
| SECOND TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| David Merriman | Fox Chapel | Forward | Senior |
| Nathan Eastgate | Seneca Valley | Forward | Senior |
| Anthony Shin | Fox Chapel | Midfield | Senior |
| Zoha Peterson | North Allegheny | Midfield | Senior |
| Jonathan Swann | North Allegheny | Midfield | Senior |
| Mason Baldwin | Seneca Valley | Midfield | Senior |
| Brian Seidl | Shaler | Midfield | Senior |
| Tyler Gillis | Butler | Defender | Senior |
| Jack Nury | Fox Chapel | Defender | Senior |
| Max Kress | North Allegheny | Defender | Senior |
| Jacob Ciganik | Shaler | Defender | Junior |
| Alex Marencel | North Hills | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Sean Ahia | Fox Chapel | Forward | Junior |
| AJ DeLeonibus | Shaler | Forward | Senior |
| Cody Lubinsky | Butler | Midfield | Freshman |
| Will Stasko | North Allegheny | Midfield | Senior |
| Brandon McEwen | North Hills | Midfield | Junior |
| Cale Klaff | Pine-Richland | Midfield | Sophomore |
| Kyle Majeski | Seneca Valley | Midfield | Senior |
| Ryan Osche | North Hills | Defender | Senior |
| Sam DeFabbo | Seneca Valley | Defender | Senior |
| Clayton Humbert | Fox Chapel | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| SECTION 2 | |||
| FIRST TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Joey Moeller | Baldwin | Forward | Senior |
| Kalala Iraqi | Brashear | Forward | Junior |
| Andrew Massucci | Peters Township | Forward | Junior |
| Jack Meyers | Upper St. Clair | Forward | Senior |
| Joey Fonagy | Canon-McMillan | Forward | Senior |
| Ben Bacdayan | Upper St. Clair | Midfield | Senior |
| Zach Nellas | Mt. Lebanon | Midfield | Senior |
| Zac D'Alesandro | Mt. Lebanon | Midfield | Junior |
| Austin Marmol | Peters Township | Midfield | Junior |
| Owen Maher | Canon-McMillan | Defender | Senior |
| Dominic Sambuco | Peters Township | Defender | Senior |
| Kaiden Reamer | Canon-McMillan | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Bobby Dyer | Peters Township | ||
| SECOND TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Anthony Bellino | Canon-McMillan | Forward | Sophomore |
| Deepan Magar | Brashear | Midfield | Senior |
| Luke Holmes | Peters Township | Midfield | Senior |
| Zach Stewart | Baldwin | Midfield | Senior |
| Ethan Donovan | Bethel Park | Defender | Senior |
| JJ Cuddy | Upper St. Clair | Defender | Senior |
| Jake Harrington | Bethel Park | Defender | Senior |
| Michael Francus | Bethel Park | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| Derek Liguori | Peters Township | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| SECTION 3 | |||
| FIRST TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Brendan Ash | Norwin | Forward | Senior |
| Nolan Agostoni | Latrobe | Forward | Senior |
| Lucas Hammerle | Connellsville | Forward | Senior |
| Nate Schlessinger | Penn-Trafford | Forward | Senior |
| Zachary Kautter | Central Catholic | Forward | Senior |
| Caleb Yuricha | Norwin | Midfield | Junior |
| Luqman Sabree | Allderdice | Midfield | Senior |
| Neel Willis | Allderdice | Midfield | Senior |
| Gino DiMatteo | Central Catholic | Midfield | Senior |
| Nate Bown | Norwin | Defender | Senior |
| Christopher Hall | Central Catholic | Defender | Junior |
| Andy Yanez | Norwin | Goalkeeper | Junior |
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Scott Schubert | Norwin | ||
| SECOND TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Riley Zimmerman | Norwin | Forward | Junior |
| Robert Phelps | Allderdice | Forward | Junior |
| Ian Brown | Norwin | Midfield | Senior |
| Nico Lorenzi | Latrobe | Midfield | Junior |
| Nate Myers | Latrobe | Midfield | Senior |
| Ben Kissell | Hempfield | Midfield | Senior |
| Seth Basinger | Connellsville | Midfield | Sophomore |
| Nick Korb | Allderdice | Defender | Senior |
| Logan Brinko | Penn-Trafford | Defender | Senior |
| Lucas Killen | Penn-trafford | Defender | Senior |
| Will Casey | Latrobe | At-Large | Junior |
| Owen Kelley | Hempfield | Goalkeeper | Sophomore |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Justin Novoteny | Hempfield | Forward | Junior |
| Milo Larson | Allderdice | Midfield | Sophomore |
| Ethan Rice | Connellsville | Midfield | Sophomore |
| Owen Christopher | Norwin | Defender | Freshman |
| Giovanni Fragola | Penn-Trafford | Defender | Senior |
| Matthew Schearer | Central Catholic | Defender | Junior |
| Ben Hamaty | Latrobe | At-Large | Junior |
Football Class 6A All-Section Teams Announced
First-Team Photo Gallery
2020 Football Class 6A All-Section Teams
| FIRST TEAM OFFENSE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Sean Knight | Hempfield | Center | Senior |
| Grant Cullen | Central Catholic | Center | Senior |
| Dorien Ford | Baldwin | Guard | Senior |
| Anthony Giansante | Norwin | Guard | Senior |
| Connor McMahon | Canon-McMillan | Tackle | Senior |
| Bene Caputo | North Allegheny | Tackle | Senior |
| Tanner Krevokuch | Norwin | Tight End | Senior |
| Joey Daniels | Mt. Lebanon | Quarterback | Junior |
| Ryan Angott | Canon-McMillan | Running Back | Junior |
| Ed Tillman | Central Catholic | Running Back | Senior |
| Eric Benson | Central Catholic | Wide Receiver | Senior |
| Mason Kress | North Allegheny | Wide Receiver | Senior |
| Connor Chrisman | Norwin | Wide Receiver | Senior |
| Khalil Dinkins | North Allegheny | At-Large | Senior |
| Connor Lyczek | Seneca Valley | At-Large | Senior |
| Matt Schearer | Central Catholic | Kicker | Junior |
| FIRST TEAM DEFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Bralen Henderson | Central Catholic | Defensive Tackle | Senior |
| Donovan Hinish | Central Catholic | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
| Jacob Porter | North Allegheny | Defensive End | Junior |
| Josh Miller | Seneca Valley | Defensive End | Senior |
| Brady Leczo | North Allegheny | Inside Linebacker | Senior |
| Nate Hoke | North Allegheny | Inside Linebacker | Senior |
| JD Younger | Central Catholic | Outside Linebacker | Junior |
| Mitchell Curran | Seneca Valley | Outside Linebacker | Senior |
| CJ Robbins | Baldwin | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Connor Lavelle | Baldwin | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Chase Horne | Central Catholic | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Alex Tecza | Mt. Lebanon | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Sean Metcalf | North Allegheny | At-Large | Senior |
| Connor Dague | Seneca Valley | Punter | Senior |
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Terry Totten | Central Catholic | ||
| SECOND TEAM OFFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| William Harvey | Mt. Lebanon | Guard | Junior |
| Michael Dorn | North Allegheny | Guard | Senior |
| Cooper Austin | Mt. Lebanon | Tackle | Junior |
| Jimmy Royal | Seneca Valley | Tackle | Senior |
| Lucas Lambert | Seneca Valley | Tight End | Sophomore |
| Nick Fleming | Norwin | Quarterback | Senior |
| Nolan Dworek | Seneca Valley | Running Back | Junior |
| Ethan West | Seneca Valley | Running Back | Senior |
| Eli Heidenreich | Mt. Lebanon | Wide Receiver | Junior |
| Brandon Jackson | Central Catholic | At-Large | Junior |
| Mario Perkins | Hempfield | At-Large | Senior |
| Casey Sorsdal | Mt. Lebanon | Kicker | Senior |
| SECOND TEAM DEFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Matt Brooks | Canon-McMillan | Defensive Tackle | Sophomore |
| Nick Frisco | North Allegheny | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
| Kairos Beasley | Central Catholic | Defensive End | Senior |
| Dan Sierk | Hempfield | Defensive End | Junior |
| Trevor Barrett | Mt. Lebanon | Inside Linebacker | Senior |
| Tyler Yurich | Seneca Valley | Inside Linebacker | Junior |
| Elijah Moore | Baldwin | Outside Linebacker | Junior |
| Dane Matuscin | Canon-McMillan | Outside Linebacker | Senior |
| Devin Barren | Central Catholic | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Anderson Cynkar | Central Catholic | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Joshua Humphries | North Allegheny | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Kolin Dinkins | North Allegheny | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Tommy Boehner | Mt. Lebanon | At-Large | Junior |
| LaMont Lyons Jr. | Canon-McMillan | Punter | Junior |
| HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Colin Plesco | Mt. Lebanon | Center | Senior |
| Chase Nething | Seneca Valley | Center | Senior |
| Carter Santos | Central Catholic | Guard | Senior |
| Donald Kreisberg | Seneca Valley | Guard | Senior |
| Riley Voelker | Baldwin | Tackle | Senior |
| Austin Mankey | Canon-McMillan | Tackle | Senior |
| Matt Aulicino | Central Catholic | Tackle | Junior |
| Mario Eafrati | Canon-McMillan | Tight End | Senior |
| Josh Altsman | Central Catholic | Tight End | Junior |
| Colton Brain | Baldwin | Quarterback | Senior |
| Adam Obrin | Central Catholic | Quarterback | Senior |
| Greg Phillips | North Allegheny | Quarterback | Senior |
| Luke Loeffert | Baldwin | Running Back | Senior |
| JR Butron | North Allegheny | Running Back | Junior |
| Dom Barca | Norwin | Running Back | Junior |
| Roman Pellis | Hempfield | Wide Receiver | Senior |
| Brendan Anderson | Mt. Lebanon | Wide Receiver | Junior |
| Luke Lawson | Seneca Valley | Wide Receiver | Sophomore |
| David Mowod | Canon-McMillan | At-Large | Senior |
| JP Cantu | North Allegheny | At-Large | Senior |
| Anthony Finney | Canon-Mcmillan | Kicker | Junior |
| Brandon Persad | North Allegheny | Kicker | Senior |
| HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Maisen Bourquin | Baldwin | Defensive Tackle | Senior |
| Alex Johnson | Seneca Valley | Defensive Tackle | Senior |
| Owen Halter | Mt. Lebanon | Defensive End | Junior |
| Jack Smith | Mt. Lebanon | Defensive End | Junior |
| Alec Blazer | Canon-McMillan | Inside Linebacker | Senior |
| Liam O'Connor | Central Catholic | Inside Linebacker | Senior |
| Lucas Guy | Hempfield | Inside Linebacker | Senior |
| Demetrius Murphy | Hempfield | Inside Linebacker | Senior |
| Tanner Babeo | Norwin | Inside Linebacker | Senior |
| Evan Lavelle | Baldwin | Outside Linebacker | Junior |
| Kent McMahon | Canon-McMillan | Outside Linebacker | Sophomore |
| Gannon Carothers | Central Catholic | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Maurice Plummer | Mt. Lebanon | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Matt Wertz | Mt. Lebanon | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Ben Rohan | North Allegheny | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Deontae Webb | Seneca Valley | Defensive Back | Senior |
| James Sprentz | Seneca Valley | Defensive Back | Senior |
Girls Soccer Class 4A All-Section Teams Announced
First-Team Photo Gallery
2020 Girls Soccer Class 4A All-Section Teams
| SECTION 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Chloe Weiland | Butler | Forward | Junior |
| Sam Miller | Butler | Forward | Sophomore |
| Sarah Schupansky | North Allegheny | Forward | Senior |
| Lucia Wells | North Allegheny | Forward | Sophomore |
| Ava Boyd | Pine-Richland | Forward | Sophomore |
| Gabby Boden | Butler | Midfield | Senior |
| Halle Marsalis | North Allegheny | Midfield | Junior |
| Sophia Palermo | North Allegheny | Midfield | Sophomore |
| Katie Rishel | Pine-Richland | Midfield | Senior |
| Tulasi Syamala | North Allegheny | Defender | Senior |
| Olivia Kamarec | Seneca Valley | Defender | Junior |
| Julianna Werner | North Allegheny | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Steve Perri | Butler | ||
| SECOND TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Zoe Simpson | Seneca Valley | Forward | Junior |
| Lexi Tylenda | Shaler | Forward | Freshman |
| Anna Bundy | North Allegheny | Midfield | Sophomore |
| Megan Donnelly | Pine-Richland | Midfield | Senior |
| Emma Maloberti | Seneca Valley | Midfield | Junior |
| Allison Altman | Butler | Defender | Senior |
| Alexa Spano | North Allegheny | Defender | Junior |
| Kena Shannon | North Allegheny | Defender | Junior |
| Maria Veiga | North Hills | Defender | Junior |
| Sydney Smith | Seneca Valley | Defender | Junior |
| Emily Moorey | Shaler | Defender | Senior |
| Paige Miller | Butler | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Olivia Yoder | North Hills | Forward | Senior |
| Manon Prokesch | Pine-Richland | Forward | Sophomore |
| Haley Kostorick | Shaler | Forward | Sophomore |
| Leah Weiland | Butler | Midfield | Freshman |
| Kara Smolensky | North Hills | Midfield | Senior |
| Sarah McEnroe | North Hills | Defender | Senior |
| Chloe Leonard | Seneca Valley | Defender | Sophomore |
| Katharine Kelly | Pine-Richland | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| SECTION 2 | |||
| FIRST TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Mella Peer | Mt. Lebanon | Forward | Sophomore |
| Jill Marvin | Peters Township | Forward | Junior |
| Carson Bogan | Upper St. Clair | Forward | Senior |
| Kendall Donati | Mt. Lebanon | Forward | Senior |
| Emily Gross | Canon-McMillan | Midfield | Senior |
| Grace Nellas | Mt. Lebanon | Midfield | Sophomore |
| Brooke Opferman | Peters Township | Midfield | Sophomore |
| Ria Singh | Moon | Defender | Senior |
| Rachel Toth | Bethel Park | Defender | Senior |
| Cece Scott | Peters Township | Defender | Junior |
| Natalie Gilbert | Upper St. Clair | Defender | Junior |
| Emma Sawich | Peters Township | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Missy Dalbon | Bethel Park | ||
| SECOND TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Eva Blatz | Bethel Park | Forward | Sophomore |
| Lizzie Hoff | Moon | Forward | Junior |
| Macy Mathias | Bethel Park | Midfield | Junior |
| Emily Rocco | Upper St. Clair | Midfield | Senior |
| Lily Gaston | Bethel Park | Midfield | Junior |
| Ava Romah | Moon | Midfield | Senior |
| Kayla Leseck | Moon | Midfield | Sophomore |
| Eva Molnar | Moon | Midfield | Sophomore |
| Aleena Ulke | Moon | Defender | Junior |
| Irene Doleno | Peters Township | Defender | Sophomore |
| Abby Karstensen | Bethel Park | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| Macie Fultineer | Upper St. Clair | Goalkeeper | Sophomore |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Sydney Felton | Moon | Forward | Freshman |
| Megan Leary | Baldwin | Midfield | Junior |
| Teagan Mehalko | Bethel Park | Midfield | Senior |
| Mackenzie Dupree | Upper St. Clair | Midfield | Junior |
| Alayshja Bable | Moon | Goalkeeper | Junior |
| SECTION 3 | |||
| FIRST TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Katelyn Kauffman | Norwin | Forward | Senior |
| Kennedy Soliday | Norwin | Forward | Senior |
| Lacey Bernick | Norwin | Forward | Senior |
| Lucy Ream | Fox Chapel | Forward | Senior |
| Britta Lagerquist | Fox Chapel | Forward | Senior |
| McKenzie Septak | Penn-Trafford | Forward | Senior |
| Malia Kearns | Penn-Trafford | Midfield | Junior |
| Makayla Mulholland | Fox Chapel | Midfield | Sophomore |
| Maddie Delucio | Latrobe | Midfield | Senior |
| Ella Bulava | Latrobe | Midfield | Freshman |
| Emma Rigone | Norwin | Defender | Junior |
| Taylor Lloyd | Penn-Trafford | Goalkeeper | Junior |
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Peter Torres | Fox Chapel | ||
| SECOND TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Emma Wecht | Fox Chapel | Forward | Senior |
| Regan Reilly | Latrobe | Forward | Freshman |
| Alyssa Aquillio | Norwin | Midfield | Sophomore |
| Katy Tain | Hempfield | Midfield | Junior |
| Mackenzie Powell | Penn-Trafford | Midfield | Senior |
| Anisha Willis | Allderdice | Midfield | Freshman |
| Reese Aquillio | Norwin | Defender | Junior |
| Carlie Barnett | Fox Chapel | Defender | Junior |
| Leah Kern | Hempfield | Defender | Junior |
| Martina Ciafre | Latrobe | Defender | Junior |
| Taylor DeStanano | Penn-Trafford | Defender | Senior |
| Sammi Dunlap | Fox Chapel | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| HONORABLE MENTION | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Paloma Swankler | Norwin | Forward | Junior |
| Mia Muro | Penn-Trafford | Forward | Sophomore |
| Maddy Rose | Norqin | Midfield | Senior |
| Santa Valerio | Hempfield | Midfield | Junior |
| Morgan Reilly | Latrobe | Midfield | Junior |
| Sophia Bovler | Allderdice | Midfield | Sophomore |
| Molly Hudson | Norwin | Defender | Senior |
| Lizzy McKee | Fox Chapel | Defender | Senior |
| Anna Troutman | Fox Chapel | Defender | Freshman |
| Taylor Hall | Hempfield | Defender | Senior |
| Chloe Boyette | Latrobe | Defender | Sophomore |
| Maya Roman | Penn-Trafford | Defender | Senior |
| Taylor Jones | Penn-Trafford | Defender | Junior |
| Hannah Schwartz | Allderdice | Defender | Sophomore |
| Elizabeth Dugan | Allderdice | Defender | Junior |
| Liz Waskiewicz | Norwin | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| Gillian Bierhals | Hempfield | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| Sophia DeCerb | Latrobe | Goalkeeper | Sophomore |