2024-2025 News
2024 Big 56 6A Football All-Conference Team
2024 Class 6A Football All-Section Teams
| FIRST TEAM OFFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Matt McMahon | Canon-McMillan | Center | Senior |
| Roman Kane | Central Catholic | Guard | Senior |
| Ryan Logan | North Allegheny | Guard | Junior |
| Jimmy Kalis | Central Catholic | Tackle | Sophomore |
| Jack Yatchenko | North Allegheny | Tackle | Senior |
| TJ Sabatucci | Canon-McMillan | Tight End | Junior |
| Jy’Aire Walls | Central Catholic | Quarterback | Senior |
| Elijah Faulkner | Central Catholic | Running Back | Senior |
| Liam Flaherty | North Allegheny | Running Back | Senior |
| Noah Schaerli | Mt. Lebanon | Receiver | Senior |
| James Donaldson | North Allegheny | Receiver | Senior |
| Patrick Smith | Mt. Lebanon | At-Large | Junior |
| Dylan Langdon | North Allegheny | At-Large | Senior |
| Peter Notaro | North Allegheny | Kicker | Senior |
| FIRST TEAM DEFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Mason Hartung | North Allegheny | Defensive End | Senior |
| Brooks Beres | Seneca Valley | Defensive End | Senior |
| Lincoln Hoke | North Allegheny | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
| Brock Heisler | Hempfield | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
| Bradley Gompers | Central Catholic | Linebacker | Senior |
| Roman Thompson | Central Catholic | Linebacker | Sophomore |
| Colsen Gatten | Central Catholic | Linebacker | Junior |
| Grayson Beck | Mt. Lebanon | Linebacker | Junior |
| Xxavier Thomas | Central Catholic | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Nick Humphries | North Allegheny | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Jayden Price | Seneca Valley | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Conner Frank | North Allegheny | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Marco Faieta | Canon-McMillan | At-Large | Junior |
| Zach Barzd | Canon-McMillan | Punter | Senior |
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR | |||
| Bradley Gompers | Central Catholic | ||
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Ryan Lehmeier | Central Catholic | ||
| SECOND TEAM OFFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Sam Brackney | Central Catholic | Center | Senior |
| Jacob Hornyak | Hempfield | Guard | Senior |
| Colin Bruno | Norwin | Guard | Senior |
| Matt Bowers | Central Catholic | Tackle | Junior |
| Tom Wuycheck | Seneca Valley | Tackle | Junior |
| Kyle Langdon | North Allegheny | Tight End | Senior |
| Tristyn Tavares | Norwin | Quarterback | Junior |
| Chase Mazanek | Seneca Valley | Running Back | Junior |
| Luke Rohan | North Allegheny | Running Back | Junior |
| Ethan Campoli | Canon-McMillan | Receiver | Junior |
| Max Roman | Central Catholic | Receiver | Sophomore |
| Jackson Matthews | Seneca Valley | At-Large | Junior |
| Joe Malone | Mt. Lebanon | At-Large | Junior |
| Billy Lech | Central Catholic | Kicker | Senior |
| SECOND TEAM DEFENSE | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Ashton Blatt | Central Catholic | Defensive End | Junior |
| Daron Goodwine | Central Catholic | Defensive End | Senior |
| Angelo Pugliano | Central Catholic | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
| Cole Bayer | Central Catholic | Defensive Tackle | Junior |
| Brayden Gerst | Hempfield | Linebacker | Junior |
| Kris Kambitsis | Mt. Lebanon | Linebacker | Junior |
| Aidan Allison | Hempfield | Linebacker | Senior |
| Brayden Collins | Canon-McMillan | Linebacker | Sophomore |
| Angelo Colavecchi | Canon-McMillan | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Reddik Katchur | Hempfield | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Korry Pitts, Jr. | North Allegheny | Defensive Back | Junior |
| Jackson Huss | Norwin | Defensive Back | Senior |
| Cayden Parker | Seneca Valley | At-Large | Junior |
| Evan Pfiefer | Norwin | Punter | Junior |
2024 Class 4A Girls Soccer All-Section Teams
2024 Class 4A Girls Soccer All-Section Teams
| SECTION 1 | |||
| FIRST TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Robin Reilly | Latrobe | Midfield | Senior |
| Annalyse Bauer | Latrobe | Forward | Junior |
| Maddy Petruzzi | Latrobe | Midfield | Senior |
| Cameryn Reed | Norwin | Defender | Junior |
| Julia Bursick | Norwin | Midfield | Senior |
| Jiana Patterson | Hempfield | Forward | Junior |
| Lucy Wolfe | Armstrong | Midfielder | Sophomore |
| Alexis Brown | Penn-Trafford | Forward | Senior |
| Chloe Walton | Penn-Trafford | Midfield | Senior |
| Morgan Spudy | Penn-Trafford | Defender | Junior |
| Anna Coy | Penn-Trafford | Defender | Junior |
| Rease Solomon | Penn-Trafford | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR | |||
| Maddy Petruzzi | Latrobe | ||
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Jim Mastroianni | Penn-Trafford | ||
| SECOND TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Mackenzie Kubistek | Latrobe | Defender | Junior |
| Emerson Shine | Latrobe | Midfield | Sophomore |
| Geli Dent | Latrobe | Forward | Freshman |
| Bella Buscemi | Norwin | Defender | Junior |
| Alexa Kobus | Norwin | Defender | Junior |
| Siena Ali | Norwin | Defender | Sophomore |
| Tatum Casper | Norwin | Forward | Freshman |
| Carmella Simco | Norwin | Midfield | Senior |
| Lila Clark | Hempfield | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| Jessi Jury | Hempfield | Midfield | Senior |
| Avery Bosack | Penn-Trafford | Midfield | Sophomore |
| Bryana Bennett | Penn-Trafford | Defender | Senior |
| SECTION 2 | |||
| FIRST TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Brooke Bodamer | Upper St. Clair | Forward | Senior |
| Taylor McCullough | Peters Township | Forward | Freshman |
| Ellie Shanholtzer | Upper St. Clair | Midfielder | Senior |
| Ava Heidenreich | Mt. Lebanon | Midfielder | Junior |
| Cam Klein | Peters Township | Midfielder | Senior |
| Mary McElhattan | Mt. Lebanon | Defender | Senior |
| Emilee Tonkovich | Canon-McMillan | Defender | Senior |
| Molly Kubistek | Peters Township | Goalkeeper | Junior |
| Sarah Coffman | Canon-McMillan | At-Large | Freshman |
| Paige Malley | Peters Township | At-Large | Senior |
| Tessa Peer | Mt. Lebanon | At-Large | Senior |
| Marina Hajnosz | Peters Township | At-Large | Sophomore |
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR | |||
| Natalia DiSora | Upper St. Clair | ||
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Matt Fonagy | Canon-McMillan | ||
| SECOND TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Lilly Bane | Canon-McMillan | Forward | Senior |
| Julia Spergel | Peters Township | Forward | Junior |
| Sierra Dupre | Upper St. Clair | Midfielder | Junior |
| Becca Braunsdorf | Mt. Lebanon | Midfielder | Sophomore |
| Rachel Tomley | Canon-McMillan | Midfielder | Sophomore |
| Sydney Hares | Canon-McMillan | Defender | Senior |
| Cailin Martin | Peters Township | Defender | Sophomore |
| Madison Webb | Upper St. Clair | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| Meredith Huzjak | Upper St. Clair | At-Large | Senior |
| Lucy Pryor | Mt. Lebanon | At-Large | Junior |
| Mary Vargo | Baldwin | At-Large | Senior |
| Ava Hajnosz | Peters Township | At-Large | Sophomore |
| SECTION 3 | |||
| FIRST TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Cecelia Wolford | Butler | Forward | Junior |
| Kieran Shannon | North Allegheny | Forward | Sophomore |
| Emma Schupansky | North Allegheny | Midfielder | Junior |
| Emme Kline | Pine-Richland | Midfielder | Junior |
| Bella Gianfrancesco | Seneca Valley | Midfielder | Junior |
| Karly Majeski | Seneca Valley | Midfielder | Junior |
| Sydney Patterson | Butler | Defender | Senior |
| Madison Miller | North Allegheny | Defender | Senior |
| Elliana Vitale | North Allegheny | Defender | Senior |
| Lily De Jesus | Pine-Richland | Defender | Junior |
| Cassidy Stopchick | Seneca Valley | Defender | Senior |
| Shea Best | Pine-Richland | Goalkeeper | Junior |
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR | |||
| Karly Majeski | Seneca Valley | ||
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Mark Perry | Seneca Valley | ||
| SECOND TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Rowan Barsotti | North Allegheny | Forward | Senior |
| Ashlee Libby | Seneca Valley | Forward | Junior |
| Avery Ruffus | Allderdice | Midfielder | Junior |
| Lucia Leyland | Butler | Midfielder | Sophomore |
| Kaitlyn McGuire | Butler | Midfielder | Senior |
| Aubrey Wells | North Allegheny | Midfielder | Senior |
| Cassie Leonard | Seneca Valley | Midfielder | Junior |
| Madeline Marcotte | Seneca Valley | Midfielder | Junior |
| Ava Hutter | North Allegheny | Defender | Junior |
| Elle Cassidy | Pine-Richland | Defender | Junior |
| Riley White | Pine-Richland | Defender | Junior |
| Delaney Amato | North Hills | Goalkeeper | Sophomore |
2024 Class 4A Boys Soccer All-Section Teams
2024 Class 4A Boys Soccer All-Section Teams
| SECTION 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Braden Crowe | Hempfield | Midfielder | Junior |
| Jadon Robbins | Penn Hills | Goalkeeper | Junior |
| Garrett Chandler | Plum | Defense | Senior |
| Gage Adinolfi | Plum | Forward | Senior |
| Fedgy Fertil | Plum | Midfielder | Senior |
| Austin Kolankowski | Plum | Midfielder | Junior |
| Andy Strasser | Plum | Forward | Sophomore |
| Daniel Maddock | Norwin | Forward | Senior |
| Ryan Schoemer | Norwin | Midfielder | Sophomore |
| Chase Molinaro | Norwin | Midfielder | Sophomore |
| Dylan Moyer | Norwin | Defense | Senior |
| Ryan Schiller | Norwin | Defense | Senior |
| CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | |||
| Daniel Maddock | Norwin | ||
| Garrett Chandler | Plum | ||
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Raf Kolankowski | Plum | ||
| SECOND TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Alessio Ferraresi | Hempfield | Forward | Senior |
| Quentin Pettinato | Hempfield | Midfielder | Senior |
| Nathan Tonini | Hempfield | Defense | Senior |
| Chase Delehanty | Penn Hills | Defense | Junior |
| James Lo Coco | Gateway | Forward | Senior |
| Nick Lo Coco | Gateway | Midfielder | Senior |
| Logan Pappert | Central Catholic | Forward | Senior |
| Noah Smith | Plum | Defense | Senior |
| Marco Tommasino | Plum | Midfielder | Junior |
| Zack Carnahan | Plum | Defense | Senior |
| Chase Eber | Plum | Goalkeeper | Sophomore |
| Tanner Schneck | Norwin | Defense | Senior |
| SECTION 2 | |||
| FIRST TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Jeven Kelly | Peters Township | Forward | Senior |
| Adam Kuchera | Canon-McMillan | Forward | Junior |
| Liam Burlovic | Upper St. Clair | Midfielder | Senior |
| Parker Weiss | Peters Township | Midfielder | Senior |
| Brett Martin | Peters Township | Midfielder | Senior |
| Jacob Higgs | Upper St. Clair | Defender | Senior |
| Cam Glass | Peters Township | Defender | Junior |
| Markus Bizyak | Peters Township | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| Ben Murtough | Upper St. Clair | At-Large | Senior |
| Gavin Patterson | Canon-McMillan | At-Large | Junior |
| Bryce Potter | Upper St. Clair | At-Large | Senior |
| Caden Hensler | Peters Township | At-Large | Senior |
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR | |||
| Parker Weiss | Peters Township | ||
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Bobby Dyer | Peters Township | ||
| SECOND TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Alex Parise | Peters Township | Forward | Senior |
| Anthony Maiello | Peters Towsnhip | Forward | Junior |
| Gabe Fegely | Canon-McMillan | Midfielder | Junior |
| Roman Pasquarelli | Canon-McMillan | Midfielder | Junior |
| Colin Froleich | Peters Township | Midfielder | Junior |
| Will Sweet | Mt. Lebanon | Defender | Senior |
| Eli Krisher | Canon-McMillan | Defender | Junior |
| Logan Joseph | Canon-McMillan | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| Dante Pustaeri | Peters Township | At-Large | Senior |
| Cooper Felix | Canon-McMillan | At-Large | Sophomore |
| Noah DiRocco | Canon-McMillan | At-Large | Senior |
| Andrew Fulton | Upper St. Clair | At-Large | Senior |
| SECTION 3 | |||
| FIRST TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Aidan Stein | Fox Chapel | Forward | Senior |
| Nathan Katari | North Allegheny | Forward | Senior |
| Zach Garma | Seneca Valley | Forward | Senior |
| Milo Chiu | Fox Chapel | Midfielder | Senior |
| Mykola Desysenko | North Allegheny | Midfielder | Senior |
| Leonardo Yu | North Allegheny | Midfielder | Junior |
| Brady Eubanks | Seneca Valley | Midfielder | Junior |
| Tyler Prex | Seneca Valley | Midfielder | Senior |
| Caleb Rumberger | North Allegheny | Defender | Senior |
| Owen Mollenauer | North Hills | Defender | Senior |
| Brady Matthews | Fox Chapel | Goalkeeper | Junior |
| Ryan Young | North Allegheny | Goalkeeper | Senior |
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR | |||
| Milo Chiu | Fox Chapel | ||
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||
| Kyle Boggs | North Hills | ||
| SECOND TEAM | |||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRADE |
| Kellan Bleier | Fox Chapel | Forward | Senior |
| Zack Nash | North Allegheny | Forward | Senior |
| Zachary Fritz | North Hills | Forward | Senior |
| Finn Kichi | Pine-Richland | Forward | Senior |
| Rocco DiDomenico | Fox Chapel | Midfielder | Junior |
| Jack Scarsella | North Hills | Midfielder | Senior |
| Ryan Cashman | Pine-Richland | Midfielder | Sophomore |
| Sami Malkamaki | Seneca Valley | Midfielder | Senior |
| Landon Stevenson | Butler | Defender | Senior |
| Lucas Henderson | North Allegheny | Defender | Senior |
| Tyler Kuhar | Seneca Valley | Defender | Senior |
| Adrian Werner | North Hills | Goalkeeper | Sophomore |
Recap: State First Round
BOYS SOCCER
(7-1) Fox Chapel 3, (3-4) Mechanicsburg 0
Fox Chapel makes early goals stand up in PIAA boys soccer 1st-round victory
(7-2) Plum 1, (10-1) McDowell 0 (5-4 PKs)
Plum (18-1-3)
Chase Eber – Game-clinching save in 7th round of penalty kicks
Gage Adinolfi – converted penalty kick
Bryce Bobich – converted penalty kick
Andy Strasser – converted penalty kick
Christian Alter – converted penalty kick
Noah Smith – converted penalty kick
*will take on District 3 champion Cumberland Valley in the PIAA Quarterfinals on Saturday
GIRLS SOCCER
(3-4) Central Dauphin 3, (7-1) Peters Township 2 (3-2 PKs)
Peters Township (19-1-1)
Julia Spergel – 2 goals
Rallied from 2 goal deficit to force OT
(7-2) Seneca Valley 6, (6-1) Altoona 1
Seneca Valley (15-3-2)
Ashlee Libby – 3 goals in first 20 minutes
Maddie Marcotte – Goal
Bella Gianfresco – Goal
Cassie Leonard – Goal
*will face the 5th seed out of District 1 Conestoga on Saturday in the PIAA Quarterfinals
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
(7-1) North Allegheny 3, (3-4) Manheim Township 0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-18)
Tigers’ serving baffles Blue Streaks for PIAA First Round sweep
(6-1) State College 3, (7-2) North Catholic 2 (26-24, 21-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-13)
Preseason State Football Rankings
CLASS 6A
1 – St. Joseph’s Prep (14-1 last season) (District 1) Defending 6A state champion
2 – North Allegheny (13-1 last season) (District 7)
3 – Central Catholic (10-2 last season) (District 7)
4 – Imhotep Charter (16-0 last season) (District 12) Defending 5A state champion
5 – Harrisburg (12-2 last season) (District 3)
CLASS 5A
1 – Peters Township (15-2 last season) (District 7)
2 – Roman Catholic (9-3 last season) (District 12)
3 – Bishop McDevitt (13-1 last season) (District 3) moving up from 4A
4 – Manhiem Central (11-2 last season) (District 3)
5 – Chester (12-2 last season) (District 1)