Josh Pratt scored 25 points to lead Lincoln Park to a 61-53 win over Moon in an early season Section 4-5A boys basketball showdown Wednesday night.
Amaizen Straughters added 14 points and Jeremiah Pratt chipped in 12 for the Leopards (3-0, 1-0), who rallied from a four-point halftime deficit. Jackson Bauman scored a game-high 26 points for Moon (3-1, 0-1).
Aliquippa 79, Farrell 51 – Qa’lil Goode led with 23 points, Camden Evanochko followed with 13, Cleaster Longmire had 12 and Antonio Reddic added 10 for Aliquippa (1-0) in a nonsection win. Kyjuan Campbell scored 16 points for Farrell.
Armstrong 39, Karns City 30 – Jaydon Oliver scored 15 points and Carter Schotting added 11 to lead Armstrong (4-1) to a nonsection win over Karns City.
Baldwin 59, Penn-Trafford 56 – Max Marzina led with 19 points, Bryson Smolko followed with 14 and Evan Golvash added 12 as Baldwin (2-1) avenged a loss in the first round of last year’s WPIAL playoffs. Trent Brown scored 15 points and Ethan McDonald had 13 for Penn-Trafford (1-3).
Burrell 46, Leechburg 34 – Ryan Wass scored 15 points and Gavyn Orr added 14 to help Burrell (2-2) to a nonsection win. Connor Szymanski had 12 points and Timmy Skeel contributed 11 for Leechburg (0-5). The Bucs outscored the Blue Devils 27-13 in the second half after trailing by two at halftime.
Carrick 55, Frazier 35 – Luzay Watson scored 13 points and Treshawn Beasley added 12 to lead Carrick (3-2) to a nonsection win. Kolby Stewart scored 18 points for Frazier (3-3).
Clairton 68, Sto-Rox 57 – Less than a week after leading the Bears to a PIAA Class A football championship, Taris Wooding poured in 26 points and Brandon Murphy chipped in 17 to lead Clairton (1-0) to a nonsection win. Marcus Griffin scored 14 points and Adam Thomas had 12 for Sto-Rox (0-2).
North Hills 70, Avonworth 46 – Nathan Schonbacher scored 27 points, Ethan Guszczynski had 16 and Jackson Long added 13 to lead North Hills (3-1) to a nonsection win. Thomas Werner scored 12 points and Charlie Igims had 10 for Avonworth (0-3).
Obama Academy 75, Greensburg Central Catholic 21 – Judah Jackson scored 17 points and Darnell Turner added 16 to pace Obama Academy (2-2) in a nonsection win. Elijah Rawlings and Zion Conner each chipped in 10. Luke Semelka led Greensburg Central Catholic (0-3) with 11 points.
Plum 66, Freeport 55 – Bryce Nabozny led with 22 points, Xavier Barto followed with 12 and Mekhi Samuels added 11 for Plum (1-3) in a nonsection win. Carson Kane scored 17 points and Gavin Tola had 14 for Freeport (1-3).
Uniontown 59, Brownsville 29 – Isaac Ellsworth scored 18 points to lead Uniontown (2-1) to a nonsection win. Jaiden Oraster scored 12 points for Brownsville (0-3).
Girls basketball
Baldwin 52, Penn-Trafford 47 – Lynsey Bernotas scored 19 points and Julianne Ott added 11 to lead Baldwin (4-1) to a nonsection win. Raya Johnson scored 14 points and Torrie DeStefano had 12 for Penn-Trafford (2-3).
Jeannette 41, South Allegheny 18 – Navarah Smith scored 23 points to power Jeannette (6-1) to a nonsection win. Naomi Ielase scored 10 to lead South Allegheny (0-5).
Seneca Valley 55, Neshannock 45 – Natalie Hambly scored 21 points and Reece McFadden added 11 as Seneca Valley (1-3) won a nonsection matchup of Class 6A and Class 2A teams. The Raiders jumped out to a 44-22 lead at halftime. Payton Newman scored 17 points to lead Neshannock (2-2), which outscored Seneca Valley 23-11 in the second half.
South Side 42, Ellwood City 27 – Ariel Poelcher scored 20 points to lead South Side (2-3) past Ellwood City (1-5) in a nonsection win.
Uniontown 44, Brownsville 41 – Aierra Jenkins hit for 23 points to spark Uniontown (3-1) to a nonsection victory. Ava Clark scored 16 and Skyler Gates added 15 for Brownsville (1-2).
Boys wrestling
Allderdice 48, Carrick 30 – Carrick (0-7, 0-2) won all four contested bouts but Allderdice (3-4, 2-0) collected eight forfeits in a City League win. Kevin Macias (145), Kaleb Morgan (160), John Charles (189) and Alex Smith (215) had pins for Carrick.
Belle Vernon 64, McKeesport 12 – Brayden Broadwater (pin), Enzo Ortolona (pin), Rylee Doppelheuer (tech fall) and Jackson Shawley (pin) won the first four bouts of the match, which started at 114 pounds, to lead Belle Vernon (3-3, 1-0) to a Section 7-3A win. Eric Granato (145), Vander Raczkowski (152) and Eric Adamec (172) also had pins and Colby Hibner (160) took a tech fall for the Leopards. Isaiah Johnson (139) and Alexander Winowitch (285) had pins for McKeesport (0-1, 0-1).
Bentworth 54, Frazier 6 – Brock McClure (133), Bryce Crowson (145), Mason Crow (160) and Brayden Taggart (215) secured pins to send Bentworth (2-0, 1-0) to a Section 3-2A win. Emmett Erdely (152) won by fall for Frazier (0-1, 0-1).
Burgettstown 52, Avella 16 – Daniel Smith (133) won a major decision and Greg Carter (139), Carter Katus (145) and Logan Noyes (152) won by fall as Burgettstown (1-0, 1-0) took control of a Section 2-2A match with four straight wins from 133 to 152. Shannon Archie (215) and Adam Baloga (285) also had pins for the Blue Devils. Dominic Muzzi (189) won by fall, Dustin Mace (114) took a major decision and Jorden Moore (121) and Chas Rush (172) won decisions for Avella (1-1, 0-1).
Connellsville 33, West Allegheny 25 – Tommy Gretz won by tech fall in the final bout of the match at 121 pounds to seal a nonsection win for No. 5 Connellsville (1-1). Jake Lilley (172) won by fall, Luke Lilley (160) took a major decision and Nolan Rice (127), Parker Lembo (145), Cooper Lembo (189) and Ryan Brown (215) won decisions for the Falcons. Thomas Bencho (139) had a pin, Cam Danna (285) won a major decision and AJ Snatchko (133) a decision for No. 10 West Allegheny (3-2).
Jefferson-Morgan 47, South Park 24 – Austin Grandel (107), Caleb Dulaney (114), Connor Pinchok (127) and James Dulaney (133) recorded pins, Brayden Hanning (121) won by major decision and EJ Lingenfield (139) won a decision as Jefferson-Morgan (2-0) swept the first six weights en route to a nonsection win. Geno Orlandi (160) and Payton Bastian (189) won by tech fall for the Rockets. Christian Hunter (145) and Josh Duncan (152) had pins for South Park (5-1).
Knoch 47, Ellwood City 22 – The Knights (2-0, 1-0) won seven straight contested bouts from 121-172 to earn a Section 4-2A win. Caden Hassler (121), Jarrett Crowe (139), Owen Layhew (145), Brayden McGowan (152), Keegan Orris (160) and Maximus Barrionuevo (172) had pins and Cole Haugh (127) took a tech fall for Knoch.Nathan Chandler (189) and Danny Viscuso (215) won by fall and Braiden McClure (114) and Jaiden Delawder (285) by tech fall for Ellwood City (0-1, 0-1).
Mars 40, Butler 31 – Liam Corcoran (189) and Adam Genevro (215) had back-to-back pins in less than a minute to lead Mars (2-0, 1-0) to a Section 4-3A win. Parker Joseph (133), Olympic Serrao (139), Samuel Passarelli (152) and Paxton Hartle (160) also had pins and Gavin Shuck (114) won a major decision for the Fightin’ Planets. Ben Kinney (107) and Ace McElravy (285) won by fall, Nick Savannah (127) and Sutton Stoner (172) by tech fall and Sullivan Stutz (121) by decision for Butler (0-2, 0-1).
North Allegheny 42, North Hills 21 – Gus Stedeford (tech fall), Brody Magorian (overtime decision), Griffen Reid (pin) and Gabriel Hernandez (major decision) won four straight bouts from 139-160 to lead North Allegheny (2-0) to a nonsection win. Dalton Stragand (121), Myles Hoover (127) and Bradyn McConneha (285) also had pins for the Tigers. Cameron Healey (215) won by pin, Giovanni Polito (114), Carter Morvay (172) and Austin Demartino (189) by major decision and Brady Rohaly (133) by decision for North Hills (0-1).
Penn-Trafford 38, Plum 26 – Plum won five of the nine contested bouts but dropped a Section 9-3A match after giving up three forfeits. Jax Brentzel (107) and Sidney Hand (172) won by fall, Logan Matrisch (160) by tech fall and Triston Tommasino (215) by decision for the victorious Warriors (1-0, 1-0). For the Mustangs (0-1, 0-1), Joel Kline (139), Douglas Harchick (145) and Frank Grazulis (285) won by fall, Owen Campbell (152) took a tech fall and Garett Huff (189) won a decision on a reversal at the buzzer.
Seneca Valley 51, Pine-Richland 21 – James Bidoli (172), Nicholas Heinricher (189), Matthew Dappolonia (215) and Thomas Wuycheck (285) had pins in the final four bouts as Seneca Valley (1-2, 1-0) broke open a close match in Section 4-3A. Riley Smith (107) and Morgan Temple (133) also had pins and Jackson Cairns (127), Zach Hill and Mason Purvis (152) won by tech fall for the Raiders. Sam Pelletier (121) and Max Kohser (139) had pins and Alec Anderson (160) won by decision for Pine-Richland (0-1, 0-1).
Summit Academy 51, North Catholic 18 – Syamir Newkirk (215) won by fall and Michael Dawson (152) took a decision to lead Summit Academy (1-0, 1-0) to a Section 4-2A win. Victor Wagner (127), Angelo Amelio (145) and Andrew Baird (189) had pins for North Catholic (0-2, 0-1).
Thomas Jefferson 40, West Mifflin 31 – Deacon Kamberis won by fall at heavyweight to secure a Section 7-3A win for Thomas Jefferson (4-1, 1-0). Christopher Lippi (114) won by tech fall and Zach Rehak (121), Dominic Costa (139), Dominic Cadwallader (145) and Cameron Timko (152) also had pins for the Jaguars. Zachary Lozada (107), Cooper Dietz (160), Caden Wills (172) and Shawn Congden (215) won by fall, Jackson Kovar (127) took a tech fall and LaShawn Haley (133) won by decision for West Mifflin (1-1, 0-1).
Waynesburg 45, South Fayette 25 – Luke Rush (160), Randy Whyel (172), Ky-mani Sumpter (189) and Roan Tustin (215) recorded pins and Lincoln Fisher (285) won a decision as Waynesburg (1-1, 1-0) won the first five bouts and rolled to a Section 2-3A win. Floyd Huff (121) and Cole Phillips (152) also had pins for the Raiders. Peter Leventis (139) and Brock Denison (145) won by fall Collon Patton (114) by major decision and Sawyer Dean (133) by decision for South Fayette (0-1, 0-1).
Girls wrestling
Allderdice 41, Carrick 6 – Ariella Tseytlin (130) won by tech fall and Mayte Argueta (136) by pin to lead Allderdice (2-0, 2-0) past Carrick (0-2, 0-2) in the City League.
Kiski Area 36, Butler 30 – Kamydn Pitts (100), Ruby Jones (112), Kalee Pahlmon (124), Carley King (136) and Ava Golding (155) won by fall to power Kiski Area (2-0). Sienna Stutz (118), Brin Zehmisch (130) and Anastasia Manchester (142) had pins for Butler (0-1).
North Allegheny 47, Fox Chapel 29 – Kaelyn Fraley (106), Aleigha Revelent (124), Lorelei Bungard (136), Lily McLaughlin (142), Addison Urschler (170) and Heidi Radford (190) won by fall and Tapanga Bornt (112) took a tech fall to lead North Allegheny (1-0). Emma Srodes (118) and Lilah Rivera (130) won by fall, Lauren Bachman (148) by tech fall and Ariana Morris (100) by default for Fox Chapel (1-1).
Pine-Richland 46, Seneca Valley 30 – Ava Diulus (118), Nevaeh Patrick (124), Aariona Strader (130) and Dixie Schauer (136) had pins and Brynn Bosack (142) took a major decision as Pine-Richland (1-0) pulled away with wins in five straight bouts from 118 to 142. Anastasia Jordan (155) and Aya Vainshtein (235) also had pins for the Rams. Everly Harrell (106), Adele Shih-Calabro (112), Kaeleigh Tuell (148), Hannah Hornick (170) and Haley Hunter (190) won by fall for Seneca Valley (0-1).