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TIESI CAPTURES POST-SEASON HONORS

Senior guard Ryan Tiesi was named to three post-season teams by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  The NA senior was selected to the WPIAL Class AAAA Fab 5 as one of the top five players in the top classification.  Tiesi was also chosen as a member of the PG North Fabulous Five and was selected as a member of the All-Section Team for Section 3.

Tiesi led the Tigers to their second straight Section 3 title as he averaged 16.7 ppg, posted 4.3 assists, and 2.6 rebounds.  For his career, he was one of the top scorers in NA history with over 1,000 points scored.  Tiesi will play at the next level at NCAA Division II Bellarmine University in Kentucky.

PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE
WPIAL CLASS AAAA
FABULOUS FIVE

Player of the Year - Andrew Devlin, Mt. Lebanon

PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE
P-G NORTH FABULOUS FIVE

WPIAL CLASS AAAA
SECTION 3 ALL-SECTION

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CENTRAL RALLY ELIMINATES TIGERS, 70-52

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After holding a 29-28 halftime lead, the Tigers saw Central Catholic rebound with a strong second half as they defeated NA, 70-52, at Fox Chapel in the first round of the WPIAL Playoffs on Tuesday night.  Junior Phil Hoffman tallied 14 points and senior Dan Lavallee 12 to pace NA.  Junior Chris Saltzman led Central with 19 points.

The Tigers got off to a good start early.  After senior Pat Ionadi scored on a layup, Hoffman answered to tie the game at 2-2.  Lavallee got loose for a trey to make it 5-2 before Saltzman dropped in a pair of free throws.  Senior Matt Sudo scored from under the hoop and converted on a three-point play to push the margin to 8-4 at the 5:20 mark.  Two foul shots and a three by Joe Berenato, along with a hoop by senior Sean Devinney put Central back on top, 11-8.  A basket by senior Ryan Tiesi and another three by Lavallee pushed the Tigers back ahead, 13-11, with 1:08 left in the quarter.  Senior Ben Dvorsky beat the buzzer from under the hoop to give the Tigers a 15-11 advantage after one quarter.

Central opened the second quarter with an 11-0 run to take a 22-15 lead.  Hoops and foul shots by Berenato and Ionadi, along with a hoop by Saltzman led the Viking charge.  Tiesi ended the run with a jumper to cut the margin to 22-17 with 4:12 lft in the quarter.  Lavallee's long three cut the lead to 22-20 before Ionadi pushed the lead back to four with two from the line.  Hoffman scored from the paint, but Ionadi answered to make it 26-22.  The Tigers continued to battle as Tiesi hit two free throws.  After Hoffman made one of two foul shots to cut the lead to one, Devinney scored to push the margin to 28-25.  Ben Dvorsky was fouled under the basket and converted both shots to cut the lead to one.  With 42 seconds left, senior John Evans got loose for a layup to put the Tigers ahead.  NA took a 29-28 lead into the intermission.

The third quarter belong to Central and Saltzman.  The Vikings outscored the Tigers, 19-6, with Saltzman scoring 15 points.  After Hoffman opened the scoring with two foul shots, Saltzman answered with a three and added a foul shot for a four point play to put Central ahead, 32-31.  Saltman pushed the margin to 37-32 before Evans drained a trey from the corner to cut the lead to 37-35.  It was as close as the Tigers would get in the remainder of the game.  Central closed out the quarter with a 10-0 run to take a 47-35 lead into the final period.

The Tigers continued to have trouble scoring in the final period as Central pushed the lead to 51-36 before Hoffman dropped in a short jumper to cut it a thirteen point deficit with 6:41 left.  Central made 11 of 16 from the line as the Tigers were forced to foul.  The closest the Tigers could get was within ten at 53-43 on Lavallee's fourth trey of the game. 

It was a good effort by the Tigers but they ran into a hot shooting Central team in the second half.  The Vikings also were tough at the foul line, converting on 25 of 32 for the game.  The Tigers made 12 of 18 from the stripe.  For his efforts both scoring and on the boards, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Phil Hoffman as the Player of the Game.

The loss eliminated the Tigers from the playoffs.  NA finished the season with an overall record of 17-7.  The Tigers had a good season capturing the Section 3 title for the second straight year.

Box Score

GAME SUMMARY
CENTRAL CATHOLIC - 70  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 52

WPIAL BOYS' BASKETBALL
CLASS AAAA

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TIGERS BEAT GATEWAY, 51-48, IN
TUNEUP FOR PLAYOFFS

Game Statistics

The Tigers edged Gateway, 51-48, at Gateway on Monday night as NA prepared for the WPIAL playoffs.  Senior Dan Lavallee dropped in five triples to score 15 points and senior John Evans added 12 for the winning Tigers.  Brandon Harvey tallied 27 points for Gateway.

Gateway took an early lead and held a 14-11 advantage after the first quarter.  The Tigers managed to tie the game, 21-21, at halftime.  In the third quarter, NA outscored the Gators by six points to take a 37-31 lead into the final period.  Gateway came back to narrow the margin but the Tigers held on for the three-point victory.

Statistically, the Tigers made 18 of 42 (42.9%) from the field, including 8 for 22 (36.4%) from beyond the arc.  At the line, however, NA made only 7 of 20 free throws (35.0%).  Individually, Lavallee made 5 of 11 from three-point land.  Senior Ben Dvorsky pulled down nine rebounds to pace NA on the boards.

With the win, the Tigers finished with an overall record of 17-6.  The WPIAL pairings meeting will be held tonight at the Greentree Radison beginning at 7:00 pm.  The MSA Sports Network will broadcast the meeting LIVE on the internet.  As soon as we receive the NA information, we will post it on the website.

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GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 51  GATEWAY - 48

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TIGERS KNOCK OFF NORTH HILLS, 77-65,
TO WIN SECTION 3 TITLE

The Tigers defeated North Hills, 77-65, at North Hills on Friday night to win the Section 3 title for the second straight year.  Senior John Evans scored 20 points to pace the Tigers as NA had four players in double figures.  Senior Ryan Tiesi tallied 19, senior Matt Sudo 14, and senior Dan Lavallee 12.  Josh Trocchio had 20 to lead North Hills.

The Tigers left no doubt as to the outcome as they jumped off to a 23-7 lead after one quarter of play.  At halftime, NA increased the margin as they took a 41-22 lead at the intermission.  North Hills came back in the third quarter to cut the lead to 56-43, but the Tigers were able to coast to a 77-65 victory.

The Tigers regained their shooting touch against the Indians, making 24 of 43 from the field for 55.8%.  Behind the arc, NA was 11 for 16 (68.8%).  At the foul line, the Tigers made 18 of 23 (78.3%).  Individuallly, Evans made six of seven, including four of four from three-point land. 

With the win, the Tigers finished with a section record of 11-3, two games ahead of second-place Fox Chapel and Shaler.  The overall NA mark improved to 16-6 with one game remaining.  The Tigers will travel to Gateway on Monday for a final non-section game as they get ready for the WPIAL Playoffs that will begin next week.  Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 77  NORTH HILLS - 65

WPIAL PLAYOFF CLINCHINGS
CLASS AAAA

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FOX CHAPEL DOWNS TIGERS, 62-48

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The Fox Chapel Foxes hit five triples in the third quarter to break open a close game on their way to a 62-48 victory over the Tigers at the Senior High gym on Tuesday night.  Senior John Evans had 10 points to pace the Tigers while seniors Ryan Tiesi and Ben Dvorsky added nine each.  Senior Rob Teninini tallied 19 points to lead the Foxes.

The Foxes jumped off to an 8-0 lead early in the first quarter behind six points from Teninini and a basket by junior Ahmed Abu.  The Tigers came back with a 9-0 run of their own as Evans hit a trey, senior Brian Block scored from under the hoop, Tiesi hit a jumper, and Evans a deuce to put NA on top, 9-8, at the 3:01 mark.  Junior John Hastings quickly regained the lead for FC with a trey before Dvorsky tied the game at 11-11 with a hoop.  Junior Tiph Harner hit a jumper to put the Foxes back ahead, but Evans second triple of the quarter made it 14-13.  Hastings scored again with 37 seconds left to give Fox Chapel a 15-14 lead after one quarter.

After Teninini scored to give the Foxes a 17-14 lead, Dvorsky hit another jumper to cut the margin to 17-16 just 40 seconds into the second quarter.  Senior Dan Lavallee drained a trey to put NA on top 19-17, but junior Seth Eisner hit a jump shot from just inside the arc to tie the game at 19-19.  Teninini scored again, but Evans hit a shot from the foul line to the the game again at 21-21.  Fox Chapel then went on an 8-0 run on hoops by Teninini, Harner with a pair, and two foul shots by Teninini.  The Tigers rallied as Lavallee hit another trey and junior Phil Hartman scored from in close.  At the intermission, the Foxes held a 29-26 advantage.

The third quarter belonged to the Foxes as they hit five long treys to gain control of the game.  After Tiesi set up senior Matt Sudo for a layup, Harner hit the first trey at the 6:42 mark to make it 32-28.  Harner drained another three less than a minute later before Tiesi hit a jumper from the right side to cut the lead to 35-30.  Senior Eric Caplan scored on a put back and Harner hit yet another triple to push the margin to 40-30 at the 4:18 mark.  After Hoffman scored on a nice move in the paint, it was Eisner's turn beyond the arc.  The Fox Chapel junior dropped in two long threes from the left side to increase the lead to 46-32 by the end of the quarter.  NA could not buy a field goal in the quarter scoring only six points.

In the fourth quarter, the Foxes continued to hit threes.  Eisner dropped in his third triple to push the margin to 49-32, and Teninini made one of two from the line to give the Foxes their biggest lead at 50-32.  Tiesi drove for a basket but Hastings answered with another three to push the margin to nineteen at 53-34.  After senior Dino Johnson made a pair of free throws, Teninini hit a short jumper to make it 55-36.  Ben Dvorsky came back to hit a jump shot and Hoffman scored to cut the lead to 55-40 with 3:07 remaining in the game.  After Tiesi converted on one of two from the line, Harner made two foul shots to extend the margin to 57-41.  The Tigers rallied late on hoops by Johnson and a three by Dvorsky to cut the lead to ten at 58-48.  Fox Chapel was able to add two foul shots by Hastings and a final hoop by Teninini to make the final score, 62-48.

The Tigers shot a respectable 40% from the field but were only 5 for 22 from three-point land.  In the second half, the NA percentage was significantly lower.  The Foxes made nine triples for the game and actually scored more points on three point field goals than on two point baskets.  NA shot only five foul shots for the game, making three.  For his efforts, the North Allegheny Sports Network selected John Evans as the Player of the Game.

With the loss, the Tigers' lead over Fox Chapel was trimmed to one game with one section game remaining.  NA is now 10-3 in section play, 15-6 overall.  The Tigers will travel to North Hills on Friday night to meet the Indians in the section finale.  Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

Box Score

GAME SUMMARY
FOX CHAPEL - 62  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 48

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TIGERS EDGE PINE-RICHLAND, 51-49, IN OVERTIME

Game Statistics

The Pine-Richland Rams gave the Tigers a battle to the end at Pine-Richland on Friday night, but NA was able to come home with a 51-49 overtime victory.  Senior Ryan Tiesi and junior Phil Hoffman scored ten points each to lead the Tigers.  Seniors Dan Lavallee and John Evans added nine points each for NA.  Dominic Lombardi had 12 to pace the Rams.

The game was close throughout as the Rams took a 15-12 lead after one quarter.  The Tigers came back to lead at halftime, 29-28.  After three quarters, NA still held a one-point lead at 38-37.  The Rams rallied to tie the score at 49-49, but the Tigers scored the only two points of the overtime period to take a 51-49 victory.

Statistically, the Tigers shot 41.9% from the field (18-43) and 42.9% from beyond the arc (6-14).  At the line, the Tigers were only 9 for 17.  Senior Matt Sudo led the Tigers on the boards with nine rebounds.  Tiesi had seven assists.

With the victory, the Tigers clinched at least a share of the Section 3 title as they improved their record to 10-2.  The overall NA mark improved to 15-5.  The Tigers will host Fox Chapel on Tuesday night at the Senior High gym.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the game LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 7:15 pm.

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 51  PINE-RICHLAND - 49

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TIGER DEFENSE TOO TOUGH FOR
SENECA VALLEY IN 55-39 WIN

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The Tiger defense held Seneca Valley to just seven points in the fourth quarter on their way to a 55-39 victory over the Raiders at the Senior High gym on Tuesday night.  Senior guard Ryan Tiesi scored 16 points, 12 in the second half, to pace NA.  Senior forward Matt Sudo had 10 and senior guard Dan Lavallee added three triples as the Tigers won their second straight and 11th of their last 13.

After senior Dave Monteleone gave the Raiders a 2-0 lead, senior John Evans hit a layup to tie the score.  Junior Kevin Rohm dropped in a pair of foul shots to give Seneca a 4-2 lead, but Lavallee answered with a triple to give NA the lead for good at 5-4.  A basket by Sudo and and one of two from the line by junior Phil Hoffman pushed the lead to 8-4 before junior Kevin Mayberry hit a jumper.  Evans came back with a trey from the left corner to extend the margin to 11-6 with 1:50 remaining.  Monteleone's second basket cut the lead to 11-8.  Sudo dropped in a short banker to close out the first quarter scoring as the Tigers took a 13-8 lead.

The Tigers continued to build on the lead in the second quarter.  After a foul shot by senior Brian Block, Lavallee drained another trey to extend the margin to 17-8.  Rohm answered with a triple but Tiesi scored his first hoop of the game to push the lead to 19-11 with 5:11 remaining in the half.  Seneca came back, however, on a hoop by Monteleone and two foul shots by Rohm to cut the margin to 19-15.  The Tigers then scored the next nine points.  Lavallee hit his third triple of the game, Tiesi scored again, senior Greg Dvorsky scored on a fast break, and Sudo dropped in a pair of free throws as the Tigers pushed the lead to 28-15.  Rohm made one of two from the line, but NA took a commanding 28-16 advantage to the intermission.

Early in the third quarter after Tiesi stole the ball and scored, Monteleone hit a fadeaway jumper to make it 30-18.  Tiesi scored again and senior Ben Dvorsky dropped in a short jumper to extend the margin to 34-18 at the 6:03 mark.  The Seneca Valley bench then came back to outscore NA 14-4 over the next several minutes.  Sophomore John Fitzpatrick had a basket and foul shot, sophomore Sean Gress hit a trey, junior Jon Bryant followed with another triple, freshman C.J. Brown made three foul shots, and Monteleone scored during the run.  For the Tigers Hoffman and Tiesi scored the only hoops as the Tiger lead was cut to38-32 going into the final quarter.

The Tigers regained control of the game early in the fourth quarter.  After Tiesi scored, Brown answered to keep it at a six-point game.  NA then scored the next nine points with Tiesi hitting a pair of field goals, Evans adding a conventional three-point play, and Ben Dvorsky scoring from under the hoop to give the Tigers a 49-34 lead with 6:12 remaining.  After junior Shawn Eagle ended the run with a jumper, Hoffman made two foul shots to make it 51-36.  The Tigers slowed the game at this point.  Sudo got free for a layup before Bryant hit his second trey of the game to cut the lead to 53-39 with 1:47 left.  Sudo scored again before time ran out as the Tigers went on to a 55-39 victory.

It was an important victory for NA as them maintained their lead in Section 3.  The Tigers shot 51.3% from the field but were only 4 for 17 from three-point land.  Sudo and Ben Dvorsky led the Tigers with 5 rebounds each.  For his efforts both scoring and on the boards, the North Allegheny Sports Network selected Matt Sudo as the Player of the Game.

The NA section record improved to 9-2 and the overall mark to 14-5 on the season.  The Tigers still hold a one-game lead over Fox Chapel who defeated Pine-Richland last night.  NA will travel to Pine-Richland on Friday night to meet the Rams in a section contest.  Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

Box Score

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 55  SENECA VALLEY - 39

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TIGERS HOLD OFF SHALER, 59-51, TO MAINTAIN LEAD IN SECTION 3

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Led by senior Ryan Tiesi's foul shooting down the stretch, the Tigers defeated Shaler, 59-51, at the Senior High gym on Friday night.  Senior Dan Lavallee hit six treys and led NA to leads of 14 and 13 points before Shaler rallied late in the game.  Senior Craig Devinney had 18 points to pace the Titans.

The first quarter was evenly played between the two longtime rivals.  Senior John Evans opened the scoring with a trey at the 6:35 mark with senior Derek McQuade answering with a deuce for the Titans.  Two foul shots by senior forward Matt Sudo made it 5-2 before junior Eddie Sauer hit a triple to tie the score at 5-5.  Senior Ben Dvorsky scored from under the basket and junior Phil Hoffman, back from an injury, made one of two from the line.  A foul shot by senior Matt Davis and a hoop by Devinney tied the game at 8-8 with 3:08 remaining.  After senior forward Brian Block put back a rebound, Davis drove for a deuce to tie the game again.  Lavallee got open for a long trey, but senior Rich Miller answered for the Titans to tie the game at 13-13.  After Davis put Shaler ahead with a hoop, Evans banked in a long three at the buzzer to give the Tigers a 16-15 advantage after one quarter.

The Tigers scored the first seven points of the second quarter.  After Sudo scored from under the basket on a pass from Tiesi, the senior point guard followed with a jumper.  Lavallee then drained a trey to make it a 23-15 game.  Davis answered with a triple, but the Tigers came back with another run of eight straight points.  Lavallee hit two more treys and senior Greg Dvorsky drove the lane to drop in a left-handed layup as the Tigers extended the margin to 31-18 with 2:05 remaining in the half.  Shaler did not quit, however, as they scored the final seven points of the half behind a triple from Davis, a conventional three-point play by senior Chris Titterington and a foul shot by McQuade.  The Tigers took a 31-25 advantage to the intermission.

Devinney opened the third quarter scoring with a pair of free throws, but Tiesi answered with a jumper to keep the lead at six.  After Devinney came back with a deuce, Ben Dvorsky made two from the line.  Devinney found the range behind the arc to bring the Titans within three at 35-32 with 5:19 left in the quarter.  NA closed out the stanza with a 9-1 run.  Block scored on a putback, Sudo banked in a shot from in close, and Hoffman scored to make it 41-32.  After Sauer hit one of two foul shots, Lavallee drained a long trey with time running out as the Tigers took a 44-33 lead into the final quarter.

After Lavallee hit his sixth triple of the game to give the Tigers their biggest lead at 47-33, the Titans rallied.  Devinney led the charge with a three, a foul shot, and another triple to close the gap to 47-40.  Hoffman hit a free throw, but Davis drained a trey with 3:44 left to cut the lead to 48-44.  With 2:09 remaining, Tiesi dropped in a pair from the line, but Sauer hit a three to cut the lead to 50-47 with 1:35 left.  Down the stretch, it was the Tiger defense and Tiesi's foul shots that gave NA the victory.  After Tiesi made five of six from the line, Devinney scored to cut the margin to 55-49 with just 35.6 on the clock.  Tiesi converted on four more from the stripe before Sauer hit a layup at the buzzer as the Tigers held on for a 59-51 victory.

It was a good victory for the Tigers who broke a two-game losing streak in section play.  NA seemed in control for most of the game, but the Titans would not go away with Devinney keeping them close.  Tiesi ended up making 11 of 14 from the line, eleven of twelve in the fourth quarter.  For his efforts in the game on Senior Night, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Ryan Tiesi as the Player of the Game.

Statistically, the Tigers made 17 of 43 (39.5) from the field, but 8 of 20 from three-point land (40.0%).  At the foul, NA was 17 for 23 (73.9%) led by Tiesi's shooting.  Sudo led all NA rebounders with six.  The Tigers had 14 assists on 17 hoops made!

The win improved the NA section record to 8-2 and kept them one game in front of second-place Fox Chapel.  The overall Tiger record went to 13-5 on the season.  The Tigers will host Seneca Valley on Tuesday night in a Section 3 contest at the Senior High gym.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the game LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 7:15 pm.  Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

Box Score

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 59  SHALER - 51

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WPIAL BOYS' BASKETBALL - 2005-06

The Tigers will compete again in Class AAAA along with 31 other teams.  WPIAL boys' basketball competition will begin December 15-16, 2005 and must be completed according to the schedule.  In Quad A, four teams from each section will enter the WPIAL tournament.  The top four teams and ties for fourth place will enter the team tournament set to begin on February 16th.  If two teams tie for third or fourth place but one of the teams has won both head to head contests, that team will enter the tournament round.  Three way or multiple ties will be broken in the following manner:

1.  The cumulative section won-lost records of all tied teams will be totaled.
2.  The team that has the best numerical record among the tied teams will enter post-season play.
3.  If the tie cannot clearly be broken, all will enter post-season play.

In Quad A, six teams will qualify for the PIAA tournament.  The PIAA bracket will be determined on a "Follow the winner" basis.

WPIAL BOYS' BASKETBALL ALIGNMENT

QUAD A - 32 TEAMS

Any questions or comments should be directed to Athletic Director Bob Bozzuto at:    bbozzuto@northallegheny.org

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