Tigers bow out in WPIAL Quarterfinals
North Allegheny traveled to Canon-McMillan High School to participate in the WPIAL Team Tournament on Wednesday night. The Tigers took care of business in the WPIAL First Round defeating Latrobe, 51-16 before falling to host Canon-McMillan in the WPIAL Quarterfinals by a score of 50-12.
In the WPIAL First Round, starting at 114 pounds, NA took the first five bouts as Dalton Stragand (tech fall), Bryce Prosser (9-8 decision), Evan Schomburg (pin), Myles Hoover (pin), and Gus Stedeford (5-0 decision) helped the Tigers jump out to a 23-0 lead. Latrobe got a pin at 145 pounds but a Griffen Reid win by fall made the score 29-6. A Latrobe major decision cut the North Allegheny lead to 29-10 before Brody Barnhart responded with a major decision win of his own to make the score 33-10. Latrobe won by fall at 189 pounds before Hank Miller, Bradyn McConneha and Joseph Synan all won by pin to help NA put away a 51-16 victory. Prosser was named Wright Automotive Player of the Match for his efforts against Latrobe.
Boys Wrestling Match Summary: NA vs. Latrobe, 1-28-26
| Weights | Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 114 | Dalton Stragand (NA) tech fall Marco Angelicchio (LAT) | 15-0, 2:29 |
| 121 | Bryce Prosser (NA) dec. Kai Maxwell (LAT) | 9-8 |
| 127 | Evan Schomburg (NA) pinned Brody Bronson (LAT) | 0:46 |
| 133 | Myles Hoover (NA) pinned Dustin Goodlin (LAT) | 1:15 |
| 139 | Gus Stedeford (NA) dec. Logan Peagler (LAT) | 5-0 |
| 145 | Logan Skuta (LAT) pinned Daniel WIllow (NA) | 5:12 |
| 152 | Griffen Reid (NA) pinned Evan Ulewicz (LAT) | 0:41 |
| 160 | Dominic Angelicchio (LAT) maj. dec. Gabriel Hernandez (NA) | 8-0 |
| 172 | Brody Barnhart (NA) maj. dec. Clayton Burket (LAT) | 10-1 |
| 189 | Hunter Snyder (LAT) pinned Sam Vargo (NA) | 1:29 |
| 215 | Hank Miller (NA) pinned Nico Dominick (LAT) | 3:30 |
| 285 | Bradyn McConneha (NA) pinned Gamin Owens (LAT) | 1:55 |
| 107 | Joseph Synan (NA) pinned Maddox Mehalic (LAT) | 1:11 |
In the WPIAL Quarterfinals, North Allegheny and Canon-McMillan started at 121 pounds. The Big Macs opened the match with a tech fall win to jump out to a 5-0 lead. Schomburg got a pin to give the Tigers a 6-5 lead. Canon-McMillan claimed the next three bouts to take a 19-6 lead before Reid won by forfeit to cut the NA deficit to 19-12. The Big Macs would win the final seven bouts and the Tigers fell, 50-12. Schomburg took home Wright Automotive Player of the Match laurels against Canon-Mac.
Boys Wrestling Match Summary: NA at Canon-McMillan, 1-28-26
| Weights | Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 121 | Giono Gardner (CM) tech fall Bryce Prosser (NA) | 22-5, 3:35 |
| 127 | Evan Schomburg (NA) pinned Andrew Soule (CM) | 1:20 |
| 133 | Jon Emma (CM) wbf | |
| 139 | Collier Hartman (CM) tech fall Myles Hoover (NA) | 17-2, 3:58 |
| 145 | Aidan Finnigan (CM) dec. Gus Stedeford (NA) | 6-1 |
| 152 | Griffen Reid (NA) wbf | |
| 160 | Mason Calgaro (CM) dec. Gabriel Hernandez (NA) | 5-2 |
| 172 | John Hunter (CM) dec. Brody Barnhart (NA) | 8-5 |
| 189 | Bryce Collins (CM) dec. Sam Vargo (NA) | 6-0 |
| 215 | Brayden Collins (CM) pinned Hank Miller (NA) | 4:28 |
| 285 | Dakota Carmona (CM) pinned Charles Miller (NA) | 6:00 |
| 107 | Isaac Hrelec (CM) wbf | |
| 114 | Lee Dreshman (CM) maj. dec. Dalton Stragand (NA) | 18-6 |
North Allegheny finishes their dual season with an 11-2 record. While the team part of the season is over, the Tigers return to action on Saturday, February 14 when they travel to Butler High School to take part in the WPIAL Northern Sectional Individual Tournament. Wrestling will begin at 9:30 a.m.
