Boys' Soccer Game Summaries

By: Jared Barton 

The North Allegheny boys’ soccer team squared off against top-seeded Peters Township from Confluence Financial Partners Stadium in McMurray Saturday afternoon in the WPIAL 4A Boys Soccer Quarterfinals. A goal in the early stages of the second half proved the difference as the Indians took the 1-0 win.

Both teams played a competitive back-and-forth style in the first half, with limited scoring chances between the two teams.

In the 54th minute, Peters junior striker Keedan Kelly stole a loose ball within ten yards of the NA net and fired a quick shot that got past NA goalie Xavier Zyskowski. 

North Allegheny had the majority of the offensive chances in the second half, but was unable to find the back of the net.

The senior class was named Wright Automotive Players of the Game, including Zyskowski, Gianni Corso, Justin Stalter, Jacob Vojtas, Leo Yu, Justin Chen, Elliot Swierczynski, Kevin Chen, Emmett Morris, Graham Kunz, Alexander Kynaston and Ben Powell. 

The win keeps Peters Township unbeaten on the season as they prepare to face Seneca Valley in the WPIAL semifinals on Tuesday.

North Allegheny’s season comes to a close with a 10-6-3 overall record. Congrats to the team on another successful season!

BOYS SOCCER SUMMARY VS PETERS TOWNSHIP , 10-25-25

SCORE BY HALVES	1st	2nd	FINAL
North Allegheny	0	0	0
Peters Township	0	1	1

By: Jared Barton 

For the second time in as many years, the North Allegheny boys’ soccer team has eliminated Central Catholic from the WPIAL 4A Boys’ Soccer playoff field to advance to the quarterfinals. The Tigers needed overtime, but took down the Vikings 1-0.

The match was back and forth in the first half, with aggressive play from both teams. North Allegheny had control of possession for the first portion of the half, while Central stole momentum towards the late stages of the frame.

The Tigers held most of the chances in the second half. Senior Emmett Morris accepted a lead pass into the box and angled a shot just wide right with just under 36 minutes left in regulation.

About five minutes later, junior Owen Lopresti took a shot from 35 yards out that also missed right. A Vikings yellow card in the 57th minute led to a Kevin Chen free kick that found Lopresti at the right corner of the net, but there was no clean shot.

Another Central Catholic yellow card with less than 20 minutes to go turned into a 39-yard free kick that found Chen, who angled the shot through the goal mouth from the far post.

With five minutes left in regulation, Morris connected with senior Elliot Swierczynski, but another shot just went wide.

In overtime, junior Francis Randiga found fellow junior Connor Heliger, who took a shot from 10 yards out that was saved.

Randiga would find the eventual game winner with 10:18 left on a great individual effort. The junior found a loose ball 15 yards away from the Central net. With his back to the goal, Randiga chipped the ball up and over his head, found his own pass and took a shot that was stopped, but gathered his own rebound at the near post and slipped the ball towards the opposite pipe to win the game. For his efforts, Randiga was named Wright Automotive Player of the Game.

With the win, North Allegheny advances to take on the top-seeded Peters Township Indians from McMurray in the WPIAL Quarterfinals on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the North Allegheny Sports Network.

BOYS SOCCER SUMMARY VS CENTRAL CATHOLIC , 10-21-25

SCORE BY HALVES	1st	2nd	OT	FINAL
Central Catholic	0	0	0	0
North Allegheny	0	0	1	1

By: Bob Orkwis 

A pair of teams with postseason tickets already punched met for their regular-season finale at Newman Stadium, but neither North Allegheny nor Central Catholic got the result they wanted as the game ended in a 1-1 tie after a pair of overtimes.

North Allegheny got on the scoreboard early. Francis Randiga had a throw-in from the near touch line that was headed towards Harper Boles. The ball glanced off a Vikings player and into the net for a 1-0 lead in the 2nd minute.

Two minutes later, senior keeper Ben Powell made a great save to keep the Tigers in the lead.

North Allegheny had a 9-2 advantage in corner kicks at game’s end, and the Tigers created opportunities off the set pieces but got no goals. The Tigers with Randiga, Justin Stalter and Boles had opportunities, but they couldn’t solve Central Catholic’s Ryan Flaherty.

A mistake on a clearing attempt for North Allegheny gave the Vikings an empty net, and Griffin Burnes walked it home in the 54th minute to knot the match at 1-1.

Sophomore Jaxon Cowger, who replaced senior Gianni Corso as the third Tiger keeper, kept the score tied with a diving save to his left in the 69th minute.

Andrew Opiela had a great chance for Central Catholic off a cross from the left wing in the first overtime, but misfired high. Randiga and Leo Yu had chances for North Allegheny, but couldn’t convert.

The best chance for the Tigers to win came on a free kick three minutes into the second overtime. With the ball 18 yards away, Owen Lopresti’s hard right-footed strike just sailed wide, and the contest would end in a draw.

Senior captain and defender Justin Stalter, with his usual solid play on the back line, and at least four chances created off back-post headers on corner kicks, was chosen as the Wright Automotive Player of the Game.

Central Catholic (10-3-3) finishes the year in 3rd place in Section 4A-1. North Allegheny (9-5-3) is the third-place team in Section 4A-3. The Tigers bested the Vikings 2-1 in the first round of last year’s playoffs. The teams will find out this year’s postseason assignments when the WPIAL soccer brackets are unveiled on Wednesday. Stay tuned to the North Allegheny Sports Network for updated playoff broadcast information.

BOYS SOCCER SUMMARY VS CENTRAL CATHOLIC, 10-13-25

SCORE BY HALVES	1st	2nd	OT	2OT	FINAL
Central Catholic	0	1	0	0	1
North Allegheny	1	0	0	0	1

By: Jared Barton

The North Allegheny boys’ soccer team traveled to Fox Chapel Thursday night for the final section matchup of the regular season. The Foxes finished the season sweep of the Tigers with a 3-1 win.

Fox Chapel scored the first goal of the game in the 21st minute. Rocco Poli dribbled through the NA defense in the 18-yard box and passed to Calyx Kimbrough for the goal. North Allegheny scored the equalizer off a corner kick in the 34th minute. A deflected ball found the feet of junior Connor Heliger, who took the shot to make it 1-1.

In the second half, Fox Chapel found the back of the net two more times on goals from David Zagrocki and Paulie Fitzsimmons in the 77th and 78th minutes, respectively.

Tigers senior goalkeeper Ben Powell earned his first start of the season and made seven key saves to keep NA in the game.

With the loss, NA falls to 9-5-2 overall and 5-4-1 in section play. The final game of the regular season is slated for Monday at 7:30 p.m. when the Tigers take on Central Catholic in a non-conference match at Newman Stadium. That game is set to be broadcast on the North Allegheny Sports Network.

BOYS SOCCER SUMMARY VS FOX CHAPEL, 10-9-25

SCORE BY HALVES	1st	2nd	FINAL
North Allegheny	1	0	1
Fox Chapel	1	2	3

By: Jared Barton 

The North Allegheny boys’ soccer team hosted Seneca Valley at Newman Stadium Tuesday night in rainy conditions. The Raiders scored the lone goal of the contest, winning 1-0 and sweeping the regular season series between the teams.

The first half was back and forth with good opportunities on both ends of the field. Goalies Chase Good and Xavier Zyskowski played well in net all night. Seneca’s Owen Eastgate had the best offensive chance in the first half, coming in on a one-on-one with a shot stopped by Zyskowski.

Eastgate got another chance and made the most of it with just under 10 minutes left in the contest. He took a ball from a near-sideline throw-in and chipped a high-velocity shot with movement from 16 yards out. The ball just cleared Zyskowski’s hand and found the back of the net on the far post to give the Raiders the lead.

Zyskowski was named Wright Automotive Player of the Game for his efforts in net, making multiple saves throughout the contest. Other players who had a good night for the Tigers included junior Frances Randiga, with a couple of chances in the first half, and juniors Harper Boles and Owen Lopresti, who were good in transition through the game.

The Tigers fall to 9-4-2 overall and 5-3-1 in section play. The final section match of the Regular season is slated for Thursday at Fox Chapel. That contest is set to begin at 7:30 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER SUMMARY VS SENECA VALLEY , 10-7-25

SCORE BY HALVES	1st	2nd	FINAL
Seneca Valley	0	1	1
North Allegheny	0	0	0