Boys' Volleyball Game Summaries

North Allegheny traveled east to Central York High School to take part in the prestigious York Invitational on Saturday. In a field littered with state-ranked teams, the Tigers played well on the day and ultimately fell in the tournament final to claim second place.

North Allegheny went 7-1 in a pool comprised of Northeastern, Manheim Central, Warwick and Carlisle to take first place in Pool B. In bracket play, NA defeated Northern York 25-17 in the round of 16, second-ranked Central York 25-15 in the quarterfinals, fourth-ranked Cedar Crest 25-15 in the semifinals, before falling to top-ranked Cumberland Valley 20-25 and 21-25 in the championship match.

Will Robertson led North Allegheny with 36 kills on the day. Brendan Moore had 25 kills, Peter Bratich had 18 while Matthew LaMay and Garen White each had 13. LaMay had 10 aces on the day from the service line while Gavin Swierczynski added six. Robertson had 40 digs defensively for the Tigers while Emmett Morris had 33. Elijah Braun and Jackson Failla each had 19 while LaMay helped with 18. Moore led the way at the net with eight blocks. White and Bratich each had seven while Nathan May had four. Swierczynski dished out 58 assists while Failla had 48 helpers.

Robertson and LaMay were named to the York Invitational All-Tournament team.

The Tigers return to action on Wednesday when they host Penn-Trafford in non-section action at 7 p.m. This game will be broadcast live on the North Allegheny Sports Network.

by Randy Gore

North Allegheny and Pine-Richland entered Thursday night’s contest at UPMC Court in a three-way tie for first place atop the Section 2-AAA standings. The Tigers, bouncing back from a loss earlier in the week to Seneca Valley, returned to the win column with a 3-1 triumph over the Rams. NA prevailed by set scores of 25-21, 25-27, 25-12 and 25-20.

The Tigers jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead in set one, thanks in part to the serving of junior Nicholas DiPrato. Despite the early deficit, the Rams did not go away quietly and trimmed NA’s lead to three points on four separate occasions. With NA holding a 24-21 advantage, junior Nathan May put away PR in set one with a kill to secure a 25-21 victory. May tallied four kills in the opening game and totaled six on the night.

Set two was a role reversal as Pine-Richland held a significant lead and needed to stave off an NA rally. Powered by seven kills from Ohio State commit Doolin Stober, the Rams constructed a 19-11 lead. Down 20-13, the Tigers inched their way back on the strength of six kills from junior Will Robertson and cut the deficit to 22-20. After back-to-back points by senior Matteo Rotelli increased the PR lead to 24-20, North Allegheny rallied once more and put together a 5-0 run sparked by Robertson and the serves of junior Jackson Failla. While it appeared the Tigers were destined for an improbable win, Stober spoiled the comeback bid with a rally-stopping kill and the Rams scored three straight points to eke out a 27-25 victory in set two.

North Allegheny dominated the third set as Robertson tallied three more kills and an ace to lift the Tigers to a 25-12 rout. Junior Brendan Moore added two kills and a block, while senior Garen White posted a kill and a pair of timely blocks. Moore finished with seven kills on the evening. He, along with White and junior Peter Bratich, clogged the middle of the net with a team-high five blocks each.

While set four was a bit tighter than the third, the Tigers still led wire to wire en route to a 25-20 win. Bratich led the charge with three kills and two blocks, and senior Eli Braun muscled his way to three kills. Robertson notched a pair of aces and three more kills to finish off the Rams. Robertson totaled 13 kills, 18 digs and three aces, all-team highs, to secure Wright Automotive Player of the Match honors.

With the win, North Allegheny improves to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in Section 2-AAA. Pine-Richland falls to 5-2 overall and 2-2 in the section. The Tigers will take their annual trip to Central York High School on Saturday to compete in the prestigious York Invitational beginning at 8:30 a.m.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL SUMMARY VS. PINE-RICHLAND, 4-10-25

North Allegheny traveled to Seneca Valley on Monday night to take on the Raiders in a Section 2-3A matchup. The Tigers jumped out early but ultimately fell 3-2 by set scores of 25-21, 30-28, 19-25, 18-25, 19-21.

Peter Bratich led North Allegheny with 11 kills. Matthew LaMay had eight kills while Brendan Moore and Nathan May each had seven. LaMay had two aces from the service line. Emmett Morris had 12 digs for the Tigers while Jackson Failla and LaMay each had nine. Will Robertson added eight digs. Garen White had seven blocks with Bratich adding five. LaMay and May each had three blocks. Failla dished out 24 assists while Elliot Swiercyznski helped with 13.

North Allegheny falls to 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the section. Seneca Valley improves to 6-2 overall and 2-1 in section play. The Tigers return to action on Thursday when they host the Pine-Richland Rams at 7 p.m. This game will be broadcast on the North Allegheny Sports Network.

BOYS LACROSSE SUMMARY VS. SPRINGBORO, 4-11-25

By: Jared Barton

The North Allegheny boys’ volleyball team took care of business again at UPMC Court Thursday night with a 3-0 win over section rival Butler. NA won by set scores of 25-13, 25-21 and 25-18.

The Tigers got off to a fast start in the first frame, scoring eight unanswered after giving up the game’s first point. During the run, NA registered kills from senior Matthew LaMay and Peter Bratich. Junior Elliott Swierczynski also recorded an ace. The Tigers maintained a healthy lead throughout the set, highlighted by a major diving effort from junior Jackson Failla. During a play that put the Tigers up by 10, Failla dove out of bounds to return the ball at an odd angle near the net and fell for a point in Butler territory. Junior Brendan Moore finished the quick set with a kill.

In set two, NA jumped out to an early lead, but the Golden Tornado had a different plan. Trailing 14-7, Butler used a 7-0 run to tie the set and eventually take the lead late. North Allegheny settled in and fought the adversity well using their own 7-0 run to take the second set victory. Moore and senior Garen White each had blocks, while junior Will Robertson registered two kills and a block.  Junior Emmett Morris had an ace, while senior Elijah Braun had a kill and finished the set with an ace of his own.

The two teams battled and kept the scoring close in the final frame, but North Allegheny used to separate 4-0 runs at the end of the match to clinch the sweep. LaMay, Swierczynski and Failla had an ace each, while Bratich accounted for three kills and Robertson had two more kills.

Bratich took home Wright Automotive Player of the Game laurels with his efforts, leading the team with eight kills while accounting for two blocks. Morris led the team with 13 digs and Swierczynski had the most aces and assists with two and 16 respectively. 

With the win, North Allegheny improves to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in section play. The Tigers are back in action on the road Monday for a pivotal section matchup with Seneca Valley at 7:00 p.m.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL SUMMARY VS. BUTLER, 4-3-25

North Allegheny traveled to Moon High School on Monday night to open the section portion of their 2025 season. The Tigers of NA got section play off to a great start defeating the Moon Tigers by set scores of 25-12, 25-11 and 25-15

Brendan Moore led NA on offense with six kills. Jackson Failla, Matthew LaMay and Garen White all had four kills while Ryan Young had three. Nicholas DiPrato and Peter Bratich each had two aces from the service line. Nathan May had two blocks at the net while Dominic Laswell and Elijah Braun each had a block. Aidan Mowry and White each had five digs while Emmett Morris, Moore and DiPrato all had four. Gavin Swierczynski and James Zimmer each dished out 10 assists while Failla contributed with seven.

North Allegheny improves to 4-0 overall and 1-0 in section play. Moon falls to 1-6 overall and 0-2 in the section. The Tigers return to action on Thursday when they host the Butler Golden Tornado at UPMC Court at 7 p.m. This game will be broadcast live on the North Allegheny Sports Network.

Boys Volleyball Summary at Moon, 4-1-25