Girls' Flag Football Game Summaries

by: Girls Flag Football Contributor

North Allegheny traveled to Cupples Stadium on the south side of Pittsburgh for a some non-section action on Sunday afternoon against Carrick and Brashear. The Tigers swept the day defeating Carrick, 20-2, and beating Brashear, 29-6.

In game one against Carrick, senior Macey Casten completed eight passes while junior Maddie Williams carried the ball seven times to get NA into scoring position. Junior Danika Hogan had six tackles, three of them for loss. Junior Vange Balouris collected two pick-sixes to put North Allegheny on the board in the first half while Leah Skweres added another touchdown off a sneak play and converted a two-point conversion.

In the second half of the doubleheader against Brashear, the Bulls jumped out to an early lead with a rushing touchdown. The Tigers stayed locked in and cracked the code of the Brashear defense, scoring 29 points with four players scoring. Balouris caught four passes with two of them going for touchdowns. She also had a two-point conversion and another pick-six, her third of the day, to put the nail in the coffin on Brashear. Freshman Brynn Hughey and Williams each had rushing touchdowns while junior Sofia Fleming had five carries and scored an extra point.

North Allegheny improves their record to 7-1 overall. The Tigers return to action next Sunday when they travel to North Hills High School and Martorelli Stadium. NA will face off with Mars at 3:30 p.m. and North Catholic at 4:30 p.m.

The North Allegheny defense continued to roll as the Tigers posted their fourth and fifth shutouts of the season defeating Deer Lakes, 19-0 and blanking Nazareth Prep, 35-0 on Wednesday night.

Wednesday was the Pittsburgh Steelers Highlight Games of the Week at Newman Stadium.  Steely McBeam and Pittsburgh Steelers’ tight end Pat Frierermuth attended the games along with the Pittsburgh Steelers Social Media Team.  It was also Senior Salute Night for our two seniors Macey Casten and Leah Skweres who were honored before the first game on the field with their parents.

The North Allegheny girls flag football team traveled to New Castle High School on Sunday afternoon to take on the Red Hurricanes and Shaler. The Tigers posted their third shutout of the year defeating New Castle, 27-0, before falling to Shaler, 33-6.

In the first game against New Castle, Leah Skweres found the end zone twice while Luci Zagacki and Vange Balouris also scored touchdowns. Senior Macey Casten completed 10 passes to four different receivers. Maddie Williams led the team defensively with three tackles and Mia Bosley intercepted two passes.

In game two, a battle with Shaler. Skweres scored her third touchdown of the day. Bosley and Balouris each had interceptions in the game but NA struggled to get in the end zone and stop Shaler’s short game offensively.

North Allegheny’s record is now 3-1. The Lady Tigers are back in action on Wednesday, April 16 when they return to Newman Stadium to take on Deer Lakes at 6:30 p.m. and Nazareth Prep at 7:30 p.m. This is the Steelers Showcase Games of the Week.

North Allegheny’s defense got off to a great start in the 2025 season posting two shutouts on a rainy Sunday afternoon against North Hills and Hampton at Newman Stadium.

In game one, the Tigers defeated North Hills 14-0. Mia Bosley and Luci Zagacki each found the end zone followed by a Leah Skweres two-point conversion.

In the second contest, NA took down the Talbots of Hampton by a 12-0 score. Quarterback Taryn DeWitt completed six passes including two for touchdowns to Maddie Williams and Zagacki. Vange Balouris and Danika Hogan each had five tackles to lead the defense.

North Allegheny starts the season with a 2-0 record. The Tigers return to action next Sunday when they travel to New Castle High School to take on the Red Hurricanes and the Shaler Titans at noon and 1 p.m.