Senior Maya Scott clinches match for Tigers on Senior Night
The North Allegheny girls’ wrestling team hosted the Seneca Valley Raiders on Wednesday night at UPMC Court. The match was back-and-forth all night, but the Tigers came back from a 33-30 deficit to defeat the Raiders 42-33 on Senior Night.
Starting at 155 lbs, Seneca Valley won the first two matches and jumped out to a 9-0 lead. NA got on the board when Alex Gosnell won by fall to cut the deficit to 9-6. The Raiders won the next three bouts by forfeit to expand the lead to 27-6. North Allegheny won the next three matches as Carly O’Connell won by fall, Anna Kovacic won by forfeit and Aleigha Revelent also won by fall trimming the score to 27-24. Seneca Valley earned a pin to make the score 33-24 leaving the Tigers little margin for error. Lorelei Bungard won by forfeit and Ava Anthony got a pin to give the Tigers their first lead of the night 36-33. As if it was scripted, it all came down to the final match. North Allegheny looked to their lone senior Maya Scott, who got the job done winning by fall, and the Tigers came away with a 42-33 victory.
Scott was named the Wright Automotive Wrestler of the Match for clinching the duel on senior night,
North Allegheny improves to 7-5 overall. The Tigers return to action on Saturday when they travel to Sharpsville High School to take part in the Sharpsville Tournament. Wrestling will begin at 10:00 a.m.
Girls Wrestling Match Summary: NA vs. Seneca Valley, 1-15-25
| Weight | Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 155 | Kaeleigh Tuell (SV) maj. dec. Ava Frailey (NA) | 20-6 |
| 170 | Kenley Alexander (SV) tech fall Heidi Radford (NA) | 17-0, 3:55 |
| 190 | Alex Gosnell (NA) pinned Harlee Hornick (SV) | 3:19 |
| 235 | Hannah Hornick (SV) wbf | |
| 100 | Everly Harrell (SV) wbf | |
| 106 | Jillian Atwood (SV) wbf | |
| 112 | Carly O'Connell (NA) pinned Adele Shih-Calabro (SV) | 3:50 |
| 118 | Anna Kovacic (NA) wbf | |
| 124 | Aleigha Revelant (NA) pinned Rowan Myers (SV) | 3:01 |
| 130 | Maddee Fischer (SV) pinned Anna Svoboda (NA) | 1:03 |
| 136 | Lorelei Bungard (NA) wbf | |
| 142 | Ava Anthony (NA) pinned Khloe Hoover (SV) | 1:48 |
| 148 | Maya Scott (NA) pinned Ava Schmiedlin (SV) | 1:57 |
