Water Polo Game Summaries

North Allegheny woke up on Saturday ready to defend their state title against La Salle at Wilson High School. The Tigers successfully defended the crown defeating La Salle, 13-8, claiming back-to-back state titles.

Tabari Morgan highlighted the night scoring his first goal from five meters out to notch his 100th goal of the season. He would add two more goals, a steal and a block in the game. Callan Bunger led the Tigers offensively with six goals while Filip Malezanov collected a hat trick. He also had four assists and a steal. Mason Shantz tallied a goal while Mike Stefanko made eight saves in net.

North Allegheny finishes the season with a 22-1 record, including an undefeated record in conference play. The Tigers did not lose to a team from Pennsylvania all season. Congrats to head coach Damir Matanovic and all players and staff on another historic season!

The North Allegheny Boys Water Polo team punched their ticket to the PA State Championship game for the second straight season with a 14-6 win over Upper Dublin on Friday evening.

The Tigers were led again by Tabari Morgan who had four goals and three assists. Sophomore Filip Malezanov led NA defensively with four steals while also tallying two goals. Mason Shantz had a hat trick to go along with two assists and two steals. Callan Bunger reached a milestone scoring two goals in the contest as it put him over 100 goals for the season. Logan Purnell added two goals while Bryce Miller pitched in with a goal. Mike Stefanko made seven saves in net.

North Allegheny advances to the PA State Championship game where they will take on La Salle tonight at 7:30 p.m.

North Allegheny traveled to Upper Dublin High School to compete in the quarterfinal round of the PA State Championships on Thursday evening. The Tigers made quick work of North Penn with a 21-3 win.

Sophomore sensation Tabari Morgan led NA with six goals, four assists and three steals. Callan Bunger also had six goals to go along with two steals. Logan Purnell added four goals with three assists and two steals while sophomore Filip Malezanov dished out five assists and notched a goal. Mason Shantz had two goals while Bryce Miller and Sidd Kapil each tallied goals. Captain Mike Stefanko allowed a goal and made eight saves in net. Freshman Gannon Brooks made a save and had a steal.

North Allegheny advances to the PA State Semifinals where they will take on Upper Dublin tonight at 7 p.m. at Wilson High School.

North Allegheny traveled to Wilson High School to compete in the PA State Play-In tournament over the weekend. The Tigers picked up a win in their opener before falling one game short of qualifying for the PA State Championships.

The Tigers opened up the tournament by defeating Pennridge, 13-7. Senior captain Bella Spino could not be stopped offensively scoring 10 goals and picking up six steals defensively. Spino surpassed 200 career varsity goals in the contest. Senior and co-captain Mikaela Dassanaike added two goals, an assist and a steal. Junior Lila Sonaer tallied a goal while junior Sania Bedi helped out with three assists. Senior and co-captain Katherine Vales made 12 saves in net and had an assist.

In a game to punch their ticket to the state championships, NA fell to Upper Dublin by a score of 16-7. Dassanaike led the Tigers offense with four goals while Spino added two more. Both players had three steals. Sophomore Karuna Ghuman added a goal as well.

North Allegheny finishes the season with a 10-10 overall record. Congrats to head coach Damir Matanovic, all staff and players on a successful 2025 season and congrats to Spino on her 200th career goal!

North Allegheny traveled to Erie, PA to take on the Cathedral Prep Ramblers in their regular season finale. It was a successful night for both Tiger teams as the girls dominated Cathedral Prep 17-3 while the boys came away with 13-11 victory.

Girls

Bella Spino led the Tigers offensively with eight goals. She also had four steals. Mikaela Dassanaike had five goals while Sania Bedi added a goal and two steals. Siya Bhonsale, Lila Sonaer and Lila Torchia each tallied a goal. Katherine Vales made five saves in net while Myra Anand had seven saves.

Boys

The Tigers stormed out to a 12-1 lead at the half before having to hold on late. Callan Bunger had seven goals for NA. Tabari Morgan added four goals while Filip Malezanov stuffed the stat sheet with a goal, two assists and two steals. Mike Stefanko allowed a goal on seven shots. Bryce Miller tallied a goal to go along with three steals while Gannon Brooks made three saves in relief.

Up Next

The North Allegheny girls finish the regular season with a 9-9 overall record and 6-6 in the conference. The NA boys cap the regular season with a 19-1 overall record and a perfect 13-0 conference record. The boys did not lose to a team from PA all season. The NA girls will return to action in the state play-ins on November 1 at Wilson High School while the boys have punched their ticket to the State Championships that will take place from November 6-8.