Boys' Wrestling Game Summaries

North Allegheny had four wrestlers compete at the PIAA West Regional at Canon-McMillan High School over Friday and Saturday. Bradyn McConneha claimed the PIAA West Regional title and punched his ticket to the PIAA Individual Championships.

McConneha won his first round match by a 7-2 decision. In the quarterfinals, McConneha defeated John Montgomery from Franklin Regional, 5-2, in overtime to advance to the semifinals. It was another overtime victory for McConneha in the semifinals where he took down Canon-McMillan’s Dakota Carmona, 4-1. After falling to Cam Danna of West Allegheny in the WPIAL Championship a week ago, McConneha got his revenge defeating Danna, 4-1 in overtime, to claim the PIAA West Regional title.

Joseph Synan went 2-2 on the weekend. Evan Schomburg picked up a win.

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McConneha advances to the PIAA Individual Championships that will begin on Thursday at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA.

North Allegheny traveled to Canon-McMillan High School to take part in the WPIAL Individual Championships that lasted over Friday and Saturday. The Tigers had five wrestlers move on to the PIAA West Regional as Bradyn McConneha finished runner-up, Griffen Reid had a fifth-place finish, Gus Stedeford finished in sixth, and Joseph Synan and Evan Schomburg each ended the weekend in seventh.

McConneha won by fall in his first three matches to put himself in the 285-pound final. In the final, he fell to Cam Danna of West Allegheny by a 5-2 decision to take home WPIAL silver.

Reid won 13-2 and 4-1 in his first two matches before dropping an overtime heartbreaker to Plum’s Owen Campbell in the semifinals. Reid lost a 5-4 decision in the consolation semifinals before bouncing back to defeat Rook Smith from Montour by a 7-2 decision to finish in fifth place.

Stedeford won by tech fall in the first round before being tripped up by Evan Tolliver of Ringgold in the quarterfinals. He won by decisions of 7-2 and 7-1 in the consolation bracket to get to the consolation semifinals. Stedeford would drop the consolation semifinal match and the fifth-place match by injury default to end the weekend in sixth place.

Synan opened the tournament winning by major decision before falling to West Allegheny’s Michael Johnson in the quarterfinals. He would go 1-1 in the consolation bracket to get to the seventh-place match. In a winner-moves-on match, Synan defeated Jax Brentzel from Penn-Trafford by a 4-2 decision to advance to the PIAA West Regional.

Schomburg claimed a 7-6 decision in the opening round before losing to Hempfield’s Nico Kapusta in the quarterfinals. He would win by major decision in his next match before dropping 4-3 sudden victory decision to Thomas Jefferson’s Robert Cordova. Schomburg bounced back to beat Gavin Bricker of Trinity, 12-9, to advance to the West Regional.

Myles Hoover and Dalton Stragand picked up wins on the weekend.

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McConneha, Reid, Stedeford, Synan and Schomburg return to Canon-McMillan on Friday and Saturday to compete in the PIAA West Regional. Wrestling begins at 5 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday.

North Allegheny traveled to Butler High School on Saturday afternoon to take part in the WPIAL North Sectional Individual Tournament. With the top six in each weight class advancing to the WPIAL Individual Tournament, the Tigers had eight wrestlers punch their ticket, including four champions, on Saturday.

Evan Schomburg, Gus Stedeford, Griffen Reid and Bradyn McConneha all won their respective weight classes.

Schomburg won by tech fall in the quarterfinals before picking up a win by fall in the semifinals. In the 121-pound championship, Schomburg pinned Daemon Phipps of Penn Hills in 4:25 to claim the title.

Stedeford won by pin in the quarterfinals and semifinals before defeating Kiski Area’s Gavin Murphy by a 10-3 decision to win the 133-pound bracket.

Reid had an easy day defeating all his opponents by tech fall. He dominated Adam Haines from Fox Chapel, beating him 25-9 in the 152-pound final.

McConneha cruised through the quarterfinals and semifinals winning by fall before taking down Kiski Area’s Alex Akerley in the 285-pound championship by a 14-5 major decision.

Joseph Synan and Gabriel Hernandez both placed runner-up.

Synan won by fall in the quarterfinals and semifinals before being tripped up by Riley Smith of Seneca Valley in the 107-pound final by an 8-3 decision.

Hernandez won by decision in the quarterfinals before picking up a major decision win in the semifinals. In the 160-pound championship, Hernandez fell to Butler’s Sutton Stoner by an 8-1 decision.

Dalton Stragand and Myles Hoover were both third-place finishers.

Stragand was one of the rare Tigers who’s day started in the first round. He won by pin in the opening round before claiming the tech fall victory in the quarterfinals. Stragand was tripped up by a 9-6 decision in the semifinals but bounced back to win by fall in the consolation semifinals. In the third-place match, Stragand made quick work of Lewis Sears of Indiana pinning him in 40 seconds.

Hoover won by major decision in the quarterfinals, before falling in the semifinals. Hoover won by major decision in the consolation semifinals, before beating Indiana’s Bowen Blystone by major decision (16-3) in the third-place match.

Denis Tsybuk and Brody Barnhart went 2-2 on the day but just missed the top six.

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Schomburg, Stedeford, Reid, McConneha, Synan, Hernandez, Stragand and Hoover all advance to the WPIAL Individual Championships that will take place on Friday and Saturday at Canon-McMillan High School. Wrestling will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday.

North Allegheny traveled to Canon-McMillan High School to participate in the WPIAL Team Tournament on Wednesday night. The Tigers took care of business in the WPIAL First Round defeating Latrobe, 51-16 before falling to host Canon-McMillan in the WPIAL Quarterfinals by a score of 50-12.

In the WPIAL First Round, starting at 114 pounds, NA took the first five bouts as Dalton Stragand (tech fall), Bryce Prosser (9-8 decision), Evan Schomburg (pin), Myles Hoover (pin), and Gus Stedeford (5-0 decision) helped the Tigers jump out to a 23-0 lead. Latrobe got a pin at 145 pounds but a Griffen Reid win by fall made the score 29-6. A Latrobe major decision cut the North Allegheny lead to 29-10 before Brody Barnhart responded with a major decision win of his own to make the score 33-10. Latrobe won by fall at 189 pounds before Hank Miller, Bradyn McConneha and Joseph Synan all won by pin to help NA put away a 51-16 victory. Prosser was named Wright Automotive Player of the Match for his efforts against Latrobe.

Boys Wrestling Match Summary: NA vs. Latrobe, 1-28-26

In the WPIAL Quarterfinals, North Allegheny and Canon-McMillan started at 121 pounds. The Big Macs opened the match with a tech fall win to jump out to a 5-0 lead. Schomburg got a pin to give the Tigers a 6-5 lead. Canon-McMillan claimed the next three bouts to take a 19-6 lead before Reid won by forfeit to cut the NA deficit to 19-12. The Big Macs would win the final seven bouts and the Tigers fell, 50-12. Schomburg took home Wright Automotive Player of the Match laurels against Canon-Mac.

Boys Wrestling Match Summary: NA at Canon-McMillan, 1-28-26

North Allegheny finishes their dual season with an 11-2 record. While the team part of the season is over, the Tigers return to action on Saturday, February 14 when they travel to Butler High School to take part in the WPIAL Northern Sectional Individual Tournament. Wrestling will begin at 9:30 a.m.

North Allegheny hosted the Butler Golden Tornado on Wednesday night at UPMC Court in the section finale. For the third consecutive year, the Tigers finished section play undefeated with a 47-27 win over Butler. NA hasn’t lost a section match since January 11, 2023 against the Golden Tornado running their section win streak to 15 matches.

Joseph Synan and Bryce Prosser got the night started with pins to give North Allegheny 12-0 lead. Butler would bounce back to get a major decision but Evan Schomburg claimed another pin to make the score 18-4. The Golden Tornado would win the 133-pound bout by tech fall before Gus Stedeford won his match by tech fall and the Tigers led 23-9. Butler got a pin at 145 pounds but Griffen Reid responded with a pin of his own to keep the NA lead at 29-15. After another Golden Tornado pin at 160 pounds, Brody Barnhart and Sam Vargo each collected wins by fall to expand the North Allegheny lead to 41-21. Butler got one final pin at 215 pounds before Bradyn McConneha claimed a forfeit win to give the Tigers a 47-27 victory.

Stedeford was named the Wright Automotive Wrestler of the Match for his dominant 18-3 tech fall win over Mason Swidzinski.

North Allegheny improves to 10-1 overall and finish section play with a 4-0 record. Butler falls to 2-7 overall and finish out their section portion of the schedule at 1-3. The Tigers now await their playoff fate with the WPIAL boys wrestling committee meeting tomorrow. The WPIAL Team First Round will begin next Wednesday.

Boys Wrestling Match Summary: NA vs. Butler, 1-21-26