2023-2024 Game Summaries
Aidan Buggey Places 6th at PIAA Championships
The North Allegheny boys’ wrestling team sent two grapplers to the PIAA Class AAA individual wrestling championships in Hershey and both came away with impressive performances.
Coming off a runner-up performance at WPIALs last week, senior Aidan Buggey went 3-3 at 215 pounds and earned at sixth-place medal at states. After a first round loss, Buggey bounced back in the consolation bracket and rattled off three straight wins to reach the consolation semifinals. Buggey, a Duquesne University commit in football, picked up consecutive decisions over Reagan McCullough of Central Bucks East, Troy Mack of Downingtown West and Dayne Miller of Cumberland Valley. Back-to-back defeats for Buggey in the next two bouts resulted in a sixth-place medal against the best the state of Pennsylvania had to offer.
Sophomore Bradyn McConneha also qualified for the state tournament last week by placing fourth at WPIALs. In the 285 pound bracket in Hershey, McConneha opened with a win by fall in 5:11 over Micah Smith of Oxford to start the tournament. After dropping his next bout, McConneha earned another win by fall in the consolation bracket, pinning Adham Abouraya of Downingtown East in 2:43. McConneha concluded his run at states with a loss in the Consolation round of eight, narrowly falling to Andrew Brenna of La Salle by a 6-4 decision. Full results for Buggey and McConneha are below.
Buggey concludes to the 2024 season with a 30-8 record and 110 wins in his North Allegheny career. McConneha wraps of the season with a 24-14 record and will look to build on his strong sophomore campaign in the years to come. Congratulations to all of the members of the North Allegheny boys’ wrestling team for another memorable season.
PIAA Class AAA Boys Wrestling Championships
March 7-9 at Giant Center (Hershey, PA)Weight | Wrestlers | Score |
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215 | Brandon Stiehler (PM West) dec. Aidan Buggey (NA) | 3-2 |
Consolation of 16 | Aidan Buggey (NA) dec. Reagan McCullough (CB East) | 5-2 |
Consolation of 8 (#1) | Aidan Buggey (NA) dec. Troy Mack (Downingtown West) | 3-2 |
Consolation of 8 (#2) | Aidan Buggey (NA) dec. Dayne Miller (Cumberland Valley) | 7-3 |
Consolation Semifinals | Ryan McMillan (Wilson) dec. Aidan Buggey (NA) | 6-3 |
5th Place Consolation | Juliano Marion (Franklin Regional) dec. Aidan Buggey (NA) | 3-1 |
285 - Pigtail | Bradyn McConneha (NA) pinned Micah Smith (New Oxford) | 5:11 |
1st Round | Sean Kinney (Nazareth) pinned Bradyn McConneha (NA) | 0:54 |
Consolation of 8 (#1) | Bradyn McConneha( NA) pinned Adham Abouraya (Downingtown East) | 2:43 |
Consolation of 8 (#2) | Andrew Brenna (La Salle) dec. Bradyn McConneha (NA) | 6-4 |
Aidan Buggey, Bradyn McConneha Earn Trip To PIAA Championships
Ten Tigers competed at the WPIAL Class AAA individual boys’ wrestling championships at Canon-McMillan High School over the weekend and two NA grapplers advanced to the state championships in Hershey next week. Senior Aidan Buggey placed second at 215 pounds and sophomore Bradyn McConneha earned a fourth place finish at 285 pounds. The top four medalists in each weight class qualified for the PIAA Class AAA championships March 7-9.
For Aidan Buggey, he opened the 215 pound bracket with a prompt pin fall over Cody Krall of Greater Latrobe and followed with a 5-1 decision over Abrahm Taylor of Kiski Area in the quarterfinal round. That set the stage for Aidan Buggey’s bout with top-seeded Geno Calgaro of Canon-McMillan in the semifinals. In a hard-fought bout, Aidan Buggey earned a 3-2 decision by ultimate tie breaker to hand previously undefeated Calgaro his first loss of the season. In the title bout, Aidan Buggey fell to Ringgold’s Jake Conroy by a 5-1 decision.
In similar fashion, McConneha delivered a win by fall in his first bout with Latrobe’s Marco Scarton and followed with a 6-5 decision against Phiup Rearick of Armstrong in the quarterfinals. McConneha was pinned by top-seeded Shepherd Turk of Thomas Jefferson in the semifinals, but bounced back with a pin fall of his own against Cam Danna of West Allegheny in the consolation bracket to punch his ticket to Hershey. In the third-place consolation, McConneha dropped his final matchup by fall to Ben Lloyd of Mt. Lebanon.
While they didn’t qualify for states, impressive performances were turned in by senior William Bentrim (5th place – 133 pounds), sophomore Gus Stedeford (7th place – 121 pounds), senior Casey Walker (7th place – 127 pounds) and junior Mason Hartung (8th place – 189 pounds) in their respective weight classes.
Also competing for the Tigers at the event was freshman Evan Schomburg (107), junior Charlie LaQuatra (114), sophomore Gabriel Hernandez (145) and junior Kellen Buggey (172).
For a full look at the brackets from the WPIAL Class AAA individual championships, click here. Results for North Allegheny wrestlers are below.
WPIAL Class AAA Boys Wrestling Championships
March 1-2 at Canon-McMillan High SchoolWeight | Wrestlers | Score |
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107 | Cade Stern (West Allegheny) dec. Evan Schomburg (NA) | 6-4 |
1st Consolation | Mickey Horne (Trinity) dec. Evan Schomburg (NA) | 2-1 |
114 | Ejiro Montoya (Mt. Lebanon) tech fall Charlie LaQuatra (NA) | 16-1 |
1st Consolation | Mike Ruane (Franklin Regional) maj. dec. Charlie LaQuatra (NA) | 11-2 |
121 | Gus Stedeford (NA) dec. Luke DeSantis (Penn-Trafford) | 6-1 |
Quarterfinals | Tyler Kapusta (Franklin Regional) dec. Gus Stedeford (NA) | 2-0 |
2nd Consolation | Gus Stedeford (NA) dec. Landon Lynn (Connellsville) | 7-0 |
3rd Consolation | Charlie Colantino (Central Catholic) dec. Gus Stedeford (NA) | 3-1 |
7th Place Consolation | Gus Stedeford (NA) maj. dec. Issac Meyers (Peters Township) | 15-4 |
127 | Casey Walker (NA) pinned Julian Lavender (Penn Hills) | 0:26 |
Quarterfinals | Ky Szewczyk (Waynesburg) dec. Casey Walker (NA) | 8-3 |
2nd Consolation | Casey Walker (NA) by DQ Jonny Baiano (South Fayette) | |
3rd Consolation | Seth Miller (Bethel Park) dec. Casey Walker (NA) | 4-3 |
7th Place Consolation | Casey Walker (NA) dec. A.J. Snatchko (West Allegheny) | 5-2 |
133 | William Bentrim (NA) pinned Logan Slovak (West Allegheny) | 1:14 |
Quarterfinals | Kai Vielma (Connellsville) dec. William Bentrim (NA) | 3-0 |
2nd Consolation | William Bentrim (NA) pinned Joey Maritato (Moon) | 1:40 |
3rd Consolation | William Bentrim (NA) vs. Logan Connolly (Chartiers Valley) | 5-2 |
4th Consolation | Kase Chopp (Butler) dec. William Bentrim (NA) | 4-1 |
5th Place Consolation | William Bentrim (NA) dec. Carson Yocca (Plum) | 1-0 |
145 - Pigtail | Tanner Shaffer (Norwin) pinned Gabriel Hernandez (NA) | 1:28 |
172 | Kellen Buggey (NA) dec. Nicholas Rohal (Connellsville) | 1-0 |
Quarterfinals | Bode Morgan (Trinity) maj. dec. Kellen Buggey (NA) | 8-0 |
2nd Consolation | Brady Fitz (Thomas Jefferson) dec. Kellen Buggey (NA) | 3-1 |
189 | Mason Hartung (NA) maj. dec. Troy McClelland (Franklin Regional) | 14-2 |
Quarterfinals | Cooper Roscosky (Kiski Area) tech fall Mason Hartung (NA) | 18-3 |
2nd Consolation | Mason Hartung (NA) dec. Taye Bradshaw (Armstrong) | 7-3 |
3rd Consolation | Jake Stephenson (Waynesburg) dec. Mason Hartung (NA) | 7-1 |
7th Place Consolation | Zach LaBryer (Thomas Jefferson) maj. dec. Mason Hartung (NA) | 11-3 |
215 | Aidan Buggey (NA) pinned Cody Krall (Greater Latrobe) | 1:46 |
Quarterfinals | Aidan Buggey (NA) dec. Abrahm Taylor (Kiski Area) | 5-1 |
Semifinals | Aidan Buggey (NA) vs. Geno Calgaro (Canon-McMillan) | 3-2, UTB |
Championship | Jake Conroy (Ringgold) dec. Aidan Buggey (NA) | 5-1 |
285 | Bradyn McConneha (NA) pinned Marco Scarton (Greater Latrobe) | 1:57 |
Quarterfinals | Bradyn McConneha (NA) dec. Phiup Rearick (Armstrong) | 6-5 |
Semifinals | Shepherd Turk (Thomas Jefferson) pinned Bradyn McConneha (NA) | 0:58 |
4th Consolation | Bradyn McConneha (NA) pinned Cam Danna (West Allegheny) | 2:49 |
3rd Place Consolation | Ben Lloyd (Mt. Lebanon) pinned Bradyn McConneha | 1:39 |
Evan Schomburg Wins Section Gold, 11 Tigers Qualify for WPIAL Tournament
North Allegheny crowned one section champion on Saturday and qualified 11 wrestlers for the WPIAL Class AAA tournament next week following a dazzling display at the WPIAL Class AAA Northern Sectional tournament at Kiski Area High School.
Freshman Evan Schomburg won section gold with a perfect 3-0 trip through the bracket at 107 pounds, culminating his trek to the title with an 8-1 decision over Shaler’s Anthony Jones in the championship bout.
Four other NA grapplers reached the title bout in their respective weight classes and came way with runner-up performances. Sophomore Gus Stedeford (121), senior Casey Walker (127), senior Aidan Buggey (215) and sophomore Bradyn McConneha (285) all claimed section silver.
Senior Will Bentrim, who recently announced his commitment to Ithaca College, won bronze at 133 pounds and defeated Andrew Price of Central Catholic by a 4-1 in the third-place consolation bout. Junior Mason Hartung also claimed bronze at 189 pounds with a third-place consolation victory with a 17-2 tech fall against Joseph Geller of Fox Chapel.
Other medal winners for North Allegheny included junior Charlie LaQuatra (4th place – 114 pounds), junior Kellen Buggey (4th place – 172), sophomore Griffen Reid (6th place – 139) and sophomore Gabriel Hernandez (6th place – 145). For a complete look at the brackets from the WPIAL Class AAA Northern Sectional, click here.
All eleven Tigers will compete at the WPIAL Class AAA Individual Tournament beginning on Friday at Canon-McMillan High School.
AIDAN BUGGEY EARNS 100TH CAREER WIN, NA BOWS OUT IN WPIAL QUARTERFINALS
Senior Aidan Buggey earned his 100th career win on Wednesday night at the WPIAL Class AAA Team Tournament at Bethel Park High School. Buggey’s victory was part of a 55-15 rout of Baldwin in the first round of the WPIAL tournament for the fifth-seeded Tigers. NA advanced to the WPIAL quarterfinals to faced the fourth-seeded Bethel Park Black Hawks and dropped a 26-19 decision.
In the WPIAL first round against Baldwin, the night began at 189 pounds where junior Mason Hartung won a 3-1 decision over Amara Sheriff to open up a quick 3-0 lead. Following the decision for Hartung, the Tigers posted five consecutive pin falls to construct an insurmountable 33-0 lead in the first six bouts. The five straight pins came courtesy of Aidan Buggey (215), Bradyn McConneha (285), Evan Schomburg (107), Charlie LaQuatra (114) and Gus Stedeford (121). The victory for Aidan Buggey was the 100th for his career, earning him Wright Automotive Wrestler of the Match honors.
Baldwin briefly interrupted NA’s momentum with a win by fall at 127 by Owen Klodowski and a decision for Ramil Islamov at 133, cutting the Tigers’ lead to 33-9. The back-to-back wins for the Fighting Highlanders was an aberration, however, as the Tigers continued to steamroll their opponent from there on out. Additional pin falls for North Allegheny were posted by sophomore Griffen Reid (139), senior Travis Stipetich (152) and junior Kellen Buggey (172).
Against Bethel Park in the WPIAL quarterfinals, Aidan Buggey picked up where he left off against Baldwin and picked up a 13-6 decision over Hunter Goelz at 215 pounds for a quick 3-0 lead. Bethel Park answered back with a critical win by fall at 285 pounds to propel the Black Hawks in front, 6-3. In a seesaw affair through the first six bouts, Schomburg knotted the team score at 6-6 when he earned a 6-2 decision over Jaden Palombine at 107 pounds.
Bethel Park regained the lead at 9-6 with a decision at 114, but North Allegheny once again tied the score at 9-9 thanks to a 4-0 decision by Stedeford over Colton Fisher at 121. The Black Hawks followed with back-to-back victories, including a major decision by Seth Miller at 127, to vault BP ahead, 16-9.
The Tigers attempted to claw back with wins in two of the next three bouts, including a 7-1 decision by Reid at 139 and a thrilling 3-2 decision by Stipetich over Ethan Higgins at 152 pounds. For his exciting win, Stipetich was named the Wright Automotive Wrestler of the Match.
The victory by Stipetich cut the BP lead to 19-15, however Cordan McDonnell’s 12-0 major decision at 160 pounds to increase the Black Hawks lead to 23-15. With only two bouts remaining, North Allegheny needed to win both of the final two bouts and picked up a 21-10 major decision courtesy of Kellen Buggey at 172 to rally the Tigers to within four points of the Black Hawks at 23-19.
In the final bout at 189, Bethel Park managed to stave off the Tigers with a 6-5 decision by Ryan Walsh to give the Black Hawks a 26-19 victory. BP advances to the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals to face top-seeded Trinity.
The team portion of North Allegheny’s season comes to an end with a 17-3 record. Congratulations to head coach Jamie Kyriazis and the entire NA boys’ wrestling team on a great season.
Boys Wrestling Match Summary: NA vs. Baldwin
Weight | Wrestlers | Score |
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189 | Mason Hartung (NA) dec. Amara Sheriff (Baldwin) | 3-1 |
215 | Aidan Buggey (NA) pinned Mahbobullah Amini (Baldwin) | 4:14 |
285 | Brayden McCarthy (NA) pinned Andre Diven (Baldwin) | 1:12 |
107 | Evan Schomburg (NA) pinned Mike Schoeb (Baldwin) | 0:52 |
114 | Charlie LaQuatra (NA) pinned Ayden Miller (Baldwin) | 1:11 |
121 | Gus Stedeford (NA) pinned Jason Alex (Baldwin) | 3:05 |
127 | Owen Klodowski (Baldwin) pinned Casey Walker (NA) | 2:30 |
133 | Ramil Islamov (Baldwin) dec. William Bentrim (NA) | 11-5 |
139 | Griffen Reid (NA) pinned Riley Kavalo (Baldwin) | 2:27 |
145 | Gabriel Hernandez (NA) maj. dec. Mike Griffiths (Baldwin) | 12-1 |
152 | Travis Stipetich (NA) pinned Mario DelRosario (Baldwin) | 3:40 |
160 | Keith Mincin (Baldwin) pinned Krist Vizcarra (NA) | 1:48 |
172 | Kellen Buggey (NA) pinned Garret Gusten (Baldwin) | 1:28 |
Boys Wrestling Match Summary: NA vs. Bethel Park
Weight | Wrestlers | Score |
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215 | Aidan Buggey (NA) dec. Hunter Goelz (BP) | 13-6 |
285 | Landon Hartman (BP) pinned Brayden McCarthy (NA) | 3:39 |
107 | Evan Schomburg (NA) dec. Jaden Palombine (BP) | 6-2 |
114 | Pierce Reinhart (BP) dec. Charlie LaQuatra (NA) | 8-5 |
121 | Gus Stedeford (NA) dec. Colton Fisher (BP) | 4-0 |
127 | Seth Miller (BP) maj. dec. Casey Walker (NA) | 10-2 |
133 | Mason Kernan (BP) dec. William Bentrim (NA) | 7-4 |
139 | Griffen Reid (NA) dec. Aden Stout (BP) | 7-1 |
145 | Ian Bucheli (BP) dec. Gabriel Hernandez (NA) | 3-1 |
152 | Travis Stipetich (NA) dec. Ethan Higgins (BP) | 3-2 |
160 | Cordan McDonnell (BP) maj. dec. Krist Vizcarra (NA) | 12-0 |
172 | Kellen Buggey (NA) maj. dec. AJ Tomaino (BP) | 21-10 |
189 | Ryan Walsh (BP) dec. Mason Hartung (NA) | 6-5 |
Tigers Tackle Planets, 66-9, to Claim Outright Section Title
The North Allegheny boys’ wrestling team locked up an outright Section 2-AAA title on Wednesday night with a dominant 66-9 win over Mars at UPMC Court.
The night began at 107 pounds and the Tigers took a 36-0 lead with three consecutive forfeits followed by three straight pin falls enroute to the win. The Planets managed only two victories the entire night, while NA seized control with seven total wins by fall. Achieving pin falls were Casey Walker (127), William Bentrim (133), Griffen Reid (139), Travis Stipetich (152), Kellen Buggey (172), Mason Hartung (189) and Brayden McCarthy (285).
Kellen Buggey took home Wright Autotomotive Wrestler of the Meet honors with a win by fall over Cooper Courson at 172 pounds in 4:35.
North Allegheny improves to 16-3 overall and finishes the section slate with a perfect 5-0 mark. Mars falls to 1-1o overall and finishes in last place in the section with an 0-5 record. The Tigers await the release of the WPIAL playoff pairings and will take part in the WPIAL Team Tournament beginning on Wednesday, January 31. The North Allegheny Sports Network will have live coverage of the event.
Boys Wrestling Match Summary: NA vs. Mars
Weight | Wrestlers | Score |
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107 | Evan Schomburg (NA) wbf | |
114 | Charlie LaQuatra (NA) wbf | |
121 | Gus Stedeford (NA) wbf | |
127 | Casey Walker (NA) pinned Paxton Hartle (M) | 1:02 |
133 | William Bentrim (NA) pinned Peyton Wearing (M) | 3:31 |
139 | Griffen Reid (NA) pinned Brandon Frantz (M) | 1:32 |
145 | Liam Hein (M) pinned Gabriel Hernandez (NA) | 2:53 |
152 | Travis Stipetich (NA) pinned Andy Diaz (M) | 1:30 |
160 | Joseph Zotttola (M) dec. Krist Vizcarra (NA) | 8-4 |
172 | Kellen Buggey (NA) pinned Cooper Courson (M) | 4:35 |
189 | Mason Hartung (NA) pinned Ethan Wolf (M) | 1:41 |
215 | Aidan Buggey (NA) wbf | |
285 | Brayden McCarthy (NA) pinned Jonathan Maestra (M) | 0:50 |