Boys' Wrestling Game Summaries

North Allegheny junior Bradyn McConneha finished his wrestling season over the weekend competing at the PIAA Individual Championships at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA.

McConneha opened the tournament with a preliminary round win over Oxford Area’s Jace McKinney, who he pinned in 4:47. McConneha advanced to the first round where he fell to Mawell Roy of St. Joseph’s Prep. Bradyn would bounce back in the consolation bracket defeating Jeff Gessner from Council Rock South by an 8-5 decision. McConneha’s season would come to an end when he dropped a bout to Philup Rearick of Armstrong in the third consolation round.

McConneha finishes the season with a 38-13 record, a runner-up finish at sections and fourth-place finishes at both the WPIAL and West Regional tournaments.

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That concludes the season for North Allegheny boys wrestling who finished with a 15-3 dual record including 4-0 in section. A Section 4-3A title and a WPIAL Quarterfinals appearance as a team. Congrats to head coach Jamie Kyriazis, all staff and wrestlers on a great season!

North Allegheny had four wrestlers competing in the PIAA West Regional that spanned over Friday and Saturday. Bradyn McConneha finished in fourth place, punching his ticket to the PIAA Individual Championships.

McConneha started the day with a 36-second pin of Jason Gardner of DuBois in the first round. He kept the momentum going in the quarterfinals winning by fall over Hayes Henry of Central Mountain. McConneha would fall in the semifinals but bounce back with a pin of West Allegheny’s Cam Danna to get to the third-place match. In the third-place match, McConneha would drop the bout to Philup Rearick of Armstrong to claim fourth place and a spot in the PIAA Individual Championships.

Gus Stedeford just missed qualifying for the PIAA Individual Championships with a sixth-place finish. Stedeford fell in the opening round before battling through the consolation bracket winning three straight matches over Gavin Jacobson of Punxsutawney (tech fall), AJ Snatchko from West Allegheny (decision) and Franklin Regional’s Chase Smith (decision) to get to the fifth-place match. Stedeford would fall to Nicholas Berrena of State College by injury default to finish in sixth.

Griffen Reid went 2-2 on the weekend while Mason Hartung went 1-2.

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McConneha advances to the PIAA Individual Championship that will begin on Thursday and go through Saturday at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA.

North Allegheny traveled to Canon-McMillan High School on Friday and Saturday to compete in the WPIAL Individual Championships. The Tigers had four wrestlers finish in the top seven in their respective weight class, punching their ticket to the PIAA West Regional. Bradyn McConneha finished in fourth place while Mason Hartung and Griffen Reid were fifth-place finishers. Gus Stedeford ended the weekend in seventh place.

McConneha got off to a fast start winning his first round matchup with a 13-second pin and his quarterfinal matchup with a 66-second pin. He would fall in the semifinals to Philup Rearick of Armstrong before bouncing back in the consolation semifinals to get to the third-place match. McConneha would drop the third-place match to Cam Danna of West Allegheny to finish the weekend in fourth place.

Hartung started the weekend winning by fall before dropping a 4-2 decision to Jake Stephenson of Waynesburg in the quarterfinals. Hartung fought through the consolation bracket winning his next two bouts to get to the consolation semifinals. Hartung would lose his consolation semifinals bout but would defeat Mark Gray of Kiski Area in the fifth-place match to finish the weekend.

Reid would win his first two matches of the weekend, one by tech fall and one by decision to get to the semifinals. In the semifinals, Reid fell to Maddox Shaw of Thomas Jefferson. He would drop his consolation semifinal match but would come back to win a 4-2 decision over Cole Gibbons of Mt. Lebanon in the fifth-place match.

Stedeford had an opening round 8-0 win before falling to Nico Fanella of Indiana in the quarterfinals. Stedeford would go 1-1 in the consolation bracket to get to the seventh-place match. In a winner moves on, loser goes home situation, Stedeford defeated Jake Lilley of Connellsville by major decision (15-5) to punch his ticket to the PIAA West Regional.

Kellen Buggey, Evan Schomburg, Charlie LaQuatra and Joseph Synan all went 1-2 on the weekend.

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McConneha, Hartung, Reid and Stedeford will return to Canon-McMillan next weekend to take part in the PIAA West Regional Tournament. This will be another two-day event going Friday and Saturday.

North Allegheny traveled to Fox Chapel High School on Saturday to take part in the Northern Section Individual tournament. The Tigers put together a great showing with nine wrestlers qualifying for the WPIAL Individual Championships, six of them getting to the finals, and three of them winning gold.

Evan Schomburg, Griffen Reid and Kellen Buggey all left Fox Chapel with Northern Section gold.

Schomburg wasn’t tested all day winning his quarterfinal bout by tech fall and winning in the semifinals by forfeit before defeating Michael Worsen of Fox Chapel by major decision, 11-3, in the finals to take home the gold.

Reid had a similar day winning in the quarterfinals and semifinals by tech fall before taking down Gavin Rush of Butler by a score of 13-1 (major decision) to win the title.

Buggey also didn’t need six minutes in any of his bouts as he won by tech fall in the quarterfinals and defeated Alex Weber of Shaler by fall in the semis before upending Travis Shearer from Kiski Area by a score of 27-11 (tech fall) in the championship bout.

Charlie LaQuatra, Gus Stedeford and Bradyn McConneha all claimed section silver.

LaQuatra won by tech fall in the quarterfinals before defeating Daemon Phipps of Penn Hills 10-4 to get to the finals. He was tripped up by Brady Rohaly of North Hills to finish with the silver medal.

Stedeford made quick work of his first two opponents winning by fall in 1:44 and 2:35 to get to the finals at 133 lbs. In the title tilt, Stedeford lost to Nico Fanella of Indiana to end the day as runner-up.

McConneha started the day with a pin of Central Catholic’s Dominic Petruzzi in 45 seconds. The semifinals were a little tougher as he came away with a 4-1 decision before falling to Philup Rearick of Armstrong in the section final.

Mason Hartung ended the day with a bronze medal while Joseph Synan was a fourth-place finisher.

Hartung won his first match of the day by pinning Soloman Weigand of Pine-Richland in 20 seconds. He fell by a 10-7 decision in the semifinals before bouncing back to win by fall in the consolation semifinals. In the third-place match, Hartung pinned Jack Viti from Fox Chapel in 2:30 to finish with the bronze.

Synan quickly won his first-round match with a 41-second pin before winning in the quarterfinals by major decision (14-3). Synan fell in the semifinals before coming back to pin Riley Smith of Seneca Valley in the consolation semifinals to reach the third-place match. In the third-place match, Synan fell to Nicholas Savannah from Butler in a hard-fought 5-4 decision.

Dalton Stragand finished in sixth place on Saturday.

Stragand won in the first round by pin in 21 seconds before falling in the quarterfinals. Stragand was 2-1 in the consolation bracket to put himself in the fifth-place match where he dropped the contest to Ayden Tavella of Shaler.

Brody Barnhart and Brody Magorien went 2-2 on the day. Eli Mager picked up a win for the Tigers.

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Schomburg, Reid, Buggey, LaQuatra, Stedeford, McConneha, Hartung, Synan and Stragand all advance to the WPIAL Individual Championships. This event will be held on February 21-22 at Canon-McMillan High School.

North Allegheny traveled to Franklin Regional High School to take part in the first two rounds of the WPIAL Team Tournament. The Tigers got off to a good start, defeating Fox Chapel 37-27 in the WPIAL First Round before falling to host Franklin Regional by a score of 37-23 in the WPIAL Quarterfinals.

In the first round matchup against Fox Chapel, the Foxes jumped out to a 6-0 lead with a pin at 145 lbs. Griffen Reid and Kellen Buggey won the next two matches by tech fall to make the score 10-6. After another Fox Chapel pin, Mason Hartung won by major decision to give NA a 14-12 lead. Fox Chapel would win at 215 lbs to take a 15-14 lead before Bradyn McConneha, Joseph Synan and Charlie LaQuatra all won by fall to expand the North Allegheny lead to 32-15. The Foxes would take the next two bouts but Gus Stedeford won by tech fall at 133 to give the Tigers the 37-27 victory.

LaQuatra was named the Wright Automotive Wrestler of the Match for his pin at 114 lbs to give the Tigers a comfortable lead.

Boys Wrestling Match Summary: NA vs. Fox Chapel, 1-29-25

In the quarterfinals, the Tigers battled the host Franklin Regional. NA got off to a good start with Reid winning by decision and Buggey winning by tech fall to jump out to an 8-0 lead. After a Panther pin to make the score 8-6, Hartung won by fall to expand the North Allegheny lead to 14-6. Franklin Regional cut the score to 14-11 before McConneha won by pin at 285 and the Tigers led 20-11. The Panthers won the next two bouts but Schomburg preserved NA’s lead winning by decision to make the score 23-19. Franklin Regional would win the final four bouts of the night, and the Tigers fell 37-23.

Buggey was named the Wright Automotive Wrestler of the match for his dominant 21-6 win at 160 lbs.

Boys Wrestling Match Summary: NA at Franklin Regional, 1-29-25

While that ends the team portion of the season for the Tigers, this is not the end of the season as they will be back in action on Saturday, February 15, when they travel to Fox Chapel High School to take part in the Section Individual Tournament.