High School Athletes of the Week: Justin Sabilla, Chartiers Valley/Erin Waskowiak, Bishop Canevin
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Last week: A senior forward, Sabilla had a hat trick in a 6-1 win against Gateway. He also was selected to play in the PIHL Class AA All-star game for the second consecutive season.
Check this out: Heading into the week, Sabilla led all players in Class AAA, Class AA or Class A in goals with 29. He has five hat tricks in 11 games for Chartiers Valley, which is ranked No. 3 in PIHL Class AA.
• In a typical high school hockey game, if someone gets a hat trick, how many hats are thrown onto the ice? Not really many. I haven't seen it this year for me; I think one or two maybe.
• Have you ever been at a Penguins game when someone had a hat trick? Yeah, for sure, I've seen a few.
• Did you throw a hat? No, I wasn't wearing a hat at the time. Otherwise, I probably would have.
• How do you celebrate after you score a goal? I usually jump up into the glass.
• What's the deal with all the injuries the Penguins have sustained recently? I don't know, but it's pretty bad. Most of our top players are out ... Hopefully Geno doesn't get injured now, too.
• Has the window of opportunity for the Steelers to win Super Bowls closed? I feel like they're still good how they are now. They've added a few young guys in the past few years. I still feel they can do it next year if they're all healthy.
• Do you watch Jersey Shore? Absolutely not. Never watched one episode. Not into that stuff.
Recently: Waskowiak scored her 1,000th career point Dec. 29 to help the Bishop Canevin girls basketball team defeat Trinity Christian.
The skinny: Waskowiak, a junior guard, is one of the top players in the WPIAL. She averages 21 points per game for the Crusaders, who are ranked No. 2 in Class AA. Waskowiak was named the Post-Gazette's Class AA Player of the Year as a sophomore, and was an all-section choice each of her first two seasons.
• Your have a big showdown with (section rival and top-ranked) Seton-LaSalle next Monday. How pumped are you guys? We're all really excited. We all get real anxious to play them.
• Did you set any individual goals this season? Just to beat Seton and to execute more.
• Best player in the WPIAL? (Seton-LaSalle's) Naje Gibson.
• Do you have any scholarship offers? Yeah. Villanova and Drexel.
• What other schools are recruiting you? South Florida, Syracuse, DePaul and Pitt.
• Do you have a certain brand or style of basketball shoes you wear? Jordans.
• Did you buy the new Concords? Yeah, I did. I got them the day after they came out.
• Wiz Khalifa or Mac Miller? Wiz Khalifa.
• How surprised were you that the Broncos beat the Steelers? I was really surprised. That was a crazy pass. I kind of felt bad for the Steelers.
First Published January 13, 2012 12:00 am
