North Allegheny takes down No. 2 seed
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Jarred Lux recorded two pins to lead North Allegheny to the WPIAL Class AAA semifinals for the first time since 1999. Lux pinned Kiski Area's Shane Kuhn in the 220-pound bout, and the No. 7-seeded Tigers (16-3) upset No. 2 seed Kiski Area (20-1), 36-30, in a quarterfinal match at Kiski Area. Scott Stossel (106) and Alex DeCiantis (170) also had pins for the Tigers.
Lux (28-0) also recorded a pin in North Allegheny's 35-31 win against Central Catholic in the first round. Kiski Area earned its quarterfinal berth with a 41-27 win against Ringgold.
• No. 5 Greensburg Salem (11-3) advanced to the semifinals for the first time since '94 with a 40-29 win against Hampton (15-2). Tanner Hahn's pin of Hampton's Nick Yaraszewski at 3:46 in the 220-pound match clinched the victory. Greensburg Salem beat Chartiers Valley, 49-16, in the first round; Hampton topped Peters Township, 44-21.
• Canon-McMillan (20-0), the top seed and two-time defending WPIAL champion, advanced to the semifinals for the fifth consecutive year with a 66-6 blowout of Hempfield (9-5). The Big Macs opened with a 69-3 win against West Mifflin. Hempfield beat Latrobe, 35-34, on a tiebreaker.
• No. 3 seed Connellsville (15-3) rallied from a 14-0 deficit to earn its 23rd semifinal berth with a 39-23 win against Butler (14-4). The Falcons beat Hopewell, 47-18, in their first match.
• Top seed Jefferson-Morgan (14-1) advanced to the semifinals for the first time since '95 with a 67-5 quarterfinal win against Keystone Oaks (6-13).
• No. 2 seed Chartiers-Houston (16-5) earned its third consecutive semifinal berth with a 44-21 win against South Fayette (7-7). The Buccaneers advanced to the quarterfinals with a 64-6 win against South Allegheny.
• No. 3 seed Burrell (13-8) advanced to the semifinals for the 12th consecutive year with a 51-19 win against Kittanning (10-7). The Buccaneers posted a 47-21 win against Derry in the first round.
• No. 4 seed Bentworth (12-2) earned its first semifinal berth since '91 with a 42-30 win against Yough (8-5) as Jake Rothka (113), Matt Vickless (113), George Liberatore 126, Vince Vahaly (132), Cole Foster-Alauzen (138) and Francis Mizia (160) had pins.
First Published February 2, 2012 12:00 am
