Oct 19, 2020 3 min read

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association Top 10 Poll

Class 4A

1. North Allegheny

2. Shaler

3. Moon

4. Bethel Park

5. Oakland Catholic

6. Pine Richland

7. Seneca Valley

8. Canon Mac

9. Latrobe

10. Upper St. Clair

Others receiving votes: Norwin, Penn Trafford, Mount Lebanon

Class 4A Players of the Week

Emily Peterson, SR, MH, Shaler

Maddie LaPort, SR, Libero, Upper St. Clair

Lucia Coclango, SR, Setter, Bethel Park

Ava Barkich, JR, OH, Oakland Catholic

Vicky Manda, JR, MH, Canon-McMillan

Kaili Doctor, Soph, OH, Pine-Richland

Class 3A

1. Beaver

2. Plum

3. Montour

4. Franklin Regional

5. Hampton

6. Laurel Highlands

7. South Fayette

8. Freeport

9. Elizabeth Forward

10. Trinity

Others receiving votes: Thomas Jefferson

Class 3A Players of the Week

Victoria Early, SR, Libero, Trinity

Julia Vargo, SR, Libero, Plum

Gianna Tour, SR, MH, Elizabeth Forward

Ashley Feorene, SR, Set/Opp, Franklin Regional

Anna Pietrusinski, Soph, Libero, Mars

Delany Concannon, Soph, OH, Thomas Jefferson

Class 2A

1 North Catholic

2. Ellwood City

3. Serra Catholic

4. Avonworth

5. Waynesburg

6. South Park

7. Shenango

8. Deer Lakes

9. Carmichaels

10. Seton LaSalle

Others receiving votes: South Allegheny

Class 2A Players of the Week

Emma Robinson, SR, OH, Waynesburg

Cassidy Angle, SR, OH, Keystone Oaks

Stephanie Houk, Sr, Libero, New Brighton

Cate Hansberry, JR, Setter, Chartiers-Houston

Regan Atkins, Soph, OH, Laurel

Sophie Culley, Soph, MH, Avonworth

Class A

1. Bishop Canevin

2. Fort Cherry

3. Greensburg Central Catholic

4. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart

5. Beaver County Christian

6. Leechburg

7. California

8. Eden Christian

9. Western Greene

10. Trinity Christian

Other teams receiving votes: Mapletown, Western Beaver

Class A Players of the Week

Haley Hart, SR, MH, Trinity Christian

Jordyn Cruse, JR, DSpec, California

Francesca Battaglia, JR, MH, Eden Christian

Mary Kubla, Soph, OH, Leechburg

Isabel Gerhiem, Soph, Libero, Apollo-Ridge

ON THIS DATE

Oct. 20

1950 – George Anthou scores on runs of 84 and 93 yards as Canonsburg High School, under coach Al DeLucia, remains undefeated with a 31-13 win over Trinity.

1961 – Bob Riggle scores on runs of 20 and 64 yards as Washington efeats Trinity 21-7 before 6,200 at Wash High Stadium.

1972 – Kevin Cooper tackles Beth-Center’s Ted Bozich in the end zone for a safety with 3:03 remaining, and Guy Montecalvo adds a last-minute 45-yard touchdown run, as Washington stays undefeated in Century Conference play with an 8-0 victory over the host Bulldogs.

1976 – The Philadelphia 76ers acquire Julius Erving from the New York Nets for $3 million.

1983 – Peters Township’s Tim Buckley is the overall individual winner at the WPIAL Cross Country Southern Qualifier at Mingo Park. Buckley helps PT to a third-place finish by covering the course in 16:09.

1984 – Washington & Jefferson gets two short touchdown runs from both A.J. Pagano and Shiloh Icenhour and routs 10th-ranked Carnegie Mellon 36-8 at College Field to take sole possession of first place in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.

1984 – Fourth-quarter touchdown runs by Ron Wolfley and John Gay enable West Virginia to overcome an 11-point second-half deficit and upset Doug Flutie-led Boston College 21-20 at Mountaineer Field.

2000 – Washington quarterback Justin Gregula sets the school’s single-season touchdown pass record by throwing for three scores and raising his total to 18 in the Prexies’ 46-14 victory over visiting Quaker Valley.

2000 – Ringgold’s Joe Webb accounts for more than 200 yards of offense and one touchdown as Ringgold clinches a WPIAL Class AAAA playoff berth with a 27-24 victory over host Upper St. Clair.

2003 – Krista Cyprowski puts Chartiers-Houston’s third shot of the second shootout into the net for the game-winning goal in the Bucs’ 3-2 win over Beaver in the WPIAL Class AA soccer playoffs. It’s C-H’s first girls soccer playoff victory and comes after 110 minutes of play and eight rounds of penalty kicks.