Beth-Center volleyball gets 3rd meeting with Frazier
High school
The Frazier and Beth-Center girls volleyball teams finished first and second in Section 4-2A with the Commodores’ rallying from two sets down at B-C in their regular-season finale to secure sole possession of first place.
The two will meet for a third time this season in Perryopolis at 7 p.m. tonight in the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals after both rolled to victories in their first-round matches on Monday.
Third-seeded Frazier (16-3) defeated No. 14 Washington (7-9) by scores of 25-11, 25-15 and 25-6, and the sixth-seeded Bulldogs (13-2) ousted No. 11 Bentworth (9-11), 25-6, 25-14 and 25-17.
Allie Monack led the way for Frazier with 14 kills and 13 service points. Mia West totaled eight kills and four blocks and Morgan Fisher contributed seven kills and nine assists.
In the Bentworth-Beth-Center match, the Bearcats’ Vanessa Kinskey had 22 digs. Addison Pysh registered four kills to lead Bentworth’s attack.
Springdale 3, California 1
Eighth-seeded Springdale withstood a comeback attempt by visiting California and beat the ninth-seeded Trojans 3-1 in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round match Monday.
Springdale took the first two sets by scores of 25-19 and 25-16, but California battled back to take a hard-fought third set, 27-25. The Trojans fell just short of forcing a fifth and deciding set by dropping a close fourth set, 25-23.
Boys soccer
Belle Vernon 4, Beaver 2
Jordan Jerome tallied two goals in the first half and Jess Sobczak knocked in two in the second half as the 10th-seeded Belle Vernon upended No. 7 Beaver 4-2 in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round match Monday.
Belle Vernon (15-1-2) got one assist each from Landon Bell, Anthony Sawa, Gavin Metzger and Carter Stairs. Goalkeeper Morgan Bunch made eight sight saves.
The Leopards advance to the quarterfinals where they will play at second-seeded Deer Lakes in an 8 p.m. match Thursday.
Girls soccer
Bentworth 5, Aquinas Academy 0
Brielle Dillon had a big game, scoring four goals and powering fifth-seeded Bentworth to a 5-0 victory over Aquinas Academy in a Class A first-round match played Monday night at Peters Township.
The win sends Bentworth (16-2), the defending WPIAL champion, into the quarterfinals Thursday at fourth-seeded Shady Side Academy (9-6). The match will start at 6 p.m.
Bentworth led Aquinas (5-6-1) by a 3-0 score at halftime.
“We really came out and played dominant,” said Bentworth coach Tyler Hamstra. “It felt good to get up early. … Aquinas has some nice players. We were able to absorb some of their pressure. We really looked like a veteran group tonight.”
Bella Moyer scored the other goal for Bentworth and goalkeeper Julia Brandau registered the shutout.
Sewickley Academy 12, Beth-Center 0
Emma Eannarino and Claire Karsman each scored three goals as top-seeded and undefeated Sewickley Academy (16-0) cruised past No. 16 Beth-Center 12-0 in a Class A first-round match Monday at Peters Township.
Beth-Center ends its season with a 4-12-2 record.