Sep 20, 2008 2 min read

There is a new singles champion in Section 1-AA girls tennis and she’ll be back for more next year. Freshman Sarah Shashura of California shocked defending champion Samantha DeStefano of Greensburg Central Cathoilic, 6-0, 6-1, to win the title Friday.

Perhaps as impressive as her win is the fact that California doesn’t have a girls tennis team anymore, so Shashura put in a lot of time in lonely practices to get ready for the event.

Brownsville sophomore Angie Pelehac finished third by beating GCC’s Caitlyn Null, 6-3, 6-3, in the consolation match.

Football

Frazier 53, Avella 7 – Kevin Shanaberger ran for 202 yards on only 10 carries and scored four touchdowns to lead Frazier to this easy Black Hills Conference win.

Chase Kirmeyer opened the scoring for the Commodores with a 2-yard run. Before the first quarter was over, Steve Toth scored on a 37-yard run and added a two-point conversion run after Jordan Adams passed to Derek Thompson for Frazier’s third touchdown.

Shanaberger scored three touchdowns, on runs of 15, 5 and 64 yards, in the third quarter, then added a 35-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. Zach Smith capped the scoring with a 3-yard touchdown run and a two-point conversion run.

Thompson and Kulikowski paced the defense with four tackles each and Kulikowski added a sack. Frazier improved to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in conference games, while Avella fell to 0-4, 0-2.

McGuffey 45, Brownsville 14 – J.J. Stoken scored both touchdowns for the Falcons and the first one gave Brownsville a 7-3 lead, but the Highlanders scored the next 28 points to run away with this Interstate Conference win.

Stoken scored on runs of 7 and 61. Logan McAnany scored twice, one on a run and the other on a pass from Matt Czulewicz, and Tyler Kerns scored on a 42-yard run and on a 38-yard interception return for McGuffey.

Brownsville fell to 0-4, while McGuffey improved to 2-2.

Jeannette 49, Waynesburg Central 0 – Jordan Hall scored four touchdowns as defending PIAA Class AA champion Jeannette rolled over Waynesburg Central in Interstate Conference play.

The Jayhawks held Waynesburg Central’s leading rusher, Josh Sinnott, to 15 yards on 11 carries and kept the Raiders off the scoreboard. Jeannette improved to 4-0, while Waynesburg Central fell to 1-3.

Hall scored on runs of 22, 8 and 10 yards and also scored on a 40-yard punt return.