Mustangs rally in 2nd half to top Red Raiders
Uniontown had a one-goal halftime lead, but Laurel Highlands rallied for a 4-2 victory in the boys Fayette County Coaches Association (FCCA) Tournament on Saturday at Mustang Field.
Ethan Roebuck and Braylon Woods scored for the Red Raiders, who took a 2-1 advantage into the halftime break.
The Mustangs’ Lucas Deguia, Roman George, Cole Radcliffe and Jett Yauger scored.
Dan O’Neal, Toby Downs and Matt Komacko split time in goal for Laurel Highlands.
Uniontown’s Noah Holland made seven saves on eight shots on target before departing after the first half to bring in new bodies to gain varsity experience.
The cross-town rivals will play a second match this season on Sept. 29 at Bill Power Stadium.
Laurel Highlands 4, Southmoreland 0 — Radcliffe’s hat trick was more than enough scoring for the Mustangs in a victory over the Scotties at the FCCA tournament.
Radcliffe assisted on Deguia’s tally, and George had an assist, as Laurel Highlands improved to 3-1 this season.
O’Neal, Downs and Komacko combined for the clean sheet.
Uniontown 5, Albert Gallatin 1 — Roebuck’s brace provided all the scoring the Red Raiders would need in defeating the Colonials in the FCCA tournament.
Woods and Dean Kuna also scored for Uniontown (1-3).
The Red Raiders had 12 shots and scored four goals in the first half.
Holland made two saves during the first half before Uniontown’s junior varsity players helped secure the victory.
Beth-Center 3, Southmoreland 1 — Nekoda Bundy had a brace in the Bulldogs’ triumph over the Scotties in the FCCA tournament.
Acie Lawrence also scored for Beth-Center (2-1). Teammate Parker Amos had two assists.
The Bulldogs dropped their first match of the tournament to Albert Gallatin, 3-2.
Amos and Bundy scored in the setback.
The Colonials earned their first victory of the season in the win over Beth-Center.
Belle Vernon 1, Connellsville 1 — The Leopards and Falcons played to a draw in the Paul Stasko Memorial Tournament at James Weir Stadium.
Chris Showman assisted on Jesse Sobczak’s goal in the first half for a 1-0 lead that the Leopards took into halftime.
The Falcons’ Dylan Shallenberger scored his fifth goal in four matches this season to tie the match in the second half.
Hunter Brown stopped four shots on target for Connellsville.
Belle Vernon’s Morgan Bunch made seven saves, including one on a 1v1 breakaway in the second half to keep the match level.
Thomas Jefferson 2, Connellsville 1 — The Falcons lost to the undefeated Jaguars in Day 2 of the Paul Stasko Memorial Tournament on Sunday at James Weir Stadium.
Carson Colborn scored for Connellsville (1-3-1). The Jaguars (4-0-1) blanked Belle Vernon, 4-0, on Saturday.
Bunch stopped seven shots and Jordan Jerome made four saves.
Girls soccer
Waynesburg Central 8, Uniontown 0 — Emily Rafferty had a hat trick and two assists in helping the Lady Raiders to a victory in the girls Fayette County Coaches Association (FCCA) Tournament on Saturday at Albert Gallatin Stadium.
Teammate Kolbi Rastoka also recorded a hat trick. Waynesburg’s Rylei Rastoka had a goal and three assists. Gracie Knisley also scored for the Lady Raiders. Ava DiAlesandro had two assists and Tess Pauley added a helper.
Payton Cowell earned the shutout.
“It was a tough game and we were missing some starters, but had a solid developmental showing by many underclassmen,” Uniontown coach Emily Baker said.
Waynesburg (3-0-0) defeated the host team, 4-1, as Rafferty and Rastoka each had a pair of goals. The duo had one assist apiece. Pauley had two helpers.
Bentworth 4, Laurel Highlands 4 — Two overtimes couldn’t determine a winner, as the Lady Bearcats and Lady Mustangs played to a draw in the FCCA tournament.
Camryn McClean had a brace for Laurel Highlands (1-0-1). Morgan Ferris and Ava Ruvalcaba also scored for the Lady Mustangs.
Addison Stroko made five saves and Amelia Michael stopped three shots for Laurel Highlands.
Megan Keturakis had a hat trick and Joa Johns also scored for Bentworth (2-1-1).
The Lady Bearcats opened their day in the FCCA tournament with a 5-1 triumph over Albert Gallatin.
Keturakis was one of four goal scorers for Bentworth in its win over the Lady Colonials. Brielle Dillon had a brace, and Madelyn Johns and Lauren Jurovcik also found the back of the net.
“It was a really good day of soccer,” Bentworth coach Tyler Hamstra said. “We showed a lot of diversity in our attack with six scorers on the day. We were able to get in 30 girls for at least 15 minutes each today. I was really happy with the depth, and most importantly, I was happy with our ability to bounce back after some unfortunate bounces, and the character we had in facing adversity.”
Belle Vernon 3, Greensburg Salem 1 — AJ Watson’s brace put the Lady Leopards in position to earn a victory in the Paul Stasko Memorial Tournament at James Weir Stadium.
Belle Vernon (1-1-0, 2-1-0) had a 1-0 lead at halftime on a goal by Abby Russell before Watson’s tallies in the second half. Jordyn McDowell and Courtney assisted on Watson’s goals.
Rory Bastedo and Skylar Salay had three total saves, as the duo split time in goal for the home team.