Winter Season in Review, 2020-2021

All-State

David Manelis – diving

Sophie Shao – swimming (100 fly)

Sophie Shao, Talia Bugel, Rei Sperry, and Vivian Shao – swimming (200 medley relay team)

Sophie Shao, Talia Bugel, Rei Sperry, and Vivian Shao – swimming (400 freestyle relay team)

 

All-State Honorable Mention

Talia Bugel ­– swimming (100 backstroke)

Zachary Zornan Ferguson – swimming (50 freestyle and 500 freestyle)

Zachary Zornan Ferguson, Nate Ross, Aadil Pattada, and Holden Smith – swimming (400 freestyle relay team)

 

Team Reports

 

Boys Basketball  20-3, 9-1

WPIAL Class 6A semifinalists

Section 3 Champs – 2nd consecutive year, had not occurred since 1967

Big 56 All-Section 1st Team: JP Dockey and Eli Yofan

Big 56 2nd Team All-Section: Kent Baldauf and Russell Fenton

Big 56 All-Section Honorable Mention: Jake DeMotte

Big 56 All-Section Coach of the Year: Zach Skrinjar

Tribune Review Trib Top 10 Players: Eli Yofan

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette WPIAL Class 6A Player of the Year: Eli Yofan

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 5: Eli Yofan

Valley News Dispatch Male Basketball Player of the Year: Eli Yofan

Valley News Dispatch All-Stars 3rd Team: JP Dockey

Roundball Classic All-Star Game Selection: Kent Baldauf

Junior Eli Yofan scored 1,000th point

 

Girls Basketball  12-8, 4-4

Advanced to WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals

Won 2 playoff games for first time in 7 years

Section Runner Up – best finish since 2015

Big 56 All-Section 1st Team: Domenica Delaney and Ellie Schwartzman

Big 56 Honorable Mention: Ally Hager and Elsie Smith

Valley New Dispatch All-Stars 1st Team: Domenica Delany and Ellie Schwartzman

Valley News Dispatch All-Stars 2nd Team: Elsie Smith

Roundball Classic All-Star Game Selections: Domenica Delaney and Ellie Schwartzman

 

Gymnastics

WPIAL Bronze Medalist: Zoe Fitzsimmons, beam

WPIAL Qualifiers: Hanna Essey, Zoe Fitzsimmons, Claire Hamilton, and Anneliese Pham

 

Swimming and Diving

Diving

PIAA Champion: David Manelis – first Foxes diver to win state championship; advanced to PIAAs three times

WPIAL Champion: David Manelis – second consecutive year, won by largest margin this century, advanced to WPIALs all four years

WPIAL Medalist: Aidan Ireland – 8th place

College Recruit: David Manelis – West Point


Boys Swimming  
8-0, 5-0

WPIAL Class 3A Team Section Champions – first time in 30 years

PIAA Individual Qualifier: Zachary Zornan Ferguson – 50 freestyle (10th) and 500 freestyle (10th)

WPIAL Silver Medalist: Zachary Zornan Ferguson – 50 freestyle and 500 freestyle

WPIAL Medalist: Nate Ross: 200 freestyle (6th)

WPIAL Qualifiers: Nate Ross (200 freestyle and 500 freestyle); Henry Koloc (200 IM and 100 breaststroke); Zachary Zornan Ferguson (50 freestyle, 500 freestyle); Aadil Pattada (100 backstroke); Nate Ross, Nate Anderson, Emmanuel Drappatz, Zachary Zornan Ferguson (200 freestyle relay); Nate Ross, Holden Smith, Aadil Pattada, Zachary Zornan Ferguson (400 freestyle relay)

Girls Swimming  8-0, 5-0

WPIAL Class 3A Section 3 Team Champs – 2nd consecutive year

PIAA and WPIAL Champion: Sophie Shao – 100 butterfly (second consecutive gold medal; only fifth individual in Foxes history to win two PIAA medals)

Other PIAA Medalists: 200 medley relay – Sophie Shao, Talia Bugel, Rei Sperry, and Vivian Shao (4th); Sophie Shao – 200 IM (6th); 400 freestyle relay team (broke 27-year-old record) – Sophie Shao, Talia Bugel, Rei Sperry, and Vivian Shao (7th)

PIAA Qualifiers: Sophie Shao (100 butterfly, 200 IM); Talia Bugel (100 backstroke); 200 medley relay team (Sophie Shao, Talia Bugel, Rei Sperry, and Vivian Shao); 400 freestyle relay team (Sophie Shao, Talia Bugel, Rei Sperry, and Vivian Shao)

WPIAL Champions: Sophie Shao, Talia Bugel, Rei Sperry, and Vivian Shao – 200 medley relay team (broke school record); Sophie Shao (100 butterfly); Talia Bugel (100 backstroke)

WPIAL Silver Medalist: Sophie Shao (200 IM)

WPIAL Bronze Medalists: Talia Bugel (50 freestyle) and 400 freestyle relay team (Talia Bugel, Sophie Shao, Rei Sperry, Vivian Shao)

Additional WPIAL Medalists: 200 freestyle relay team – Ariana Pasquella, Julia Stutzman, Vivian Shao, and Rei Sperry (4th); Ariana Pasquella ­– 100 breaststroke (7th); Rei Sperry – 100 backstroke (8th)

WPIAL Other Place Finishers: Vivian Shao – 100 freestyle (11th) and Isabella Marcos – 100 breaststroke (14th)

New Pool Records 2020-2021 Season: Sophie Shao ­– 200 IM; girls 200 medley relay (Sophie Shao, Talia Bugel, Rei Sperry, and Vivian Shao); girls 400 freestyle relay (Sophie Shao, Talia Bugel, Rei Sperry, and Vivian Shao)

 

Wrestling  6-8, 2-3

WPIAL Class 3A Section 1 Qualifiers: Henry Byrne (113 lbs.), Owen Ellermeyer (106 lbs.), and Ray Worsen (126 lbs.) – all placed 4th

This season had a subsection tournament, which was different than past years

Subsection Winner: Ray Worsen (5-0) 126 lbs.

Subsection Silver Medalists: Owen Ellermeyer and Henry Byrne

Dakota Pisano led the team with nine pins this season