Roundup: Kingerski All-State soccer selection; Brookfield boys drop season-opener vs. Mathews
Dec. 1—Slippery Rock junior Nick Kingerski has been named to the Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association All-State Team.
Kingerski, a kicking standout in both soccer and football, was named All-State at forward. He was recently named a 1st Team selection on the District 10 Region 3 football team.
He is the only local soccer player that was named All-State this season.
The Rockets beat North East in the District 10 Class 2A quarterfinals and then suffered a 2-0 loss to Fairview in the semifinals. Fairview ended up beating Grove City for the District 10 championship.
Last season, Hickory's Paul Morelli was the lone All-State selection among local players.
BOYS BASKETBALL
— Vienna-Mathews 65, Brookfield 48 — At Vienna Center Tuesday night, Coach Shawn Hammond's Brookfield High Warriors opened the season with a loss to the Mustangs.
Brookfield led 18-10 at the end of the opening quarter and 24-23 at halftime. Mathews held a slim 39-36 lead after 3 quarters of play, but outscored the Warriors 26-12 in the 4th frame to secure the win.
Vinny Sharp and Vincent Greenwood had 14 points each for Mathews. Sharp buried 3 treys. Dominic Greenwood and Tyler Hopkinson added 13 points each.
Donovan Pawlowski led the way for Brookfield. He drained 4 three-pointers en route to a game-high 19 points, Josh Solida scored 14, and Isaiah Jones added 9 points.
Jones also grabbed 9 rebounds and blocked 5 shots while David Pawlowski dished out 4 assists and had 3 steals.
Brookfield is back in action at 7 p.m. Friday when it visits Hubbard.
The Brookfield boys basketball preview was published in Monday's edition of The Herald. The 2021-22 season in Pennsylvania tips off on Dec. 10. Most region games don't start until January.
The Herald's basketball preview will be published in the Dec. 27 edition of The Herald and the Dec. 29 edition of the Allied News.
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BOYS BASKETBALL
BROOKFIELD 18 6 12 12 48
MATHEWS 10 13 16 26 65
BROOKFIELD — Jones 4-0-0-9, Da. Pawlowski 1-0-0-2, Craig 1-0-0-2, Laverty 1-0-0-2, Do. Pawlowski 7-1-2-19, Solida 5-3-4-14, Creed 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Do. Pawlowski 4, Jones 1, Solida 1. Totals: 19-4-6-48.
MATHEWS — Petak 2-2-2-7, Sharp 4-3-6-14, Toto 2-0-0-4, D. Greenwood 5-3-4-13, V. Greenwood 5-4-4-14, Hobbs 0-0-0-0, Hopkinson 6-1-1-13. 3-pt. goals: Sharp 3, Petak 1. Totals: 24-13-17-65.
JV: No score reported.
