We are still without sports.
The world we live in today looks very unfamiliar. People are staying home — for the most part — store fronts are boarded up, businesses are closing, schools are empty and athletic gyms and fields are deserted.
Still, the kids maintain hope. And that is a good thing for them.
So we shall feed that hope with a look at the teams and athletes who should be competing indoors this spring in boys volleyball.
2019 CHAMPIONS
Delaware Valley’s Blake Gearhart — 2019 Player of the Year
Lackawanna League: Blue Ridge Raiders
Wyoming Valley Conference: Delaware Valley Warriors
DISTRICT 2
Class 3A: Delaware Valley Warriors
Class 2A: Holy Redeemer Royals
2020 LACKAWANNA LEAGUE PRESEASON FAVORITE
BLUE RIDGE RAIDERS
Returning starters:
LEAGUE’S TOP RETURNING PERFORMER: Cameron Franks — Blue Ridge Raiders
Blue Ridge’s Charlie Randall (20) and Cameron Franks (7) celebrate a point during a District 2 2A volleyball first round playoff game against Forest City at Holy Redeemer in Wilkes-Barre.
Christopher Dolan / Staff Photographer
LEAGUE’S TOP RETURNING PERFORMER: Nicholas Andrews — Forest City Foresters
Forest City’s Nicholas Andrews.
2019 FINAL RANKING
|
Rank |
Team |
League |
Overall |
|
 |
1 |
Delaware Valley WARRIORS |
12—0 |
13—0 |
 |
2 |
Blue Ridge RAIDERS |
11—1 |
11—1 |
 |
3 |
Forest City FORESTERS |
10—2 |
11—2 |
 |
4T |
Susquehanna SABERS |
7—5 |
7—5 |
 |
4T |
Abington Heights COMETS |
8—4 |
8—5 |
2020 PRESEASON RANKING
|
Rank |
Team |
|
|
1 |
Blue Ridge RAIDERS |
|
2 |
Delaware Valley WARRIORS |
|
3 |
Abington Heights COMETS |
 |
4 |
Western Wayne WILDCATS |
|
5 |
Forest City FORESTERS |
2019 LACKAWANNA LEAGUE COACHES’ ALL-STARS
CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Cameron Franks, Blue Ridge
Nicholas Andrews, Forest City
FIRST TEAM
Matthew Pacyna | Abington Heights
Chance VanSickle | Abington Heights
Cameron Franks | Blue Ridge
Nicholas Andrews | Forest City
Matthew Giles | Forest City
Bryce Baldwin | Susquehanna
Matt Henneforth | Western Wayne
SECOND TEAM
James McGrail | Abington Heights
Ben Bleck | Blue Ridge
Garrett Conklin | Blue Ridge
Ethan Mack | Mountain View
Preston Petts | Mountain View
Jarrett Dininny | Susquehanna
Tom Motichka | Western Wayne
HONORABLE MENTION
Calvin Scheideler (Blue Ridge); Evin Davies (Blue Ridge); Ben Hoal (Elk Lake); Nate Preston (Elk Lake); Mitchell Schwarztrauber (Elk Lake); Jake Andzulis (Mountain View); Alex Amorine (Western Wayne).
(RETURNING PLAYERS IN BOLD)
Members of the Lackawanna League Coaches’ All-Star team are, from left, Susquehanna’s Bryce Baldwin, Western Wayne’s Matt Henneforth, Abington Heights’ Chance VanSickle, Blue Ridge’s Cameron Franks, Forest City’s Nicholas Andrews and and Matthew Giles, and Abington Heights’ Matt Pacyna.
Photo by Christopher Dolan
RETURNING ALL-REGION PLAYERS
2019 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
BLUE RIDGE DEFEATS FOREST CITY FOR LACKAWANNA LEAGUE TITLE
HS VOLLEYBALL: Blue Ridge vs. Forest City – Highlights
Posted by Joby Fawcett, The Times-Tribune on Thursday, May 9, 2019
DELAWARE VALLEY WINS DISTRICT 2 CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP
HS VOLLEYBALL: 2019 District 2 Class 3A Championship – Highlights
Posted by Joby Fawcett, The Times-Tribune on Monday, May 20, 2019
Joby Fawcett has covered high school sports — including football, girls and boys volleyball, girls and boys tennis, girls and boys swimming, boys basketball, girls and boys track and field, and girls and boys lacrosse — for 22 years. The High School Sports Blog offers deeper insights plus statistical and historical information for fans and features photos, videos and graphics along with Top 5 polls for tennis and volleyball. Contact: jbfawcett@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9100 x5367; @sportsTT
