Championship week lived up to its billing and two teams from the Lackawanna Interscholastic Athletic Association teams captured titles.
On Wednesday, Delaware Valley pulled off the unimaginable. The Warriors not only ended Holy Redeemer’s 78-match winning streak in the conference, but did it in three games. They completed the season 12-0 and won every match, 3-0.
And on Thursday, Blue Ridge stopped Forest City, 3-1, to claim its second league championship in the last three seasons.
WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE
Delaware Valley won its first WVC title.
Frank Lauri / Contributing photographer
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DELAWARE VALLEY |
25 |
25 |
25 |
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HOLY REDEEMER |
22 |
20 |
21 |
DELAWARE VALLEY LEADERS AGAINST HOLY REDEEMER
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Blake Gearhart |
Jackson Shafer |
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18 Kills |
23 Kills |
Here’s where Delaware Valley stands in the District 2-11 Playoff standings:
Delaware Valley’s Blake Gearhart slams a kill against Holy Redeemer.
Frank Lauri / Contributing photographer
LACKAWANNA LEAGUE
2019 Blue Ridge Raiders
Submitted photo
RAIDERS CLAIM TITLE
BY JOBY FAWCETT
Each time they faced adversity after an erratic start, the Raiders responded.
Down a game in a match against Forest City that would eventually determine the Lackawana League champion, Blue Ridge clawed back to a 3-1 (8-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-21) win Thursday in the regular-season finale.
The Raiders (11-1) won their second league title in the last three years and will be the No. 2 seed for the District 1-2-11 Class 2A subregional playoffs.
“This shows how important our family is here with this team,” Blue Ridge’s Calvin Scheideler said. “It shows how we can come back from anything and shows how strong we are as a team. We are not just individuals.
“This was amazing.”
BLUE RIDGE LEADERS AGAINST FOREST CITY
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Calvin Scheideler |
Cameron Franks |
Garrett Conklin |
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8 Kills |
17 Kills |
26 Digs |
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FOREST CITY |
25 |
18 |
16 |
21 |
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BLUE RIDGE |
8 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
HIGHLIGHTS
Here’s the FINAL District 1-2-11 Playoff standings:
Here’s the District 1-2-11 Playoff schedule (Courtesy piaad2.org):
FINAL TOP 5 POLL
Here is The Times-Tribune High School Volleyball Top 5 for Week 5. It is the final poll of the season. Susquehanna and Abington Heights split their season series.
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Rank |
Team |
League |
Overall |
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1 |
Delaware Valley WARRIORS |
12–0 |
13–0 |
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2 |
Blue Ridge RAIDERS |
11–1 |
11–1 |
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3 |
Forest City FORESTERS |
10–2 |
11–2 |
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4T |
Susquehanna SABERS |
7–5 |
7–5 |
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4T |
Abington Heights COMETS |
8–4 |
8–5 |
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
