Due to circumstances WAY beyond our control at ON THE BLOG, we unfortunately failed to post a High School Volleyball update.

We are not in the excuse-making business, so all that can be done at this point is to apologize.

What has happened, you ask?

Well, there is a shakeup in the Lackawanna League with Abington Heights standing firm at the top of the standings and Western Wayne making great strides after a lengthy layoff due to a COVID-19 pause at the school.

We begin by honoring and acknowledging the milestone for Matt Henneforth, who recorded his 500th kill before the shutdown.

In today’s Times-Tribune, we highlight his outstanding career:

 

TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021

HS VOLLEYBALL: Western Wayne’s Matt Henneforth is back in action

 

Matt Henneforth certainly returned with a bang.

Western Wayne’s star volleyball player spent two anxious weeks on the shelf as the school coped with a COVID-19 pause for athletics only a few days after reaching a career milestone.

Once back on the court, with only a few matches left in his senior season, he continued to make a statement as one of the top offensive players in the Lackawanna League.

A 21-kill effort in a win over Blue Ridge and two straight 18-kill matches sent a message that he is back with a vengeance as the Wildcats get charged up for their remaining regular-season schedule and a postseason berth.

 

 

CLICK LINK TO READ FULL STORY

https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/sports/high-school/hs-volleyball-western-waynes-matt-henneforth-is-back-in-action/article_2a79b12e-d072-5587-a0be-213dbb56e69c.html

 

 

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DOWN TO THE FINISH

 

The Lackawanna League has two official play dates remaining in its regular season starting tonight and finishing Thursday.

Abington Heights has clinched a tie for the championship. The Comets are at North Pocono and at Blue Ridge to close out the schedule. They would have to lose both matches to create a playoff for the title.

The Comets are unbeaten in the league and have won four straight matches since losing two at an invitational. Those losses are to Holy Redeemer (13-1) and Dock Mennonite (16-3).

The match against Blue Ridge became a little less important when Western Wayne knocked off the Raiders in five games Monday.

 

2021 STANDINGS

Lackawanna League	W	L
y-Abington Heights	10	0
Blue Ridge	8	2
Western Wayne	7	3
North Pocono	5	5
Forest City	4	7
Elk Lake	2	5
Mountain View	0	7
Wyoming Valley Conference	W	L
x-Holy Redeemer	9	0
Tunkhannock	9	1
Delaware Valley	6	1
Crestwood	7	2
Berwick	4	2
Wyoming Valley West	5	5
Dallas	5	5
Hazleton Area	3	4
Wilkes-Barre Area	3	6
Hanover Area	1	7
Lake-Lehman	1	10
Nanticoke	0	9

 

x-Clinched title

y-Clinched tie for title

 

A LOOK AHEAD

 

TODAY

Lackawanna League
Western Wayne at Elk Lake, 5
Abington Heights at North Pocono, 5
Blue Ridge at Mountain View, 5

Wyoming Valley Conference
Delaware Valley at Crestwood, 5

 

THURSDAY

Lackawanna League
Forest City at North Pocono, 5
Western Wayne at Mountain View, 5
Abington Heights at Blue Ridge, 5

Wyoming Valley Conference
Berwick at Delaware Valley, 5

 

 

 

TOP 5 TEAMS

	Rank	Team	Record
	1	Abington Heights COMETS	10–2
	2	Delaware Valley WARRIORS	8–1
	3	Western Wayne WILDCATS	9–4
	4	Blue Ridge RAIDERS	8–2
	5	North Pocono TROJANS	8–6

 

 

 

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DISTRICT 2 PLAYOFFS

 

The District 2 and Subregional playoffs are set to begin on May 17 and May 19. Several teams have secured berths.

 

Here is what piaad2.org has posted

 

CLASS 3A

Since there are 5 teams in the classification, District 2 will have its own tournament. All teams will qualify and be seeded on
their power ranking. Tournaments do not count in either the power rankings or winning percentage. All matches will be
single matches and be held at the site of the higher seed.

• Quarterfinals: Wednesday, May 19 at the highest seed.
• Semifinals: Tuesday, May 25 at the site of the highest seed.
• Championship: Thursday, May 27
• Note: The first round of the state tournament will be June 1, quarterfinals are scheduled for June 5, semifinals
  will be on June 8 and the finals will be on June 12 at Rec Hall on the campus of Penn State at 1 p.m.

 

STANDINGS

Courtesy piaad2.org

3A School  W  L  T  Rating  TWP  OWP  Games Sch(Left) 1 Delaware Valley 8- 1- 0  0.710187  0.882682  0.461962  12(3) 2 Abington Heights 10- 2- 0  0.688120  0.818966  0.499830  14(2) 3 Wyoming Valley West 5- 6- 0  0.459979  0.443946  0.483051  12(1) 4 Hazleton 3- 5- 0  0.440988  0.373418  0.538223  10(2)-PP=1 5 Wilkes-Barre 3- 7- 0  0.369697  0.287879  0.487435  11(1)

 

 

CLASS 2A

District 2 is in a subregional with District 1 — Dock Mennonite and District 11 — Bethlehem Catholic and Southern Lehigh.

In order to qualify for the playoffs a team must either finish in the Top 8 ranked teams OR have a .500 winning percentage in either the league or overall record. Tournaments do not count in the power ranking or winning percentage. A minimum of 8 teams would qualify for the subregional, but the potential for more teams qualifying exists if they finish above .500.
With the completion of all league schedules by May 13th, the volleyball committee recommended spreading the tournament out over two weeks.

• First round: Monday, May 17 at the higher seeds and will be
  announced by the Volleyball Committee by Friday, May 14.
• Quarterfinals:  Wednesday, May 19 and will be held at the site of the highest seed.
• Semifinals: Tuesday, May 25 at the site of the highest seeds.
• Championship: Thursday, May 27 at the site of the highest remaining seed.
• Third-place: Since District 1-2-11 will send 3 teams into the state tournament, a third-place match will be held May
  27 at the site of the highest remaining seed.

 

STANDINGS

Courtesy piaad2.org

2A	School	W	L	T	Rating	TWP	OWP	Games Sch(Left)
1	Holy Redeemer	13-	1-	0	0.741338	0.925000	0.477045	14(0)
2	Dock Mennonite Academy	16-	3-	0	0.693360	0.853470	0.462956	20(1)
3	Blue Ridge	8-	2-	0	0.651376	0.791667	0.449495	12(2)
4	Tunkhannock	9-	2-	0	0.644761	0.815668	0.398820	11(0)
5	Western Wayne	9-	4-	0	0.634173	0.681275	0.566392	15(2)
6	Berwick Area	4-	2-	0	0.560023	0.644068	0.439080	10(4)
7	Crestwood	7-	5-	0	0.533868	0.569672	0.482344	14(2)
8	North Pocono	8-	6-	0	0.515784	0.557971	0.455076	16(2)
9	Dallas	5-	5-	0	0.488301	0.490099	0.485714	11(1)
10	Southern Lehigh (SR=11)	7-	8-	0	0.483107	0.481481	0.485447	15(0)
11	Forest City Regional	4-	7-	0	0.412060	0.347032	0.505636	12(1)
12	Bethlehem Catholic (SR=11)	3-	10-	0	0.378247	0.249012	0.564220	15(2)-PP=1
13	Elk Lake	2-	9-	0	0.316112	0.170404	0.525790	12(1)
14	Hanover Area (2)	1-	7-	0	0.289180	0.117284	0.536543	11(3)
15	Lake Lehman	1-	11-	0	0.262410	0.078512	0.527044	12(0)
16	Greater Nanticoke Area	0-	10-	0	0.227181	0.000000	0.554100	11(1)
17	Mountain View	0-	10-	0	0.216812	0.000000	0.528809	12(2)

 

 

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