Five Schuylkill League Teams Playing for District XI Volleyball Titles

Four Schuylkill League volleyball teams earned spots in District XI championship matches Monday night.

Pottsville Area rallied after dropping the first set to beat Pocono Mountain East, Schuylkill Haven Area swept second-seeded Lincoln Leadership Academy, Tri-Valley swept Shenandoah Valley, and Nativity BVM topped Marian Catholic.

That gives the Schuylkill League five teams playing for district titles this week.

Pine Grove Area faces Allentown Central Catholic in the Class 3A final on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Tri-Valley and Schuylkill Haven Area meet in an all-Schuylkill League Class 2A final, Pottsville Area takes on Southern Lehigh in Class 5A, and Nativity BVM plays Bethlehem Christian in Class 1A.

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Monday’s District XI volleyball results

• Class 1A semifinal: #1 Bethlehem Christian def. #4 Salem Christian, 3-0
• Class 1A semifinal: #3 Nativity BVM def. #2 Marian Catholic, 3-1
• Class 2A semifinal: #1 Tri-Valley def. #4 Shenandoah Valley, 3-0
• Class 2A semifinal: #3 Schuylkill Haven Area def. #2 Lincoln Leadership Academy, 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-22)
• Class 5A semifinal: #1 Pottsville Area def. #4 Pocono Mountain East, 3-1 (20-25, 25-9, 25-20, 25-12)
• Class 5A semifinal: #2 Southern Lehigh def. #3 Pleasant Valley, 3-0

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Pottsville Area dropped the first set to Pocono Mountain East before winning the next three, 25-9, 25-20, 25-12, at Minersville.

Anna Burke led the Crimson Tide with 16 kills, five blocks, four aces, and two digs. Ava Schwartz had 12 kills, 13 digs, two aces, and two blocks.

Rhyan Brennan added nine kills, 14 digs, four aces, and a block. Megan Yost handed out 42 assists to go with 14 digs and two aces, and Ceira Kline had 11 digs and a kill.

Pottsville Area will face #2 Southern Lehigh, which swept Pleasant Valley, for the Class 5A title on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Lehighton.

Schuylkill Haven Area knocked off second-seeded Lincoln Leadership Academy in straight sets, 25-23, 25-22, 25-22, at Martz Hall.

Gracelyn Line had 13 digs, three aces, two kills, and an assist for the Hurricanes. Lydia Hartz had 13 assists, five digs, a kill, and an ace, and Hannah Nelson added three kills, four digs, two assists, and a block.

Top-seeded Tri-Valley swept Shenandoah Valley at Minersville to set up the all-Schuylkill League final. The Bulldogs and Hurricanes meet for the Class 2A title on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Minersville.

Nativity BVM beat Marian Catholic 3-1 in an all-Schuylkill League semifinal at Martz Hall.

The Green Wave will face top-seeded Bethlehem Christian, which swept Salem Christian, for the Class 1A title on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Catasauqua High School.

Pine Grove Area plays top-seeded Allentown Central Catholic for the Class 3A title on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Catasauqua High School.

In Class 4A, top-seeded Bethlehem Catholic faces Northwestern Lehigh, which eliminated Panther Valley in the semifinals, on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Catasauqua High School.

District XI volleyball championship schedule

Tuesday, Nov. 3

• Class 3A championship: #1 Allentown Central Catholic vs. #2 Pine Grove Area, 5:30 p.m. at Catasauqua High School
• Class 4A championship: #1 Bethlehem Catholic vs. #3 Northwestern Lehigh, 7:30 p.m. at Catasauqua High School

Wednesday, Nov. 4

• Class 1A championship: #1 Bethlehem Christian vs. #3 Nativity BVM, 5:30 p.m. at Catasauqua High School
• Class 2A championship: #1 Tri-Valley vs. #3 Schuylkill Haven Area, 6 p.m. at Minersville
• Class 5A championship: #1 Pottsville Area vs. #2 Southern Lehigh, 6 p.m. at Lehighton

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