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Holy Redeemer, Abington Heights fall in quarterfinals – Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice
The District 2 championship boys’ volleyball teams were eliminated from the PIAA playoffs in the quarterfinals Saturday afternoon at Exeter Township High School.
Holy Redeemer’s outstanding season ended with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-21) loss to York Suburban in the PIAA Class 2A playoffs.
Abington Heights finished its historic season with a 3-0 (25-9, 25-14, 25-18) loss to District 3 champion Cumberland Valley in the PIAA Class 3A quarterfinals in the second match of the doubleheader.
In the Class 2A opener, York Suburban, the runner-up from District 3, advanced to the semifinals and a rematch with District 3 champion Manheim Central, which defeated Dock Mennonite, 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-12) in Tuesday’s semifinal.
The Royals, who won the program’s first District 2 Class 2A championship since 2021, finished the season with a 20-1 record.
Josh Rocha led Holy Redeemer with 29 kills, six service points, and two digs. Rocha finished the season with 956 kills and 125 digs.
Setter Jack Wasiakowski contributed 37 assists to push his season total to 950 for the Royals during the run to a second straight state quarterfinal.
Max Mohutsky had six digs and four kills, Korey Tang had five kills and two blocks, and Brandon DelBalso had three kills and two blocks for Holy Redeemer.
In the Class 3A match, Cumberland Valley (20-0), the No. 1 team in the Class 3A poll by the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association, advanced to Tuesday’s semifinals against Governor Mifflin, the third-place team from District 3.
Abington Heights, which won the District 2 Class 3A championship and earned the first state playoff win in program history Wednesday against Bethlehem Freedom, ends with a 16-5 overall record.
The Comets’ frontline of Shawn Theodore and Shane Brower led the attack. Each had five kills, while Theodore added two blocks and Brower had one.
Theodore finished the season with 243 kills, and Brower had 180.
Chris Cummins led the defensive effort by the Comets with 13 digs.
Ryan Horutz, a sophomore setter, ran the offense and had 18 assists to give him 591 this season.
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