District 2 Teams Return to State Playoffs

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   District 2 teams are returning to action in the PIAA playoffs this week in boys volleyball, boys lacrosse, and girls lacrosse after a week off.

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   Scranton Prep (19-0), the District 2 Class 2A boys lacrosse champion and undefeated team, will host District 3 runner-up Lower Dauphin (18-3) on Tuesday at 5 p.m.

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   Scranton Prep is ranked No. 1 in the state for Class 2A boys lacrosse according to MaxPreps.

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   Lower Dauphin is ranked fifth in the state for Class 2A boys lacrosse according to MaxPreps.

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   Abington Heights (16-4), the District 2 Class 2A boys lacrosse runner-up, will play at District 4 Selinsgrove (14-4) on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

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   Abington Heights defeated Selinsgrove, 15-5, in a nonleague game to open the season.

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   Abington Heights, winners of three straight District 2 Class 2A girls lacrosse championships, will play District 3 runner-up Twin Valley (18-2) on Tuesday at 5 p.m.

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   Last season, Abington Heights reached the PIAA girls lacrosse semifinals.

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   District 2 Class 2A girls lacrosse runner-up Crestwood (18-2) will play at District 4 champion Danville (11-9) at 3 p.m.

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    District 2 Class 3A boys volleyball champion Abington Heights (15-5) faces District 11 runner-up Whitehall (16-4) at 7 p.m. at Abington Heights High School on Tuesday.

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    District 2 Class 2A boys volleyball champion Crestwood (18-2) hosts District 12 bronze medalist Masterman (10-7) on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

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    Braedon McPartland and Will McPartland each have 56 goals for Scranton Prep boys lacrosse.

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    Mackey Lynett has 49 goals for Scranton Prep boys lacrosse, including six goals in the District 2 Class 2A championship win over Abington Heights.

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    Owen McPartland, a freshman, has 44 goals and 29 assists for Scranton Prep boys lacrosse.

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    Scranton Prep’s Packy James has 75 saves, and James Stallman has 66 saves.

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    Cole Duffy, Hace Ganly, and Cody Woodring are the leaders for Lower Dauphin boys lacrosse.

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    Lower Dauphin lost to Lampeter-Strasburg, 6-5, in overtime in the District 3 boys lacrosse championship game.

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    Sophomore Chris Bohn scored five goals for Abington Heights boys lacrosse and is the team’s leading scorer with 64 goals and 52 assists this season.

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    Gavin Anders has 45 goals and 25 assists for Abington Heights boys lacrosse.

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    Braghan Pallis has 43 goals and 38 assists for Abington Heights boys lacrosse.

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    Rodman Azar has 42 goals and 13 assists for Abington Heights boys lacrosse.

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    Gavin Lindsay has 41 goals and 25 assists for Abington Heights boys lacrosse.

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    In the win over Selinsgrove to start the season, Gavin Anders, Rodman Azar, and Gavin Lindsay each had three goals for Abington Heights.

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    Goalie Colton Naholnik had seven saves in Abington Heights’ win over Selinsgrove.

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    Selinsgrove defeated Bellefonte, 9-6, to win the District 4-6 Class 2A subregional final and reach the PIAA playoffs.

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    Benjamin Bucher has 147 career goals and 58 goals and 22 assists this season for Selinsgrove boys lacrosse.

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    Nash Fordyce has 46 goals and 29 assists for Selinsgrove boys lacrosse.

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    Grahm Davis has 43 goals and 30 assists for Selinsgrove boys lacrosse.

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    Morgan Davis scored 11 goals in Abington Heights’ 15-11 win over Crestwood in the District 2 Class 2A girls lacrosse championship game.

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    Morgan Davis has 100 goals this season for Abington Heights girls lacrosse.

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    Allie Rothenberger has 64 goals and 29 assists for Abington Heights girls lacrosse.

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    Brooklyn Yankow has 53 goals this season for Abington Heights girls lacrosse and scored three goals against Crestwood.

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    Olivia Kim has 49 assists for Abington Heights girls lacrosse.

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    Twin Valley lost to Wyomissing, 6-5, in the District 3 girls lacrosse final.

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    Ellie Kaplan scored three goals for Twin Valley and is the program’s all-time leader with 293 career goals.

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    Jackie Gallagher scored five goals for Crestwood in the loss to Abington Heights and has 205 career goals.

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    Gia Caporuscio scored three goals for Crestwood, giving her 251 career goals.

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    Lexi Zabroski made seven saves for Crestwood, giving her 269 career saves.

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    Gracie Kitka scored six goals to lead Danville to a 12-7 win over Selinsgrove in the District 4 girls lacrosse championship.

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    Abington Heights claimed a second straight District 2 Class 3A boys volleyball championship with a 3-0 win over Hazleton Area.

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    Nolan Moore has 238 kills for Abington Heights boys volleyball.

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    Dan Beck has 185 kills for Abington Heights boys volleyball.

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    Ben Reese has 155 kills for Abington Heights boys volleyball.

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    Billy Johnson has 152 kills for Abington Heights boys volleyball.

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    Ryan Horutz has 645 assists for Abington Heights boys volleyball.

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    Whitehall upset top-seeded Parkland, 3-0, in the District 11 Class 3A boys volleyball semifinals.

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    Whitehall lost to Emmaus in the District 11 Class 3A boys volleyball final.

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    Jayden Haik, Cole Rozycki, and Kole Myer lead Whitehall boys volleyball.

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    JJ Stec had 20 kills in Crestwood’s District 2 Class 2A boys volleyball championship win over Holy Redeemer, giving him 501 kills this season.

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    Eric Rinehimer had 18 kills in the championship match, pushing his season total to 237 kills.

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    Zach Koons had 40 assists in the championship match, giving him 817 assists this season.