Raiders beat Saints, clinch states

Twin Valley clinched a berth in the PIAA Class 3A playoffs with a 3-1 victory over Berks Catholic Saturday in the District 3 Class 3A third-place match at Wolf Gymnasium.

The fifth-seeded Raiders won 26-24, 25-27, 25-16, 2523 to earn a berth in states for the first time.

For Twin Valley (19-6), Alyssa Green had 40 assists and 29 digs, Emma Lessick had 21 kills and 29 digs, Laura Beigel had 13 kills and six blocks, and Juliet Simmet had 18 digs and five kills.

For the Saints (20-4), Olivia Jones had 15 kills and two blocks, Jillian Avadanian had 17 digs, Maggie McFadden had five kills and three blocks, and Kate Barbon had seven kills, six digs, two blocks and 30 assists.

The Raiders will open states Tuesday against either the District 5 or District 6 champ.