The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)
Girls Volleyball Class-4A
(12-1) ARCHBISHOP CARROLL VS. (1-4) PENNSBURY » District 12 champion Archbishop Carroll will face the District 1 fourth-place finisher Pennsbury in the first round of the Class4A state playoffs Tuesday at Bishop McDevitt High School in Wyncote at 3:45 p.m.
The winner of this match will face the winner of (1-1) Bishop Shanahan and (11-2) Nazareth in the quarterfinals Saturday. (1-2) UPPER MERION VS. (32) EXETER TOWNSHIP » District 1 runner-up Upper Merion will face District 3 runner-up Exeter Township in the first round of the Class-4A state playoffs Tuesday at Lower Merion High School at 7:30 p.m.
The Vikings are coming off their second loss of the season — a 3-0 defeat in the district championship game against Bishop Shanahan.
Outside hitters senior Emma Andraka and junior Tori Wright, who each have 1,000 kills and rank second and third in kills in Upper Merion history, respectively, will try to lead the Vikings to a win in their first state playoff match since 2014.
The winner of this match will face the winner (11-1) PARKLAND VS. (1-3) PERKIOMEN VALLEY » District 11 champion Parkland will face District 1 thirdplace finisher Perkiomen Valley in the first round of the Class-4A state playoffs Tuesday at Whitehall High School at 6:30 p.m.
The winner of this match will face the winner of (1-2) Upper Merion and (3-2) Exeter Township in the quarterfinals Saturday.
Class-3A
(1-1) POPE JOHN PAUL II VS. (12-3) CARDINAL O’HARA » Pope John Paul II, the District 1 champion, will face Cardinal O’Hara, the third-place finisher in District 12, in the first round of the Class-3A state playoffs Tuesday at Methacton High School at 6 p.m.
The Golden Panthers won the Pioneer Athletic Conference championship with a win over previously unbeaten Upper Merion before winning the District 1-4A title. PJP entered the district playoffs as the No. 3 seed and beat No. 6 Sun Valley, 3-0, No. 2 Mount St. Joseph, 3-2, and No. 1 Merion Mercy, 3-0.
The winner of this match will face the winner of (2-1) Greater Nanticoke and (3-2) West York in the quarterfinals Saturday.