Whitehall lived up to the hype, proving their dominance over District XI competition by continuing their undefeated season with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-20) sweep of Parkland to capture the 2019 District XI AAA title.  It's their second ever title (2010) in 6 finals appearances.  For Parkland, it was their 19th appearance, earning runner-up for the 10th time.

Next up for the Trojans is the first round of the PIAA AAA tournament on Tuesday, May 28th.  They will take on the winner of the District 3 tournament, either Central York or State College.  Whitehall is matched up against District 12 #2 seed.  Both match locations will be determined later.

In a win or go home match, #3 Parkland and #7 Easton battled in the District XI AAA semifinal.  At the end of the very tight match, Parkland punched their ticket to the DXI AAA final with a 3-1 (26-24, 25-22, 13-25, 26-24) win.  The Trojans  will face #1 Whitehall in the final on Thursday.  Whitehall defeated #4 Freedom 3-1 (21-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-22).

Leading the way for the Trojans was JT Siggins with 13 kills and 5 blocks.  Ian Dashukewich, Rylan Nemesh, and Jordan Lewis each added 8 kills for Trojans.  Seth Fine and Noah Moreef paced the offense by dishing out a combined 40 assists.

 2019 District XI AAA Championship bracket

Next up for the Trojans is the District XI AAA final against Whitehall on Thursday, May 22nd.  The match will begin at 6:00pm at Catasauqua High School. 

On Thursday night, #3 Parkland and #6 Liberty faced off in the DXI AAA quarterfinals.  Parkland started slow but came out with the 3-1 (21-25, 25-14, 25-23, 25-15) win.  The win propels the Trojans into the DXI AAA semifinal against #7 Easton who defeated #2 Delaware Valley 3-2.  In the other quarterfinal matches, #1Whitehall swept #8 Nazareth and #4 Freedom swept #5 Emmaus. 

For the Trojans, Ian Dashukewich hammered home 10 kills and added 3 blocks.  Lucas Adam and JT Siggins added 9 kills each.

Next up for the Trojans is the DXI AAA semifinal on Tuesday, May 21st at Catasauqua High School.  Parkland vs Easton will be at 5:30pm and Whitehall vs Freedom will be at 7:00pm.

 2019 District XI AAA Championship bracket

The Parkland boys volleyball program would also like to say congratulations to Liberty's head coach Neiad Ammary who is stepping down as the Hurricanes head coach at the conclusion of this season.  He has been the head coach at his alma mater for the last 15 years and has built a program which has consistently competed at the top of the conference which included a District XI championship in 2007 over Parkland.  His contributions have been felt throughout the Lehigh Valley and beyond.  From the high school doubles tournaments, numerous club and high school tournaments held at Liberty, and his neverending promotion of collegiate club volleyball, Neiad will be greatly missed.  We all wish you great success as your family grows.  I'm sure we'll see you in a gym again soon, even if it's from a little farther from the court.

Freedom and Parkland faced off in the EPC semifinal on Monday night with both teams looking for the right to play in the EPC Championship on Wednesday night.  Unfortunately for Parkland, Freedom played with a lot more energy and earned the 3-0 sweep (25-19, 25-21, 27-25).  With the win, Freedom earned the right to play Whitehall, who swept Emmaus in the other semifinal (27-25, 25-16, 27-25).  The championship match will be held Wednesday at Allen HS starting at 6:00pm.

Next up for the Trojans is the quarterfinals of the District XI AAA tournament on Thursday, May 16th.  The Trojans enter the match as the #3 seed and will face #6 Liberty.  that match will be held at Parkland, beginning at 6:00pm.

  2019 District XI AAA Championship bracket

The 2019 EPC boys volleyball all-stars have been released.  Congratulations to the following Trojans who were selected.

Seth Fine - 1st Team
Logan Iacobelli - 2nd Team
Ian Dashukewich - 2nd Team
Jordan Lewis - Honorable Mention

The complete list can be seen here:

 2019 EPC Boys Volleyball All-Stars