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.
The 2019 EPC boys volleyball all-stars have been released. Congratulations to the following Trojans who were selected.
Seth Fine - 1st TeamLogan Iacobelli - 2nd TeamIan Dashukewich - 2nd TeamJordan Lewis - Honorable Mention
The complete list can be seen here:
2019 EPC Boys Volleyball All-Stars
In the EPC finale and a match that was circled on both team's calendars for months, Parkland and Whitehall battled for 5 sets which ended with a Whitehall win 3-2 (25-23, 23-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-11). With the win, Whitehall ends the EPC season undefeated at 16-0 while Parkland ends the season at 13-3.
Jordan Lewis exploded for 16 kills while Rylan Nemesh added 12 kills and 5 blocks. Ben and Logan Iacobelli combined for 40 digs.
Next up for the Trojans is the EPC Semifinals on Monday night against #3 Freedom. That match will be held at Allen HS and will begin at 5:30pm. Following that match, #1 Whitehall will take on #4 Emmaus, who beat out Liberty for the 4th spot based on EPC power rankings.
2019 Parkland Boys Volleyball Senior Book
Parkland made the long trip to the Poconos and returned with a 3-0 win over the host Cardinals 25-14, 25-16, 25-21. The win moves Parkland to 14-2.
Next up for the Trojans is their last match of the regular season and senior night against EPC frontrunner Whitehall on Friday. JV will start at 5:30pm and Varsity will begin around 7:00pm, after the seniors are honored.
