STAFF REPORT
Playing in the tough Wyoming Valley Conference A division resulted in Berwick and Abington Heights receiving top seeds for the District 2 girls soccer tournaments that begin Wednesday.
Berwick, which won the WVC A, is the No. 1 seed for the Class AA tournament. The Bulldogs (10-1-3) will host GAR (10-3), which won a play-in game last week to qualify. The Grenadiers are enjoying a remarkable turnaround from last season when they did not win a match.
Berwick won the District 2 Class AAA title last season, while Dallas won the Class AA crown. Dallas is the No. 2 seed, sporing an 11-3 record, and will host North Pocono on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m..
The champion and third-place team will advance to the PIAA playoffs.
In Class AAA, Abington Heights (9-4-1) is the No. 1 seed and received a bye into the semifinals. Wyoming Valley West finished 11-1 in the WVC B division and is the No. 2 seed, also receiving a bye.
The champion will advance to the PIAA playoffs.
DISTRICT 2 CLASS AAA
Today’s first round
6-Pittston Area (2-9-1) at 3-Wallenpaupack (8-2-2), 4 p.m.
Thursday’s first round
5-Delaware Valley (6-5-1) at 4-Hazleton Area (10-1-1), 4:30 p.m.
May 19 semifinals
PA/Wallenpaupack winner vs. 1-Abington Heights (9-4-1), Scranton Memorial Stadium, 6 p.m.
DV/Hazleton Area winner vs. 2-Wyoming Valley West (11-1), Lake-Lehman, 6 p.m.
May 21 final
Semifinal winners, TBA, 6 p.m.
DISTRICT 2 CLASS AA
Today’s quarterfinals
8-GAR (10-3) at 1-Berwick (10-1-3), 4:30 p.m.
5-Coughlin (7-6-1) at 4-Crestwood (5-8-1), 4:30 p.m.
6-Lake-Lehman (6-2-3) at 3-Holy Redeemer (6-5-3), 4:30 p.m.
7-North Pocono (8-3-1) at 2-Dallas (11-3), 4:30 p.m.
May 18 semifinals
GAR/Berwick winner vs. Coughlin/Crestwood winner, Lake-Lehman, 7 p.m.
LL/HR winner vs. NP/Dallas winner, Lake-Lehman, 5 p.m.
May 20 final
Semifinal winners, Lake-Lehman, 7 p.m.
May 20 third-place
Semifinal losers, Lake-Lehman, 5 p.m.