HS TENNIS: Abington Heights-Scranton Prep on hold; Week 4 Rankings
Apr. 19—Today was supposed to be the day that the top two teams in the Lackawanna League had their showdown at Abington Heights Middle School.
But, as it has so many times, COVID-19 put a halt to that.
Right now, the much-anticipated battle between tennis powers Scranton Prep and Abington Heights is postponed to TBA according to Big Teams. The hope is that the match can be rescheduled. Remember, times is short this spring with the calendar. However, there is also hope that it will be played one way or the other, because the LIAA set a precedent in the fall by playing off a tie in the girls volleyball season and the boys basketball season to determine a league champion. The goal, the LIAA has said in both cases, is that the organization wants to determine the champions on the court or field rather than have co-champions where possible.
So, let's keep our fingers crossed.
With the league season still moving forward, this is a busy week. But let's get to a reminder in this week's post.
DISTRICT 2 CHAMPIONSHIPS
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QUALIFYING
Seeding for both the Class 2A and Class 3A tournaments will be done utilizing the District 2 Power Ranking System. The top 8 teams in each classification will qualify for the tournament as well as any other team with an overall record of .500 or better.
First Round on Friday, April 30th at Higher Seed
Quarterfinals held on Monday, May 3rd at Higher Seed
Semifinals and Finals held on Wednesday, May 5th
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—Class 3A Semifinals at 11:30 a.m.
—Class 2A Semifinals at 1 p.m.
Finals to follow.
At Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre
NOTE: First Round of the PIAA State Team Championships is Tuesday, May 18th
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STANDINGS
(Courtesy piaad2.org)
CLASS 3A
3A
School
W
L
T
Rating
TWP
OWP
Games
Sch(Left)
1
Abington Heights
8-
0-
0
0.785138
1.000000
0.475946
13(5)
2
Crestwood
5-
1-
0
0.707213
0.825000
0.537716
9(3)
3
West Scranton
4-
3-
0
0.572909
0.579310
0.563697
13(6)
4
North Pocono
5-
3-
0
0.523330
0.613924
0.392964
12(4)
5
Delaware Valley
3-
4-
0
0.444074
0.424460
0.472298
13(6)
6
Berwick Area
3-
5-
0
0.429176
0.371951
0.511525
10(2)
7
Wallenpaupack
2-
4-
1
0.416995
0.339515
0.528490
13(6)
8
Wilkes-Barre
1-
4-
0
0.338040
0.188119
0.553779
7(2)
9
Scranton
1-
8-
0
0.301096
0.104972
0.583322
13(4)
10
Hazleton
0-
7-
0
0.217837
0.000000
0.531309
11(4)
11
Pittston Area
0-
0-
0
0.000000
0.000000
0.000000
0(0)
12
Wyoming Valley West
0-
0-
0
0.000000
0.000000
0.000000
0(0)
CLASS 2A
2A
School
W
L
T
Rating
TWP
OWP
Games
Sch(Left)
1
Scranton Preparatory School
7-
0-
0
0.796213
1.000000
0.502958
13(6)
2
Dallas
8-
0-
0
0.763127
1.000000
0.422261
10(2)
3
Dunmore
6-
2-
0
0.681893
0.756098
0.575111
13(5)
4
Wyoming Seminary College Prep
5-
2-
0
0.636242
0.712230
0.526894
9(2)
5
Honesdale
5-
3-
0
0.594260
0.618750
0.559019
13(5)
6
Valley View
7-
3-
0
0.588628
0.695000
0.435555
13(3)
7
Holy Redeemer
4-
3-
0
0.566076
0.567376
0.564206
8(1)
8
MMI Preparatory School
5-
4-
0
0.511110
0.546961
0.459520
10(1)
9
Wyoming Area
2-
2-
0
0.504477
0.487805
0.528470
9(5)
10
Holy Cross
3-
5-
1
0.438472
0.386238
0.513638
13(4)
11
Tunkhannock
1-
6-
0
0.300593
0.146853
0.521827
10(3)
12
Montrose
1-
7-
0
0.269688
0.120253
0.484728
13(5)
13
Mid Valley Secondary Center
1-
6-
0
0.254889
0.138686
0.422109
13(6)
14
Western Wayne
0-
5-
0
0.231220
0.000000
0.563952
13(8)
15
Riverside (2)
0-
0-
0
0.000000
0.000000
0.000000
0(0)
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TOP 5 TEAMS
Abington Heights is still undefeated, but is on pause due to COVID-19 at the school. Scranton Prep is also unbeaten after withstanding a challenge from Valley View. Dunmore proved it is one of the best teams after taking Scranton Prep to 3-2 before losing and beating Honesdale, 3-2. .
Rank
Team
Record
1
Abington Heights COMETS
8 — 0
2
Scranton Prep CAVALIERS
7 — 0
3
Dunmore BUCKS
6 — 2
4
Honesdale HORNETS
5 — 3
5
Valley View COUGARS
7 — 3
2021 Season
Abington Heights
Delaware Valley
Dunmore
Holy Cross
Honesdale
Delaware Valley, W 5-0
Abington Heights, L 5-0
Wallenpaupack, W 3-2
Honesdale, L 4-1
Holy Cross, W 4-1
West Scranton, W 4-1
Honesdale, L 3-2
Scranton, W 3-2
Scranton Prep, L 4-1
Delaware Valley, W 3-2
Western Wayne, W 4-1
Montrose, W 5-0
North Pocono, W 4-1
Valley View, L 4-1
Scranton Prep, L 3-2
Valley View, W 4-1
Mid Valley, W 4-1
West Scranton, W 4-1
North Pocono, L 3-2
Mid Valley, W 5-0
Honesdale, W 5-0
West Scranton, L 3-2
Abington Heights, L 5-0
Wallenpaupack, T 2-2
Abington Heghts, L 5-0
Montrose, W 5-0
Dunmore, L 5-0
Scranton Prep, L 3-2
Western Wayne, W 3-1
Scranton, W 5-0
Dunmore, W 5-0
Scranton, W 4-1
Delaware Valley, W 5-0
Scranton, W 3-2
Valley View, W 3-2
Holy Cross, W 5-0
Honesdale, W 3-2
Abington Heights, L 5-0
Dunmore, L 3-2
Montrose, W 4-0
Mid Valley
Montrose
North Pocono
Scranton
Scranton Prep
Scranton, L 4-1
North Pocono, L 5-0
Montrose, W 5-0
Mid Valley, W 4-1
Holy Cross, W 4-1
Montrose, W 3-2
Mid Valley, L 3-2
West Scranton, L 4-1
Valley View, L 4-1
Honesdale, W 3-2
Delaware Valley, L 4-1
Wallennpaupack, L 5-0
Holy Cross, W 3-2
West Scranton, L 3-2
North Pocono, W 4-1
Honesdale, L 5-0
Delaware Valley, L 5-0
Scranton Prep, L 4-1
Dunmore, L 3-2
Wallenpaupack, W 5-0
North Pocono, L 4-1
Valley View, L 5-0
Mid Valley, W 4-1
Honesdale, L 5-0
Dunmore, W 3-2
Valley View, L 5-0
Abington Heights, L 5-0
Dunmore, L 4-1
Holy Cross, L 3-2
Scranton, W 5-0
Wallenpaupack, L 4-1
Holy Cross, L 4-0
Scranton, W 3-2
North Pocono, L 3-2
Valley View, W 4-1
Scranton Prep, L 5-0
Delaware Valley, L 4-1
Valley View
Wallenpaupack
West Scranton
Western Wayne
Wallenpaupack, W 4-1
Valley View, L 4-1
Abington Heights, L 4-1
Valley View, L 4-1
Scranton, W 4-1
Montrose, W 5-0
North Pocono, W 4-1
Abington Heights, L 4-1
Holy Cross, W 4-1
Holy Cross, T 2-2
Scranton, W 3-2
Holy Cross, L 3-1
Western Wayne, W 4-1
Dunmore, L 3-2
Delaware Valley, W 3-2
Abington Heights, L 4-1
Scranton Prep, L 5-0
Dunmore, L 4-1
Montrose, W 5-0
Mid Valley, W 4-1
Valley View, L 4-1
Mid Valley, W 5-0
West Scranton, L 4-1
Wallenpaupack, W 4-1
Honesdale, L 3-2
West Scranton, W 4-1
Scranton Prep, L 4-1
STANDINGS
Lackawanna League
W
L
T
Abington Heights
8
0
0
Scranton Prep
7
0
0
Valley View
7
3
0
Dunmore
6
2
0
Honesdale
5
3
0
North Pocono
4
3
0
West Scranton
4
3
0
Delaware Valley
3
4
0
Holy Cross
3
5
1
Wallenpaupack
2
4
1
Mid Valley
1
6
0
Scranton
1
8
0
Western Wayne
0
3
0
Montrose
0
7
0
A LOOK AHEAD
TODAY
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS
(matches start at 4 p.m.)
Scranton at Wallenpaupack
Montrose at West Scranton
Scranton Prep at Abington Heights — PPD to TBA
North Pocono at Delaware Valley
Dunmore at Western Wayne
Mid Valley at Holy Cross
TUESDAY
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS
(matches start at 4 p.m.)
Western Wayne at West Scranton
Scranton Prep at Mid Valley
Wallenpaupack at Abington Heights
Holy Cross at Delaware Valley
Montrose at Honesdale
WEDNESDAY
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS
(matches start at 4 p.m.)
Montrose at Scranton
Dunmore at Holy Cross
North Pocono at Wallenpaupack
Honesdale at Western Wayne
Mid Valley at West Scranton
Valley View at Delaware Valley
THURSDAY
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS
(matches start at 4 p.m.)
Scranton Prep at Delaware Valley
FRIDAY
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS
(matches start at 4 p.m.)
Valley View at Dunmore
Holy Cross at West Scranton
Mid Valley at Abington Heights
North Pocono at Honesdale
Western Wayne at Scranton
Montrose at Scranton Prep
Western Wayne at Scranton Prep (follows WW at SCR and MON at SP)
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TOP 5 PLAYERS
Lenny Maiocco remains at No. 1 and it looks like he is scheduled to face Matt Tressler this week — weather permitting. Luke Kotcho won a three-set match against John Sinclair last week, so those two players swapped places in the rankings.
Rank
Player
Record
1
Lenny MAIOCCO, WESTERN WAYNE
3 — 0
2
Matt TRESSLER, SCRANTON PREP
7 — 0
3
Luke KOTCHO, VALLEY VIEW
8 — 2
4
John SINCLAIR, WEST SCRANTON
6 — 1
5
Sam WEIS, ABINGTON HEIGHTS
5 — 3
SINGLES RECORDS
Abington Heights
Delaware Valley
Dunmore
Holy Cross
Honesdale
Sam Weis
5 — 3
Jack Monoit
4 — 3
David Day
4 — 4
Connor Tone
4 — 5
Ethan Rickard
2 — 6
Sam Christman
8 — 0
Max Plotkin
3 — 4
Billy Portanova
4 — 4
Dhiraj Baniya
6 — 3
Noah Theobald
6 — 2
Adam Vale
8 — 0
Griffen Kowal
4 — 3
Nicky Chiaro
5 — 3
David Huester
5 — 4
Brandon Hanson
3 — 5
Mid Valley
Montrose
North Pocono
Scranton
Scranton Prep
Adam Brzozowski
2 — 5
Stephen Parinisi
0 — 7
Patrick Cawley
5 — 2
Om Patel
0 — 9
Matt Tressler
7 — 0
Damien Chmielewski
0 — 5
Carter Dolaway
1 — 6
Alex Ni
2 — 5
Dhruvraj Parmar
6 — 2
Ethan Borick
7 — 0
Nathan Bates
1 — 0
Derick Muller
0 — 2
Brian Castrogiovanni
2 — 5
Vraj Patel
3 — 5
James Cawley
6 — 1
Stan Ciborosky
0 — 6
Gabe Morrison
0 — 1
Brak Patel
0 — 1
Callum deQuevedo
0 — 2
Kyle Oleniacz
0 — 3
Parth Patel
0 — 1
Valley View
Wallenpaupack
West Scranton
Western Wayne
Luke Kotcho
8 — 2
Jack Filip
2 — 5
John Sinclair
6 — 1
Lenny Maiocco
3 — 0
Liam Harrison
6 — 4
Peter MacDonough
2 — 5
Sawyer McHale
3—4
Kiel Rizzi
0 — 3
Joe Traucht
5 — 4
Anthony Marie
4 — 3
Nathan Hazelton
3 — 4
Kelton Slifko
0 — 3
Jack Reilly
1 — 0
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