In the aftermath of Scranton Prep’s win over Abington Heights in boys lacrosse last week, the Wyoming Valley Conference season is winding down, and the championship will be decided this week.
On Wednesday, the unbeaten Cavaliers (13-0 overall, 9-0 in WVC) play at the defending WVC champion Delaware Valley (9-5, 7-1) at 5:30 p.m.
Will McPartland, a Fairfield commit, leads the high-scoring Scranton Prep offense. He has 41 goals and 11 assists this season.
Braedon McPartland, who had five goals in the victory over Abington Heights, is second with 35 goals and has 15 assists. Mackey Lynett scored the game-winning goal against the Comets with 1:24 remaining in the game and has 28 goals and 17 assists this season for the Cavaliers.
Scranton Prep’s defense, which gave up 11 goals in the first half against Abington Heights, limited the Comets to two goals in the second half. Goalies James Stallman (44) and Packy James (33) combined for 77 saves.
Michael Iuzzolino leads Delaware Valley with 27 goals and 13 assists. Tyler Husejnovic and Philip Leslie each have 24 goals, and Colin McGarvey has 23 goals and 100 career points.
Riley Smith has 121 saves for the Warriors.
Scranton Prep holds the top spot in the District 2 Class 2A power rating standings. Abington Heights (10-3, .678) is second, and Crestwood (8-4, .603) is third, with Wyoming Seminary (7-4, .576) in fourth.
Lake-Lehman (6-7, .467) is sixth, Dallas (6-8, .420) is seventh, Tunkhannock (2-9, .291) is eighth and Wyoming Area (0-8, .210) is ninth.
The top eight of nine teams qualify for the playoffs. The quarterfinals are May 14, with the semifinals May 18 and the final May 21.
Delaware Valley qualified for the District 2-11 Class 3A Subregional Tournament. Easton (13-1, .751) leads the power rating standings. Parkland (11-4, .658) is second, and Nazareth (10-4, .617) is third.
The top four teams and any team with a .500 record will qualify for the playoffs, which start May 15 with play-in games if needed. The semifinals are May 19, and the final is May 21.
Girls
The much-anticipated WVC showdown between Abington Heights (13-1, 10-0) and Crestwood (11-2, 9-0) will be played Tuesday.
Abington Heights and Crestwood are 1-2 in the District 2 Class 2A power rating standings. Wyoming Seminary (12-2, .683) is third, and Lake-Lehman (12-3, .647) is fourth.
Dallas (9-3, .637) and Scranton Prep (9-4, .558) also qualified for the playoffs.
The top eight teams and any team with a .500 record qualify.
Holy Redeemer (5-4, .527) is seventh, and Tunkhannock is eighth (4-7, .423).