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District 10 Class AA championship (double-elimination format)
All matches at Meadville High School
Matches follow a best-of-three format with all games going to 25.

Play-in match
Tuesday
(8) Farrell vs. (9) Fort LeBoeuf, 4:30 p.m.

Winner’s bracket
Quarterfinals
Tuesday
(2) Maplewood vs. (7) Rocky Grove, 5:30 p.m.
(3) Saegertown vs. (6) Conneaut Valley, 5:30 p.m.
(1) Meadville vs. Farrell-Fort LeBoeuf winner, 6:30 p.m.
(4) Cochranton vs. (5) Cambridge Springs, 6:30 p.m.

Semifinals
Tuesday
1-(8-9) winner vs. 4-5 winner, 8:30 p.m.
2-7 winner vs. 3-6 winner, 8:30 p.m.

Championship
Thursday
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

Loser’s bracket (teams dropped into this bracket after losing one match)
First round
Tuesday
1-(8-9) loser vs. 4-5 loser, 7:30 p.m.
2-7 loser vs. 3-6 loser, 7:30 p.m.

Quarterfinals
Thursday, 6 p.m.

Semifinals
Thursday, 8 p.m.

Championship
Friday, 6:30 p.m.

District 10 championship
Winner’s bracket champion vs. Loser’s bracket champion, 7:30 p.m.

McDowell will play in a PIAA Class AAA subregional on Tuesday against Obama Academy at 6 p.m. at Allderdice High School. The winner moves on to another subregional against either State College or DuBois later in the week.

– Tom Reisenweber

When Conneaut Valley travels to Farrell on Thursday it will be for more than just a boys volleyball match. The two schools will be raising money for the Wounded Warrior Project during Military Night at E.J. McCluskey Gymnasium. The junior varsity game begins at 6 p.m. followed by a military-related program before the varsity match.

All former and current members of the military will be admitted for free and students will collect monetary donations. Farrell will also be wearing special fatigue uniforms. For information on the event, call Farrell at 724 509-1247.

– Tom Reisenweber

Here’s a look at the District 10 and northwestern Pennsylvania high school schedule for the next week. The schedule could be subject to change.

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9:29 p.m. – Final score from Sox Harrison. General McLane advances to the semifinals against Wilmington with a 54-32 victory. Thanks for checking the Varsity blog throughout the day.

9:21 p.m. – Final score from the Rock. Hickory advances to a District 10 Class AA semifinal with its 33-12 victory over Northwestern.

9:20 p.m. – The onslaught of points continue, as Greenville’s Tyler Gentile plows over from 1 yard with 7:43 left. The missed extra point leaves it 54-32 Lancers.

9:17 p.m. – Hickory 33, Northwestern 12 late in the fourth quarter at the Rock.

9:13 p.m. – The basketball-like score continues at Sox Harrison. Greenville’s Tyler Gentile to Nico Zahniser for a 41-yard scoring pass that makes it 54-26 with 9:17 left.

9:09 p.m. – Chad Kulka again with a 19-yard touchdown run that makes it 53-20 Lancers with 10:13 left to play.

8:58 p.m. – On fourth and 6, Lancers quarterback Josh Ponsoll completed a 36-yard touchdown pass to Quinn Thompson, despite triple coverage by the Trojans. McLane 47-20 with 2:53 left in the third.

8:52 p.m. – Hickory 33, Northwestern 12 at the Rock.

8:46 p.m. – Scoring updates from both AA quarters. General McLane 40, Greenville 20 at Sox Harrison; Hickory 25, Northwestern 12 at the Rock.

8:43 p.m. – And just like that, it’s Hickory 19, Northwestern 12 in the third quarter.

8:42 p.m. – Hickory 19, Northwestern 6 in the third quarter.

8:41 p.m. – Greenville’s Corey Douglas caps the first possession of the second half with a 1-yard run. The extra point leaves it 33-20 Lancers at 7:57 of the third.
8:13 p.m. – Halftime at Sox Harrison Stadium. General McLane 13, Greenville 13 in their District 10 Class AA quarterfinal. The Lancers ran for 379 in the first half.

8:06 p.m. – Greenville quarterback Tyler Gentile connects with Nico Zahniser for 26-yard scoring pass with 1:43 left in the half. The failed two-point conversion pass leaves it 33-13 Lancers.

7:59 p.m. – Matt Astorino takes an option pitch into a monster hole for a 5-yard touchdown run. Jacob Hewitt extra point makes it 33-7 Lancers with 3:04 left in the first half.

7:53 p.m. – Hickory 7, Northwestern 6 from the D-10 AA quarterfinal at Slippery Rock. Hornets scored on a hook-and-lateral play with 2 seconds left in the first half.

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District 10 football playoffs
Class AA quarterfinals
General McLane 54, Greenville 32
Hickory 33, Northwestern 12

PIAA District 6-9-10 football subregional
Strong Vincent 42, Mifflin County 21

PIAA soccer quarterfinals
Boys
Class A
New Hope-Solebury 1, East Juniata 0
York Catholic 4, Mountain View 0
Sewickley Academy 3, Our Lady of Sacred Heart 0
Mercyhurst Prep 6, Karns City 0
Class AA
Lancaster Mennonite 5, Scranton Prep 0
Holy Ghost Prep 5, Moravian Academy 1
Tulpehocken 4, Belle Vernon 0
Hampton 2, South Park 0
Class AAA
Conestoga 1, Central Bucks East 0
Council Rock North 1, Hempfield 0
State College 1, Central Dauphin 0
Upper St. Clair 3, Cathedral Prep 0
Girls
Class A
Loyalsock 2, Mt. Carmel 0
Warrior Run 3, Christopher Dock 0
Springdale 1, Shady Side Academy 0
Greensburg Central Catholic 7, Curwensville 2
Class AA
Villa Joseph Marie 2, Montoursville 0
Central Valley 1, Selinsgrove 0
Mars 4, Forest Hills 1
South Park 4, Harbor Creek 0
Class AAA
Pennridge 1, Strath Haven 0
Owen J. Roberts 1, Council Rock North 0
Peters Township 3, State College 0
Upper St. Clair 2, North Allegheny 1

PIAA volleyball playoffs
Class A semifinals
Linesville def. Maplewood 25-17, 26-24, 25-10
Clarion def. Bishop Guilfoyle, 25-16, 17-25, 25-23, 25-17
Class A championship
Linesville def Clarion 25-20, 25-16, 25-22
Class AA semifinals
Brandywine Heights def West Allegheny 25-17, 25-19, 25-15
Southern Lehigh def Susquehannock 25-14, 25-22, 30-28
Class AA championship
Brandywine Heights def Southern Lehigh 23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 26-24
Class AAA semifinals
Hempfield def Seneca Valley 25-23, 25-18, 25-23
Parkland def Pine-Richland 25-23, 25-11, 25-13
Class AAA championship
Parkland def Hempfield 25-21, 25-11, 21-25, 25-17

District 5 football playoffs
Class A semifinal
Windber 34, Northern Bedford 7

District 6 football playoffs
Class A quarterfinals
Bishop McCort 46, Marion Center 16
Moshannon Valley 21, Juniata Valley 9
Class AA quarterfinals
Penn Cambria 14, Forest Hills 12
Richland 50, Ligonier Valley 22

District 9 football playoffs
Class A quarterfinal
Port Allegany 37, Union 8
Class AA semifinals
Karns City 40, Brookville 25
Moniteau 40, Sheffield 0
Class AAA championship
Clearfield 28, St. Marys 7

The final soccer and volleyball polls of the season were highly contested this week. Stormie Hockenberry gave Slippery Rock its third winner in the girls volleyball poll, while Kirk Dillen (General McLane) and Kristin Markiewicz (Harbor Creek) won the soccer polls. Jordan Gurdak of Youngsville grabbed the football poll. Football will continue for at least one more week, while the soccer and volleyball polls have concluded for the season.

For the complete results, click below.
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Penalty kick breakdown
Peters Township: Zach Patryka saved by Bloomstine
Cathedral Prep: Jake Duska scores
Peters Township: Mark Murphy scores
Cathedral Prep: Greg Roos scores
Peters Township: Mark Enscoe missed to the top of the net
Cathedral Prep: Connor Pletz scores
Peters Township: Austin Pitts scores
Cathedral Prep: John Chereson scores

Prep wins the shootout!

9:48 p.m. – We are headed to penalty kicks! What a match.

9:47 p.m. – Jason Roos gets a red card with 19 seconds left!

9:41 p.m. - Mercyhurst Prep beats Seton 3-2. Prep and Peters have 6 minutes left in the second overtime.

9:34 p.m. – 13 minutes left in the second overtime. Each team has some great chances but no one can score.

9:22 p.m. – We are going to a second overtime at the Vet. Prep and Peters tied 4-4. Another red card is issued to the Peters bench in between periods.

9:16 p.m. – Peters goalie Chris Gagianas makes a huge save! Jake Harringer gets a soft red for the Indians arguing that a card should have been issued for dangerous play. It was Harringer’s second yellow, resulting in a soft red. Peters is only down one player though as a team can replace a player ejected with a soft red.

9:10 p.m. – We are midway through the first overtime and Prep and Peters are still tied 4-4.

9:05 p.m. - Jose Abdala scores to give the Lakers a 3-2 lead.

8:58 p.m. – Peters scored twice down a player. Plenty of fight left in this Indians team. The player that was ejected is Matt Venanzi, Peters’ top scorer and all-state selection last year.

8:54 p.m. - We are headed to overtime at the Vet. Prep and Peters Township tied 4-4.

8:44 p.m. - Matthew Girouard ties it! 4-4 with 9:46 left.

8:43 p.m. – Seton misses a penalty kick. Still 2-2 right before half.

8:38 p.m. - South Park scores 45 seconds into overtime to end General McLane’s season 2-1.

8:37 p.m. – Seton-La Salle ties it 2-2 right before the half.

8:34 p.m. – The General McLane volleyball team lost the first two sets and is trailing 10-7 in the third.

8:28 p.m. – Max Weber scores to give Mercyhurst Prep a 2-1 and Peters cuts the Prep lead to 4-3 on a goal by Troy Eskew . GM and South Park are going to overtime.

8:23 p.m. – It is getting a little ugly here as a Peters Township player has received a red card and a coach is ejected. The other two coaches get yellow cards.

8:20 p.m. – 12 minutes left in regulation and McLane is still tied 1-1 with South Park.

8:18 p.m. – Greg Roos fires a shot from 10 yards out to beat the keeper. 4-2 Prep with 29 minutes left.

8:15 p.m. – Max Weber ties the match up 1-1 for Mercyhurst Prep.

8:12 p.m. - Pine-Richland sweeps McDowell 25-19 to end the Trojans’ season.

8:10 p.m. - Matt Venanzi beats the keeper to cut the Prep lead to 3-2 with 37 minutes left.

8:07 p.m. - Seton-La Salle takes a 1-0 lead on Mercyhurst Prep in a Class A boys match.

8:05 p.m. – Fort LeBoeuf earns a trip to York with a 25-19 in the third set.

7:55 p.m. - Halftime at the Vet. Prep leads 3-1 and is in control of this one.

7:47 p.m. – Pine-Richland takes the second set 25-22. Fort LeBoeuf takes the second set 25-22 by scoring five points in a row after being down 22-20. Maplewood wins in three and moves on York!

7:42 p.m. – General McLane and South Park are tied 1-1 at the half.

7:39 p.m. - Connor Pletz scores on a loose ball! Prep leads 3-1 with 15 minutes left in the first half.

7:36 p.m. – Mars beats Mercyhurst Prep, the defending PIAA Class AA champion, 2-0.

For more updates from earlier in the day, click below.

– Tom Reisenweber
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PIAA playoffs
Boys soccer
Class A first round
Mercyhurst Prep 3, Seton-La Salle 2
Class AA first round
South Park 2, General McLane 1 OT
Class AAA first round
Cathedral Prep 5, Peters Township 4, Prep wins shootout 4-2

Girls soccer
Class A first round
Shady Side Academy 1, Wilmington 0
Class AA first round
Harbor Creek 2, Elizabeth Forward 0
Mars 2, Mercyhurst Prep 0
Class AAA first round
North Allegheny 3, McDowell 1

Girls volleyball
Class A first round
Linesville def A.C. Valley
Maplewood def Elderton
Class AA first round
Fort LeBoeuf def Bradford
Hopewell def General McLane
Class AAA first round
Pine-Richland def McDowell 25-19, 25-22, 25-19

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– Tom Reisenweber
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All games will take place Tuesday.

PIAA first round soccer playoffs
Boys
Class A
At Hampton High School
Mercyhurst Prep vs. Seton-La Salle, 8 p.m.

Class AA
At Franklin High School
General McLane vs. South Park, 7 p.m.

Class AAA
At Veterans Stadium
Cathedral Prep vs. Peters Township, 7 p.m.

Girls
Class A
At Franklin High School
Wilmington vs. Shady Side Academy, 5 p.m.

Class AA
At Veterans Stadium
Harbor Creek vs. Elizabeth Forward, 5 p.m.
At Hampton High School
Mercyhurst Prep vs. Mars, 6 p.m.

Class AAA
At Veterans Stadium
McDowell vs. North Allegheny, 3 p.m.

PIAA first round volleyball playoffs
Class A
At Cochranton High School
Linesville vs. A.C. Valley, 7 p.m.
At North Allegheny High School
Maplewood vs. Elderton, 6 p.m.

Class AA
At Penn State Behrend
Fort LeBoeuf vs. Bradford, 7 p.m.
At North Allegheny High School
General McLane vs. Hopewell, 7 p.m.

Class AAA
At Penn State Behrend
McDowell vs. Pine-Richland, 7 p.m.

Fans can vote for the Breakout Volleyball Player of the Week on the top right corner of the page. Voting continues through Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. with the winner being featured in Thursday’s edition of the Erie Times-News. Nominations are based on results called into the Erie Times-News. Players who have won the award this season are no longer eligible. This will be the final poll of the season.

Leah Vensel, McDowell – Had 17 assists and 5 digs in a sweep of Mercyhurst Prep in the D-10 Class AAA championship. She then had 31 assists in a sweep of DuBois in a PIAA subregional.
Challen Litwiler, Linesville – Finished with 36 kills and 9 digs in two matches Saturday to help the Lions win the District 10 Class A championship.
Lindsey Jahn, General McLane – Put together 11 kills and 12 blocks in replacing Aspen Weber during the Lancers’ three-set loss to Fort LeBoeuf in the D-10 Class AA championship.
Ashley Shuttleworth, Sharpsville – Had 19 kills and 11 digs during Class A pool play on Tuesday.
Stormie Hockenberry, Slippery Rock – Collected 12 kills during Class AA pool play on Thursday.
Lauren Lubarski, Hickory – Had 31 kills and 28 digs in the District 10 Class AA pool play Thursday.

6:15 p.m. – McDowell’s volleyball team moves on after a 25-14, 25-17, 25-13 rout of DuBois in a PIAA Class AAAA subregional. Check back tonight for all PIAA Tuesday sites for soccer and volleyball.

5:44 p.m. – General McLane wins the D-10 title! The Lancers make a 1-0 lead stand up. It is GM’s third D-10 title and first since 2002.

5:37 p.m. – Dillen is out of position but Parker McDermott stops a shot! Nice play by the Lancer defense.

5:34 p.m. – 9 minutes left and GM is hanging on to its 1-0 lead. The Lancers look destined to win the D-10 title.

5:25 p.m. - Under 19 minutes left as GM is clinging to a 1-0 lead. Kirk Dillen is having a big game in goal for the Lancers.

5:17 p.m. – With 26:09 left Peter Keim scores unassisted! General McLane leads 1-0.

5:09 p.m. – 34 minutes left in this one with Slippery Rock starting to dominate play.

4:52 p.m. - Slippery Rock has a shot skid off the crossbar as time expires. GM and SR are scoreless through the first half.

4:42 p.m. - Fort LeBoeuf wins the final set 25-16 to secure the D-10 AA volleyball championship.

4:34 p.m. – Neither GM or SR can get much going on offense. 17 minutes left in the first half.

4:24 p.m. – Fort LeBoeuf takes the second set 25-23 and is one set from the D-10 volleyball title.

4:19 p.m. – The action at the Vet is intense but neither GM or SR can score. We are 10 minutes into this one after a late start.

4:08 p.m. – We are finally underway at the Vet between Slippery Rock and General McLane for the D-10 Class AA boys title.

4:03 p.m. – Fort LeBoeuf takes the first set 25-22 over GM in the D-10 AA volleyball championship.

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– Tom Reisenweber
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District 10 soccer playoffs
Boys Class AA championship
General McLane 1, Slippery Rock 0

Girls Class AA championship
Harbor Creek 2, Mercyhurst Prep 1, 2 OT

District 10 volleyball playoffs
Class A semifinals
Linesville def. Sharpsville 25-13, 25-20
Maplewood def. Saegertown 13-25, 25-18, 25-15
Class A championship
Linesville def Maplewood 25-20, 25-17, 25-16
Class AA semifinals
Fort LeBoeuf def. Slippery Rock  25-21, 28-26
General McLane def Harbor Creek 25-21, 18-25, 25-22
Class AA championship
Fort LeBoeuf def General McLane 25-22, 25-23, 25-16
PIAA Class AAA sub-regional
McDowell def DuBois 25-14, 25-17, 25-13

District 7 soccer playoffs
Boys
Class A championship
Seton-La Salle 1, Our Lady of Sacred Heart 0
Class A third-place game
Sewickley Academy 1, Greensburg Central Catholic 0
Class AA championship
Hampton 3, Belle Vernon 0
Class AA third-place game
South Park 1, Ringgold 0
Class AAA championship
Upper St. Clair 2, Peters Township 1
Girls
Class A championship
Greensburg Central Catholic 3, Springdale 1
Class AA championship
Mars 2, South Park 1
Class AAA championship
Upper St. Clair 3, Peters Township 2

District 5 football playoffs
Class A quarterfinal
Berlin def Conemaugh Township