Abington Heights can wrap up the Lackawanna League Division I championship Monday as the regular season is in its final week.
On Monday, the Lady Comets (14-1 overall, 12-0 in division) play at Mountain View (6-10, 4-8) at 6 p.m. Abington Heights can clinch the title with a win and then finish the league season at home against North Pocono (13-3, 11-2).
Abington Heights has 14 straight wins since losing the season opener to Crestwood, 3-2. The Lady Comets swept Mountain View in their first meeting.
Alaina Krempasky leads Abington Heights with 133 kills, Hilde Temblador has 96 and Bella Carr has 78. Temblador also has 189 assists and 126 service points.
Brielle Wentz leads the Lady Comets with 235 assists, and has 158 service points, 57 aces and 89 digs.
Saloni Kishore has 91 service points, and Carr has 85.
Karley Norton recorded her 500th career kill Saturday in a win over Elk Lake. She leads the Lady Eagles with 147 this season. Norton is also tied with Abigail Mitchell with 81 digs.
Aubrey Sanders has 161 service points, 52 aces, 33 digs and 335 assists. Addison Tompkins has 80 kills.
Also, Abington Heights is competing for playoff positioning in District 2 Class 5A. Berwick, the Wyoming Valley Conference leader, is in front with a 15-2 overall record and a .790 power rating. Dallas (16-1, .781) holds the second seed. The Lady Comets are third with a power rating of .749. North Pocono (13-3, .678) is fourth.
The Class 5A playoffs start with the semifinals Oct. 29. The final is Nov. 3.
Mountain View won three of its last four matches and is in third place in the District 2 Class 2A standings.
Blue Ridge (13-5, .613) will be the No. 1 seed for the District 2 Class 2A playoffs. The Lady Raiders won three straight, including a 3-1 win over North Pocono, heading into their finale Monday at Dunmore.
Dunmore (5-8, .437) is second in the Class 2A standings. Elk Lake (6-11, .407) is fourth; Susquehanna (5-12, .344) is fifth; and Lackawanna Trail (3-10, .324) is sixth.
Quarterfinal matches in Class 2A start Oct. 26 at the home site of the higher-seeded team. The semifinals are Oct. 28, and the final is Nov. 4.
Postseason glance
All eight teams qualify for the District 2-4 Class 6A playoffs.
Williamsport, the District 4 representative, plays Thursday at Altoona. The Millionaires lead the power-rating standings at 13-4 overall (.703).
Delaware Valley (11-4, .684) plays a nonleague home match against North Pocono on Thursday.
Hazleton Area (11-6, .639), Pittston Area (7-10, .492) and Wilkes-Barre Area (5-9, .468) finished their regular seasons.
West Scranton is sixth (7-8, .450) and completes its regular season Tuesday against Division II champion Valley View.
Wyoming Valley West (2-12, .324) is seventh, and Scranton (0-14, .258) is eighth, but has three games this week.
In Class 4A, Wyoming Area (2-12, .341) will not play in the postseason.
Crestwood (12-3, .731) holds the No. 1 seed, followed by Valley View (15-2, .704). Tunkhannock (7-7, .556) is third; Nanticoke Area (8-8, .554) is fourth and Forest City (0-13, .221) is fifth.
Holy Redeemer (14-5, .667) is the No. 1 seed in the Class 3A standings. Mid Valley (11-4, .611) and Lakeland (11-4, .607) are in a race for the No. 2 seed. Mid Valley has two home matches remaining: Lackawanna Trail on Monday and Susquehanna on Tuesday.
Montrose (8-5, .587) is fourth with a busy week ahead. The Lady Meteors play at home against Scranton on Tuesday, at Mountain View on Wednesday and at Scranton on Thursday.
Lake-Lehman (10-8, .575) is fifth, and Western Wayne (2-15, .333) is sixth. Hanover Area (0-18, .255) will not participate in the playoffs.
The Class 3A quarterfinals start Oct. 27. The semifinals are Oct. 29, and the final is Nov. 5.
MMI Prep (9-11, .467) is the No. 1 seed for the District 2-4 Class 1A subregional. Sayre (7-9, .375) is second, Sugar Valley Rural Charter School (3-8, .259) is third, Northeast Bradford (2-15, .245) is fourth and Galeton (2-16, .204) is fifth.