How they got here: Delaware Valley defeated No. 7 West Scranton, 3-0 (25-6, 25-13, 25-12), No. 3 Hazleton Area, 3-1 (25-27, 25-13, 25-15, 25-8), and Willaimsport, 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-21). Emmaus defeated Liberty, 3-1, in the quarterfinals, Nazareth, 3-0, in the semifinals, and lost to Parkland, 3-2, in the final.
Up next: The winner of the match advances to the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals and will play the winner of the 1-5 Upper Dublin (19-2) at 1-1 Spring-Ford (24-0) in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
Players to watch: Delaware Valley -- Paris Machado (172 kills); Cece Dickerson (130 kills); Makayley Hughes; Katie Prior; Emmaus -Amanda Rivera (284 kills); Rosie Landino (207 kills); Fiona Answini (200 kills); Alyssa Heffner (790 assists).
Noteworthy: Delaware Valley is the District 2 champion in the highest classification for the 16th straight season. The Lady Warriors clinched the title as the top-rated team in District 2 with their win over Hazleton Area. Emmaus won a nonleague match over Hazleton Area, 3-0.
How they got here: Mountain View beat No. 4 Lackawanna Trail, 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-14) in the semifinals and beat MMI Prep, 3-0 (28-26, 25-17, 25-18) in the final. Sayre defeated Sugar Valley Rural Charter, 3-0, in the District 4 semifinals and beat No. 1 seed Canton, 3-1, in the final.
Up next: The winner of the match advances to play the winner of the 3-2 Ephrata Mennonite (16-3) at 11-1 Tri-Valley (21-1) in the PIAA quarterfinals on Saturday.
Players to watch: Mountain View -- Addison Kilmer (213 kills, 123 digs); Aubrey Sanders (429 assists, 150 service points); Karley Norton (162 kills, 113 service points, 102 digs); Addison Tompkins (68 kills); Abigail Mitchell (113 service points, 101 digs). Sayre -- Rylee Lantz; Reghan McGaughey; Alex Schack; Azalea McClenny; Lilliana Schack.
Noteworthy: Mountain View won its second straight District 2 Class 1A championship. Mountain View defeated Northeast Bradford, 3-0. Sayre defeated Northeast Bradford, 3-0, twice during the regular season. Mountain View defeated Northeast Bradford, 3-2, in the first round of the PIAA Class 1A playoffs last season.
How they got here: Troy defeated Towanda, 3-0 in the quarterfinals, beat North Penn-Liberty, 3-1, in the semifinals, and beat Loyalsock, 3-1, in the championship match. Holy Redeemer defeated No. 7 seed Lakeland, 3-0 (25-6, 25-11, 25-7), beat No. 6 seed Western Wayne, 3-0 (25-20, 26-24, 25-18), and defeated No. 4 seed Lake-Lehman, 3-1 25-22, 22-25, 25-22, 25-21). Troy
Up next: The winner of the match advances to play the winner of the 1-1 Villa Joseph Marie (16-6) vs. 12-1 Lansdale Catholic (15-6) match in the PIAA quarterfinals on Saturday.
Players to watch: Troy -- Aryana Andrus (396 kills); Haidyn Watson (182 kills, 220 digs); Alexa Lawrence (95 kills, 232 digs); Brenna Jackson (607 assists, 202 digs); Liana Lyon (121 assists); Alli Bailey (373 digs). Holy Redeemer -- Bella Boylan (456 kills, 171 digs); Gillian Parsons (178 kills); Kira Millard (146 kills); Elizabeth Bilbow (87 kills, 743 assists, 106 digs); Zoe Pecuch (107 kills); Gracie Griffin (175 digs); Reese Woytovich (152 service points).
Noteworthy: Holy Redeemer has won 19 District 2 Class 2A championships. The Royals are ranked No. 9 and Troy is ranked No. 10 in the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association Class 2A poll. Holy Redeemer defeated Selinsgrove in its only other match against a District 4 opponent this season. Troy defeated Selinsgrove, 3-0, late in the regular season.
How they got here: Berwick beat No. 8 Valley View, 3-0 (25-8, 25-13, 25-13), beat No. 5 seed Dallas, 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-16), and defeated No. 2 Abington Heights, 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-19, 27-25). Athens defeated Shamokin, 3-1, in the semifinals and defeated top-seeded Danville, 3-0, in the District 4 championship match.
Up next: The winner of the match advances to play the winner of the 3-3 Garden Spot (16-6) at 12-1 Archbishop Ryan (9-2) match in the PIAA quarterfinals on Saturday.
Players to watch: Berwick -Grace Robbins (233 kills, 85 kills); Makayla Brown (213 service points, 65 aces, 144 digs); Angie Colone (205 kills, 138 digs); Julia Rauch (611 assists, 158 digs); Maliyah Esquilin (42 kills); Taylor Rita-Gomez (102 kills); Lea Adamo (112 kills); Zoey Force (241 digs). Athens -Ellie Mosher (274 kills, 198 digs); Kendall Galasso (82 kills); Meg Wiles (434 assists); Kayla Forbes (290 digs); Lainey Vosburgh (201 digs).
Noteworthy: Berwick won its second straight District 2 Class 3A championship. Berwick won the Wyoming Valley Conference title. Berwick swept Williamsport in its only match against a District 4 opponent this season. Athens had a record of 2-8 after 10 games this season and won its first District 4 championship in 20 years. Galasso had 12 kills and seven digs to lead the win.