2026 District XI AAA Boys Volleyball Playoff Bracket

*** TICKETS ***

Quarterfinals

Tue, May 19

1 Parkland 15-3

8 Dieruff 10-9

@ Parkland · 6:00pm
3-0 (25-11, 25-16, 25-19)

4 Whitehall 15-4

5 Nazareth 12-5

@ Whitehall · 6:00pm
3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-22)

2 Freedom 17-2

7 Liberty 7-8

@ Freedom · 5:00pm
3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-18)

3 Emmaus 13-3

6 Northampton 10-8

@ Emmaus · 6:00pm
3-0 (??-??, ??-??, ??-??)

 

Semifinals

Thu, May 21

Parkland 16-3

Whitehall 16-4

@ Catasauqua HS · 6:30pm
3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-17)

Freedom 18-2

Emmaus 14-3

@ Catasauqua HS · 5:00pm
3-1 (25-22, 25-17, 23-25, 29-27)

 

Championship

Tue, May 26th

Whitehall 17-4

Emmaus 15-3

@ Catasauqua HS · 6:45pm

DID YOU KNOW?

• Emmaus has 21 DXI titles and 14 runner-ups (35 appearances)
• Whitehall has 2 DXI titles and 5 runner-ups (7 appearances)
• Emmaus and Whitehall have met in the DXI final 4 times (2011, 2013, 2017, and 2018)
  • Emmaus leads the series 4-0
• Parkland or Emmaus, or both, have appeared in the District XI final in 37 of the last 39 years.
  • 2001 - Freedom vs Allen
  • 2006 - Freedom vs Bethlehem Catholic

• Complete District XI AAA Boys Volleyball History

#4 Whitehall entered the District XI AAA semifinal on Thursday night seeking revenge on #1 Parkland for last week's EPC Final. Whitehall channeled that motivation and handed the Trojans a season-ending 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-17) defeat. The win advances Whitehall to the District XI AAA final against #3 Emmaus, which defeated #2 Freedom 3-1 in the other semifinal. The final will be held at Catasauqua High School on Tuesday (5/26) at 6:45pm.

We would like to thank our four seniors for playing their final match in a Parkland uniform. Gabe Chase, Ryan Kearney, Jude Ruisch, and Bear Jacobs each contributed so much to this program and to Parkland athletics as a whole. Your statistics will be difficult to replace, but even more so, your leadership and competitive drive will be missed the most. Continue to do great things.

Parkland was able to continue its postseason run with a 3-0 (25-11, 25-16, 25-19) win over #8 Dieruff. 

STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Jude Ruisch (Sr. OH) 17 kills, 1 block
Zeke Gordner (So. OH) 12 kills, 1 block, 1 ace
Gabe Chase (Sr. S) 40 assists, 3 aces
Owen Barnett (Jr. L) 12 digs, 2 aces

The win moves the top-seeded Trojans into the District XI AAA semifinal against #4 Whitehall.  The semis will feature the top 4 seeds.  On Thursday at Catasauqua High School, the 5:00pm semi will see #2 Freedom vs #3 Emmaus.  #1 Parkland vs #4 Whitehall will be held at 6:30pm.

In a tightly contested match between two talented teams, Parkland defeated Whitehall 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 26-24) to capture the 2026 EPC Championship.  The first set saw Parkland control most of the set before Whitehall closed the gap late.  The second set was similar in fashion for the Trojans, who took a 2-0 lead.  In the third set, Whitehall held the lead late in the set before Parkland was able to fight off a few set points before earning the win on a Gabe Chase (Sr. S) block to end it.  The win is Parkland's 4th EPC title in 5 years, and 16th overall conference title in program history.

STATISTICAL LEADERS

Zeke Gordner (So. OH) 12 kills, 1 ace
Jude Ruisch (Sr. OH) 9 kills
Bear Jacobs (Sr. MH) 8 kills, 6 blocks, 3 digs
Zamin Soonasra (Jr. OPP) 7 kills, 2 blocks, 6 digs
Gabe Chase (Sr. S) 38 assists, 5 blocks, 1 ace, 11 digs
Owen Barnett (Jr. L) 14 digs

#3 Parkland was able to build on a quick start and never let up in their 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-17) sweep of #2 Freedom in the EPC Semifinal.  The win moves Parkland into the EPC Final against #4 Whitehall who defeated #1 Emmaus 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 27-25, 25-14).

STATISTICAL LEADERS

Zamin Soonasra (Jr. OPP) 10 kills, 10 digs, 1 ace, 1 block
Jude Ruisch (Sr. OH) 10 kills
Zeke Gordner (So. OH) 8 kills, 3 blocks, 4 digs
Bear Jacobs (Sr. MH) 7 kills, 3 blocks
Ryan Kearney (Sr. MH) 6 kills, 2 blocks
Gabe Chase (Sr. S) 37 assists, 5 digs
Owen Barnett (Jr. L) 7 digs

Next up for #3 Parkland is the EPC Final vs #4 Whitehall on Thursday (5/14) at 6:00pm at Allen High School.  Prior to the match the 1st Team EPC All-Stars will be honored, including Parkland's libero Owen Barnett.

Parkland was able to control their EPC Quarterfinal match against #6 Northampton enroute to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-17) win.

STATISTICAL LEADERS
Bear Jacobs (Sr. MH) 10 kills, 4 blocks, 4 digs
Zeke Gordner (So. OH) 8 kills, 4 blocks, 7 digs
Jude Ruisch (Sr. OH) 8 kills
Zamin Soonasra (Jr. OPP) 7 kills, 1 ace, 4 blocks, 8 digs
Gabe Chase (Sr. S) 31 assists, 4 kills, 1 ace, 6 digs
Owen Barnett (Sr. L) 2 aces, 10 digs

The win moves Parkland to 13-3 and the EPC semifinal against #2 Freedom on Tuesday night.  That match will begin at 5:00pm at Allen HS.

In the other quarterfinal, #4 Whitehall defeated #5 Nazareth 3-1.  Whitehall will face #1 Emmaus in the other EPC Semifinal at Allen HS 7:00pm.

2026 EPC Boys Volleyball Bracket

Congratulations to the following Parkland players who were selected to the EPC All Star teams!

1ST TEAM
Owen Barnett (Jr. L)

2ND TEAM
Bear Jacobs (Sr. MH)

3RD TEAM
Zeke Gordner (So. OH)

Congratulations to all players selected to the 2026 EPC Boys Volleyball All-Star Teams.