Coaches association releases final WPIAL boys volleyball rankings

By: Michael Love
Monday, May 5, 2025 | 11:50 AM

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The last week of the WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is here, and the final playoff picture will take shape over the next four days.

With that in mind, the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its final top-10 team rankings for both Class 3A and Class 2A.

The WPIAL boys volleyball committee will put together and release its playoff brackets Friday afternoon. The top four teams and ties in sections with seven or more teams will qualify for the postseason, while three teams and ties will make it in sections with six or fewer teams.

There will be a new champion in Class 3A as Shaler, which defeated North Allegheny for last year’s title, will go after gold in the Class 2A tournament.

Mars is the defending champion in Class 2A. The Fightin’ Planets are the No. 9 team in this week’s Class 2A rankings.

North Allegheny gained some momentum heading into the final week of the regular season by taking home the title of Saturday’s State College tournament. The Tigers defeated Lower Dauphin in the one-game championship final.

Latrobe, No. 3 this week in the Class 3A rankings, also played at State College and qualified for the quarterfinals.

Each week throughout the season, all 45 boys volleyball head coaches had the opportunity to cast a ballot for the top-10 rankings and also nominate players for each classification’s players of the week

Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association

WPIAL Top-10 Polls

Week 8 (Final)

Class 3A

1. North Allegheny (last week 1)

2. Seneca Valley (3)

3. Latrobe (2)

4. Pine-Richland (4)

5. Butler (5)

6. Penn-Trafford (6)

7. Mt. Lebanon (8)

8. Canon-McMillan (7)

9. Hempfield (9)

10. Central Catholic (10)

Class 3A Players of the Week

Brady Davidson, senior, outside hitter, North Hills

Owen Echegary, senior, libero, Gateway

Billy Sprott, senior, outside hitter, Moon

Gunnar Wheaton, senior, outside hitter, Hempfield

Malachi DeGraaf, junior, outside hitter, Seneca Valley

Will Robertson, junior, outside hitter, North Allegheny

Class 2A

1. Shaler (last week: 1)

2. Seton LaSalle (2)

3. Ambridge (3)

4. North Catholic (4)

5. South Fayette (5)

6. Thomas Jefferson (6)

7. Hopewell (7)

8. Derry (9)

9. Mars (10)

10. Montour (8)

Class 2A Players of the Week

Nick Henry, senior, libero, Ambridge

Dylan Huff, senior, right side, Montour

Alex Alvarado, junior, outside hitter, Hopewell

Larry Brown, junior, outside hitter, Seton LaSalle

Quinn LeRoux, junior, middle hitter, South Fayette

Chris Ramaley, junior, middle hitter, North Catholic

Michael Love is a TribLive reporter covering sports in the Alle-Kiski Valley and the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh. A Clearfield native and a graduate of Westminster (Pa.), he joined the Trib in 2002 after spending five years at the Clearfield Progress. He can be reached at mlove@triblive.com.

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