Central Catholic, Derry move into Western Pa. coaches’ boys volleyball rankings

By: Michael Love
Monday, April 14, 2025 | 10:31 AM

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North Allegheny and Shaler didn’t budge from their top spots as the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its latest WPIAL boys volleyball top-10 rankings Monday morning.

The Tigers remained No. 1 in Class 3A and capped the week with a runner-up finish at the prestigious Koller Classic on Saturday at Central York High School.

Latrobe, Seneca Valley and Pine-Richland each maintained spots two through four, respectively, followed by Butler, Penn-Trafford, Mt. Lebanon, Hempfield, Canon-McMillan, and the debuting Central Catholic at No. 10.

Seneca Valley went 11-1 in games Saturday to defend home court and win its tournament.

Shaler and Ambridge held on to the top two spots in Class 2A with Seton LaSalle, North Catholic and Thomas Jefferson at No. 3 through No. 5, respectively.

Mars is at No. 6 followed by South Fayette, Hopewell, Montour and Derry.

Each week throughout the season, all 45 boys volleyball head coaches will have 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 5

Class 3A

1. North Allegheny (last week: 1)

2. Latrobe (2)

3. Seneca Valley (3)

4. Pine-Richland (4)

5. Butler (6)

6. Penn-Trafford (5)

7. Mt. Lebanon (7)

8. Hempfield (8)

9. Canon-McMillan (9)

10. Central Catholic (NR)

Out: Gateway (10)

Class 3A Players of the Week

Rafe Hankey, senior, outside hitter, Armstrong

Zach Malavite, senior, setter/right side, North Hills

Abheek Nelikil, senior, setter/right side, Seneca Valley

Jay Sumner, senior, middle hitter, Latrobe

Class 2A

1. Shaler (last week: 1)

2. Ambridge (2)

3. Seton LaSalle (4)

4. North Catholic (6)

5. Thomas Jefferson (5)

6. Mars (3)

7. South Fayette (7)

8. Hopewell (9)

9. Montour (8)

10. Derry (NR)

Out: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (10)

Class 2A Players of the Week

Ryan Marini, senior, middle hitter, Seton LaSalle

Nathan Sheffield, junior, outside hitter, Ambridge

Brayden Concannon, sophomore, setter/right side, Thomas Jefferson

Rex Ranier, sophomore, libero, 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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