The first full week of April has a WPIAL boys volleyball schedule loaded with key matchups in the race for the postseason.

The Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association set the table Monday morning with the release of the latest top 10 rankings and its Players of the Week for both classifications.

North Allegheny remains the top team in Class 3A, and Seneca Valley held on to No. 2, with Butler (No. 3) and Pine-Richland (No. 4) trading places in the rankings.

Baldwin soared into the rankings at No. 5 after a week which saw it top previous No. 5 Upper St. Clair, 3-0, in a Section 1 contest March 30. It then edged No. 7 Mt. Lebanon, 3-2, last Thursday.

Norwin (No. 6), the Blue Devils, Hempfield (No. 8), Penn-Trafford (No. 9) and Upper St. Clair (No. 10) round out the Class 3A top 10.

Shaler, Seton LaSalle, South Fayette and Thomas Jefferson held onto the top four spots in Class 2A, but there was a change at No. 5.

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart defeated Ambridge, 3-1, in a Section 4 matchup Wednesday. That match helped the Chargers move up from No. 10 to No. 5 in the rankings.

Derry also bumped up two spots to No. 6, with Trinity moving into the top 10 at No. 7.

The rest of the Class 2A top 10 has Montour at No. 8, Deer Lakes at No. 9 and Ambridge at No. 10.

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

Top 10 Coaches Polls – Week 4

Class 3A

1. North Allegheny (last week: 1)

2. Seneca Valley (2)

3. Butler (4)

4. Pine-Richland (3)

5. Baldwin (NR)

6. Norwin (7)

7. Mt. Lebanon (6)

8. Hempfield (10)

9. Penn-Trafford (9)

10. Upper St. Clair (5)

Out: Canon-McMillan (8)

Class 3A Players of the Week:

Austin Kruszewski, senior, middle hitter, Baldwin

Toktobek Kubanychbekov, senior, outside hitter, Gateway

Billy Spena, senior, setter, Penn-Trafford

Mac Wilson, junior, right side, Seneca Valley

Class 2A

1. Shaler (last week: 1)

2. Seton LaSalle (2)

3. South Fayette (3)

4. Thomas Jefferson (4)

5. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (10)

6. Derry (8)

7. Trinity (NR)

8. Montour (6)

9. Deer Lakes (9)

10. Ambridge (5)

Out: Hopewell (7)

Class 2A Players of the Week:

Larry Brown III, senior, middle hitter, Seton LaSalle

Henry Buchanon, senior, setter, Aquinas Academy

Aiden Curry, junior, setter, OLSH

Raleigh Flickinger, junior, middle hitter, Trinity