{"id":89713,"date":"2025-02-27T19:54:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T19:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=89713"},"modified":"2025-02-27T19:59:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T19:59:58","slug":"videos-playoffs-2025-district-title-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/videos-playoffs-2025-district-title-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEOS: Playoffs 2025\/District Title Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s several intriguing match-ups as we approach &#8220;Championship Weekend&#8221; in the Lehigh Valley, with a number of local teams going after district gold!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before we talk about the District XI championship games to be seen on <em>ATVN<\/em> on Friday and Saturday, here\u2019s video highlights of recent games seen on <em>Astound TV Network<\/em>\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Liberty vs. Easton (2\/25)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lDZIggHzv44\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lDZIggHzv44?si=4MGtcPyEYJNc4lL7\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Nazareth vs. Liberty (2\/25)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j_LhgQgZMHE\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j_LhgQgZMHE?si=TXMajM7rZh9wvkiH\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Parkland vs. Stroudsburg (2\/25)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Csx4ZWzqKGc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Csx4ZWzqKGc?si=AOxn5bsoIGpRNitd\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Salisbury vs. Saucon Valley (2\/25)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wmG25ZOgByg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wmG25ZOgByg?si=JKd_TzmfbY6mxXuv\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Allentown Central Catholic vs. Northampton\u00a0 (1\/25)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XPsnJTWp6Eo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XPsnJTWp6Eo?si=Qk4bJ47de7pA70sx\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the District XI 6A girls final, we have a Parkland girls team that made it to the state semi-finals back defending its district championship.\u00a0 Their opponents, the Easton Red Rovers, have had one of the best regular season winning percentages in the Valley over the last 5 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Parkland boys team also looks to defend its district title and will take on Northampton, who surprised everyone by winning the EPC title despite a #7-seed.\u00a0 They\u2019ve continued their magical run by beating Nazareth and Whitehall to play in the championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other teams to watch include the Bangor boys basketball team going after a 5A championship.\u00a0 Central Catholic and Northwestern will vie for the 4A boys title and Notre Dame-Green Pond girls basketball will play Schuylkill Haven on Friday for the 3A crown.\u00a0 Several other local teams will be competing this weekend\u2013check out our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/high-school-basketball-2024-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Broadcast Schedule<\/a><\/strong> for the full list of games this weekend and check back next week for our state PIAA coverage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The views expressed in this blog are<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Astound Broadband or any other agency, organization, employer or company.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter 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