Bethlehem Catholic punched their way into the postseason and Liberty and Freedom are both waiting.

The Hawks did so with an 83-82 victory over Liberty last Friday night in a triple overtime thriller that left Hawks head coach Mike Frew with a sense of relief heading into the final week of the regular season.

Becahi (10-9, 7-5) has solidified itself in the District 11 3A tourney, but also has its eyes set on the Lehigh Valley Conference playoffs, as they hold a one-game lead over Freedom (8-12, 6-6) heading into this week. The Hawks and Patriots squared off on Tuesday night (past Press deadlines) in a game that could have decided Becahi's fate for the conference playoffs.

"If we beat Freedom we win the division," said Hawks head coach Mike Frew. "If we win out and Whitehall beats Parkland, from what my coaches have told me, we can jump to the second seed in the [LVC] playoffs.

"To qualify for districts is good for us, but we have another goal of qualifying for the LVC playoffs too. We want to attain that."

This week's weather is certainly playing havoc on everyone again, but with a Thursday showdown at Pottstown, followed by Friday's regular season finale at home against Easton (10-9, 4-7), Frew would like to get this week completed.

"We hope that the weather doesn't become a factor for us this week, but it's something we've become accustomed to this winter," he said. "Every game is big for us the rest of the way and we still have things we can improve on, so just because we clinched a spot in districts, doesn't mean we're content."

If the Hawks win the division, it'll be the first time since 2001-2002 that they've reached the LVC playoffs. That was the last time they won the league coincidentally. A winning week would also help them jump in the district's 3A point system, as they sat in fifth place heading into Tuesday's matchup.

Ascending to either a second or third seed would be ideal, since nobody wants to run across Central Catholic (19-0, 11-0) before the district championship round.

"We would love to improve our seeding," said Frew. "We don't want to overlook anyone. We definitely want to get a better seed, but we also want to have momentum heading into the postseason."

Freedom's magic number to reach the postseason is one. They need to either defeat Becahi or Liberty (8-10, 4-8) on Friday to qualify for districts. If the Pates win their last two league games, they win the division.

The Hurricanes scenario is bit more dimmer, as they have four games this week and would need to win three of four to finish at 11-11 overall.

Liberty was supposed to take on Spring-Ford Monday night, but that game was postponed. They took on Easton last night, followed by Friday's showdown with Freedom and wrap things up Saturday at Pocono Mountain West (14-4).