After two straight losses heading into the Lehigh Valley Conference playoffs, Bethlehem Catholic head coach Mike Frew isn't too worried about his teams chances.

The Hawks (11-11) entered last night's opening round of the LVC playoffs as the fourth-seed, taking on top-seeded and undefeated Central Catholic (22-0) in the night cap at Memorial Gymnasium.

The results of those games are past Press deadlines, but Frew was reveling in the opportunity to take part in a contest on such a grand stage, despite the Hawks recent results with losses to Easton and Pottstown, where they've given up 72 and 81 points respectively in back-to-back fashion.

"We're in the [LVC] tournament for the first time since 2007 and we're thrilled about the opportunity," Frew said. "Two years ago we had five wins and now we're one of the top four teams in the league playoffs. I'm happy with the position we've found ourselves in."

Second-seeded Parkland (17-4) battled third-seeded Emmaus (16-6) in the opening round match-up at Liberty on Tuesday, as winners will advance to Friday's championship game back at Liberty.

Frew knows that if his team wants to mount the biggest upset of the season, they need to do a better job defensively against the Vikings, who have beaten teams on average this year by double digits.

"We don't have a very good winning percentage when we allow the opposition to score over 70 points," said Frew, "so we had practice on Sunday to reestablish our defensive identity. We want to dictate what the opposition does offensively and we need to shrink the court against Central. We can't allow them to dribble penetrate. It's a tough task because they are such a talented team, but we've worked hard all year for this."

Becahi lost to Central 60-42 in their only meeting this season, as the Vikings used a 20-3 second quarter burst to blow the game open.

"We actually won the third and fourth quarters, but we just couldn't get a handle on things in the second quarter," Frew said. "We need to keep things close as long as possible. We like playing in close games and I think we're more comfortable in that scenario, so it's going to be big for us to stay within striking distance."

Parkland knocked off Emmaus 62-55 this season and Tuesday's clash should be an entertaining match-up between both programs, as the Trojans have won three straight, while Emmaus has slipped a bit as of late, winning two of their last four games to end the season.