Tuesday night LVC boys basketball recaps and update of the standings and playoff picture

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FROM KEITH GROLLER

The biggest win of Tuesday night was recorded by Bethlehem Catholic, which has climbed all the way back from a sluggish start to win the LVC East.

Here's a look at all of the games:

CCHS 76, Allen 57 -- Just complete dominance by the Vikings, who still have to play Nazareth and Emmaus to close out the regular season. Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman put on a show for Temple and Penn State coaches in attendance.

Parkland 79, Northampton 54 -- Nick Rindock back in the lineup. Justin Zajko led way with 15 for Parkland as Trojans had four reach double figures. Northampton trailed 23-7 after one quarter, 45-22 at halftime. Parkland needs to beat Whitehall for LVC North or can still get in the LVC tourney if CCHS beats Emmaus.

Liberty 53, Easton 38 -- Deshawn Oyeniyi and Ludwin Gonzalez had 17 each for the Hurricanes, who still need to win two out last three to qualify for districts.

Bethlehem Catholic 55, Freedom 52 -- Strong second half for the Golden Hawks, who placed four players in double figures, led by Freddie Simmons' 17. Golden Hawks win LVC East title and are in the league tournament for the first time since 2007.

Emmaus 66, Dieruff 54 -- Green Hornets struggled for three quarters with the Huskies, who have had too many personnel issues to ever come close to living up to their potential. Should be a crazy atmosphere on Friday when Emmaus hosts CCHS with a playoff spot on the line.

Whitehall 66, Nazareth 48 -- Aaron Keglovits scored 16 for the Zephyrs, who took care of business and set themselves up for a showdown at Parkland on Friday night for the division title.

LVC STANDINGS

eam                     LVC     All

XC-Central Cath    12-0    20-0

X-Emmaus             9-4     15-5

X-Allen                  8-5      13-8

Dieruff                   3-8       8-11

NORTH DIVISION

Team                     LVC     All

X-Parkland             9-4     16-4

X-Whitehall            8-5     13-8

Nazareth               3-9     8-12

Northampton         0-12    2-18

EAST DIVISION

Team                     LVC     All

XC-Becahi                8-5    11-9

Freedom                  6-7     8-13    

Liberty                     5-8     9-10

Easton                    4-8    10-10

X-Clinched district berth. C-Clinched league playoff berth.

TOURNAMENT NOTES: Semis on Tuesday and finals on Friday at Liberty.

CCHS has clinched No. 1 seed for next week's tournament. Becahi has also clinched a spot.

Winner of Friday's Whitehall-Parkland game will be the LVC North champ.

Allen, Emmaus and Parkland could all be the wild card entry.

If Parkland loses to Whitehall, it can still win the wild card if CCHS beats Emmaus.

Emmaus wins the wild card by beating CCHS.

Allen needs CCHS to beat Emmaus and Parkland to beat Whitehall on Friday and then defeat Dieruff on Saturday to get the wild card.