Dell’s Column

Two Lancaster-Lebanon League players earned all-state honors from PA Sportswriters for their performance during the 2023-2024 season. Penn Manor standout senior forward Ethan Benne caps off his outstanding high school basketball career with a spot on the Class 6A all-state second team. He becomes the first Comet to earn all-state honors since 1990. Benne led […]

Ed note: Welcome to the 2023-24 All LLhoops.com teams. Between Dell, Andy, and TJ, we saw each player no fewer than two times. We continue with our 6 player teams- more awards for more deserving players. Names appear in alphabetical order.  Enjoy!   Section One First Team Ethan Benne (Penn Manor) De’Andre Jones (McCaskey) Fernando […]

Ed note: Its been 52 years since Wally Walker played for the Penn Manor Comets. With some help from Penn Manor’s alum, Donnie Martin, we bring together the old and the new.  Wally Walker scored 1366 points for the Comets – only 2 years of varsity and NO three point line. Ethan Benne tallied 1183 […]

Ed. Note: The LL Boys Basketball Association will be holding its annual senior all star game at Hempfield April 2nd at 7 pm. Main image photo by Mark22. Last chance to watch your favorite seniors play!   Info from the LL Boys Coaches: Selected Seniors Yasin Abdi – Lampeter-Strasburg Ethan Benne – Penn Manor Owen […]

Wellsboro, PA – Circle W Sports and LLhoops have launched the LLhoops mobile app for both the iOS and Google Play App Stores. The app, which pairs with the updated design released earlier this year by Circle W Sports, features news, scores, up-to-date standings and team info that the website does, but in the palm […]

Imhotep Charter Retains PIAA Class 5A State Championship with Win Over Franklin Regional: Kehler on Hoops Article by David Kehler Two time defending PIAA Class 5A state champion Imhotep Charter retained their title on Friday night with a 59 to 48 highly contested win over Franklin Regional in a game played at Hershey. Franklin Regional, […]

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Columbia Crimson Tide boys’ basketball program will have a new voice in the front of the room. Early Sunday afternoon, Kerry Glover informed LLHoops.com that he was resigning his post as Columbia head coach. During his eight-year stint, Glover was able to post a 131-68 overall […]

Friday March 8 1A Lancaster Country Day 42  Notre Dame East Stroudsburg 33 4A Octorara 50 Danville 63 5A Warwick 53 Franklin Regional 68 Manheim Central 31 Unionville 56 ——————————————————————– Saturday March 9 2A St John Neumann 43 Lancaster Mennonite 71   3A  Columbia 64 Pickett Mastery 46   6A  Cedar Crest 55 Lower Merion […]

Dell’s Column March 3, 2024 District Championship week The LLhoops staff was out covering a bunch of games the past 2 weeks. Andy, TJ , David Bray, and Dell were tracking the LL teams. David Kehler gave us some Philly flavor, and our beat writer from District 2, Jon K, covered the Boys and Girls […]

Monday February 26   1A Consolation Bracket York Country Day 54 Lancaster Country Day 60   5A Consolation Bracket Warwick 82 Manheim Central 61   —————————————————————– Tuesday February 27   6A Consolation Bracket Cedar Crest 50 Carlisle 49   4A Consolation Bracket Middletown 59 Octorara 73 ———————————————————————- Wednesday February 28   5A 5th Place Game […]

The 2023-2024 PIAA District 3 tournament brackets have been released. Below are the first-round matchups featuring Lancaster-Lebanon League teams. BOYS Class AAAAAA No. 10 Wilson 50 No. 7 Cedar Crest 55 No. 11 Penn Manor 55 at No. 6 Reading 70   Quarterfinal Round #7 Cedar Crest 34 #2 Cumberland Valley 41   Class AAAAA […]

Dell Column Feb. 18, 2024 LL tournament… We had coverage of all the Boys games and the Girls Final. First Round Manheim Central @ Columbia Penn Manor @ LS Octorara @ Cedar Crest Lancaster Mennonite @ Warwick Semis Penn Manor vs Warwick Manheim Central vs Cedar Crest Penn Manor/Warwick Gallery via Hosh Posh Finals Girls […]

NOTE: Statistics via our friends at LancasterOnline.com and Llhoops.com   LL Boys Team’s Info Octorara (3-2) @ Cedar Crest (1-1) Cedar Crest: 16-5 Overall Off avg.: 62 , Def avg.: 49 Foul percentage: 65% Three per game: 4 Best Wins: Wilson, Penn Manor, Exeter Toughest Losses: Berks Catholic, Central Dauphin, LS Top player(s): Fernando Marquez […]

Dell’s column Feb 4, 2024 And so it ends… The regular season ends this week for LL teams. The girls playoffs start next Saturday (Feb. 10th) There will be some top talent and top talented teams for this years girls brackets. LLhoops will be live streaming the final game at TWP on Feb. 15th. The […]

Dells Column January 28, 2024 Devin Figueroa info The play…With 5:51 to go in a very tight game between Hempfield and Penn Manor, Devin Figueroa, Penn Manor’s 6’ senior guard, drove to the basket on a semi breakaway. His drive found him above the rim. Upon going up, Figueroa was inadvertently hit in mid-air, causing […]