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West Catholic Defeats Archbishop Ryan 71-51: Kehler on Hoops
February 18, 2023 Dell JacksonWest Catholic Defeats Archbishop Ryan 71-51 West Catholic led all of the way in a Philadelphia Catholic League playoff quarterfinal against host Archbishop Ryan on Friday night and won a comprehensive 71 to 51 victory. With the win, West Catholic advances to the league semifinals on Wednesday night at the Palestra vs. defending Philadelphia Catholic […]
Cedar Crest 64 Lampeter-Strasburg 48: Wrap
January 31, 2023 Dell JacksonCedar Crest 64 Lampeter-Strasburg 48 January 31, 2023 Cedar Crest is hitting its stride, just in time for an LL playoff push. The LS Pioneers are almost a lock for an LL spot in Section 3 (they play Octorara Friday night for first place – LLhoops live stream game). The Falcons used its depth on […]
Octorara 65 Donegal 60: Wrap
January 28, 2023 Dell JacksonOctorara 65 Donegal 60 The Octorara Braves won a hard fought game at Donegal, overcoming an 11 point deficit in the 4th quarter. Octorara is on a collision course with LS next Friday, assuming both teams take care of business. LLhoops will be live streaming that game. Neither team could gain a lot of traction […]
Camp Hill Finds The Remedy As Lions Start Fast, Tally First Win Of The Season At Pequea Valley
December 30, 2022 Andy HerrSometimes, all you really need on this wild and crazy highway known as the high school basketball season is a spark. It’s true. Even while those on the outside may not suspect it at first blush, but for or as long and as grueling as the year can be at times, it is easy to […]
Northeast PA Report – Preseason Column
November 25, 2022 Jon KWelcome to the 2022-2023 District 2 hoops season and the LLhoops Northeast Beat. 2021-2022 Season Gave Fans Plenty of Excitement While District 2 hoops fans did not get the chance to see any local teams lifting up an oversized Hershey bar on the Giant Center hardwoods, there were plenty of incredible hoops memories […]
Pat Flannery- College Prospect Camp: Aug 2-4
July 6, 2022 Dell JacksonCoach Pat Flannery returns to Spooky Nook for his highly regarded Prospect Camp. Coach will work on various aspects of the game including the recruiting process of high school basketball players. Last the camp was sold out. For more info/registration click on the banner or the links below. Commuter and overnight available- LINK
District 2 PIAA Second Round (March 11 Results)
March 12, 2022 Jon K2022 PIAA SECOND ROUND MARCH 11 RESULTS Boys AAAAA Shippensburg 49, Pittston Area 43 (ends at 21-5) Boys AAAA Dallas 75, Cardinal O’Hara 57 (ends at 14-11) Neumann-Goretti 57, Scranton Prep 51 (ends at 16-10) Girls AAA Riverside 64, Palmerton 28 (ends at 23-3) Conwell Egan 58, Western Wayne 55 (ends […]
District 2 Girls 5A First Round (Abington Heights vs. Twin Valley)
March 10, 2022 Jon KMarch 10, 2022 Abington Heights Battles into Second Round Abington Heights 40, Twin Valley 24 CLARKS SUMMIT – On a night when neither team could find any offensive rhythm and where both teams battled their way through uncharacteristic miscues and turnovers, it was Abington Heights that maintained a 10-point lead throughout […]
District 2 Boys 2A PIAA First Round (Holy Cross vs. Antietam)
March 9, 2022 Jon KMarch 9, 2022 Crusaders Rally to Advance Holy Cross 57, Antietam 49 By Phil T. SCRANTON – Holy Cross erased an eight-point deficit late in the first half and came back to defeat Antietam, 57-49, in a PIAA Boys 2A First Round game at the Lackawanna College Student Union Gymnasium on […]
District 2 Boys 6A First Round (Scranton vs. West Chester East)
March 9, 2022 Jon KMarch 9, 2022 Knights Ride into Second Round Scranton 84, West Chester East 70 SCRANTON – The Northeast Beat does not use the term casually, but tonight’s Boys 6A First Round playoff game between host Scranton and West Chester East at times began to show signs of some truly “McNamara-esque” type […]
District 2 PIAA First Round Matchups
March 5, 2022 Jon K2021-2022 PIAA FIRST ROUND BOYS MATCHUPS “hosts” means a home court game (or within District 2) “visits” means opponent’s home court (or within their district) ( ) indicates team’s district seeding going into tourney Boys AAAAAA PIAA First Round (3/9) District 2/4 Champion hosts District 1, #9 Team 1-Scranton (21-2) vs. […]
Linville Hill 51 Lanc. Country Day 42: Wrap
March 3, 2022 Dell JacksonLinville Hill 51 Lancaster Country Day 42 Boys 1A Finals District 3 March 3, 2022 Does the early start effect attendance? Nah…seemed like the entire stunted today was in attendance for both teams. In a high level skilled 1A boys finals, Linville road a 18-11 4th quarter to take home the title. Linville was led […]
Hempfield Completes ‘Business Trip’ As Black Knights Tame ELCO, Advance To Wednesday Night’s L-L Semifinals
February 15, 2022 Andy HerrFor as good as the Lancaster-Lebanon League tournament is –and selfishly we truthfully believe it is the best of any local conference around – there are certain unalienable qualities about it that make it so intrinsically special and unique. Sure, while it’s fun to see the matchups of teams that don’t meet eye-to-eye in the […]