Welcome to the 2020-2021 District 2 Hoops Season and the Northeast Beat.   And They’re Off…well, sort of The state-mandated Covid-19 pause that lasted into early January, combined with the 10-practice PIAA requirement, has resulted in a wide variety of basketball schedules across District 2 this year.  In the Wyoming Valley Conference, all 14 […]

Ed note: Coach  Ed Berryman, LS,  joins us tonight. Tonight’s topics include LS 2021 team, glue players, the week that was, and lives-streaming ahead.     Press Break brought to you by Spooky Nook Basketball. The leader for all your basketball needs. Everything from Tournaments/Leagues/Camps/ and Personal Training.      

Alright, alright. Clichés aside, we all know this year was inherently going to be different than any year of high school basketball that we’ve ever seen before and hopefully will only ever see for the rest of time. Among the ways in which it is expected to be different? The fact that no team will […]

Column- Jan 18, 2021 Busy busy.. We had a full week of LL hoops – Jan 11-16. Recaps Andy’s Games Solanco/LS Big Spring/Donegal Lancaster Catholic./Northern Lebanon Exeter/TWP       Dell’s – clips/picts/audio Hempfield/Penn Manor Columbia/Lancaster Mennonite Cedar Crest / Hempfield Columbia/LMHS         Our friends from the NEast Beat (Jon K  @LLHoopsNEPbeat […]

Ed note: Lee was at the Willamsport/McCaskey game Jan 16, 2021. For prints, contact him at @leegvivian1958 via twitter.   Slideshow- Takes some time to load   thumbnails of the slideshow Click for larger pict.

Ed note: Due to covid issues, we will try to keep this page updated. The games below are all tentative. Please check back on our twitter handle, @llhoops, or the hosting school  for any changes that day. Jan 11 LL games: Hempfield 71 Penn Manor: 40    LLhoops livestream McCaskey 69 TWP 66 Etown 43 […]

For most programs, the idea of handing the keys of the car over to a freshman might rank right up there in the highest terms of blasphemy. After all, high school-aged freshmen can’t even legally a drive a real car as it is. But then again, not every program is Lampeter-Strasburg either. Over the course […]

  January 15, 2021   Patriots Thrive in Early Season Matchup Against the Trojans    Pittston Area 44, Greater Nanticoke Area 23   By Phil T. YATESVILLE – Looking to build upon last season’s success, the Patriots look primed for another great run.  After a resounding 51-26 victory over Lake-Lehman, Pittston Area moved to 2-0 […]

Ed note: Some clips/picts and thoughts of Lancaster Catholic/Octorara Jan 15, 2021 Dell’s recap   Intros Intros pic.twitter.com/W7EckhTUy4 — LLhoops (@LLhoops) January 16, 2021 Tip LCHS – nice defense Five close to the ball pic.twitter.com/0diZ43Scyw — LLhoops (@LLhoops) January 16, 2021   Team Lanc cath starters cheering on subs…pretty cool pic.twitter.com/TyCahuxtzg — LLhoops (@LLhoops) January […]

In Lancaster-Lebanon League circles, it’s really been no secret that the Donegal Boys’ Basketball program has fallen on hard times over the last decade or so since that memorable state tournament run in 2013. Unfortunately, aside from a brief appearance in the District 3 tournament a few years ago, wins for the Indians on the […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   FRIDAY, 1/8 Wilkes-Barre Area 65, Hanover Area 42 Berwick 28, Nanticoke Area 49 Northwest Area 50, Tunkhannock 52   SATURDAY 1/9 Holy Redeemer 41, Allentown Central Catholic 42 Crestwood 50, Dallas 58 Riverside 62, Tunkhannock 45 Lake-Lehman 49, Wilkes-Barre Area 51   MONDAY, 1/11 Berwick 34, Lake-Lehman 51 Riverside […]

Starters pic.twitter.com/eqpzstN3wr — LLhoops (@LLhoops) January 15, 2021 Tip     Max Scipioni interview   Coach smith crest@AndyBrackets @CCHS_Hoops @CCHSFalcons pic.twitter.com/Kw4sqRrfSv — LLhoops (@LLhoops) January 15, 2021 Dell’s wrap

If you’re ever pressed into having the discussion as to which home courts in the Lancaster-Lebanon League seem to always to be the most formidable, Northern Lebanon is always a reliable place to start. Whether it be the fact that the school itself seems to be out in the middle of nowhere, nestled In between […]

Ed note: Dave (@ross_burman) was the play by play guy at ELCO/Octorara. He sends us a ton of info on PIAA history via his tweets and Facebook. Dave was the play by play announcer Wednesday night at the legendary Octorara High School Gym in Chester County for a huge Lancaster-Lebanon League boys high school basketball […]

Some clips and a soundcloud wrap.   Coach Kerri Glover interview Interview coach glover pic.twitter.com/mAVzXFo67f — LLhoops (@LLhoops) January 13, 2021   Kerry Glover – 26 points including game winner Player of game..kerry glover columbia pic.twitter.com/CEOFXx6F9I — LLhoops (@LLhoops) January 13, 2021 Another POG LLhoops mask!   Dell’s wrap of Jan 12th: Columbia 73 LMHS […]