DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS     FRIDAY, 12/10 Wilkes-Barre Area 39, Scranton Prep 48 Tunkhannock 56, Wyoming Seminary 28 Crestwood 64, Scranton 69 Nanticoke Area 41, North Pocono 65 Elk Lake at Carbondale (postponed) Wyoming Valley West 41, Riverside 44 West Scranton 73, Dunmore 53 Lakeland 35, Valley View 61 Mountain View 38, Holy […]

  BOYS TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT RESULTS   19th Joseph Nespoli Tourney (12/10 and 12/11 @ Berwick) East Stroudsburg South 62, Delaware Valley 37  Berwick 56, Northwest Area 47 East Stroudsburg South 57, Berwick 24 (Championship) Northwest Area 68, Delaware Valley 53   Wallenpaupack Tip-Off Tourney (12/10 and 12/11 @ Wallenpaupack) Nazareth 66, Monticello (NY) 34 Stroudsburg 40, Wallenpaupack […]

Hyperbole or not, sometimes the second night of the season can often be one of the most consequential eveings that the entire slate can possibly offer. And sure enough, the situation that was scheduled to take shape in Mount Joy late on Saturday night just so happened to fit snuggly into that very same category. […]

Lebanon 34 ELCO 29 Dec 11, 2021 Lebanon Tip off A battle of Lebanon Co champs provided us with some tense moments and a quality early season game. Lebanon was the LL champ last season. The Cedars are trying to plug in some key losses- Big man, Isaiah Rodriguez, and injured guard Luke Collins. The […]

ARCHBISHOP RYAN DEFEATS DOWNINGTOWN WEST 69-42 In the feature game of a triple header on Friday night sponsored by the website cityofbasketballlove.com, host Archbishop Ryan used a balanced attack to defeat Downingtown West 69-43. Archbishop Ryan advanced to the PIAA Class 5A state championship game last season. Although key members of that team graduated, this […]

In a way, it’s funny. Well, maybe funny isn’t exactly the most apropos word to use, but it certainly was ironic. For as much promise and anticipation that 2021-22 high school basketball season brings with it, it’s simply impossible to overlook the overarching desire and hope from everyone involved that this year we finally have […]

Ed note: Tip off games Dec 10.  Dec 11th match-ups for tournaments will be updated either late Friday night or early Sat. morning.Check with schools/newspapers for times. Scores/Schedule Dec 10-11 Dec 11th – Sat. Lancaster Country Day LCDay 38 Day Spring 27 LCDay 58 West shore Christian 35 Single games Cedar Crest 46 Conrad Weiser […]

FATHER JUDGE DEFEATS ENGINEERING & SCIENCE 72-64 Father Judge overcame an eight point third quarter deficit to defeat Carver Engineering & Science 72-64 in a fiercely contested game between two Philadelphia teams played at Archbishop Ryan in the first matchup of an opening night triple header sponsored by the website cityofbaketballlove.com. Judge displayed a more […]

WEST CATHOLIC DEFEATS ABRAHAM LINCOLN 72-62 West Catholic overcame a seven point third quarter deficit to defeat Abraham Lincoln in an intensely contested game between two Philadelphia teams in the second matchup in a triple header at Archbishop Ryan sponsored by the website cityofbaketballlove.com . These two very good teams are likely to advance far […]

Ed note: We lost some audio on posting so we will do quick wraps via Zoom. 🙂 Dell talks late night about the ACC/TWP first night game.  

  December 10, 2021   Fans Treated with Marquee Matchup on Opening Night   Scranton 69, Crestwood 64   By Phil Thrash SCRANTON – ‘Tis the season… for high school hoops.  Across the area, teams suited up for the first official game of the 2021-2022 hoops season and at the campus of Scranton High School, […]

  Welcome to the 2021-2022 District 2 hoops season and the Northeast Beat.   COVID-Shortened Season Gave Fans Plenty of Thrills Despite the December-less schedule that took place last season, District 2 hoops finally got rolling (well, at least inching along) into January as teams tried their best to navigate through health department protocols regarding […]

GOERGE DEFEATS WEST NOTTINGHAM ACADEMY 67-52 Friends Schools League power George defeated visiting West Nottingham Academy (Colora, MD) 67-52 in a spirited and intriguing game on Wednesday afternoon. West Nottingham Academy has a number of international players, including highly touted 6′ 11″ sophomore Yves Missi, from Camaroon, who has scholarship offers from UCLA, St. John’s, […]

ACADEMY OF THE NEW CHURCH DEFEATS SPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY 79-39 Despite being shorthanded due to injuries to key players, Academy of the New Church overwhelmed visiting Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in a matchup of non-PIAA teams on Tuesday afternoon. Quick, disciplined, and displaying great teamwork, ANC scored first and led for the entire game. […]

  BOYS TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE   19th Joseph Nespoli Tourney (12/10 and 12/11 @ Berwick) Delaware Valley vs. East Stroudsburg South  Berwick vs. Northwest Area   Wallenpaupack Tip-Off Tourney (12/10 and 12/11 @ Wallenpaupack) Nazareth vs. Monticello (NY) Wallenpaupack vs. Stroudsburg   Susquehanna-Bradford County Challenge (12/10 and 12/11 @ Sayre) Blue Ridge vs. Wyalusing Valley (12/10) Susquehanna […]