At last check, the state of Pennsylvania is estimated to have a population of just under 13 million residents residing inside its borders. Beyond that, there are a whopping 715 schools across the commonwealth who field high school boys’ basketball teams. However, even for a state that covers over 46,000 square miles with a population […]

March 21- Tues. 2A Lancaster Mennonite 51 Holy Cross 40

Roman Catholic Defeats Parkland 53-35 in a PIAA Class 6A Playoff Quarterfinal Defending PIAA Class 6A state champion Roman Catholic rallied in the second half on Saturday afternoon in Norristown to defeat Parkland 53 to 35 in a Class 6A state championship tournament quarterfinal. The two teams knew each other well, having played a game-conditions […]

Archbishop Wood Defeats Coatesville Area 78-64 in a PIAA Class 6A Playoff Quarterfinal Archbishop Wood broke open a close game in the third quarter to defeat scrappy Coatesviille Area 78 to 64 in a PIAA Class 6A state championship tournament quarterfinal on Saturday afternoon in Norristown. The game was played at a high pitch, with […]

  PIAA SEMI-FINAL RESULTS     MONDAY, MARCH 20   GIRLS AAA (2-1) Dunmore 43, (3-1) Lancaster Catholic 37 (ends at 26-3)   GIRLS AA (6-1) Homer Center 47, (2-1) Montrose 13 (ends at 23-5)       TUESDAY, MARCH 21   GIRLS AAAA (12-1) Lansdale Catholic 60, (2-1) Scranton Prep 28 (ends at 24-3) […]

There’s a phrase out there that says, “Two things can be true at once.” Simple and innocuous, yes, but never has a quote personified a high school boys’ basketball team more than this 2022-23 Lancaster Mennonite bunch perhaps. Yes, while it remains as true as ever that making your conference tournament, winning three-straight district championships, […]

2A Lancaster Mennonite 64 Mahanoy 44

Archbishop Ryan Defeats Previously Unbeaten Radnor 69-65 in PIAA Class 5A Playoff Quarterfinal Archbishop Ryan advanced to the semifinals of the PIAA Class 5A state championship tournament with a 69 to 65 win over previously undefeated Radnor on Friday night in Bensalem. Radnor had beaten Ryan 57 to 42 in December in the Diane Mosco […]

  March 17, 2023   Game-Ending 17-3 Streak Sends Montrose to Semi-Finals    Montrose 45, Faith Christian Academy 29   by Jon K. EXETER – If their 49-47 Second Round victory over Marian Catholic on Wednesday night was a classic example of “survive and advance”, then Friday’s Quarter-Final 45-29 win over Faith Christian Academy might […]

  March 15, 2023   Holy Cross Controls Paint in 2nd Round Matchup   Holy Cross 66, Muncy 38   By Phil T. HAZLE TOWNSHIP – Holy Cross surged throughout the second half, outscoring their opponent 36-14 after the break, en route to their 66-38 Boys 2A Second Round win over Muncy. The Crusaders shot […]

  March 15, 2023   Abington Heights Advances to Boys 5A Quarter-Finals   Abington Heights 61, Pocono Mountain East 56   HAZLE TOWNSHIP – When Pocono Mountain West trimmed the Abington Heights lead to a single point early in the second half, the inside-outside combination of Mason Fedor and Ryan Nealon righted things for the […]

Death, taxes, and Hempfield Basketball making a deep run in the state playoffs. Okay, maybe that’s not the exact the verbiage of the phrase, but as far as a local audience is most concerned, it isn’t a notion all that farfetched. Remember if you will to a time not all that long ago, say five, […]

  PIAA QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS     FRIDAY, MARCH 17   BOYS AAAAA (12-1) Imhotep Charter 65, (2-1) Abington Heights 38 (ends at 23-5)   GIRLS AAA (2-1) Dunmore 58, (2-3) Lake-Lehman 19 (ends at 25-6)   GIRLS AA (2-1) Montrose 45, (1-1) Faith Christian Academy 29 (ends at 21-7)       SATURDAY, MARCH 18 […]

  PIAA SECOND ROUND RESULTS     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15   BOYS AAAAA (2-1) Abington Heights 61, (11-2) Pocono Mountain West 56 (ends at 22-7)   GIRLS AAAAA (1-3) Bishop Shanahan 43, (2-1) Pittston Area 35 (ends at 25-3) (1-1) West Chester Rustin 49, (2-2) Abington Heights 46 (ends at 18-9)    BOYS AAAA (1-1) […]

Lancaster Mennonite Defeats Eden Christian Academy 59-46 in 2nd Round of PIAA Class 2A State Championship Tournament Lancaster Mennonite advanced to the quarterfinals of the PIAA Class 2A state championship tournament with a 59 to 46 win over Eden Christian Academy in a game played on Wednesday evening in Hollidaysburg. It was a close game […]