Tuesday 3/14 5A Lampeter-Strasburg 56 Peters Township 58 Wednesday 3/15 2A Lancaster Mennonite 59 Eden Christian 46 6A Hempfield 39 Spring-Ford 43

Peters Township Defeats Lampeter-Strasburg 58-56 in a PIAA Class 5A 2nd Round Playoff Game A gritty Lampeter-Strasburg squad lost to Peters Township 58 to 56 on Tuesday evening in a PIAA Class 5A state championship tournament second round game in Altoona. It was an absorbing contest between two equally matched teams. Down 58 to 54, […]

Penn Hills Defeats Hershey 50-42 in a PIAA Class 5A 2nd Round Playoff Game Penn Hills advanced to the quarterfinals of the PIAA Class 5A state championship tournament with a 50 to 42 victory over Hershey on Tuesday night in Altoona. The game was close, with the outcome in doubt until the final three minutes […]

Exeter 66 Mechanicsburg 49 Boys 5A PIAA 2nd round March 14,2023 Exeter continues to impress as they make their way through the PIAA brackets. The Eagles displayed balance on the offensive end and had a shutdown third quarter on the defensive end to earn a well deserved W. Most teams need to game plan around […]

  March 11, 2023   Speedboys’ Magic Returns   West Philadelphia 54, West Scranton 50   By Phil T. SCRANTON – Many knew about the annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade dominating outdoor activities on Saturday afternoon throughout Scranton, but there was also some incredible action going on inside the Scranton High School Center for Living […]

While the logic of it all may seem a little bit unconventional at least on the surface, sometimes the best medicine that a team can find for itself is getting firmly pushed up against the metaphorical ropes while tasked with having only two options– to either sink or swim. And if ever there was a […]

Hempfield 62 Emmaus 59 6A First round PIAA March 11, 2023 Playoff basketball – When teams get together from different parts of PA, sometimes we observe tight games, buzzer beaters (Garnett/Cumberland Valley), injuries, scrums, clutch (or not so clutch foul shooting), different whistles from what the teams are used to, teams that employ different offenses/defenses […]

  March 11, 2023    Scranton Prep Defeats Octorara in Boys 4A Matchup   Scranton Prep 62, Octorara 53   by Jon K. SCRANTON – With the entire District 2 lineup of games wiped off Friday’s schedule due to the anticipated snow event, Octorara stuck with their original travel plans and arrived in the Scranton […]

Lancaster Mennonite Defeats St. John Neumann Regional 62-61 in 1st Round of the PIAA Class 2A State Championship Tournament David Weaver, a 6’ 7” senior, calmly made two free throws with six seconds left to give Lancaster Mennonite a 62 to 61 victory over visiting St. John Neumann Regional Academy on Saturday afternoon in the […]

  PIAA FIRST ROUND RESULTS   SATURDAY, MARCH 11   BOYS AAAAAA (1-9) Coatesville 68, (2/4-1) Scranton 58 (ends at 14-12) (1-2) Lower Merion 65, (2/4-2) Williamsport 58 (ends at 19-6)   GIRLS AAAAAA (1-9) Abington 69, (2/4-1) Wyoming Valley West 56 (ends at 16-9)   BOYS AAAAA (2-1) Abington Heights 67, (12-4) Murrell Dobbins […]

There’s no denying it. There is just something intrinsically special about the state basketball tournament. After all, while the Twitter debates, looking at unscientific polls and everything of the like are fun in the interim, having the opportunity to settle the score as for who and what pockets of the commonwealth are truly the best […]

Chester Charter Defeats Lancaster Country Day 58-44 in PIAA Tournament 1st Round Chester Charter Scholars Academy defeated shorthanded Lancaster Country Day 58 to 44 on Friday afternoon at Strath Haven in a first round game in the PIAA Class 1A state championship tournament. Because of other commitments, only six Country Day players were in uniform […]

Mars 61 Manheim Central 49 Boys 5A PIAA First Round March 10, 2023 For the second year in a row, a District 7 lower seed (6th for Mars) travels to the L-L District 3 higher seed (Manheim Central #2) and comes away with a big W. Last season, it was Penn Hills taking down LS. […]

Ed note: The first round of the PIAA tournament starts this Friday March 10th. Here are the LL teams that will be playing this weekend. LLhoops will have coverage of some of the games! By Dates: March 10, Friday 1A Lancaster Country Day 44 Chester Charter Academy 58 5A Warwick 59 Radnor 70 Mars 61 […]

  Trying to Reason Through District 12 Playoff Season   On Saturday afternoon District 2 Champion Abington Heights hosts the #4 team from District 12, Murrell Dobbins Vocational (25-2), while District 2 Runner-Up West Scranton entertains the #3 team from District 12, West Philadelphia (15-11), on Friday evening.  The Northeast Beat had several inquiries asking […]