Roman Catholic Defeats LaSalle College 72-33 Roman Catholic defeated LaSalle College 72 to 33 on Sunday afternoon in a Philadelphia Catholic League game between two all-boys schools that are in the PIAA Class 6A classification. It was Roman’s home game, and it was played at Thomas Jefferson U., in Philadelphia. The mercy rule was triggered […]

  LACKAWANNA LEAGUE DIVISION RACES     LACKAWANNA LEAGUE BOYS games through 2/17    Team (division, overall record)          z = won division title         e = eliminated   DIVISION 1   z-Valley View (11-2)  e-Abington Heights (11-2)  e-Scranton Prep (7-6)  e-West Scranton (7-6)  e-Scranton (6-7)   Division Championship Game Valley View 50, Abington Heights 36  […]

Dell’s column Feb. 6, 2023 The week that was… Andy Donegal/N. Lebanon Manheim Central/Solanco Cumberland Valley/Manheim Central Penn Manor/Lebanon Dell Cedar Crest/LS Octorara/LS: LLhoops live stream Lancaster Mennonite/LCDay: LLhoops live stream         Girl/Boy DH NEast Beat Wilkes Barre/Hazelton Girls Tunkhannock/Hazelton Boys Wyoming/Nanicoke Boys David Kehler Roman Catholic/ Neumann-Goretti George/Malvern Prep 50 Years of the L-L […]

  February 4, 2023   Trojans Rally in Second Half to Defeat Warriors   Greater Nanticoke Area 45, Wyoming Area 36   by Jon K. WYOMING – Wyoming Area played what may have been their best quarter of basketball this season on Saturday night when they jumped out to a nine-point lead after the first […]

Ed note: Here are the tie-breakers for 2022-23 season. Section ties for first There are no more Section Champion Tie-Breaker Games. Teams tied for 1st place will be declared Section Champs (Co, Tri, etc.) For seeding purposes, the following criteria will be used to determine 1st and 2nd: Head-to-Head Competition District 3 Power Rating as […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (Games Through 2/4/23)   1.  Holy Redeemer (18-2) 3A  2.  Dallas (18-2) 5A 3.  Valley View (16-2) 4A 4.  Abington Heights (17-2) 5A  5.  Williamsport (12-4) 6A 6.  Mid Valley (15-3) 3A 7.  Pittston Area (14-5) 5A 8.  Holy Cross (12-5) 2A 9.  Nanticoke Area (15-6) 4A 10. […]

Last season, 2021-2022, marked the 50th year of the LL League. Dell asked Mike Gross, LNP, to help compile some information about the history of the league for boys hoops. LLhoops.com had some of the information on the website, but we felt like there were many stories that needed to be told. The book features […]

Once you reach this part of the season when the number of days, much less the number of remaining games can essentially be counted on one hand in fact, it’d be nothing if not understandable as to why some of the more “feel good” stories found inside the Lancaster-Lebanon League boys’ basketball trail may now […]

  Last Week’s Scores (LINK)   DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Boys Standings (LINK)   TUESDAY, 2/7 Scranton 43, Abington Heights 41 (LL-1) Valley View 46, North Pocono 48 (LL-1/2) Wallenpaupack 45, West Scranton 53 (LL-1/2) Honesdale 64, Scranton Prep 63 (LL-1/2) Western Wayne 37, Delaware Valley 62 (LL-2) Lakeland 41, Holy Cross 52 (LL-3) […]

LL Scores Schedule: Jan 30 – Feb 4 Jan 30- Monday League Donegal 65 Northern Lebanon 48 Non-league CD East 82 Lebanon 51 Jan 31 – Tues. League Solanco 37 E-Town 57 Man. Central 63 Ephrata 51 Hempfield 74 McCaskey 71 LCDay 41 Pequea Valley 31 ELCO 54 Lancaster Catholic 63 Columbia 64 Annville-Cleona 44 […]

If you’ve operated in this line of work for any great length of time, chances are that you already know how wild and tumultuous the journey of a high school basketball season can be. And while they surely wouldn’t like to be the experts on such a phenomenon, rest assured that the Manheim Central Barons […]

With just a handful of days left in the high school basketball regular season, it’s understandable as to why some teams are already having visions of grandeur when it comes to dreaming of the weeks yet to unfold which will surely include an excursion into the postseason for those exclusive members. Cumberland Valley of course […]

  February 2, 2023   Lady Cougar Defense Too Much for Wolfpack   Hazleton Area 52, Wilkes-Barre Area 39   By Phil T. PLAINS – The Lady Cougars used an incredible defensive effort to erase an early 8-2 deficit en route to a 52-39 victory over Wilkes-Barre Area Thursday evening. After coming out of the […]

  WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE DIVISION RACES     WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE BOYS   FINAL RESULTS    Team (division record)         z = won division title         y = qualified for WVC playoffs          e = eliminated from division race   DIVISION 1 y,z-Dallas (12-2) y,e-Pittston Area (10-4) e-Hazleton Area (10-4)   e-Crestwood […]

Neumann-Goretti Defeats Roman Catholic 62-60 Shorthanded Neumann-Goretti defeated visiting Roman Catholic 62 to 60 in a Philadelphia Catholic League game between two defending PIAA state champions on Friday night before a packed house in south Philadelphia. With tonight’s result, Neumann and Roman are tied for first place in the Philadelphia Catholic League standings with 9-1 […]