Let’s just be perfectly frank here. If we’re talking about success inside the Lancaster-Lebanon League found on the boys’ basketball scene most specifically, surely we cannot have any semblance of an actual conversation if we were to neglect Lancaster Mennonite in any way, shape, or form. To put it mildly, there has arguably been no […]

St. Joseph’s Prep Defeats West Catholic 65-55 in OT St. Joseph’s Prep defeated visiting West Catholic 65 to 55 in overtime in a fiercely contested Philadelphia Catholic League game on Monday afternoon. The game was close all of the way, with the biggest lead being seven points in the first quarter. There were eight ties […]

  2023 Geigle Classic (January 21, @ Reading High School)   *** current schedule confirmed with Reading AD on 1/17   11:00 am:  JP McCaskey (H) vs. Central Dauphin East 12:30 pm:  Exeter Township (H)  vs. Executive Education 2:00 pm:    Hazleton Area (H) vs. Spring-Ford 3:30 pm:    GIRLS:  Reading (H) vs. Cedar Cliff 5:00 pm:  […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (Games Through 1/14/23)   1.  Abington Heights (11-1) 5A  2.  Holy Redeemer (11-2) 3A  3.  Dallas (11-1) 5A 4. Valley View (10-2) 4A 5.  Williamsport (7-4) 6A 6.  Holy Cross (8-3) 2A 7.  Old Forge (9-2) 3A 8.  Pittston Area (8-4) 5A 9.  Hazleton Area (8-4) 6A 10 […]

 All it takes is a quick peek at the schedule to realize that we have arrived at Martin Luther King Jr weekend. And in many ways, the holiday smackdab in the middle of January can rightly serve as the officially unofficial line of demarcation if you will in terms of the halfway point of the […]

  January 14, 2023   Third Period Scoring Avalanche Propels The Prep to Victory   St. Joseph’s Prep 76, Scranton Prep 48   SCRANTON – A District 2 team getting a regular season game against a Philly Catholic League opponent is a bit of a rare happening.  Getting a home game against one of the […]

Dell’s Column Jan 15, 2023 The week that was: Andy (@AndyBrackets) Pequea Valley/ Lancaster Country Day Conestoga Valley/Warwick Cedar Crest /Wilson Dell (@llhoops) McCaskey/Hempfield POG. Michael Hester – hempfield. ⁦@AndyBrackets⁩ ⁦@JWalkLNP⁩ pic.twitter.com/mvn1ifpGt7 — LLhoops (@LLhoops) January 11, 2023   McCaskey/Cedar Crest   David Kehler (@david_kehler)- Many! Covering District 1 and Philly LINK LLhoops Live-stream… We […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Boys Standings (Link)   TUESDAY, 1/17 Scranton Prep 57, Valley View 74 (LL-1) Delaware Valley 44, West Scranton 67 (LL-1/2) Scranton 82, Honesdale 71 (LL-1/2) Abington Heights 67, Western Wayne 25 (LL-1/2) Wallenpaupack 45, North Pocono 56 (LL-2) Mid Valley 61, Riverside 38 (LL-3) Dunmore 27, Holy Cross 58 […]

Upper Dublin Defeats Holy Ghost Prep 41-37 Upper Dublin defeated host Holy Ghost Prep 41 to 37 in a choppy non-league contest on Saturday afternoon. Rugged Upper Dublin never trailed in the game. Holy Ghost Prep is not a member of a league, while Upper Dublin is in the Suburban One loop. Both schools are […]

  January 13, 2023   Macciocco Keys Old Forge win over Carbondale    Old Forge 54, Carbondale 42   CARBONDALE – After Old Forge threatened to put this game away in the second period as their lead grew to nine points, Carbondale was able to douse the Blue Devils’ momentum just before the break.  It […]

In the years since we’ve grown accustomed to seeing the Lancaster Country Day Cougars occupy a spot in the Lancaster-Lebanon League, we’ve seen this play out before. “This” meaning that the small private school in the conference –the lone one found in 1A ranks mind you — typically has dueling seasons of sorts. What we […]

LL Scores/Schedule Jan 9-14 Jan. 9 – Monday Non-league N. Lebanon 30 Annville-Cleona 39 Donegal 61 E-Town 56 (OT) Jan.10 – Tues. League McCaskey 55 Hempfield 81 Man. TWP 29 Cedar Crest 51 Lebanon 39 Penn Manor 65 Warwick 56 Garden Spot 58 Conestoga V. 52 Ephrata 50 Lanc. Catholic 56 N. Lebanon 48 LS […]

Archbishop Wood Defeats Devon Prep 57-50 In an amazing rally, Archbishop Wood outscored visiting Devon Prep 20 to 0 in the fourth quarter of a Philadelphia Catholic League game on Thursday night to capture a 57 to 50 win over the defending PIAA Class 3A state champions. Leading 50 to 37 after three quarters, Devon […]

McCaskey 51 Cedar Crest 49 Jan. 12, 2023 McCaskey came away from the “Cage” with a win. You might say they “stole” the game, almost literally. The Falcons had a 12 point lead at the half only to see the Tornado cause Crest to turnover the ball multiple times (11 in the second half) leading […]

Hempfield 81 McCaskey 55 Jan. 10, 2023 The Hempfield Knights met the Tornado of McCaskey for a first place showdown in Section 1 of the L-L. The Knights left no doubt as to why they are on top of the Section and determined to make another run at the elusive L-L title. McCaskey depends on […]