Ed Note: A Section 3 battle for possible LL seeding and District 3 play-offs!  Cocalico is fighting for a District 3 playoff spot. LS is looking to clinch a Section 3 title and moving up in the District 3 rankings. Bruce Badgley, Warren Goodling and John Graham are calling the game. Tip scheduled for 7:30 […]

Ed note: The Hempfield @ Penn Manor game will be resumed on Feb. 8th at 5:00 pm. Our crew (Dell, John Graham, and Warren Goodling) will tape delay the contest.  The game will start with 5:51 on the clock, PM 27-26, and PM will be shooting 2 fouls shots. Hempfield is one game up on […]

Chambersburg 63 Hempfield 52 Feb. 7, 2024 Chambersburg entered the game as the #5 team in District 3 ^A power points. The Hempfield Knights were 12th. Hempfield posted their score on the D3 website and as a result——Hempfield is number still #12 with a .0004 lead over Penn Manor. BTW, both teams complete a game […]

There was no selfishness on the court Wednesday night from Columbia.   “That’s how I would love to see the game played every game,” said Columbia head coach Kerry Glover. “We share the ball that way, everybody is a threat, everybody is dangerous…it’s a recipe for success.”     The Crimson Tide racked up 24 […]

To say that Tuesday night’s Octorara and ELCO game was simply “important” might be the biggest undersell of all-time. Alright, alright. Extreme hyperbolic language pushed to the side for just a moment, the fact of the matter was that history was on the line once the Octorara Braves loaded up the bus and ventured northward […]

Neshaminy Defeats Bensalem 56-47: Kehler on Hoops Article by David Kehler Neshaminy defeated arch rival Bensalem 56 to 47 on Tuesday evening in a game between the top two teams in the Suburban One League Patriot Division. The game, played at Neshaminy, was close most of the way, and both sides brought lots of intensity […]

Warwick needed no inspiration for the 2023-2024 season.   “Last year was motivation for them,” said Warwick head coach Chris Christensen.   The Warriors, who finished second in Section 2 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League last season, claimed the 2023-2024 Section 2 title with a 43-30 victory over Ephrata Tuesday night in Lititz.   “We said […]

This is a bit of an open-ended question, but how is this possible? How is it possible that a defending state champion, the first one that the L-L League has seen in 20 years, is somehow flying under the radar? Granted, while one could argue that Lancaster Mennonite never really receives the lion’s share of […]

Holy Ghost Prep Defeats Pope John Paul II 78 to 61: Kehler on Hoops Article by David Kehler Momentum is a major factor in the outcomes of high school basketball games. That’s partially true due to the rhythmic nature of the game itself and partially true because high school games are shorter in duration and […]

Lancaster-Lebanon League boys basketball power rankings according to TJ Eck. New rankings will be released each Monday until the start of the L-L League playoffs. NOTE: Statistics via our friends at LancasterOnline.com and Llhoops.com 1. Warwick (14-5 Overall, Last Week: No. 3) The Warriors are the hottest team in the Lancaster-Lebanon League with a 10-game […]

Mid-Penn Keystone Boys Weekly Recap by David Bray Jr After another week filled with upsets and the decision of the title race for the Keystone Division which was determined this week, we take a look back at every team within the Keystone Division and their performance as we move into the final week of the […]

Archbishop Ryan Defeats Conwell-Egan Catholic 67 to 26: Kehler on Hoops Article by David Kehler It was senior day on Sunday afternoon at Archbishop Ryan, one of the top teams in the state, and Conwell-Egan Catholic never had a chance in this Philadelphia Catholic League game. Egan lacked the height to match up with Ryan’s […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 2/4/24)   1.  Abington Heights (19-0) 5A  2.  Holy Cross (16-2) 2A 3.  Scranton (15-3) 6A  4.  Wilkes-Barre Area (14-4) 6A 5.  Riverside (15-3) 3A 6.  Valley View (14-4) 4A 7.  Scranton Prep (10-9) 4A 8.  Hazleton Area (13-7) 6A 9.  Dallas (13-6) 5A 10. Crestwood […]

Dell’s column Feb 4, 2024 And so it ends… The regular season ends this week for LL teams. The girls playoffs start next Saturday (Feb. 10th) There will be some top talent and top talented teams for this years girls brackets. LLhoops will be live streaming the final game at TWP on Feb. 15th. The […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Last Week’s Results (Link) Boys Records (Link)   MONDAY, 2/5 Abington Heights 58, Scranton 44 (LL-1) North Pocono 53, Valley View 57 (LL-1/2) West Scranton 45, Wallenpaupack 47 (LL-1/2) Scranton Prep 77, Honesdale 63 (LL-1/2) Delaware Valley 70, Western Wayne 39 (LL-2) Dunmore 55, Riverside 66 (LL-3) Old Forge […]