Archbishop Ryan Defeats Radnor 66 to 46 in a PIAA Class 5A Playoff 2nd Round Game: Kehler on Hoops Article by David Kehler Archbishop Ryan broke open a close game with a 22 to 0 run to end the third quarter in a PIAA Class 5A state championship tournament second round contest on Tuesday night […]

  March 9, 2024 (Girls 4A First Round)   Scranton Prep Rolls Into Second Round   Scranton Prep 55, North Schuylkill 22   SCRANTON – As the fans filed into the Xavier Center following a rain-soaked ending to the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade just a handful of blocks away, the anticipation was high as […]

  March 9, 2024 (Boys 3A First Round)   Third Quarter Run Keys Riverside Victory   Riverside 75, SLA at Beeber 57   TAYLOR – After a back-and-forth first 16 minutes, Riverside used a 12-0 run to start the second half to grab a lead that they would not give up as the scrappy and […]

  March 8, 2024 (Girls 6A First Round)   Hot Shooting, 360-Defense Advances Hazleton Area   Hazleton Area 63, Pennsbury 48   HAZLE TOWNSHIP – It’s one thing to get invited to the PIAA basketball party.  But, it’s a whole different situation after getting a First Round win as that’ll earn you a lot more […]

While you never want to diminish or underappreciate runs that get you to the state tournament, there are those certain marches –both informal and formal in the vernacular given the actual month they occur within– that just feel “different”, right? For this year’s version of the Cedar Crest Falcons, this specific likely felt as if […]

Upper St. Clair Comes from Behind to Defeat Central Dauphin in a PIAA Class 6A State Championship Tournament 1st Round Game: Kehler on Hoops Article by David Kehler Upper St. Clair overcame a 17 point second quarter deficit to defeat visiting Central Dauphin 57 to 53 on Saturday afternoon in a closely contested PIAA Class […]

James, Wade, and Bosh. Allen, Pierce, and Garnett. Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman. Magic, Kareem, and Worthy.  You get the point. Talented trios have always been a part of basketball. That’s still the case this season in the Lancaster-Lebanon League where perhaps the best triumvirate resides along the Susquehanna River. “I think we’re one of the top three, […]

  PIAA FIRST ROUND RESULTS   FRIDAY, MARCH 8 RESULTS   GIRLS AAAAAA (2-1) Hazleton Area 63, (1-9) Pennsbury 48 (ends at 20-8)   BOYS AAAAA (2-1) Abington Heights 91, (12-4) Bonner-Prendergast 64 (ends at 11-15) (2-2) Dallas 71, (12-3) West Philadelphia 61 (ends at 10-14)    BOYS AAAA (2-1) Scranton Prep 79, (3-4) Fleetwood […]

Friday March 8 1A Lancaster Country Day 42  Notre Dame East Stroudsburg 33 4A Octorara 50 Danville 63 5A Warwick 53 Franklin Regional 68 Manheim Central 31 Unionville 56 ——————————————————————– Saturday March 9 2A St John Neumann 43 Lancaster Mennonite 71   3A  Columbia 64 Pickett Mastery 46   6A  Cedar Crest 55 Lower Merion […]

Lancaster Mennonite 71 Neumann 43 2A Boys PIAA First round March 9, 2024 Lancaster Mennonite (3-1) faced Neumann (4-2) last year in the first round last season. This season both teams had a new cast. It wasn’t a rematch. Coach Jeff Hartenstine stated, “Both teams have different rosters this year. Neumann had some players that […]

In terms of sheer history, it’d be hard to try and supplant this senior group of Barons if one felt the need to do so. Yes, while there are surely some who in recent Manheim Central history would like to have a say in that regard –likely the 2016 and 2017 Manheim Central senior classes […]

Franklin Regional Defeats Warwick in a PIAA Class 5A State Championship Tournament 1st Round Game: Kehler on Hoops Article by David Kehler In a game that was much closer than the final score of 68 to 53 suggests, Franklin Regional of the WPIAL defeated visiting Warwick on Friday afternoon in the 1st round of the […]

3.2 Hershey vs 7.6 Bethel Park Match-up Preview By: David Bray Jr As the playoffs begin tonight, we take a look at the matchup between the 2 seed from Section 3, 20-4 Hershey who invited the 6 seed from WPIAL, 13-13 Bethel Park to their home for the first round of the PIAA Tournament.  First […]

3.1 Mechanicsburg vs 7.7 Gateway Match-up Preview By: David Bray Friday kicks off the beginning of the PIAA State Championships and two Keystone teams are ready to begin their push towards being the best 5A team in the state. Let’s take a look at the matchup between the Section 3 champions, the 20-5 Mechanicsburg Wildcats […]

PIAA State Championship Tournament Preview: Kehler on Hoops Article by David Kehler The PIAA state championship tournament begins on Friday with a total of 192 teams competing, with 32 teams arrayed in each of six classes. The full schedule is at PIAA.org. It’s always chancy to predict the outcomes of high school basketball tournaments, but […]