March 6, 2026   Comets lose Heartbreaker to Springfield (Delco) in Boys 5A   Springfield (Delco) 49, Abington Heights 47   CLARKS SUMMIT – Abington Heights managed to battle back from 15 turnovers.  Number 16 ended their season. Riding a 15-game winning streak and coming off a Lackawanna League Division1 and District 2 Championship, […]

If you would’ve seen their name appear on the statewide bracket as it did this year and your only point of reference to use was that of a history book and nothing else, you likely would’ve thought this was just another, ho-hum season for them. After all, their 22 state playoff appearances tops the list […]

  PIAA SECOND ROUND   TUESDAY, MARCH 10 GAMES   GIRLS AAAAAA (2-1) Hazleton Area (25-2) vs. (11-3) Parkland (20-6), Martz Hall 7:30   BOYS AAAAA (2-2) Crestwood (18-9) vs. (12-1) Neumann-Goretti (21-5), William Allen 7:30    BOYS AAAA (2-1) Scranton Prep (21-5) vs. (11-3) Salisbury (24-4), Pleasant Valley 7:30 (2-2) Dallas (24-3) vs. (12-5) […]

Article by David Kehler A third quarter surge by homestanding Upper St. Clair on Saturday afternoon carried them to a 66-52 win over Cedar Crest in a PIAA Class 6A state championship tournament 1st round game in Pittsburgh.  Cedar Crest battled the western Pennsylvania power on even terms in the first half, but the District […]

While losing a game in the state tournament – especially in the first round – can sometimes be a crushing blow, it doesn’t necessarily have to always be. No, not all these losses are necessarily created equal. In theory, all one would have to do is just look at last year’s Octorara squad to help […]

Article by David Kehler Cocalico built a huge lead then repelled a furious Hampton rally for an exciting 61-58 1st round victory in the PIAA Class 5A state championship tournament.  The game was played in Hampton’s very loud gym a few miles north of Pittsburgh.   In the 2nd round, Cocalico will face District 7 champion […]

Article by David Kehler (Cover photo: Cedar Crest at L-L League Media Day, Delaware Valley after this year’s District 2 6A Championship Game) This is the sixth and final article in a series of PIAA tournament previews.  Brackets, schedules, and updates can be found at piaa.org. The PIAA state championship tournament begins on Friday and […]

Article by David Kehler This is the fifth in a series of tournament previews.  For schedules and updated results, see piaa.com.   The PIAA state championship tournament begins on Friday and concludes on Saturday, March 21.  Champions will be crowned in a single elimination format in six classifications largely based on enrollment.  The smallest schools […]

Article by David Kehler This is the fourth in a series of tournament previews.  The complete schedule for the tournament, with updates, is at piaa.org. The PIAA state championship tournament begins on Friday and concludes on Saturday, March 21.  Champions will be crowned in a single elimination format in six, largely enrollment based, classifications.  The […]

Article by David Kehler This is the third in a series of tournament previews.  The tourney brackets are posted and updated at piaa.org. The PIAA state championship tournament begins on Friday and concludes on Saturday, March 21.  Champions will be crowned in six classifications which are largely enrollment based.  Class 1A includes the smallest schools, […]

Article by David Kehler This is the second in a series of tournament previews on this website.  See piaa.org for the entire tournament schedule. The PIAA state championship tournament begins on Friday and concludes on Saturday, March 21. In a single elimination format, champions will be crowned in six classes, which are largely based on […]

Article by David Kehler This is the first in a series of tournament previews. The PIAA state championship tournament begins on Friday and concludes on Saturday, March 21.  Overall, 192 teams will contest for championships in a single elimination format.  Champions will be crowned in six classifications which are mostly based on the number of […]

Each week, LLHoops will compile a weekly list of the top boys’ scoring performances in the conference that week. Thanks to Joe Shindle for compiling the list.   Current season-high Timmy Hambright (Cocalico): 43 points against Lebanon on February 5th  1. Timmy Hambright (Cocalico): 32 points in district playoff consolation win over New Oxford  2. […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 2/28/26)   1.  Riverside (23-1) 3A 2  Abington Heights (19-5) 5A 3.  Scranton Prep (20-5) 4A  4.  Old Forge (18-6) 2A 5.  Dallas (23-4) 4A 6.  Dunmore (21-4) 3A 7.  Delaware Valley (17-8) 6A 8.  Valley View (19-6) 4A 9.  Wilkes-Barre Area (14-10) 6A 10. Crestwood […]

Beginning this weekend, the Lancaster-Lebanon League will send five of its boys’ basketball teams found within three of the state’s six classification systems into the state tournament that will get underway on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon respectively. With just five schools receiving a bid, that ties 2025, 2020, and 2015 for being the fewest […]