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 […]

  PIAA FIRST ROUND   FRIDAY, MARCH 6 RESULTS   GIRLS AAAAAA (2-1) Hazleton Area 71, (1-8) Garnet Valley 34 (ends at 18-8) (3-4) Red Lion 49, (2-2) Scranton 34 (ends at 11-14)   BOYS AAAAA (1-4) Springfield-Delco 49, (2-1) Abington Heights 47 (ends at 19-6) (2-2) Crestwood 60, (1-3) Holy Ghost Prep 58 (ends […]

List compiled by David Kehler To date, the following 156 teams have qualified for this season’s PIAA state championship tournament.  Each listed team’s PIAA District number is in parentheses.  The five Lancaster-Lebanon League teams that have qualified are listed in bold type.   A total of 192 teams will participate in the PIAA tournament.  As […]

Lancaster Mennoite’s boys’ basketball program has steadily built quite the dynasty in recent years. Back-to-back Section Four titles in the L-L League, plus their first league championship in over two decades this season. A Class 2A state title back in the 2022-23 campaign. And maybe most impressively, a whopping six straight appearances in District 3 […]

Truthfully, if you were to have taken an unscientific straw poll on the teams that figured to make a run at the District 3 title in just two years’ time in 2024, you probably wouldn’t have picked a team that had just put the wraps on a 3-18 campaign that season. Then again, if you […]