They were 6-9 coming into the night. They began the season with a 1-5 record overall. Have you been paying attention to them? If not, you probably should. They have one heckuva story to tell. Yes, while it is true that Lancaster Catholic was indeed a full three games under .500 coming into their Thursday […]

Coming into this game last season, life was a little different for the Cocalico Eagles boys’ basketball team. Last year, 364 days ago as a matter of fact, Cocalico boarded a bus bound for Oley Valley High School with their post-season aspirations being anything but a surefire bet that you could reasonably bet the mortgage […]

It might be hard to reconcile, but we’re actually here. Yes, if you look ahead just far enough, you’ll see that the finish line is in sight. Truly, where does the time go? But for a season that is just now starting to make the turn towards home, there’s still plenty of unwritten stories left […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Last Week’s Results (link) District 2 Boys Records (link) District 2 Boys’ Power Ratings (link)   MONDAY, 1/12 Lakeland 69, Western Wayne 47 (LL-2)   TUESDAY, 1/13 Scranton Prep 61, Abington Heights 84 (LL-1) Delaware Valley 50, Valley View 60 (LL-1) Scranton 33, Wallenpaupack 53 (LL-1) North Pocono 47, […]

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. Previous season-high Derek Franco (Lebanon): 37 points against McCaskey on December 12th Current season-high DeMere Salisbery (McCaskey): 41 points against Hempfield on January 9th  1. DeMere Salisbery (McCaskey): […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 1/10/26)   1.  Scranton Prep (8-2) 4A  2.  Dunmore (11-1) 3A 3.  Riverside (11-1) 3A 4.  Valley View (10-1) 4A 5.  Old Forge (9-2) 2A 6.  Dallas (11-3) 4A 7.  Abington Heights (7-5) 5A 8.  Wyoming Area (11-1) 4A  9.  Crestwood (11-3) 5A 10. Wilkes-Barre Area […]

  January 9, 2026   Cavaliers Snap Cougars Unbeaten Streak   Scranton Prep 67, Valley View 54   SCRANTON –   After dropping two of their first three games against traditional state powerhouses from opposite corners of the state (including 15-0 Erie Prep), Scranton Prep used that experience to capture the talent-filled holiday Lynett Tournament on […]

There are road games and then there are road games. Like the one that the Penn-Trafford Warriors took part in on Friday. Yeah, almost the very textbook definition of a R-O-A-D-T-R-I-P. Capital letters indeed essential for added emphasis. As the crow flies (or the jet flies more accurately), the distance between Harrison City, Pennsylvania, the […]

As the season ramps up, so too do our LLHoops livestream productions. We are excited to bring you a Friday night rivalry with a much-improved L-S team of late making the short trek down to tangle with Octorara, the lone unbeaten squad in all the Lancaster-Lebanon League, in a key Section Three tilt for backyard […]

  On Wednesday night, two teams came together to play a basketball game at Lebanon High School. On one side, a team sat in four-way tie for first place in their section title race despite coming into the night while riding a five-game slide, all while owning a 3-8 overall record to their name. In […]

  January 6, 2026   Cam Krushes Chiefs’ Upset Hopes   Old Forge 67, Lakeland 41   SCOTT TOWNSHIP – After playing nearly even through 9 minutes of action, senior guard Cam Krushnowski connected on a pair of triples that keyed an 8-0 run and gave Old Forge a 21-14 lead which they continued to […]

  January 2, 2026   Classics Top Lady Knights as League Play Resumes   Scranton Prep 55, Scranton 46   SCRANTON – In what may be the most balanced Girls’ division in District 2 this season, every Lackawanna Division 1 game is important, from early January right through mid-February.  For Scranton Prep and Scranton, there […]

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 Derek Franco (Lebanon): 37 points against McCaskey on December 12th  1. Timmy Hambright (Cocalico): 35 points in win over Antietam  2. Chris Tucker (Lancaster Country Day): […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Last Week’s Results (link) District 2 Boys Records (link)   MONDAY, 1/5 Selinsgrove 42, Williamsport 65   TUESDAY, 1/6 Scranton 49, Abington Heights 65 (LL-1) North Pocono 36, Scranton Prep 66 (LL-1) Wallenpaupack at Valley View (LL-1)  ppd to 1/14 Dunmore 72, Riverside 67 (LL-2) Old Forge 67, Lakeland […]

Each year, these early days of January are most always reserved for New Year’s resolutions. Typically, while these are often goals set on an individual basis, so too can they apply to groups. Like, say Lancaster-Lebanon League boys’ basketball. Throughout the month of December, it’s admittedly been a bit of a rocky road for the […]