December 17, 2022   Zephyrs Rally to Defeat Cougars in OT   By Jon K. HAZLE TOWNSHIP – Hazleton Area hosted Whitehall, one of the Lehigh Valley’s premier 5A teams, on Saturday evening.  There were plenty of question marks for both coaches coming into this one as the Cougars were coming off a 91-57 […]

  December 13, 2022   Mounts Stay Flawless, Cavs Suffer First Defeat   Dallas 62, Scranton Prep 50   by Phil T. DALLAS – It’s early in the season, we know, but both Dallas and Scranton Prep came into Tuesday night’s game with a chip on their shoulder.  Dallas overcame strong, out-of-district opponents East Stroudsburg […]

  Welcome Back to the Northeast Beat.   Today LLHoops takes a look at how District 2 Girls’ teams have started the 2022-2023 season.  As we did for the Boy’s teams yesterday, we’ll break things down into divisions of the Wyoming Valley Conference and Lackawanna League.   Girls Standings (link)   Wyoming Valley Conference Girls’ […]

  Welcome back to the Northeast Beat.   This week LLHoops will take a look at how well teams have navigated through the first week of the 2022-2023 season and which squads are off to a flying start.  Stop back on Tuesday for Girls’ team season updates.   Boys Standings (link)   Wyoming Valley Conference […]

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Jaymire Allen (6-1 senior guard) has been an impact player, leading Carbondale to a 3-0 start on the season.  He scored 31 points in the Chargers’ opening night 64-53 victory over Elk Lake in the annual Mike “Red” Wallace Memorial game.  In the Jerry Finan Memorial Tip-Off Tourney […]

  BOYS TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT RESULTS   Wilkes-Barre Area Tip-Off (12/2 and 12/3 @ Wilkes-Barre Area) Bethlehem Freedom 46, Mid Valley 44 Holy Redeemer 56, Wilkes-Barre Area 45 Holy Redeemer 61, Bethlehem Freedom 56 (Championship) Mid Valley 58, Wilkes-Barre Area 27 (Consolation)    20th Joseph Nespoli Tourney (12/2 and 12/3 @ Berwick) East Stroudsburg South 65, Bloomsburg 41 […]

  December 10, 2022   Faux Nails 7 Triples to Key Dallas Comeback Victory   Dallas 56, Boys’ Latin Charter 52   By Jon K. DALLAS – Local hoops fans have come to expect a certain style of basketball from the Mountaineers – a tenacious defense that helps create explosive fast-break offense.  But, on Saturday afternoon […]

  December 2, 2022   Scranton Prep Rallies for Opening Night Win   Scranton Prep 59, Tunkhannock 56   By Jon K. SCRANTON – Begin with some intense, pressure defense.  Add in some timely, long-range shooting.  And don’t forget to cash-in on charity stripe opportunities.  That is the formula for success that fans have come […]

  2022-2023 Season Gets Underway Friday Night The District 2 exhibition season gets underway tomorrow evening with a total of 25 boys’ and girls’ games to be played across the area.  There are also 14 Tip-Off tourneys taking place over the next two weeks throughout the region involving another 29 hoops teams (including Williamsport, a […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   2022-2023 Boys Standings (link) Boys’ Tip-Off Tournaments (link)   FRIDAY, 12/2 Tunkhannock 56, Scranton Prep 59 Hazleton Area 49, Allentown Dieruff 50 North Pocono 48, Nanticoke Area 50 Scranton 53, Crestwood 45 Riverside 63, Wyoming Valley West 46 Wyoming Seminary 61, Lackawanna Trail 37 Lake-Lehman 38, Montrose 47 MMI […]

  Welcome to the 2022-2023 District 2 hoops season and the LLhoops Northeast Beat.   2021-2022 Season Gave Fans Plenty of Excitement While District 2 hoops fans did not get the chance to see any local teams lifting up an oversized Hershey bar on the Giant Center hardwoods, there were plenty of incredible hoops memories […]

  UPCOMING DISTRICT 2 BOYS SCRIMMAGES   * dates/times subject to change (check athletic schedules)   FRIDAY, 11/25 Abington Heights at Wilkes-Barre Area (10 am) Palmyra/Shamokin at Hazleton Area (10 am) Tunkhannock at Carbondale Area (10 am) Riverside at Elk Lake (10 am) Dallas at Allentown Allen (11 am) Dunmore at Loyalsock Township (4 pm) […]

  ALL-DISTRICT 2 BOYS 2021-2022 TEAM   Arvel Chandler (Scranton, 6-1 Senior G, 11.7 ppg)  Ben Chilson (Tunkhannock, 6-5 Junior G, 17.8 ppg) Connor Cranage (Blue Ridge, 5-10 Sophomore G, 18.3 ppg) Michael Cumbo (Dallas, 6-0 Sophomore G, 13.6 ppg) Ryan Doherty (Delaware Valley, 6-1 Senior G, 14.1 ppg)  Andrew Ferguson (Scranton Prep, 6-1 Senior […]

  ALL-DISTRICT 2 GIRLS 2021-2022 TEAM   Riley Baird (Greater Nanticoke Area, 5-3 Senior G, 17.1 ppg) Maria Belardi (Scranton Prep, 5-8 Senior G, 11.5 ppg) Finley Bittenbender (Scranton, 5-3 Sophomore G, 14.8 ppg) Kallie Booth (Pittston Area, 5-8 Junior G, 13.7 ppg) Jillian DelBalso (Holy Redeemer, junior G, 9.8 ppg) Krista Jones (Elk Lake, 5-7 […]

  March 18, 2022   Dallas Playoff Run Ends   Neumann-Goretti 77, Dallas 50   BETHLEHEM – Throughout their deep playoff run, the Dallas Mountaineers were able to negate what many perceived to be their Achilles heel, not having a player taller than 6-2 in their lineup.  Their ability to play stellar defense, run the […]