District 2 Girls 5A Semi-Final Recap (Scranton vs. Crestwood)
February 24, 2024 Jon KFebruary 23, 2024 4th Period Push Gets Lady Knights Into 5A Final Scranton 55, Crestwood 45 SCRANTON – After battling even with Scranton, the District 2 Girls 5A top seed, for over 28 minutes, Crestwood saw their hopes for pulling off an incredible upset disappear in under 30 seconds. After Cameron […]
District 2 First Round State Playoff Tracker (COMPLETE)
February 24, 2024 Jon KUpdated 3/2 2023-2024 PIAA FIRST ROUND BOYS MATCHUPS “hosts” means a home court game (or within District 2) “visits” means opponent’s home court (or in their district) ( # ) before team name indicates team’s district seeding going into that tourney Boys AAAAAA PIAA First Round (3/9) District 2 Champion hosts […]
Distict 2 Boys 3A Quarter-Final (Mid Valley vs. Dunmore)
February 22, 2024 Jon KFebruary 21, 2024 Big Second Half Sends Mid Valley into Semi-Finals Mid Valley 51, Dunmore 35 THROOP – After falling behind 10-0 five minutes into the contest, Dunmore regrouped and took advantage of several Mid Valley miscues and missed shots to climb back into their Boys 3A Quarter-Final game with a […]
District 2 Tournament (Wednesday, February 21 Games)
February 21, 2024 Jon K2024 District 2 Tournament Wednesday, February 21 GIRLS CLASS AAAAA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 (QUARTER-FINALS) (8) Honesdale (9-13) at (1) Scranton (20-2), 7 (5) Crestwood (15-7) at (4) North Pocono (15-7), 7 (7) Wallenpaupack (12-10) at (2) Dallas (18-6), 7 (6) Pittston Area (12-10) at (3) Abington Heights (16-6), 7 […]
District 2 State Tourney Tracker (PIAA First Round Opponents)
February 19, 2024 Jon K2023-2024 PIAA FIRST ROUND BOYS MATCHUPS “hosts” means a home court game (or within District 2) “visits” means opponent’s home court (or in their district) Boys AAAAAA PIAA First Round District 2/4 Champion hosts District 1, #9 Team District 2/4 Runner-up visits District 1, #3 Team Boys AAAAA PIAA First Round District 2 […]
District 2 Tournament (Tuesday, February 20 Games)
February 19, 2024 Jon K2024 District 2 Tournament Tuesday, February 20 BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 SUB-REGIONAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 (QUARTER-FINALS) (5) Delaware Valley (8-14) at (4) Williamsport (7-14), 6 (6) Wyoming Valley West (5-17) at (3) Hazleton Area (14-8), 7 GIRLS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 SUB-REGIONAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 (QUARTER-FINAL) (5) Delaware Valley (4-18) at (4) […]
2024 District 2 Basketball Tournament Picks
February 19, 2024 Jon K2024 District 2 Tournament Picks BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 Subregional (1) Scranton (18-4) bye (5) Delaware Valley (8-14) @ (4) Williamsport (7-14) (2) Wilkes-Barre Area (19-5) bye (6) Wyoming Valley West (5-17) @ (3) Hazleton Area (14-8) FAVORITE: Scranton KEEP AN EYE ON: Wilkes-Barre Area, Hazleton Area DON’T […]
District 2 Boys Recap (WVC Boys Title: Dallas vs. Wilkes-Barre Area)
February 18, 2024 Jon KFebruary 17, 2024 Balanced Attack Keys Dallas Title Win Dallas 61, Wilkes-Barre Area 46 HAZLE TOWNSHIP – When the Dallas Mountaineers can rappel at their own pace and control the temp of a game, they are a very dangerous team. They have a lightning quick defense and a lineup without any […]
District 2 Girls Recap (WVC Title Game: Hazleton Area vs. Lake-Lehman)
February 18, 2024 Jon KFebruary 17, 2024 Lady Cougars Win First WVC Championship Hazleton Area 64, Lake-Lehman 33 HAZLE TOWNSHIP – Spurred on by their impressive semi-final win over Division 2 champion Holy Redeemer, Hazleton Area got back to basics Saturday afternoon. The Lady Cougars erased an early deficit and used a 17-0 run to […]
LLhoops District 2 Boys and Girls Top 10 Ratings (February 18, 2024)
February 18, 2024 Jon KDISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10 (games through 2/17/24) 1. Abington Heights (22-0) 5A 2. Scranton (18-4) 6A 3. Holy Cross (19-3) 2A 4. Riverside (19-3) 3A 5. Dallas (18-6) 5A 6, Wilkes-Barre Area (19-5) 6A 7. Scranton Prep (13-9) 4A 8. Valley View (17-5) 4A 9. Hazleton Area (14-8) 6A 10. Crestwood […]
Wyoming Valley Conference Title Matchups Set
February 15, 2024 Jon KWyoming Valley Conference Championship Games The title game matchups are all set in the Wyoming Valley Conference. Girls Semi-Finals (Wednesday 2/14) Lake-Lehman (D2 runner-up) 48, Dallas (D1 winner) 46 Hazleton Area (D1 runner-up) 67, Holy Redeemer (D2 winner) 61 Boys Semi-Finals (Thursday 2/15) Wilkes-Barre Area (D1 winner) 87, Wyoming Area […]
District 2 Boys Recap (WVC D2 Title Game: Holy Redeemer vs. Wyoming Area)
February 13, 2024 Jon KFebruary 12, 2024 Royals Rumble to Another Division Crown Holy Redeemer 58, Wyoming Area 48 WILKES-BARRE – After giving up 16 first half points to Dane Schutter in which the 6-5 senior repeatedly found a wide-open landing strip in the middle, Holy Redeemer tightened up their defense and got their versatile […]
This Week in District 2 Hoops
February 11, 2024 Jon KDistrict 2 Boys Division Races So far, 5 of the 6 division races for District 2 Boys’ teams have been decided. In the Wyoming Valley Conference, Wilkes-Barre Area regrouped after suffering their first division loss to Hazleton Area to take the Divison 1 title. In Division 2, Holy Redeemer and Wyoming Area both finished […]
LLhoops District 2 Boys and Girls Top 10 Ratings (February 11, 2024)
February 11, 2024 Jon KDISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10 (games through 2/11/24) 1. Abington Heights (21-0) 5A 2. Scranton (17-4) 6A 3. Holy Cross (17-3) 2A 4. Wilkes-Barre Area (18-4) 6A 5. Riverside (17-3) 3A 6. Valley View (16-4) 4A 7. Scranton Prep (12-9) 4A 8. Dallas (15-6) 5A 9. Hazleton Area (14-8) 6A 10. Crestwood […]
District 2 Basketball Tournament (Current Top Seeds) UPDATED 2/11
February 11, 2024 Jon KDistrict 2 Basketball Playoff Glance Boys AAAAAA (Subregional with District 4) 1. Scranton (17-4) 2. Wilkes-Barre Area (18-4) 3. Hazleton Area (14-8) 4. Delaware Valley (8-13) Defending champion: Scranton Teams qualify for district tourney: 6 Quarter-final byes: top 2 seeds Advance to states: 2 Boys AAAAA 1. Abington Heights (21-0) […]