UPCOMING DISTRICT 2 BOYS GAMES   ***subject to change***   FRIDAY, 1/15 Wilkes-Barre Area 52, Tunkhannock 48 (WVC-1) Wyoming Valley West 67, Berwick 31 (WVC-1) Holy Redeemer 48, Wyoming Seminary 54 (WVC-2) Hanover Area 46, Lake-Lehman 57 (WVC-2) Nanticoke Area 23, Pittston Area 44 Millville 31, Northwest Area 46    SATURDAY 1/16 Wyoming Area […]

  January 22, 2021   Wolfpack Top Patriots in WVC Division 1 Matchup   Wilkes-Barre Area 58, Pittston Area 45   By Phil T. YATESVILLE – After a slow first half, Wilkes-Barre Area came out firing after the break to come away with a 58-45 win and move to 6-1 on the season, including 3-0 […]

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Jake Koretz (6-3 senior point guard) is leading the way for Wyoming Seminary and helped the Blue Knights jump out to an undefeated 4-0 start on the season.  He scored 20 points in a big Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 win over Holy Redeemer last Friday, 54-48.  He […]

  Welcome to the 2020-2021 District 2 Hoops Season and the Northeast Beat.   And They’re Off…well, sort of The state-mandated Covid-19 pause that lasted into early January, combined with the 10-practice PIAA requirement, has resulted in a wide variety of basketball schedules across District 2 this year.  In the Wyoming Valley Conference, all 14 […]

  January 15, 2021   Patriots Thrive in Early Season Matchup Against the Trojans    Pittston Area 44, Greater Nanticoke Area 23   By Phil T. YATESVILLE – Looking to build upon last season’s success, the Patriots look primed for another great run.  After a resounding 51-26 victory over Lake-Lehman, Pittston Area moved to 2-0 […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   FRIDAY, 1/8 Wilkes-Barre Area 65, Hanover Area 42 Berwick 28, Nanticoke Area 49 Northwest Area 50, Tunkhannock 52   SATURDAY 1/9 Holy Redeemer 41, Allentown Central Catholic 42 Crestwood 50, Dallas 58 Riverside 62, Tunkhannock 45 Lake-Lehman 49, Wilkes-Barre Area 51   MONDAY, 1/11 Berwick 34, Lake-Lehman 51 Riverside […]

  ALL-DISTRICT 2 BOYS 2019-2020 TEAM   Kieran Burrier (Holy Cross, 6-0 Senior G, 15.7 ppg) Colby Butczynski (Greater Nanticoke Area, 6-3 Senior G, 15.2 ppg) Jeremy Callahan (Wyoming Seminary, 6-1 Senior G, 14.1 ppg) Scotty Campbell (Hazleton Area, 6-2 Senior G, 15.0 ppg) Ryan Harder (Tunkhannock, 6-4 Junior G, 15.3 ppg) Brennan Higgins (Pittston […]

  ALL-DISTRICT 2 GIRLS 2019-2020 TEAM   Toni Amato (Wyoming Valley West, 5-5 Senior G, 11.7 ppg) Riley Baird (Greater Nanticoke Area, 5-2 Sophomore G, 13.1 ppg) Cecelia Collins (Scranton Prep, 5-10 Junior G, 15.8 ppg) Carena Colo (North Pocono, 5-7 Junior G, 12.3 ppg) Taylor Huyck (Susquehanna, 5-10 Senior G, 15.4 ppg) Nya Johnson […]

  March 11, 2020   Another District 2 Team Falls to Top-Ranked Team   Neumann-Goretti 87, Holy Redeemer 49   By Phil T. EASTON –  A night after Valley View fell to the top ranked 4A school, Holy Redeemer faced the top ranked 3A school in the state, Neumann-Goretti.  Neumann-Goretti came into Wednesday night’s game […]

  PIAA SECOND ROUND RESULTS     TUESDAY, MARCH 10 GAMES     BOYS AAAAA (2-2) Dallas 78, (3-5) York William Penn 51 (ends at 21-8) (12-1) Archbishop Wood 72, (2-3) Pittston Area 45 (ends at 18-10)           BOYS AAAA (12-1) Bonner-Prendergast 67, (2-2) Valley View 33 (ends at 18-9)          […]

  PIAA SECOND ROUND SCHEDULE       WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 GAMES     BOYS AAA (2-1) Holy Redeemer (19-6) vs. (12-1) Neumann-Goretti (23-4), Easton MS 7:30 pm   (2-2) Riverside (17-9) vs. (3-1) Trinity (22-3), Martz 6 pm       Holy Redeemer will be taking on District 12 champion Neumann-Goretti (23-4), regarded as the top Boys AAA […]

  PIAA SECOND ROUND PREVIEWS     TUESDAY, MARCH 10 GAMES     BOYS AAAAA (2-2) Dallas (20-7) vs. (3-5) York William Penn (21-7), Shamokin 7:30 pm (2-3) Pittston Area (18-9) vs. (12-1) Archbishop Wood (21-5), Freedom 7:30 pm     Dallas (20-7) advanced to take on York William Penn, the #5 team out of District 3.  The […]

  PIAA FIRST ROUND RESULTS     FRIDAY, MARCH 6 GAMES   BOYS AAAAA (1-4) West Chester Bayard Rustin 60, (2-1) Wallenpaupack 44 (ends at 23-3) (2-2) Dallas 69, (12-3) Frankford 57 (ends at 7-18) (2-3) Pittston Area 42, (1-3) Penncrest 40 (ends at 20-7)        BOYS AAAA (3-4) Susquehanna Township 64, (2-1) Scranton Prep […]

  March 7, 2020   First Round of PIAA State Tournament Continues    Boys 3A:  Holy Redeemer 61, SLA Beeber 32 Girls 4A:  Dallas 58, Shamokin Area 32 Boys 6A:  Pennridge 49, Wilkes-Barre Area 41   By Phil T. WILKES-BARRE – Wilkes University hosted three games on the second day of the PIAA First Round […]

March 6, 2020   PIAA State Tournament Tips Off   Girls 3A:  Dunmore 62, Constitution 23 Boys 5A:  West Chester Rustin 60, Wallenpaupack 44   By Phil T. SCRANTON— After a long season, the big dance is here. The PIAA State Basketball Tournament tipped off at Scranton High School on Friday night featuring last year’s […]