DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   games through 2/29   1.  Wallenpaupack (23-2) 5A    2.  Holy Cross (23-2) 2A 3.  *Wyoming Seminary (22-3) 3A 4.  Dallas (19-7) 5A 5.  Scranton Prep (19-6) 4A 6.  Wilkes-Barre Area (16-10) 6A 7.  Holy Redeemer (18-6) 3A    8.  Pittston Area (17-9) 5A 9.  *Abington Heights (17-8) 5A […]

  PIAA FIRST ROUND PREVIEWS   SATURDAY, MARCH 7 GAMES     BOYS AAAAAA (2-1) Wilkes-Barre Area (16-10) vs. (1-7) Pennridge (18-8), Wilkes 4:00   Wilkes-Barre Area, in their first year as the Wolfpack program, captured the District 2 Championship Saturday night.  They now make some more hoops history with their initial PIAA playoff game […]

  PIAA FIRST ROUND PREVIEWS      FRIDAY, MARCH 6 GAMES      BOYS AAAAA (2-1) Wallenpaupack (23-2) vs. (1-4) WC Bayard Rustin (17-9), Scranton 7:30 (2-2) Dallas (19-7) vs. (12-3) Frankford (7-17), Berwick 6:00 (2-3) Pittston Area (17-9) vs. (1-3) Penncrest (20-6), Souderton 7:30       District 2 champion Wallenpaupack will take on West […]

  PIAA FIRST ROUND GAMES     FRIDAY, MARCH 6 GAMES   BOYS AAAAA (2-1) Wallenpaupack (23-2) vs. (1-4) WC Bayard Rustin (17-9), Scranton 7:30 (2-2) Dallas (19-7) vs. (12-3) Frankford (7-17), Berwick 6:00 (2-3) Pittston Area (17-9) vs. (1-3) Penncrest (20-6), Souderton 7:30        BOYS AAAA (2-1) Scranton Prep (19-6) vs. (3-4) Susquehanna […]

  2020 District 2 Tournament   BOYS PLAYOFFS  BOYS PLAYOFFS   BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 SUB-REGIONAL   WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 (QUARTER-FINAL) (1) Hazleton Area (13-9) bye (2) Wilkes-Barre Area (14-10) bye (3) Williamsport (8-14) bye (4) Scranton 44, (5) Delaware Valley 36 (ends at 8-15)   SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 (SEMI-FINALS) (4) Scranton 51, (1) Hazleton […]

  updated on 2/29   2019-2020 PIAA FIRST ROUND BOYS MATCHUPS “hosts” means a game within District 2 “visits” means within opponents’ district # – indicates team’s district seeding going into tourney   Boys AAAAAA PIAA First Round District 2 Champion hosts District 1, #7 Team   2-Wilkes-Barre Area (16-10) vs. 8-Pennridge (20-8)        […]

February 25, 2020   Lady Sabers in Class A Finals; Patriots End Comets Streak   Girls 1A Semi:    2-Susquehanna 48, 3-Salem Christian 25 Boys 5A Consy:  5-Pittston Area 37, 2-Abington Heights 35   SCRANTON – The Lackawanna College gymnasium, the site for a pair of district playoff games Tuesday night, is a beautifully restored facility […]

  February 25, 2020   Lady Bulldogs and Trojans Clinch Their Tickets to States   4A Girls:   3-Berwick Area 40, 5-Nanticoke Area 36 4A Boys:  6-Nanticoke Area 57, 5-Hanover Area 51   By Phil T YATESVILLE – After coming up just a bit short a few days ago, the Lady Bulldogs and Trojans responded with […]

  2020 District 2 Tournament    BOYS PLAYOFFS  BOYS PLAYOFFS   BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 SUB-REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP   SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29 @8 PM (@MOHEGAN SUN ARENA) (2) Wilkes-Barre Area (15-10) vs.  (4) Scranton (11-13)        BOYS CLASS AAAAA CHAMPIONSHIP   FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 @8 PM (@MOHEGAN SUN ARENA) (1) Wallenpaupack (22-2) vs. (3) Dallas […]

  February 22, 2020   District 2 Championship Match-ups Set   Boys’ 2A Semi-Final:  Holy Cross 60, Old Forge 48 Boys’ 4A Semi-Final:  Scranton Prep 57, Hanover Area 53 Boys’ 4A Semi-Final:  Valley View 50, Nanticoke 43   By Phil T SCRANTON – Scranton High hosted three District 2 Semi-Finals on Saturday afternoon as the […]

  February 22, 2020   Wolfpack and Knights Advance to Boys’ 6A Championship   Boys’ 6A Semi-Finals 4-Scranton 51, 1-Hazleton Area 50 2-Wilkes-Barre Area 60, 3-Williamsport 58   BERWICK – On a day when a free throw here or turnover there may have seemed insignificant at the moment, a pair of teams were able to […]

  February 21, 2020   District 2 Semi-Finals Tip-Off   Girls’ 4A:   Dallas 41, Berwick 40 (OT) Boys’ 3A:   Riverside 77, Wyoming Seminary 69   EXETER – The Semi-Final Round has tipped off across District 2 and the excitement is just beginning.  At Wyoming Area tonight, fans were treated to an overtime thriller followed by […]

  February 19, 2020   District 2 Tourney Excitement Continues   Wyoming Valley West 48, Pittston Area 46 OT (Girls 5A) Greater Nanticoke Area 46, Tunkhannock 38 (Boys 4A)   By Phil T. EXETER – The District 2 Tournament continued on Wednesday night and the fans that stayed for the entire doubleheader got to see […]

  February 18, 2020   Patriots Shock Comets, Lady Bulldogs Advance into Semis   3-Berwick 38, 6-Western Wayne 26 (Girls 4A) 5-Pittston Area 59, 4-Crestwood 53 (Boys 5A)   HAZLETON – The Hazleton Area McGeehan Gymnasium was a welcome site in what was a gloomy and foggy evening in the Mountain City.  But inside, things […]

  February 18, 2020   Jam Packed at Wyoming Area for District 2 Tourney   Nanticoke Area 30, Lake-Lehman 28 (Girls 4A) Holy Redeemer 80, Dunmore 43 (Boys 3A)   By Phil T EXETER – The District 2 Tournament started off with a bang at Wyoming Area featuring a Girls 4A nail-biter between #5 seed […]