DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 2/7)   1.  Abington Heights (6-0) 5A    2.  Wyoming Seminary (5-0) 3A 3.  North Pocono (8-1) 5A 4.  Dallas (4-1) 4A 5.  Crestwood (5-1) 5A 6.  Holy Cross (5-0) 2A 7.  Scranton (4-2) 6A     8.  Wilkes-Barre Area (8-3) 6A 9.  Scranton Prep (4-3) 10. […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS SCORES   ***subject to change***   MONDAY, 2/1 Honesdale at Delaware Valley (LL-2)  ppd to 2/25   TUESDAY, 2/2 Holy Cross at Dunmore (LL-3)  ppd to 2/7 Montrose at Elk Lake (LL-4)  ppd to 2/15  Berwick at Hazleton Area (WVC-1)  ppd to 2/8 Northwest Area at Millville  ppd to TBD   WEDNESDAY, […]

  February 6, 2021   Comets Power Past Cougars in Second Half   Crestwood 55, Hazleton Area 38   By Phil T. WRIGHT TOWNSHIP – Crestwood defeated Wyoming Valley Conference division rival Hazleton Area on Saturday night, 55-38, on the back of a second half spurt. Coming out of the locker room with his team […]

  CONGRATULATIONS !!!   1,000 POINTS   Kaci Kranson Holy Cross Lady Crusaders   Moriah Murray Dunmore Lady Bucks   Cayden Merrifield West Scranton Invaders    

  February 4, 2021   Dallas Notches Key Victory in WVC Division 2 Action   Dallas 60, Holy Redeemer 47   By Phil T. WILKES-BARRE – After losing their Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 opener to Lake-Lehman, the Dallas Mountaineers went into Holy Redeemer Thursday evening on a mission. After a scoreless start to the […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 2/1)   1.  Abington Heights (4-0) 5A    2.  Wyoming Seminary (5-0) 3A 3.  Wilkes-Barre Area (7-1) 6A 4.  Williamsport (5-1) 6A 5.  North Pocono (6-0) 5A 6.  Scranton Prep (4-1) 4A  7.  Holy Cross (4-0) 2A 8.  Dallas (2-1) 4A 9.  Crestwood (2-1) 5A 10. […]

  January 30, 2021   Trojanettes Outlast Lady Comets   Greater Nanticoke Area 50, Crestwood 43   By Phil T. NANTICOKE – After an eight-day layoff, Greater Nanticoke Area took to the court against Crestwood in a battle of Wyoming Valley Conference division contenders.    After a back-and-forth opening half that featured two ties and […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS SCORES   ***subject to change***   MONDAY, 1/25 Valley View 31, Abington Heights 46 (LL-1) Susquehanna Community 36, Forest City 43 (LL-4) Weatherly 53, Northwest Area 35 Williamsport 61, Susquehanna Township 56   WEDNESDAY, 1/27 West Scranton 49, Delaware Valley 56 (LL-1/2) Scranton Prep 60, Western Wayne 31 (LL-1/2) Riverside 60, […]

  January 28, 2021   Tempers Flare in Lackawanna Division 3 Thriller   Holy Cross 52, Mid Valley 50   By Phil T. THROOP – Despite the frigid conditions outside, a Mid Valley vs. Holy Cross game always seems to reach the boiling point.  And this latest contest was no exception.  Holy Cross looked to […]

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Matthew Prociak (6-5 junior forward/center) has helped Holy Redeemer even overall record at 3-3 in the midst of a very challenging schedule.  He netted 24 points as the Royals defeated Lake-Lehman 54-45 last Tuesday.  He then added 19 points in another Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 victory, 55-39 […]

  January 23, 2021   Scranton Prep Extends Winning Streak to 29 Games   Scranton Prep 50, Dunmore 45   By Phil T. DUNMORE – It was the most anticipated game in local girls’ basketball for weeks.  Two perennially stellar programs with lofty expectations – and you could count the number of people in attendance […]

  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 […]