District 2 Scoring Milestones
February 7, 2020 Jon KCONGRATULATIONS !!! 1,000 POINTS Marissa Trivelpiece Hazleton Area Lady Cougars Reagan Harrison Northwest Area Lady Rangers
District 2 Boys Game Recap (Crestwood vs. Pittston Area)
February 6, 2020 Jon KFebruary 6, 2020 Crestwood Dominates Pittston Area in Must Win Game Crestwood Comets 80, Pittston Area Patriots 46 By Phil T. WRIGHT TOWNSHIP – Facing elimination, Crestwood caught fire en route to a convincing 80-46 win over Pittston Area to pull into an incredible 5-way tie for first place in the Wyoming […]
LLHoops Neast Beat Players of the Week
February 6, 2020 Jon KBOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Justice Shoats (5-11 sophomore guard) has been a superb floor-leader in guiding Holy Redeemer to an 11-1 mark so far in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 play, one game out of first place. He scored 16 points last Tuesday in a 65-35 victory over Northwest Area. On Friday night […]
District 2 Boys Game Recap (Abington Heights vs. Valley View)
February 4, 2020 Jon KFebruary 4, 2020 Comet Ball Prevails for Close Win Abington Heights Comets 40, Valley View Cougars 37 CLARKS SUMMIT – Dictating the pace of the game is something that Abington Heights has excelled at this season. One game that got away from them in a big way was a 27-point loss […]
District 2 Girls Game Recap (Holy Redeemer vs. Lake-Lehman)
February 3, 2020 Jon KFebruary 3, 2020 Lady Royals Tighten Grip on WVC Division 2 Holy Redeemer 70, Lake Lehmans 55 By Phil T. WILKES-BARRE – Monday night featured the top two teams atop the Wyoming Valley Conference Girls Division 2 in a pivotal matchup as the regular season winds down. With a win, Lake-Lehman would […]
District 2 Girls Game Recap (Dallas vs. Hazleton Area)
February 3, 2020 Jon KFebruary 3, 2020 Dallas Climbs Back into Division Race Dallas Lady Mounts 61, Hazleton Area Lady Cougars 52 DALLAS – All-Star players step up and deliver memorable performances when championships are hanging in the balance. Trailing division-leader Hazleton Area by one game with just two remaining after tonight, Dallas knew that […]
DISTRICT 2 BOYS/GIRLS TOP 10 RATINGS (February 2, 2020)
February 2, 2020 Jon KDISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10 (games through 2/1) 1. Scranton Prep (16-3) 4A 2. Wallenpaupack (17-2) 5A 3. Holy Cross (16-2) 2A 4. Wyoming Seminary (17-2) 3A 5. Dallas (14-5) 5A 6. Abington Heights (13-6) 5A 7. Crestwood (14-5) 5A 8. Hazleton Area (13-6) 6A 9. Valley View (13-5) 4A 10. […]
District 2 Boys/Girls RESULTS (1/27 through 2/1)
February 2, 2020 Jon KDISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS MONDAY, 1/27 Williamsport 56, Hazleton Area 43 TUESDAY, 1/28 Wilkes-Barre Area 38, Pittston Area 47 (WVC-1) Crestwood 65, Nanticoke Area 48 (WVC-1) Wyoming Valley West 37, Hazleton Area 68 (WVC-1) Berwick 42, Dallas 69 (WVC-1) Northwest Area 35, Holy Redeemer 65 (WVC-2) Wyoming Seminary 65, Lake-Lehman 42 (WVC-2) Tunkhannock 56, Wyoming Area 33 (WVC-2) Hanover […]
District 2 Boys Game Recap (Holy Cross vs. Lakeland)
February 1, 2020 Jon KJanuary 31, 2020 Holy Cross Takes LL Division 3 Lead in 2OT Holy Cross Crusaders 76, Lakeland Chiefs 72 By Phil T DUNMORE – Holy Cross edged out Lakeland in a double-overtime thriller, 76-72. Headlined by two outstanding performances by Caleb Vigil (Lakeland) and Kieran Burrier (Holy Cross), Friday night’s matchup […]
District 2 Boys Game Wrap (Holy Redeemer vs. Tunkhannock)
January 31, 2020 Jon KJanuary 31, 2020 Piontkowki SLAMS Door Shut on Upset Bid Holy Redeemer Royals 52, Tunkhannock Tigers 47 WILKES-BARRE – Who knew that the two crowd-pleasing slam dunks that Jared Piontkowski sprinkled into the middle periods were just a warm-up to his main event? He added three more in the final stanza […]
District 2 Girls Hoops Column (January 31)
January 31, 2020 Jon KWelcome Back To The Neast Beat !!! Today, we will look at the Girls’ division races across the Wyoming Valley Conference and Lackawanna League and then glance at the current top seeds for the District 2 playoffs. Three of the six divisions have already been narrowed down to a two-team battle for the […]
District 2 Girls Game Recap (Scranton Prep vs. West Scranton)
January 30, 2020 Jon KJanuary 30, 2020 Scranton Prep Improves to 18-0 Scranton Prep Classics 57, West Scranton Lady Invaders 32 By Phil T. SCRANTON – The Scranton Prep Classics rolled past West Scranton to extend their undefeated record to 18-0 with a 57-32 win over the Lady Invaders. Inside the Lackawanna College Student Union […]
District 2 Scoring Milestone
January 30, 2020 Jon KCONGRATULATIONS !!! 1,000 POINTS Joey Scarfalloto Honesdale Hornets
LLHoops Neast Beat Players of the Week
January 30, 2020 Jon KBOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Jack Farrell (6-4 senior forward) has helped guide Dallas to a 5-game winning streak and into a tie for second place in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 play. He scored 17 points as the Mountaineers defeated Wyoming Valley West, 64-48, last Tuesday. On Thursday, he netted 18 points […]
District 2 Boy’s Hoops Column (January 30)
January 30, 2020 Jon KWelcome Back to the Neast Beat !!! As the regular season heads toward the finish line, discussion begins to focus on the upcoming District 2 playoffs, especially as teams continue to lock in their postseason reservations. We’ll take an early glance at the top seeds in each classification. But first, the races to […]