District 2 Boys Game Recap (Dunmore vs. Mid Valley)
January 10, 2020 Jon KJanuary 10, 2020 Mid Valley Rallies to Defeat Dunmore Mid Valley Spartans 44, Dunmore Bucks 34 DUNMORE – Sometimes you don’t have to look any further than counting the trips to the charity stripe to find the difference-maker in a ball game. In the latest matchup between nearby Lackawanna League Division 3 rivals, […]
District 2 Game Recap (Wilkes-Barre Area vs. Pittston Area)
January 9, 2020 Jon KJanuary 9, 2020 Pittston Area Tops Wilkes-Barre Area Pittston Area Patriots 50, Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack 47 by Phil T. WILKES-BARRE— When Andrew Krawczyk gave Pittston Area the lead early in the fourth quarter, you knew the game was still far from being over. Wilkes-Barre Area would take the lead back two […]
District 2 Boys Game Recap (Wallenpaupack vs. Abington Heights)
January 9, 2020 Jon KJanuary 9, 2020 Comets “Reverse” Fortunes for Undefeated Buckhorns Abington Heights Comets 33, Wallenpaupack Buckhorns 32 CLARKS SUMMIT – The Abington Heights boys’ hoops program has built quite a reputation across District 2. And success in recent years has propelled that notoriety to the statewide level. But, as times change and […]
District 2 Scoring Milestones
January 8, 2020 Jon KCONGRATULATIONS !!! 1,000 POINTS Kieran Burrier Holy Cross Crusaders Colette Mulderig Scranton Lady Knights
District 2 Girls Division Recaps (12/30 to 1/6)
January 8, 2020 Jon KDISTRICT 2 GIRLS DIVISION ANALYSIS games through 1/6 WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE DIVISION 1 Dallas (2-0, 8-1) 4A Berwick (2-0, 7-3) 4A Wilkes-Barre Area (1-1, 8-1) 6A Hazleton Area (1-1, 6-2) 6A Nanticoke Area (1-1, 7-3) 4A Pittston Area (1-1, 6-3) 5A Crestwood (0-2, 3-7) 5A Wyoming Valley West (0-2, 3-7) […]
District 2 Boys Game Recap (Scranton vs. West Scranton)
January 7, 2020 Jon KJanuary 7, 2020 West Scranton Tops City Rival Scranton Scranton Knights 33, West Scranton Invaders 47 by Phil T. SCRANTON— January brings snow and rivalries. On Tuesday night, we got both. Inside the Student Union Gymnasium (at Lackawanna College), Scranton and West Scranton faced off in an early Lackawanna League Division […]
District 2 Girls Game Recap (Holy Cross vs. Old Forge)
January 6, 2020 Jon KJanuary 6, 2020 Girls AA Championship Game Rematch Holy Cross Lady Crusaders 43, Old Forge Lady Devils 67 by Phil T. OLD FORGE — Last March, Holy Cross bested Old Forge, 43-38, for the District 2 AA Girls’ title, but tonight was a much different story. After losing to last year’s […]
DISTRICT 2 BOYS Division Recaps (12/30 to 1/4)
January 6, 2020 Jon KDISTRICT 2 BOYS DIVISION ANALYSIS games through 1/4 WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE DIVISION 1 Crestwood (2-0, 8-1) 5A Pittston Area (1-0, 6-3) 5A Hazleton Area (1-0, 5-3) 6A Wilkes-Barre Area (1-0, 4-5) 6A Dallas (0-1, 7-2) 5A Berwick (0-1, 2-7) 4A Nanticoke Area (0-1, 2-7) 4A Wyoming Valley West (0-2, 2-8) […]
York Catholic Girls’ Basketball Shootout
January 6, 2020 Jon KYork Catholic Girls’ Basketball Shootout Saturday, January 11 (@ York Catholic HS) Noon: Lancaster Catholic vs. Trinity 1:30 pm: Holy Redeemer vs. Bishop McDevitt 3:15 pm: Berks Catholic vs. Delone Catholic 4:45 pm: York Catholic vs. Lebanon Catholic
LLHoops Neast Beat Players of the Week
January 2, 2020 Jon KBOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Roland Hamad (6-1 senior forward) helped Wyoming Valley West get their first two wins of the season, capturing the championship of the James M. Akens holiday tournament. He scored 11 points in their semi-final win over Old Forge. Then, in the title game, the senior forward netted 15 points, […]
DISTRICT 2 BOYS/GIRLS TOP 10 RATINGS (January 1, 2020)
January 1, 2020 Jon KDISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10 games through 12/31 1. Dallas (7-1) 5A 2. Wallenpaupack (8-0) 5A 3. Holy Cross (7-1) 2A 4. Wyoming Seminary (6-2) 3A 5. Scranton Prep (6-2) 4A 6. Crestwood (5-1) 5A 7. West Scranton (8-1) 5A 8. Hazleton Area (4-3) 6A 9. Valley View (7-2) 4A 10(tie). Scranton (5-3) […]
District 2 Boys/Girls Holiday Hoops Results (complete)
December 30, 2019 Jon K2019 DISTRICT 2 BOYS HOLIDAY TOURNEYS Lynett 69th Memorial Tournament (Lackawanna College Student Union on 12-27 and 12-29) Holy Cross 61, Scranton 58 Scranton Prep 57, Dunmore 51 Holy Cross 55, Scranton Prep 54 (Championship) Scranton 58, Dunmore 52 OT (Consolation) Robert McGrane 54th Tourney (Wyoming Valley CYC on 12-26 and […]
LLHoops Neast Beat Players of the Week
December 25, 2019 Jon KBOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Jeremy Callahan (5-11 senior guard) reached the 1,000 point scoring plateau last week in helping Wyoming Seminary post a pair of impressive wins over perennial 5A district contenders. On Wednesday, he netted 23 points in a 53-46 road win over Abington Heights. Two night later, he contributed 22 […]
District 2 Boys/Girls Results (12/20-12/30)
December 24, 2019 Jon KDISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS FRIDAY, 12/20 Crestwood 41, Wyoming Seminary 52 Hazleton Area 45, Abington Heights 42 Hanover Area 67, Nanticoke Area 54 Wallenpaupack 36, Wilkes-Barre Area 33 Wyoming Valley West 41, Valley View 50 Western Wayne 45, Tunkhannock 37 Riverside 83, Montrose 26 Susquehanna Community 32, Carbondale 34 Blue Ridge 68, Sullivan […]
District 2 Boys/Girls RESULTS (12/13-12/19)
December 20, 2019 Jon KDISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS FRIDAY, 12/13 Pottsville 37, Abington Heights 46 Williamsport 35, Crestwood 61 Honesdale 46, Dunmore 59 North Pocono 70, Hanover Area 56 Pittston Area 57, West Scranton 61 MMI Prep 35, Marian Catholic 52 Tunkhannock 67, Montrose 30 Lake Lehman 55, Lackawanna Trail 38 (Cal King Tourney) Western Wayne 52, […]