DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   WEDNESDAY, 1/2 Scranton 24, Abington Heights 49 (LL-1) Valley View 41, Western Wayne 34 (LL-1/2) Scranton Prep 73, Honesdale 43 (LL-1/2) West Scranton 72, North Pocono 61 (LL-1/2) Delaware Valley 32, Wallenpaupack 49 (LL-2)  Lakeland 39, Mid Valley 35 (LL-3) Dunmore 66, Old Forge 44 (LL-3) Riverside 60, Carbondale 61 (LL-3) Susquehanna 39, Holy Cross 73 (LL-3/4)  Elk […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10 games through 12/31  Abington Heights (5-2) 5A Nanticoke Area (7-0) 4A Scranton Prep (7-1) 4A Wyoming Seminary (6-1) 3A Crestwood (6-2) 5A Holy Redeemer (5-1) 3A Hazleton Area (3-3) 6A Mid Valley (6-1) 3A Lakeland (6-2) 3A Western Wayne (7-2) 4A   OTHERS TO WATCH Carbondale (4-4), Delaware Valley […]

  2018 DISTRICT 2 BOYS HOLIDAY TOURNEYS     Lynett 68th Memorial Tournament (Lackawanna College Student Union on 12-27 and 12-29) Holy Cross 73, Dunmore 66 (2OT) Scranton Prep 52, Scranton 41 Scranton Prep 63, Holy Cross 36 (Championship) Scranton 59, Dunmore 51 (Consolation)   Robert McGrane 53rd Tourney (Wyoming Valley CYC on 12-26 and […]

  UPCOMING DISTRICT 2 BOYS GAMES     WEDNESDAY, 12/26 Harrisburg at Williamsport   THURSDAY, 12/27 Lake-Lehman at Wyoming Area MMI Prep at Benton   FRIDAY, 12/28 Abington Heights vs. Coatesville (Chestnut Hill College @noon) Wilkes-Barre Coughlin at Western Wayne   SATURDAY, 12/29 Panther Valley at MMI Prep Wyoming Area at Mountain View Berwick at […]

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Nate Kreitzer (5-9 senior guard) is one of several key players which have led Greater Nanticoke Area to a 6-0 start on the season.  In a 58-35 win over Riverside, he scored 21 points (with 3 triples).  In Saturday’s high-powered Conference Challenge, the senior connected on 9 points as […]

  AWESOME! HOLIDAY CHALLENGE   Saturday, December 22 (@ Muhlenberg College) 1:30 pm:   Bangor vs. Susquehanna Township 3:10 pm:   Executive Education vs. Scranton 4:45 pm:    Emmaus vs. Abington Heights 6:15 pm:   Pennridge vs. Scranton Prep 8:00 pm:    Pocono Mt. West vs. Williamsport    

  CONGRATULATIONS !!! 1,000 POINTS   Sam Saxe Northwest Area Rangers      Nate Kreitzer Nanticoke Area Trojans      

  WELCOME BACK TO THE NEAST BEAT  !!!   Not only is it the most wonderful time of the year, it may be one of the busiest times of the year, at least for Wyoming Valley Conference teams.  This year most schools will play a pair of conference games prior to the holiday break.  Girls’ […]

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Dimitri Gnall (6-5 senior forward) is quickly showing why he is considered to be one of the elite inside players in the district.  Last week he helped guide Wyoming Seminary to the championship of the 18th Joseph Nespoli Tournament played in Berwick.  In the opening round, he scored […]

  WELCOME BACK TO THE NEAST BEAT  !!!   There was plenty of terrific District 2 girls’ hoops action to get the 2018-2019 season rolling.  This week we’ll recap how some of the top teams got started, check out the top individual performances, and wrap up all of the tip-off tournaments.  Stop back on Thursday […]

  WELCOME BACK TO THE NEAST BEAT  !!!   The first couple days of the 2018-2019 hoops season are in the books and most District 2 teams have played at least one game, though a few squads will just be hitting the floor this week.  Here’s glance at some of the top performances and tournament […]

  BOYS TIP-OFF TOURNAMENTS (UPDATED)   18th Joseph Nespoli Tourney (12/7 and 12/8 @ Berwick) Wyoming Seminary 64, East Stroudsburg South 55  Selinsgrove 47, Berwick 44 Wyoming Seminary 90, Selinsgrove 50 (Championship) East Stroudsburg South 70, Berwick 38   Lake Region Tip-Off Tourney (12/7 and 12/8 @ Wallenpaupack) Stroudsburg 67, Monticello (NY) 64 Wallenpaupack 49, East Stroudsburg […]

  BOYS TIP-OFF TOURNAMENTS (UPDATED)   18th Joseph Nespoli Tourney (12/7 and 12/8 @ Berwick) Wyoming Seminary 64, East Stroudsburg South 55  Selinsgrove 47, Berwick 44 Wyoming Seminary vs. Selinsgrove (Championship) Berwick vs. East Stroudsburg South (Consolation)   Lake Region Tip-Off Tourney (12/7 and 12/8 @ Wallenpaupack) Stroudsburg 67, Monticello (NY) 64 Wallenpaupack 49, East Stroudsburg North […]

  Welcome Back to the 2018-2019 Edition of the Northeast Beat.   As I started highlighting this weekend’s opening match-ups and news around District 2 boys’ and girls’ basketball, my attention got re-directed to this evening’s ESPN coverage of the Jimmy V. Foundation for cancer research.  Not sure how many times I’ve seen that oh-so-powerful […]

  UPCOMING DISTRICT 2 BOYS GAMES   FRIDAY, 12/7 Pocono Mountain West at Abington Heights Crestwood at Scranton Wilkes-Barre Meyers at Scranton Prep North Pocono at Nanticoke Area Delaware Valley at Wilkes-Barre GAR Valley View at Lakeland Riverside at Wyoming Valley West Holy Cross at Mountain View Hanover Area at Pittston Area Elk Lake at […]