February 24, 2023   Invaders Shock Dallas in Boys 5A Semis   West Scranton 78, Dallas 72 (OT)   DALLAS – While Tristan Lee will gain tremendous accolades for his 34-point performance in West Scranton’s remarkable 78-72 overtime road win over #2 seed Dallas in the District 2 Boys 5A Semi-finals, it was also […]

  February 23, 2023   Lady Comets Advance to District 2 Semi-Finals   Girls 5A Quarter-Final:  Abington Heights 46, Dallas 38   CLARKS SUMMIT – Abington Heights grabbed a 20-point lead midway through the third period (33-13) after a steal and layup by Madison Zalewski.  That advantage was built mostly from a 10+ minute scoring […]

Phil’s Popcorn Games   District 2 Semi-Finals   Boys 5A Semifinal (Friday, February 24)   #6 West Scranton (13-10) at #2 Dallas (21-4)   Chris Ogden was as automatic as automatic could be against the Patriots, converting 13 of his 14 chances from the charity stripe and hitting five shots from the field on his […]

  February 21, 2023   Trojans Make Advantage Last to Advance   Boys 5A Quarter-Final:  North Pocono 53, Crestwood 41   By Phil T. MOUNTAIN TOP – In a game that was tightly contested within five points for most of the night, the Trojans were led by Chris Walsh to secure the 53-41 victory and […]

  February 21, 2023   Vikings Hold Off Carbondale Rally for Boys 3A Win   Boys 3A Quarter-Final:  Riverside 49, Carbondale 46   by Jon K. TAYLOR – With only six players in uniform, Carbondale knew that their margin for error was minimal in their Boys 3A Quarter-Final game at Riverside on Tuesday evening.  The […]

  Phil’s Popcorn Games   District 2 Quarterfinals   by Phil Thrash It’s that time of the year folks, division races are a thing of the past.  WVC?  LL?  It doesn’t matter anymore as we come together for the highly anticipated PIAA District 2 Basketball Tournament. Some classification may look like a formality, although that […]

  2023 District 2 Tournament Picks   BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 Subregional   (1) Williamsport (18-4) bye (5) Wilkes-Barre Area (6-16) at (4) Delaware Valley (9-13) (2) Hazleton Area (14-8) bye (6) Wyoming Valley West (6-16) at (3) Scranton (11-11)   FAVORITE:  Williamsport              KEEP AN EYE ON:  Hazleton Area            DON’T COUNT OUT:  Scranton   […]

  February 18, 2023   Royals Reach WVC Summit, Defeat Dallas for Title   Holy Redeemer 73, Dallas 65     by Jon K. DALLAS – Patience paid off for those fans that were able to eventually work their way into the overflow gymnasium at Dallas high school Saturday evening as they were treated to […]

  2023 District 2 Tournament     BOYS PLAYOFFS  BOYS PLAYOFFS   BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 SUB-REGIONAL   THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 (QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS) (1) Williamsport (18-4) bye (4) Delaware Valley 54, (5) Wilkes-Barre Area 48 (ends at 6-17) (2) Hazleton Area (14-8) bye (3) Scranton 57, (6) Wyoming Valley West 47 (ends at 6-17)   […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (Games Through 2/18/23)   1.  Holy Redeemer (22-2) 3A  2.  Dallas (20-4) 5A 3.  Williamsport (18-4) 6A 4.  Valley View (19-3) 4A 5.  Abington Heights (19-4) 5A  6.  Holy Cross (17-5) 2A 7.  Nanticoke Area (15-8) 4A 8.  Hazleton Area (14-8) 6A 9.  Old Forge (16-5) 3A 10. […]

  February 17, 2023   Valley View Defeats Comets for Division Championship   Valley View 50, Abington Heights 36   SCRANTON – Valley View found repeated success as they confidently took the ball to the basket in their Lackawanna League Division 1 playoff game against Abington Heights Friday night.  The Comets, conversely, suffered a nightmarish […]

  February 16, 2023   Dallas Mounts Second Half Comeback to Advance to WVC Final     Dallas 61, Greater Nanticoke Area 51   by Phil T. WILKES-BARRE – After trailing for most of the first half, Dallas rethought its defense and was able to slow Nanticoke Area’s streaky attack on their way to a […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (Games Through 2/11/23)   1.  Holy Redeemer (20-2) 3A  2.  Dallas (19-3) 5A 3.  Williamsport (16-4) 6A 4.  Abington Heights (18-3) 5A  5.  Valley View (17-3) 4A 6.  Mid Valley (16-4) 3A 7.  Holy Cross (15-5) 2A 8.  Nanticoke Area (15-7) 4A 9.  Hazleton Area (14-8) 6A 10. […]

  Last Week’s Scores (LINK)   DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Boys Standings (LINK)   MONDAY, 2/13 East Stroudsburg North 67, Delaware Valley 46   TUESDAY, 2/14 Abington Heights 62, West Scranton 53 (LL-1) Valley View 69, Scranton Prep 66 (LL-1) Scranton 57, Delaware Valley 45 (LL-1/2) North Pocono 52, Wallenpaupack 35 (LL-2) Western Wayne […]

  February 11, 2023   Holy Cross Rolls Over Foresters Hitting 12 Triples   Holy Cross 83, Forest City Regional 55   by Jon K. DUNMORE – Playing their second game in less than 20 hours and fresh off an emotional 51-50 win over cross-borough rival Dunmore, Holy Cross showed no signs of fatigue in […]