For Manheim Central, ‘Little Things’ Add Up As Barons Hold Off Highly Ranked Wyomissing, Ready Themselves For Potentially Historic Postseason Journey
January 28, 2025 Andy Herr(Mason Rodgers. LLHoops POG In Manheim Central Win Over Wyomissing In Scoring Game-High 24 Points) Well, as hard as it may to be believe for some, we’ve finally made it. We’ve actually reached that point in the season where we can discuss the topic that some consider to be taboo in some ways—the District […]
Roman Catholic Defeats Devon Prep 70-67 in 2OT: Kehler on Hoops
January 27, 2025 Andy HerrArticle by David Kehler Roman Catholic defeated Devon Prep 70 to 67 in two overtimes on Sunday afternoon at Holy Family U. in a matchup between two of the top teams in Pennsylvania. The game was a strategic, competitive contest between well-coached, excellent Philadelphia Catholic League teams. It was Roman’s home game, played at Holy […]
L-L League Top Individual Scoring Performances (Week of January 20th- January 25th)
January 26, 2025 Andy HerrEach week, LLHoops will compile a weekly list of the top boys’ scoring performances in the conference that week. Thanks to Joe Shindle for compiling the list. Current season-high Ja’Loney Porter (McCaskey): 40 points vs Manheim Township on December 19th 1. Ladarian “LD” Miller (Columbia): 39 points in overtime loss to Northern Lebanon 2. Brady […]
Octorara Starts Fast, Makes A Little History Along The Way, As Braves Respond To Week-Long Absence Following Donegal Defeat By Posting Dominating Win Over Lancaster Catholic To Keep Pace In Section Three Title Race
January 25, 2025 Andy HerrSometimes, the best thing you can do right after suffering a tough loss is to get right back up and ride the horse again in next to no time at all. Of course, that can’t always be the case in every single instance. Especially not when the schedule dictates your fate as such. For the […]
Manheim Township Continues Late-Season Playoff Push As Blue Streaks Turn Away McCaskey, Finish Off Season Sweep Of Red Tornado On Thursday Night
January 24, 2025 Andy HerrTruthfully, if you would’ve asked each of these two teams to perform an encore, it’d be a bit of a tough ask all things considered. After all, how do you possibly follow up their earlier meeting this winter which saw both clubs score northward of 80-points apiece, including one falling just five points shy of […]
Warwick’s Reign Over Section Two Continues As Warriors Push Away Conestoga Valley, Stalk Possibility Of Sweeping Divisional Foes This Season
January 22, 2025 Andy HerrYou know that old cliché used in sports? The one that says, “You want to be peaking at just the right time?” Well, yeah, even here in the world of Lancaster-Lebanon League boys’ basketball in the year 2025, there are indeed some teams that seem to be prescribing to that notion with the season now […]
L-L League Top Individual Scoring Performances (Week of January 13th- January 18th)
January 19, 2025 Andy HerrEach week, LLHoops will compile a weekly list of the top boys’ scoring performances in the conference that week. Thanks to Joe Shindle for compiling the list. Current season-high Ja’Loney Porter (McCaskey): 40 points vs Manheim Township on December 19th Sawyer Floyd (Donegal): 30 points in overtime win over ELCO T1. Parker Horst (Warwick): 30 […]
MLK Classic- Monday 1/20 @ Octorara **CANCELLED**
January 19, 2025 Andy HerrAs LLHoops has learned on Sunday night, the rescheduled games that were scheduled to take place on Monday afternoon at Octorara for the MLK Classic have since been cancelled.
Noah Bailey (Solanco)- 1,000 Career Points
January 18, 2025 Andy HerrIn Friday night’s game against Warwick, Solanco senior Noah Bailey reached the 1,000-point milestone. In doing so, he becomes the 8th player in Golden Mules’ history to do so, and the first since Dylan Hastings in 2017. Congrats to Noah (Photos courtesy of Solanco Boys’ Basketball Booster Club)
With Season Standing At Critical Juncture, Cocalico Holds Off Stern Oley Valley Challenge To Notch Second Straight Win As Eagles See Nothing But ‘Important’ Games On The Horizon
January 16, 2025 Andy HerrIt’s finally that time of year when we can start talking about it. For some, it’s a topic to avoid like the plague. For others, it’s their north star that will be their guiding light over the last half of the regular season. That being the story of the looming District 3 playoffs of course. […]
For Donegal, ‘Effort’ And ‘Trust’ Prove To Be The Secret Sauce As Indians Hold Off ELCO In Overtime Thriller, Compile Sixth Win In Last Seven Games
January 15, 2025 Andy HerrSawyer Floyd. LLHoops POG After 30-Point Night In Donegal Win Over ELCO Back on the night of December 12th, the last time in which Donegal squared off with ELCO, it seemed possible that the end result that hinged on the outcome of that particular matchup would be a harbinger of things to come in […]
Even On A Night With Fits And Starts, Lancaster Mennonite Proves Superior As Blazers Hold Down Lancaster Country Day To Continue Stellar Run Through Section Four
January 14, 2025 Andy HerrMost years, the vast majority of the Lancaster-Lebanon League boys’ basketball viewing audience isn’t really paying much collective attention to anything other than the Section One, perhaps even Section Two races, above all others from within the conference. In some respects, you can hardly fault the masses considering how the league’s top three winningest programs […]
L-L League Top Individual Scoring Performances (Week of January 6th- January 11th)
January 12, 2025 Andy HerrEach week, LLHoops will compile a weekly list of the top boys’ scoring performances in the conference that week. Thanks to Joe Shindle for compiling the list. Current season-high Ja’Loney Porter (McCaskey): 40 points vs Manheim Township on December 19th 1. Elisha Slabach (Annville-Cleona): 34 points win over Tuplehocken 2. Chase Smucker (Lampeter-Strasburg): 30 […]
In Battle Between Two District 3-6A Power Brokers, Wilson Completes The Job, Keeps Cedar Crest At Arm’s Length As Bulldogs Prevail In Saturday Nonconference Affair
January 11, 2025 Andy HerrComing into this season, we figured that things would look a little bit different for the Cedar Crest Falcons in the 2024-25 campaign. Not the winning part, however. That’s something that’s now just inherently baked into their cake automatically every season given just how successful the Cedar Crest boys’ basketball program has proven itself to […]
Lebanon Starts Fast, Finishes Strong In Knocking Off Manheim Township As Cedars Entrench Themselves For Playing ‘Meaningful Games’ Down The Stretch
January 11, 2025 Andy HerrThere will come a day in the not-too-distant future when college students will write their doctoral thesis on this topic. If not that, then perhaps NASA would like to come in and do some kind of case study. That topic of course being Lancaster-Lebanon League Section One boys’ basketball during the 2024-25 season and how […]















