
In Battle of E’s, Ephrata Gets The W As Mounts Hold Serve At Home In Turning Away Elizabethtown Effort To Keep Postseason Dreams Alive
January 26, 2024 Andy HerrEver since Manheim Central and Warwick combined to join forces inside of Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Two boys’ basketball a few years ago now, seeing both the Barons and Warriors effectively take the division by sheer force has largely been one of the worst kept secrets found within the conference since that powerful tandem came into […]

Manheim Township Reverses Fortunes, Prevails In Tight Section One Affair At Home As Blue Streaks ‘Take’ Game Against McCaskey To Help Create Crowded Pack Inside Divisional Standings
January 26, 2024 Andy HerrIf there’s one thing that we’ve learned throughout this season when talking about Section One of Lancaster-Lebanon League boys’ basketball, it’s obviously this… It’s uhhh…Umm….Hang on a sec here….It’s umm.. Dang. Looking back on it, have we really been able to glean much of anything tangible that we can hang on our hats on when […]

Dallastown Continues Winning Ways As Wildcats Shoot Past South Western, Remain Surrounded By A Bevy Of L-L 6A Squads In District Playoff Chase As Potential ‘Playoff Prep’ Game Against Penn Manor Looms On Saturday
January 25, 2024 Andy HerrAdmittedly, while this site will almost always be reserved for chronicling the overarching landscape of high school basketball teams found from around the Lancaster-Lebanon League most specifically, it’s not as if we are totally incapable of being able to walk and chew gum at the same time. Or, more succinctly put, not being totally naïve […]

Cocalico Makes Good On ‘Must-Win’ Game As Eagles Push Past Lancaster Catholic, Complete Season Sweep Of Crusaders While Hoping To Build Playoff Resume
January 23, 2024 Andy HerrIf you hang around long enough to check out the scenery that the L-L League boys’ basketball circuit has to offer, chances are that you’ll eventually start to pick up on some things and some underlying trends that always make their way to market. One of those of course being the undeniable fact that the […]

Lampeter-Strasburg Continues Blistering Stretch Post-Octorara As Pioneers Turn Away ELCO, Pick Up Third Straight Win To Remain Hot On Braves’ Heels In Section Three Title Chase
January 19, 2024 Andy HerrThere’s that adage in sports that goes somewhat along the lines of, “You want to be peaking at the very end of the season.” Fair enough. And while we’re not exactly at the finish line quite yet, please don’t find much in the way of fault with either the ELCO Raiders or the Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers […]

Hershey Races Out To Early Lead, Flashes Remarkable Balance As Trojans Make Quick Work Of Lebanon In Monday Night Nonleague Affair
January 16, 2024 Andy HerrAt first glance, it might be easy to just flatly assume that Hershey and Lebanon boys’ basketball programs might not have all that much in common with one another. After all, aside from the most elementary of examples being that of physical differences with one school residing inside the confines of Dauphin County while the […]

Lampeter-Strasburg Continues To Build ‘Confidence’ As Pioneers Dismantle Chambersburg In Hoops For Harmony Showcase, Score Arguably Lancaster-Lebanon League’s Premier Nonconference Win To Date
January 14, 2024 Andy HerrArguably, one of the chief takeaways that most anyone will make mention of when asked about the benefits of playing a high school sport during their formative years figures to be the intrinsic value of which it can offer. Within that, perhaps the vital being the ability to compartmentalize and handle the effects of both […]

Octorara To Host Martin Luther King Basketball Classic This Weekend
January 12, 2024 Andy HerrIn recognition of the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr holiday being observed on Monday, Octorara High School will be getting the celebration started early this weekend by hosting some of the best high school boys’ basketball teams found in southcentral/southeastern Pennsylvania with an all-day event that will span nearly 12 hours. Schedule and admission details […]

Lancaster Country Day Ratchets Things Up As Cougars Turn Over Pequea Valley, Turn In Key Section Four Road Win
January 12, 2024 Andy HerrThroughout the first month of this season, one thing that has appeared to bubble up to the surface in the Lancaster-Lebanon League boys’ basketball world on the whole is that every race, yes, in every section, appears to be extremely deep and competitive. In fact, it really doesn’t matter if you’re talking specifically about Section […]

Northern Lebanon Gets Glimpse Into Its Future As Vikings Lean On Underclassmen Efforts, Knock Off Route 22 Rival Annville-Cleona In Battle Of Upcoming Section Four Foes
January 9, 2024 Andy HerrWhile conventional wisdom might’ve told you that Monday night’s rivalry affair between Annville-Cleona was nothing more than a “nonleague” scrap between two foes hailing from different sections within the Lancaster-Lebanon League, the truth of the matter was that there was far, far more to it than just that alone. Again, the proverbial elephant in the […]

Troyer(s) Shine As Hempfield Holds Down Penn Manor, Vaults Firmly Into Early League Tournament Picture As Black Knights Protect Homecourt In Crucial Section One Win
January 6, 2024 Andy HerrTechnically, when Penn Manor paid a visit to Hempfield’s Buchanan Gymnasium to take on the Black Knight on Friday night, the best that the victor could hope for entering the weekend would be for second place behind the current division leader in the clubhouse, Cedar Crest, with almost one full turn of Section One play […]

Donegal ‘Finds A Way’ As Indians Reenter Win Column With Staunch Defensive Effort, Pass Critical Northern Lebanon Road Test To Remain In Section Three Hunt
January 5, 2024 Andy HerrIt’s one of those things that is as universal and accepted like the sun rising in the east and setting in the west. No matter what the sport, no matter what the level of play, there are always going to be those certain places above all others that coaches, fans, and players alike almost always […]

New Year, Same Ol’ Barons. Manheim Central Completes Another Second Half Rally As Barons Charge Past Stern Garden Spot Challenge To Remain Unbeaten
January 3, 2024 Andy HerrWhile the first couple of days following the start of a new year are most often reserved for making resolutions and that of the like, please don’t take issue with neither Garden Spot or Manheim Central boys’ basketball if they happened to enter 2024 with the same exact intentions as they had ended 2023 on. […]

ELCO Responds To Adversity, Both Macro And Micro, As Raiders Author Stifling Fourth Quarter Performance To Vault Past Conestoga Valley For Third Place In Eastern York Holiday Tournament
December 31, 2023 Andy HerrIf you are one to prescribe to the notion of character being best defined not by what you do in your best moments, but rather how you respond when you get knocked down, then boy oh boy. Was Saturday night at Eastern York the place for you to be. You see, while some may have […]

Warwick Opens Defense Of Lititz Flooring Holiday Tournament Title As Warriors Ride 41-Point Second Half Past Lancaster Catholic, Draw Old Section One Foe Penn Manor In Championship Tilt
December 30, 2023 Andy HerrBefore we start, we (I) swear this will be the last time this topic is ever brought up moving forward. Here it goes. Last year, one of the oddest factoids in Lancaster-Lebanon League basketball lore was finally put rest once Warwick defeated Dallastown to win their own Christmas for the first time since 2007. Pretty […]