In retrospect, having them play this game – during this week – was if not something totally bathed in irony, then most certainly apropos if nothing else. For most fans of high school hoops within District 3, especially in the Lancaster-Lebanon League in particular, the entire focus and attention this week is squarely focused on […]

Each 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 Timmy Hambright (Cocalico): 43 points against Lebanon on February 5th   Previous season-high DeMere Salisbery (McCaskey): 41 points against Hempfield on January 9th & Jemar […]

Here are the dates/time and matchups for this year’s L-L League championships as presented by the L-L League and its corporate partner, OAL

Article by David Kehler Hempfield led wire-to-wire on Saturday afternoon to defeat visiting Lancaster Catholic 45-34, in a game that was more competitive than the final score suggests, in a Lancaster-Lebanon League playoff quarterfinal.  Hempfield will play Lancaster Mennonite in the semifinal round on Tuesday at Conestoga Valley. Both Hempfield and Lancaster Catholic were deliberate […]

By Kyle Morgan Who would you pick? The reigning league champions? Or the team with the best regular-season record?  Score one for the latter. Octorara has now earned the first L-L League playoff victory in program history with a 76-63 win over Cedar Crest, who won last year’s title game. That means there will be […]

By Eric G. Stark Sometimes the loss of a superstar can create a stronger, more united team.   In the spring of 2025, the Conestoga Valley Buckskins boys’ basketball team faced a scenario that felt hauntingly familiar to a certain 2001 baseball team from the Pacific Northwest.   DeMere Salisbery, a breakout freshman all-star who […]

By Mike Gross It’s too much to say Lancaster Mennonite’s 58-52 defeat of Warwick Saturday was the de facto Lancaster-Lebanon League championship game. It’s not enough to say it was just another quarterfinal. The Blazers have targeted the league playoffs more than usual this year, and knew they cleared a big hurdle Saturday. “It’s a […]

Here are the dates/time and matchups for this year’s L-L League championships as presented by the L-L League and its corporate partner, OAL

Earlier this week, inside of their thrilling come-from-behind victory while just up the road at L-S, Octorara’s Vincent Thaler decided on his own to make it a memorable game, albeit for a far different occasion aside from seeing the Braves officially make it a perfect sweep over fellow L-L competition this season while en route […]

(Photos provided by Kirk Neidermyer) Candidly, this could’ve been a bit of an awkward spot for the Warwick Warriors boys’ basketball team to find themselves on Wednesday night. First and foremost, they already knew that their league playoff fate had been decided for them – a Saturday date at noon in paying a visit to […]

(Article by David Kehler)   The view from here is that a team with championship aspirations should play a championship level non-conference schedule to prepare for difficult post-season matchups in the league, PIAA district, and PIAA state championship playoffs.  Non-conference games should be scheduled thoughtfully and strategically to face well-coached opponents, opponents with various styles […]

To put it rather mildly, it’d be fair to suggest that it was far from Cedar Crest’s finest hour their last time out on the floor. In fact, it was a largely atypical performance for a Falcons’ program that has grown accustomed to rightly considering itself to be the grittiest, toughest, nastiest, insert any adjective […]

While it may not necessarily be all that common to be seen around these parts, the fact of the matter was that this season, as wonky and as crazy as its been inside the Lancaster-Lebanon League boys’ basketball landscape all year long, this year has already seen 75% of the section championships be decided and […]

It’s McCaskey. It’s Hempfield. It’s a game at the end of the season between these two with massive implications. No, we didn’t rewind the clock back to the 90’s or 2000’s for this one.  LLHoops is excited to announce that will be providing livestream coverage of Tuesday’s McCaskey and Hempfield Section One finale, streamed exclusively […]

Each 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 DeMere Salisbery (McCaskey): 41 points against Hempfield on January 9th & Jemar Pauleus (Cedar Crest): 41 points against McCaskey on January 15th  1. DeMere Salisbery […]