(Photos by Kate Levato) On Wednesday evening, when those of whom were selected to partake in the Lancaster-Lebanon League Senior All-Star Game were asked to put their school’s uniform on for one final run, some things were different. Yet some things remained similar as they had all year long. Or year(s) long for that matter.  […]

The annual Lancaster-Lebanon League Senior All-Star Game — as put on by the L-L Coaches’ Association — is slated to take place next week at a new venue, Conestoga Valley, on Wednesday night at 7pm. Aside from revealing and recognizing throughout the night those who made it onto the All-Defensive Teams and/or All-Academic Teams, neither […]

LLhoops.com contributor David Kehler is co-chairman of the Pennsylvania Boys Basketball All-State Selection Committee.  These are his end of the season rankings for 2024-25.   6A Father Judge (State Champion) Roman Catholic (State Runner-Up) Imhotep Charter St. Joseph’s Prep Coatesville Area Central York LaSalle College Parkland Archbishop Ryan Archbishop Wood   5A Neumann-Goretti (State Champion) […]

Before we start, let’s first lay out an initial ground rule. First and foremost, this piece is not intended to be one that addresses the overarching elephant sitting in the room that comes up this time of year – public or private. Yes, private schools won all six of the boys’ state finals this weekend […]

Article by David Kehler   Father Judge defeated Roman Catholic 71-60 on Saturday night at the Giant Center in Hershey to win the PIAA Class 6A state championship.  Judge and Roman are both members of the Philadelphia Catholic League and had played each other twice this season prior to Saturday night.  Judge won both of […]

  Article by David Kehler. Photos by Kate Levato   Linville Hill Christian defeated Sewickley Academy, of Pittsburgh, 55-54 to win the PIAA Class 2A state championship on Friday afternoon at the Giant Center in Hershey.  It was tense contest between two teams with decidedly different styles of play, and it was close all of […]

Article by David Kehler   Devon Prep defeated Berks Catholic 55-39 on Thursday night at the Giant Center in Hershey for the PIAA Class 4A state championship.  The tactical game by two well-coached teams was close for three quarters, until Berks Catholic faded in the final frame.  Both teams had outstanding preparation for the title […]

A week ago in this space, the question was outwardly posed as to whether or not this was the best iteration of a Lancaster Country Day boys’ basketball varsity team that had ever been assembled at any point during the tiny private school’s history. In short, that overarching question would be demonstrably answered over the […]

PIAA State Championship Tournament Class 1A Final Four Preview (Cover image courtesy of PIAA.org online bracket) Lancaster Country Day is the lone survivor to the semifinal round among the Lancaster-Lebanon League teams in this season’s PIAA state championship tournament.  Country Day is in Class 1A, and they will play Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter, from the […]

It’s funny in some ways how so much yet so little can change over the course of just two years’ time. Whether you want to ponder that statement and apply it to life in general, or would rather drill that notion all the way down to that of the boys’ high school basketball scene in […]

  Is this the best season ever in Lancaster Country Day boys’ basketball history? Admittedly, while a bit of loaded question to rattle off right out of the chute, it’s an inquiry that doesn’t make it any lesser fair to at least ponder. Rest assured, there are ample reasons as to why those on one […]

It’s among the oldest cliches and worn-out phrases possibly used in the world of sports. That is to say that a team is “built for this.” Built for what exactly? It’s admittedly a bit of a leading question that doesn’t necessarily require a specific answer depending on how you yourself choose to best answer the […]

As far as the numbers of it all are concerned, there are 192 boys’ basketball teams from all around the state of Pennsylvania that make it into the state tournament on annual basis ever since the implementation of the six-classification rule as decided almost a decade ago now. All that is to intimate, surely the […]

In the second half of their state playoff-clinching victory last week at Lower Dauphin, Cocalico senior forward, Camden Ochs, reached the 1,000-point total over the course of his Eagles’ career. With his accomplishment, Ochs becomes the 8th player in Cocalico’s proud history to join the illustrious club and is the first to do since current […]

On Saturday night in suburban Harrisburg, Spring-Ford’s zone defensive schemes throttled host Central Dauphin’s high-powered offense, and the visitors from Royersford won a convincing 59-53 victory in a PIAA Class 6A state championship tournament 1st round game.    It’s unusual for a high school team to win an important game while playing a lot of […]