Andy’s Take

It’s been awhile since the Warwick Boys Basketball program has been able to boast the fact that they may have the best team in the entire Lancaster-Lebanon League. Like for the first time in an entire generation “awhile.” Thankfully, for a program that has a rich and storied history that had fallen on a considerable […]

At the start of every season, there are ultimately storylines that develop and take shape that seem to catch just about everyone by surprise. And truthfully, given how different the 2020-21 season figured to be on the surface alone, perhaps the emerging feel-good stories that had taken shape throughout the first few weeks of the […]

Let’s talk for a second about schedules, shall we? In terms of who has had the toughest yet to date, one could easily make the argument on Lancaster Mennonite’s behalf. Consider this, the Blazers have already gone up against the following thus far in the young season. Lancaster Catholic, Columbia, Annville-Cleona, Conestoga Valley, as well […]

If you’ve been following along throughout the first few days and nights of the 2020-21 Lancaster-Lebanon Boys’ Basketball season, it’s become rather apparent that one of the worst kept secrets is that Section One figures to be a wild roller coaster ride this year. Though the sample size remains relatively small across the board, no […]

Alright, alright. Clichés aside, we all know this year was inherently going to be different than any year of high school basketball that we’ve ever seen before and hopefully will only ever see for the rest of time. Among the ways in which it is expected to be different? The fact that no team will […]

For most programs, the idea of handing the keys of the car over to a freshman might rank right up there in the highest terms of blasphemy. After all, high school-aged freshmen can’t even legally a drive a real car as it is. But then again, not every program is Lampeter-Strasburg either. Over the course […]

In Lancaster-Lebanon League circles, it’s really been no secret that the Donegal Boys’ Basketball program has fallen on hard times over the last decade or so since that memorable state tournament run in 2013. Unfortunately, aside from a brief appearance in the District 3 tournament a few years ago, wins for the Indians on the […]

If you’re ever pressed into having the discussion as to which home courts in the Lancaster-Lebanon League seem to always to be the most formidable, Northern Lebanon is always a reliable place to start. Whether it be the fact that the school itself seems to be out in the middle of nowhere, nestled In between […]

Coming into this season, the 2020-21 version of Lancaster-Lebanon League Section One basketball figured to be the most-wide open its ever been in recent memory. And when you stop and think about it, that’s really saying quite a mouthful considering all the goliaths that have ascended to the top of the L-L League’s most storied […]

Alright. Let’s face it. The past couple months have been anything but what anyone in their right mind would consider “normal.” And with so much of life as we used to know it being turned on its head for a variety of different reasons, even the age-old tradition of leather basketballs pounding against the hardwood […]

Ed Note: Coach Charlie Fisher is a story teller supreme. We ran out of time so we will get him back during the season. He talks about building his program, old war stories and his mentor (Coach Sherwood). Enjoy!       Coach Fisher interview    

Ed note: An election night special! Coach Conners talks about his program, where he voted, and asks Andy a question. Good info all around!                                                       Video link https://youtu.be/P74FDSvkN88

Ed note: Coach Glover joins Andy and Dell for some in sights into the Columbia program, Coach Glover’s background, birthday talk,  and a chat about scheduling teams. Coach Glover is a good to guy for us to get scores and input. Enjoy!      

Ed Note: Coach Coletti has a bunch of experience in the LL- a player for the Cedars, a coach for the boys and girls, head jobs at Ephrata and Annville-Cleona. He shares his thoughts about how his team is working out, the old days, his ex coaches, and his expectations for the Dutchmen. aside: Dell […]

Ed note: Gene Lambert of Octorara joins Llhoops for a zoom interview. Winds up that Gene is a good listener and loves his school – no doubt about that at all. He is a great ambassador for high school hoops- coaches, players and fans all can be counted on as people that Gene has had […]