Kehler on Hoops

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) […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Linville Hill Christian traveled to Marian Catholic in Tamaqua on Saturday afternoon in the opening round of the PIAA Class 2A state championship tournament and easily defeated the District 11 champions 77 to 42.  The mercy rule was triggered late in the game, and the contest was never competitive.  The view from here is that […]

Article by David Kehler   Holy Ghost Prep defeated Lampeter-Strasburg 62 to 57 in an absorbing, see-saw game at Bensalem on Friday night in the first round in the PIAA Class 5A state championship tournament. Lampeter-Strasburg was never out of contention in this contest, and a late fourth quarter rally by the Lancaster-Lebanon League squad […]

David Kehler, All-State voter and contributor to LLHoops.com, checks in to give us his preview of the upcoming 6A bracket which begins this weekend and will end with 6A’s state championship game, slated for an 8pm tip at the Giant Center in Hershey on Saturday, March 29th. Enjoy PIAA State Championship Tournament Preview   This […]

David Kehler, All-State voter and contributor to LLHoops.com, checks in to give us his preview of the upcoming 5A bracket which begins this weekend and will end with 5A’s state championship game, slated for an 8pm tip at the Giant Center in Hershey on Friday, March 28th. Enjoy PIAA State Championship Tournament Preview   This […]

(Cover photo credit to Mark Palczewski)   David Kehler, All-State voter and contributor to LLHoops.com, checks in to give us his preview of the upcoming 4A bracket which begins this weekend and will end with 4A’s state championship game, slated for an 8pm tip at the Giant Center in Hershey on Thursday, March 27th. Enjoy […]

David Kehler, All-State voter and contributor to LLHoops.com, checks in to give us his preview of the upcoming 3A bracket which begins this weekend and will end with 3A’s state championship game, slated for a 2pm tip at the Giant Center in Hershey on Saturday, March 29th. Enjoy PIAA State Championship Tournament Preview   This […]

David Kehler, All-State voter and contributor to LLHoops.com, checks in to give us his preview of the upcoming 2A bracket which begins this weekend and will end with 2A’s state championship game, slated for a 2pm tip at the Giant Center in Hershey on Friday, March 28th. Enjoy PIAA State Championship Tournament Preview   Article […]

David Kehler, All-State voter and contributor to LLHoops.com, checks in to give us his preview of the upcoming 1A bracket which begins this weekend and will end with 1A’s state championship game, slated for a 2pm tip at the Giant Center in Hershey on Thursday, March 27th. Enjoy PIAA State Championship Tournament Preview   Article […]

David Kehler, all-state voter and contributor to LLHoops.com, checks in to give us his Top 10 rankings for each of the state’s six classes when it comes to schools considered to be on the “eastern” side of Pennsylvania prior to the start of this weekend’s PIAA state tourney. District 3 programs listed in bold. Enjoy […]