North Eastern PA Report

  ALL-DISTRICT 2 BOYS 2023-2024 TEAM   Justin Blanding (Wallenpaupack, 5-11 Junior G, 13.6 ppg) Michael Cumbo (Dallas, 6-2 Senior G, 16.7 ppg) Connor Cranage (Blue Ridge, 5-11 Senior G, 24.7 ppg) Luke Gennaro (Hazleton Area, 5-9 Senior G, 10.5 ppg) Michael Hughes (Holy Cross, 6-0 Junior G, 18.6 ppg) David Januzzi (Wilkes-Barre Area, 5-9 […]

  ALL-DISTRICT 2 GIRLS’ 2023-2024 TEAM   Kaitlyn Bindas (Hazleton Area, 5-3 Freshman G, 14.9 ppg) Bella Boylan (Holy Redeemer, 5-9 Sophomore G, 8.2 ppg) Cora Castellani (Valley View, 5-6 Freshman G, 13.3 ppg) Ella Clementoni (North Pocono, 5-7 Freshman G, 14.3 ppg) Maggie Coleman (Abington Heights, 5-7 Junior G, 12.0 ppg) Keira Dougherty (Crestwood, […]

  LIAA Girls All-Star Game March 25, 2024 Scranton High School, 5:30 pm   Red Team Head Coach:  PJ Hughes Sadie Gardus (Carbondale) Elyse Montgomery (Honesdale) Paley Adams (Montrose) Abby Lenchitsky (North Pocono) Kylie Mastillo (North Pocono) Talia Piragas (Old Forge) Lillie Pon (Riverside) Alexa Williams (Riverside) Kamyrn Alers (Scranton) Finley Bittenbender (Scranton) Kennedy Bittenbender […]

  PIAA Girls 1A Championship Bishop Guilfoyle 35, Mountain View 17   HERSHEY – After Mountain View grabbed their only lead of the game at 2-0, Bishop Guilfoyle used a 21-2 run to take control of the game midway through the second period.  The Lady Marauders, a very balanced squad that has a long history […]

  PIAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL ROUND   FRIDAY, MARCH 22 RESULTS   GIRLS A (6-1) Bishop Guilfoyle 35, (2-1) Mountain View 17 (ends at 24-5)   BOYS AA (7-1) Aliquippa 74, (2-1) Holy Cross 52 (ends at 24-4)     SATURDAY, MARCH 23 RESULT   GIRLS AAAA (7-2) Blackhawk 56, (2-1) Scranton Prep 44 (ends […]

  March 16, 2024   Classics’ Defense Keys Spot in Semi-Finals   Scranton Prep 46, Central Columbia 25   HAZLE TOWNSHIP – When their hot-shooting start cooled-off a bit in the second period, Scranton Prep continued to turn up their defensive pressure.  The result was allowing a mere 8 first half points to Central Columbia […]

  March 15, 2024   PIAA Boys 4A Quarter-Final   Cavaliers Go Marching In to Semi-Finals   Scranton Prep 76, Neumann-Goretti 75   BETHLEHEM – When Scranton Prep welcomed the New Year with a 4-5 season mark, they focused on turning those defeats against powerhouse teams (Roman Catholic, Executive Education, Pocono Mountain West, and Bethlehem […]

  PIAA SEMI-FINAL ROUND   MONDAY, MARCH 18 RESULT   BOYS AAAA (12-3) Archbishop Carroll 66, (2-1) Scranton Prep 56 (ends at 19-10)     TUESDAY, MARCH 19 RESULTS   GIRLS AAAA (2-1) Scranton Prep 83, (12-1) Universal Audenried 50 (ends at 25-6)   BOYS AA (2-1) Holy Cross 78, (12-1) Constitution 55 (ends at […]

  PIAA QUARTER-FINAL ROUND   FRIDAY, MARCH 15 RESULTS   BOYS AAAAA (12-1) Imhotep Charter 56, (2-1) Abington Heights 46 (ends at 26-1)   BOYS AAAA (2-1) Scranton Prep 76, (12-1) Neumann-Goretti 75 (ends at 24-4)   GIRLS AAA (4-2) Loyalsock Township 51, (2-1) Holy Redeemer 34 (ends at 23-6)   BOYS A (3-1) Linville […]

  PIAA SECOND ROUND   TUESDAY, MARCH 12 RESULTS   GIRLS AAAAAA (12-2) Cardinal O’Hara 55, (2-1) Hazleton Area 46 (ends at 24-5)   BOYS AAAAA (2-1) Abington Heights 76, (11-2) Whitehall 70 (2OT) (ends at 17-10) (1-1) Unionville 74, (2-2) Dallas 36 (ends at 21-8)    BOYS AAAA (2-1) Scranton Prep 71, (12-4) Overbrook […]

  March 9, 2024 (Girls 4A First Round)   Scranton Prep Rolls Into Second Round   Scranton Prep 55, North Schuylkill 22   SCRANTON – As the fans filed into the Xavier Center following a rain-soaked ending to the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade just a handful of blocks away, the anticipation was high as […]

  March 9, 2024 (Boys 3A First Round)   Third Quarter Run Keys Riverside Victory   Riverside 75, SLA at Beeber 57   TAYLOR – After a back-and-forth first 16 minutes, Riverside used a 12-0 run to start the second half to grab a lead that they would not give up as the scrappy and […]

  March 8, 2024 (Girls 6A First Round)   Hot Shooting, 360-Defense Advances Hazleton Area   Hazleton Area 63, Pennsbury 48   HAZLE TOWNSHIP – It’s one thing to get invited to the PIAA basketball party.  But, it’s a whole different situation after getting a First Round win as that’ll earn you a lot more […]

  PIAA FIRST ROUND RESULTS   FRIDAY, MARCH 8 RESULTS   GIRLS AAAAAA (2-1) Hazleton Area 63, (1-9) Pennsbury 48 (ends at 20-8)   BOYS AAAAA (2-1) Abington Heights 91, (12-4) Bonner-Prendergast 64 (ends at 11-15) (2-2) Dallas 71, (12-3) West Philadelphia 61 (ends at 10-14)    BOYS AAAA (2-1) Scranton Prep 79, (3-4) Fleetwood […]

  GIRLS AAAAAA Hazleton Area 49, Williamsport 33 Kate Bindas pic.twitter.com/PXVZ5WP7lT — LLHoops Neast Beat (@LLHoopsNEPbeat) February 26, 2024 Sophia Shults pic.twitter.com/pFJhCNeYe3 — LLHoops Neast Beat (@LLHoopsNEPbeat) February 26, 2024 Lady Cougars score off the turnover to go up 39-29 pic.twitter.com/hYQZwVTokA — LLHoops Neast Beat (@LLHoopsNEPbeat) February 27, 2024 Sophia Shults for a 43-30 lead […]