North Eastern PA Report

  ALL-DISTRICT 2 BOYS 2024-2025 TEAM   Nico Antoniacci (Riverside, 6-1 Freshman G, 20.4 ppg)   Tony Battaglia (Scranton, 5-9 Junior G, 11.1 ppg) Justin Blanding (Wallenpaupack, 5-11 Senior G, 17.8 ppg) Lukas Burakiewicz (Wyoming Area, 6-1 Senior G, 16.1 ppg) Packy Doherty (Scranton Prep, 6-2 Junior G, 17.0 ppg) Jackson Gesford (Mountain View, 5-11 Senior […]

  ALL-DISTRICT 2 GIRLS 2024-2025 TEAM   Kaitlyn Bindas (Hazleton Area, 5-4 Sophomore G, 17.3 ppg) Cora Castellani (Valley View, 5-5 Sophomore G, 12.2 ppg) Ella Clementoni (North Pocono, 5-8 Sophomore G, 12.7 ppg) Maggie Coleman (Abington Heights, 5-7 Senior G, 13.3 ppg) Giada Costa (Valley View, 5-7 Senior G, 12.1 ppg) Chrissy Jacklinski (Scranton, […]

  PIAA SEMI-FINAL SCHEDULE   FRIDAY, MARCH 21 GAMES   BOYS AAAA (2-1) Valley View (23-5) vs. (12-1) Devon Prep (22-4), Parkland 7:30    GIRLS AA (2-1) Mountain View (23-4) vs. (5-1) Berlin-Brothersvalley (25-2), Mechanicsburg 6:30        SATURDAY, MARCH 22 GAMES   GIRLS AAAAA (2-1) Crestwood (24-4) vs. (12-1) Archbishop Wood (21-7), Parkland […]

  PIAA QUARTER-FINAL SCHEDULE   FRIDAY, MARCH 14 RESULTS   GIRLS AAAAAA (1-1) Perkiomen Valley 63, (2-1) Hazleton Area 50 (ends at 28-1)   BOYS AAAA (2-1) Valley View 53, (4-1) Shamokin 46 (ends at 25-5)   GIRLS AAA (4-1) Loyalsock Township 60, (2-1) Dunmore 36 (ends at 24-3)    GIRLS AA (2-1) Mountain View […]

  PIAA SECOND ROUND SCHEDULE   TUESDAY, MARCH 11 RESULTS   GIRLS AAAAAA (2-1) Hazleton Area 62, (11-3) Bethlehem Liberty 48 (ends at 18-9)    BOYS AAAA (2-1) Valley View 42, (11-3) Saucon Valley 25 (ends at 22-7) (3-1) Berks Catholic 51, (2-2) Scranton Prep 47 (ends at 19-8)   GIRLS AAA (2-1) Dunmore 65, […]

  PIAA FIRST ROUND SCHEDULE   FRIDAY, MARCH 7 RESULTS   GIRLS AAAAAA (2-1) Hazleton Area 82, (1-8) Cheltenham 49 (ends at 20-6)  (3-4) Central Dauphin 38, (2-2) Scranton 30 (ends at 16-9)   BOYS AAAAA (1-4) Upper Moreland 60, (2-1) Abington Heights 57 (ends at 14-11) (1-3) Pottsgrove 83, (2-2) Pittston Area 39 (ends […]

 through 3/1  2025 District 2 Tournament   BOYS PLAYOFFS  BOYS PLAYOFFS   BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 SUB-REGIONAL   WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 (QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS) (1) Scranton (16-6) bye (5) Williamsport 54, (4) Delaware Valley 49 (ends at 13-10) (2) Wilkes-Barre Area 66, (7) West Scranton 27 (ends at 2-21) (3) Hazleton Area 69, (6) Wyoming Valley […]

  updated 3/1    2024-2025 PIAA FIRST ROUND BOYS MATCHUPS   “hosts” means a home court game (or within District 2) “visits” means opponent’s home court (or in opponent’s district) # before team name indicates seeding going into district tourney      Boys AAAAAA PIAA First Round (March 8) District 2 Champion hosts District 1, #7 Team […]

  February 22, 2025   District 2/4 Boys 6A Sub-Regional Semi-final   Scranton 44, Williamsport 43 OT   Knights Survive Millionaires’ Rally SCRANTON – Familiar foes faced each other once again in Saturday afternoon’s matchup between Scranton and Williamsport.  The Knights were seeking an opportunity to play for their 5th straight District 2/4 Boys Class […]

  2025 District 2 Tournament Picks     BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 Subregional (1) Scranton (16-6)  (5) Williamsport (9-12) @ (4) Delaware Valley (13-9) (7) West Scranton (2-20) @ (2) Wilkes-Barre Area (15-9) (6) Wyoming Valley West (4-18) @ (3) Hazleton Area (11-11)   FAVORITE:  Scranton                 KEEP AN EYE ON:  Wilkes-Barre Area                DON’T […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 2/16/2025)   1.  Holy Cross (20-3) 3A  2.  Riverside (21-2) 3A 3.  Scranton Prep (16-6) 4A 4.  Old Forge (17-5) 2A 5.  Scranton (16-6) 6A 6.  Valley View (17-5) 4A  7.  Abington Heights (12-10) 5A 8.  Dallas (17-8) 4A 9.  Holy Redeemer (14-10) 3A 10. Wilkes-Barre […]

  2024-2025 PIAA FIRST ROUND BOYS MATCHUPS   “hosts” means a home court game (or within District 2) “visits” means opponent’s home court (or in opponent’s district)     Boys AAAAAA PIAA First Round District 2 Champion hosts District 1, #7 Team 2-1 hosted 1-9 last year   District 2 Runner-up visits District 11 Runner-up 2-2 visited 1-3 […]

  February 13, 2025   Rivals Set to Collide for WVC Girls’ Championship Nanticoke, PA – The Wyoming Valley Conference Semi-finals hit the hardwoods at Nanticoke Area high school Thursday night.  In the opening tilt, Hazleton Area shook off some turnovers and, at times, some uncharacteristic sloppy basketball, in defeating an inspired and scrappy defensive […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   District 2 Boys Records (link) Last Week’s Results (link)   MONDAY, 2/10 WVC Division 1 Championship Dallas 62, Wilkes-Barre Area 73 Tunkhannock 36, Hanover Area 35 (WVC-2) Wyoming Area 55, Pittston Area 57 Athens 65, Blue Ridge 45   TUESDAY, 2/11 Valley View 46, Abington Heights 44 (LL-1) Delaware […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 2/9/2025)   1. Riverside (19-1) 3A 2.  Holy Cross (17-3) 3A  3.  Scranton Prep (14-6) 4A 4.  Old Forge (15-5) 2A 5.  Valley View (16-4) 4A  6.  Abington Heights (11-9) 5A 7.  Dallas (15-7) 4A 8.  Scranton (14-6) 6A 9.  Wilkes-Barre Area (14-8) 6A 10. Hazleton […]