North Eastern PA Report

  Phil’s Popcorn Games   District 2 Quarterfinals   by Phil Thrash It’s that time of the year folks, division races are a thing of the past.  WVC?  LL?  It doesn’t matter anymore as we come together for the highly anticipated PIAA District 2 Basketball Tournament. Some classification may look like a formality, although that […]

  2023 District 2 Tournament Picks   BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 Subregional   (1) Williamsport (18-4) bye (5) Wilkes-Barre Area (6-16) at (4) Delaware Valley (9-13) (2) Hazleton Area (14-8) bye (6) Wyoming Valley West (6-16) at (3) Scranton (11-11)   FAVORITE:  Williamsport              KEEP AN EYE ON:  Hazleton Area            DON’T COUNT OUT:  Scranton   […]

  February 18, 2023   Royals Reach WVC Summit, Defeat Dallas for Title   Holy Redeemer 73, Dallas 65     by Jon K. DALLAS – Patience paid off for those fans that were able to eventually work their way into the overflow gymnasium at Dallas high school Saturday evening as they were treated to […]

  2023 District 2 Tournament     BOYS PLAYOFFS  BOYS PLAYOFFS   BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 SUB-REGIONAL   THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 (QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS) (1) Williamsport (18-4) bye (4) Delaware Valley 54, (5) Wilkes-Barre Area 48 (ends at 6-17) (2) Hazleton Area (14-8) bye (3) Scranton 57, (6) Wyoming Valley West 47 (ends at 6-17)   […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (Games Through 2/18/23)   1.  Holy Redeemer (22-2) 3A  2.  Dallas (20-4) 5A 3.  Williamsport (18-4) 6A 4.  Valley View (19-3) 4A 5.  Abington Heights (19-4) 5A  6.  Holy Cross (17-5) 2A 7.  Nanticoke Area (15-8) 4A 8.  Hazleton Area (14-8) 6A 9.  Old Forge (16-5) 3A 10. […]

  February 17, 2023   Valley View Defeats Comets for Division Championship   Valley View 50, Abington Heights 36   SCRANTON – Valley View found repeated success as they confidently took the ball to the basket in their Lackawanna League Division 1 playoff game against Abington Heights Friday night.  The Comets, conversely, suffered a nightmarish […]

  February 16, 2023   Dallas Mounts Second Half Comeback to Advance to WVC Final     Dallas 61, Greater Nanticoke Area 51   by Phil T. WILKES-BARRE – After trailing for most of the first half, Dallas rethought its defense and was able to slow Nanticoke Area’s streaky attack on their way to a […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (Games Through 2/11/23)   1.  Holy Redeemer (20-2) 3A  2.  Dallas (19-3) 5A 3.  Williamsport (16-4) 6A 4.  Abington Heights (18-3) 5A  5.  Valley View (17-3) 4A 6.  Mid Valley (16-4) 3A 7.  Holy Cross (15-5) 2A 8.  Nanticoke Area (15-7) 4A 9.  Hazleton Area (14-8) 6A 10. […]

  Last Week’s Scores (LINK)   DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Boys Standings (LINK)   MONDAY, 2/13 East Stroudsburg North 67, Delaware Valley 46   TUESDAY, 2/14 Abington Heights 62, West Scranton 53 (LL-1) Valley View 69, Scranton Prep 66 (LL-1) Scranton 57, Delaware Valley 45 (LL-1/2) North Pocono 52, Wallenpaupack 35 (LL-2) Western Wayne […]

  February 11, 2023   Holy Cross Rolls Over Foresters Hitting 12 Triples   Holy Cross 83, Forest City Regional 55   by Jon K. DUNMORE – Playing their second game in less than 20 hours and fresh off an emotional 51-50 win over cross-borough rival Dunmore, Holy Cross showed no signs of fatigue in […]

  February 9, 2023   Spartans Defeat WVC Playoff-Bound Patriots   Wyoming Valley West 57, Pittston Area 45   by Jon K. PLYMOUTH – Despite their modest 5-15 record, Wyoming Valley West came into their home finale with plenty of optimism after winning two of their last four games.  And the losses were close decisions […]

  February 6, 2023   Lady Comets use Strong Third Quarter to Defeat Scranton   Abington Heights 42, Scranton 32   by Jon K. SCRANTON – Turnovers and missed shots were aplenty throughout the first half in last night’s Lackawanna League Division 1 Girls’ matchup between Scranton and Abington Heights.  But, coming out of the […]

  LACKAWANNA LEAGUE DIVISION RACES     LACKAWANNA LEAGUE BOYS games through 2/17    Team (division, overall record)          z = won division title         e = eliminated   DIVISION 1   z-Valley View (11-2)  e-Abington Heights (11-2)  e-Scranton Prep (7-6)  e-West Scranton (7-6)  e-Scranton (6-7)   Division Championship Game Valley View 50, Abington Heights 36  […]

  February 4, 2023   Trojans Rally in Second Half to Defeat Warriors   Greater Nanticoke Area 45, Wyoming Area 36   by Jon K. WYOMING – Wyoming Area played what may have been their best quarter of basketball this season on Saturday night when they jumped out to a nine-point lead after the first […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (Games Through 2/4/23)   1.  Holy Redeemer (18-2) 3A  2.  Dallas (18-2) 5A 3.  Valley View (16-2) 4A 4.  Abington Heights (17-2) 5A  5.  Williamsport (12-4) 6A 6.  Mid Valley (15-3) 3A 7.  Pittston Area (14-5) 5A 8.  Holy Cross (12-5) 2A 9.  Nanticoke Area (15-6) 4A 10. […]