North Eastern PA Report

  Last Week’s Scores (LINK)   DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Boys Standings (LINK)   TUESDAY, 2/7 Scranton 43, Abington Heights 41 (LL-1) Valley View 46, North Pocono 48 (LL-1/2) Wallenpaupack 45, West Scranton 53 (LL-1/2) Honesdale 64, Scranton Prep 63 (LL-1/2) Western Wayne 37, Delaware Valley 62 (LL-2) Lakeland 41, Holy Cross 52 (LL-3) […]

  February 2, 2023   Lady Cougar Defense Too Much for Wolfpack   Hazleton Area 52, Wilkes-Barre Area 39   By Phil T. PLAINS – The Lady Cougars used an incredible defensive effort to erase an early 8-2 deficit en route to a 52-39 victory over Wilkes-Barre Area Thursday evening. After coming out of the […]

  WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE DIVISION RACES     WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE BOYS   FINAL RESULTS    Team (division record)         z = won division title         y = qualified for WVC playoffs          e = eliminated from division race   DIVISION 1 y,z-Dallas (12-2) y,e-Pittston Area (10-4) e-Hazleton Area (10-4)   e-Crestwood […]

  February 2, 2023   Cougars Rally to Force OT and Defeat Tigers   Hazleton Area 57, Tunkhannock 53 (OT)   by Jon K. TUNKHANNOCK – LLHoops always enjoys a trip to see a game at Tunkhannock.  Thursday night featured a clash between a pair of Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 teams that were expecting […]

  DISTRICT 2 TOURNAMENT DATES   February 7 (Tuesday) Deadline to opt out of District 2 Tournament via email   February 19 or 20 (Sunday or Monday) District 2 Tournament team meeting   February 21 (Tuesday) Quarter-finals (Boys 3A and 5A) Quarter-finals (Girls 2A, 4A, and 6A)    February 22 (Wednesday) Quarter-finals (Boys 2A, 4A, and 6A)  Quarter-finals (Girls […]

    DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (Games Through 1/28/23)   1.  Abington Heights (16-1) 5A  2.  Holy Redeemer (16-2) 3A  3.  Dallas (15-2) 5A 4.  Valley View (14-2) 4A 5.  Williamsport (11-4) 6A 6.  Holy Cross (12-3) 2A 7.  Pittston Area (13-4) 5A 8.  Mid Valley (13-3) 3A 9.  Nanticoke Area (13-6) 4A […]

  Last Week’s Results (LINK)   DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Boys Standings (LINK)   MONDAY, 1/30 Tunkhannock 51, Dallas 67 (WVC-1) Berwick 56, Selinsgrove 65   TUESDAY, 1/31 North Pocono 49, Abington Heights 65 (LL-1/2) Delaware Valley 24, Valley View 55 (LL-1/2) Scranton Prep 67, Western Wayne 30 (LL-1/2) Wallenpaupack 63, Honesdale 60 (LL-2) […]

  January 28, 2023   Classics Drop Heartbreaker to Hurricanes   Villa Maria Academy 54, Scranton Prep 53   by Jon K. SCRANTON – Scranton Prep had quite the challenge ahead on Saturday afternoon at the Xavier Center as the Classics were going up against traditional AACA powerhouse Villa Maria Academy, the current #1 rated […]

  January 27, 2023   Team Effort Keys Big Win for Comets   Abington Heights 65, Scranton Prep 48   By Jon K. SCRANTON – On a night that was all about coming together in the battle against cancer, Abington Heights used that inspiration to springboard toward an impressive team effort in their 65-48 victory […]

  January 26, 2023   Ranieli, Booth Spark Pittston Area to Victory   Pittston Area 49, Hazleton Area 47   by Jon K. YATESVILLE – After taking a double-digit lead to begin the fourth quarter, 39-28, Pittston Area decided to slow things down a bit.  That strategy almost backfired on the Lady Patriots as Hazleton […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (Games Through 1/21/23)   1.  Abington Heights (14-1) 5A  2.  Holy Redeemer (14-2) 3A  3.  Dallas (14-1) 5A 4.  Valley View (12-2) 4A 5.  Williamsport (8-4) 6A 6.  Holy Cross (10-3) 2A 7.  Pittston Area (11-4) 5A 8.  Mid Valley (11-3) 3A 9.  Hazleton Area (9-6) 6A 10 […]

  January 21, 2023   Balanced Dallas Offense Rolls over Wolfpack   Dallas 70, Wilkes-Barre Area 43   DALLAS – The Dallas Mountaineers, with just a single blemish on their season record, hosted Wilkes-Barre Area on Saturday evening, the team that rallied for an upset win back in December.  In their division rematch, the Mounts […]

  Last Week’s Scores (Link)   DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Boys Standings (Link)   MONDAY, 1/23 Williamsport 62, Harrisburg 56   TUESDAY, 1/24 Scranton Prep 64, West Scranton 49 (LL-1) Scranton 65, Wallenpaupack 49 (LL-1/2) Honesdale 43, Abington Heights 63 (LL-1/2) Western Wayne 36, Valley View 75 (LL-1/2) North Pocono 53, Delaware Valley 42 […]

  January 20, 2023   Defense Keys Big Comeback Win for Knights   Scranton 53, North Pocono 47   SCRANTON – When Scranton found themselves trailing by a score of 36-23 midway through the third period and North Pocono seemingly having all the momentum, the Knights got defensive.  A flurry of turnovers keyed by Dohnavin […]

  January 20, 2023   Cavs Erase Deficit and Overcome 40-Point Performance   Scranton Prep 62, Wallenpaupack 61   by Phil T. SCRANTON – Scranton Prep and Wallenpaupack both entered Friday night looking to right their ship as both teams were in the midst of a losing streak.  Neither team was willing to back down […]