North Eastern PA Report

  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 […]

  January 17, 2023   Mid Valley Rolls to Big Win Over Riverside   Mid Valley 61, Riverside 38   TAYLOR – Mid Valley displayed outstanding balance on both ends of the floor Tuesday night as the Spartans got an impressive 61-38 road win over Riverside, giving them sole possession of second place in the […]

  2023 Geigle Classic (January 21, @ Reading High School)   *** current schedule confirmed with Reading AD on 1/17   11:00 am:  JP McCaskey (H) vs. Central Dauphin East 12:30 pm:  Exeter Township (H)  vs. Executive Education 2:00 pm:    Hazleton Area (H) vs. Spring-Ford 3:30 pm:    GIRLS:  Reading (H) vs. Cedar Cliff 5:00 pm:  […]

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

  January 14, 2023   Third Period Scoring Avalanche Propels The Prep to Victory   St. Joseph’s Prep 76, Scranton Prep 48   SCRANTON – A District 2 team getting a regular season game against a Philly Catholic League opponent is a bit of a rare happening.  Getting a home game against one of the […]