North Eastern PA Report

  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 […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Boys Standings (Link)   TUESDAY, 1/17 Scranton Prep 57, Valley View 74 (LL-1) Delaware Valley 44, West Scranton 67 (LL-1/2) Scranton 82, Honesdale 71 (LL-1/2) Abington Heights 67, Western Wayne 25 (LL-1/2) Wallenpaupack 45, North Pocono 56 (LL-2) Mid Valley 61, Riverside 38 (LL-3) Dunmore 27, Holy Cross 58 […]

  January 13, 2023   Macciocco Keys Old Forge win over Carbondale    Old Forge 54, Carbondale 42   CARBONDALE – After Old Forge threatened to put this game away in the second period as their lead grew to nine points, Carbondale was able to douse the Blue Devils’ momentum just before the break.  It […]

  January 9, 2023   Lady Patriots Top Pack to Remain Undefeated   Pittston Area 40, Wilkes-Barre Area 35   YATESVILLE – When Pittston Area and Wilkes-Barre girls’ squads get together, it’s an interesting contrast in basketball styles.  While the Wolfpack loves to drive the ball to the hoop, the Lady Patriots are quite comfortable […]

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

  UPCOMING DISTRICT 2 BOYS GAMES   Boys Standings (Link)   TUESDAY, 1/10 Williamsport 59, Selinsgrove 56    TUESDAY, 1/10 Valley View 38, Abington Heights 52 (LL-1) West Scranton 60, Scranton 48 (LL-1) North Pocono 61, Scranton Prep 53 (LL-1/2) Delaware Valley 51, Honesdale 34 (LL-2) Wallenpaupack 56, Western Wayne 31 (LL-2) Mid Valley 47, […]

  January 7, 2023   Saints Outlast Comets   Berks Catholic 62, Abington Heights 52   By Phil T. CLARKS SUMMIT – After witnessing an opening frame that featured six lead changes, fans knew that neither teams’ undefeated record was achieved by chance.  Both teams, Berks Catholic (10-0) and Abington Heights (9-0), entered the day […]

  January 7, 2023   Royals Get Buzzer-Beater in Hoops Thriller   Holy Redeemer 76, Saint John Neumann 75 (OT)   by Jon K. WILKES-BARRE – The term “instant classic” might get a bit overused throughout the course of a basketball season.  And while Saturday afternoon’s non-conference matchup between Holy Redeemer and Saint John Neumann […]

  January 6, 2023   Hot Shooting Propels Pittston Past Hazleton   Pittston Area 48, Hazleton Area 32   by Phil T. YATESVILLE – Never take your baskets for granted.  Late in the third period, Nikolii Santiago drove to the bucket for a floater that pulled the Cougars within three points, however that would be […]

  January 5, 2023   Scranton Prep Finds Shooting Touch to Defeat Top Rival   Scranton Prep 40, Abington Heights 21   SCRANTON – Watching a Scranton Prep Girls’ basketball game can sometimes seem as routine as reading the instructions on a bottle of shampoo – Wash. Rinse. Repeat.  Their swarming, trapping defense can often […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Boys Standings (Link)    MONDAY, 1/2 Lake-Lehman 30, Dallas 72 Shenandoah Valley 44, MMI Prep 40   TUESDAY, 1/3 Abington Heights 56, Scranton 49 OT (LL-1) West Scranton 53, Scranton Prep 75 (LL-1) Valley View 53, Wallenpaupack 44 (LL-1/2) Delaware Valley 30, North Pocono 50 (LL-2) Honesdale 54, Western […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (Games Through 12/30/22)   1.  Abington Heights (7-0) 5A  2.  Williamsport (6-2) 6A 3.  Holy Redeemer (7-2) 3A  4.  Old Forge (7-0) 3A 5.  Dallas (5-1) 5A 6.  Valley View (7-1) 4A 7.  Scranton Prep (5-2) 4A 8.  Hazleton Area (5-3) 6A 9.  Delaware Valley (6-0) 6A 10. […]