North Eastern PA Report

  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. […]

  2022 DISTRICT 2 BOYS HOLIDAY TOURNEYS   Boys Standings (Link)    Lynett 71st Memorial Tournament (Lackawanna College Student Union on 12-27 and 12-29) Scranton Prep 66, Dunmore 53 Scranton 58, Holy Cross 52 Scranton Prep 39, Scranton 35 (Championship) Holy Cross 61, Dunmore 48 (Consolation)   Robert McGrane 56th Tournament (Wyoming Valley CYC on […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Boys Standings (Link)   MONDAY, 12/26 Tunkhannock 54, Northwest Area 58   TUESDAY, 12/27 Dallas 63, Wilkes-Barre Area 68 (WVC-1) Danville 23, Abington Heights 71 Nanticoke Area 48, Mahanoy Area 67   THURSDAY, 12/29 Emmaus 55, Abington Heights 58 (OT) Nanticoke Area 54, Wilkes-Barre Area 36   FRIDAY, 12/30 […]

  December 29, 2022   Comets Remain Undefeated with Overtime Victory   Abington Heights 58, Emmaus 55 (OT)    by Jon K. CLARKS SUMMIT – Playing tenacious defense to create offensive scoring opportunities.  Working the ball around the perimeter to find an open player for a high-percentage basket.  Over the years, those have been some […]

  December 28, 2022   Holy Redeemer Wins 56th Robert McGrane Tournament   Holy Redeemer 43, Crestwood 33   By Phil Thrash WILKES-BARRE – In what many consider a holiday hoops tradition at this point, the Royals of Holy Redeemer walked from the Wyoming Valley CYC with the Robert McGrane Tournament championship in hand. On […]