North Eastern PA Report

  December 27, 2022   Cougars, Chargers Advance to Pete Turonis Holiday Tournament Championship   Valley View 57, Lakeland 29 Carbondale 49, Mid Valley 48   By Jon K. CARBONDALE – A large crowd was on-hand Tuesday evening at Carbondale Area high school to take in the annual Pete Turonis Holiday Tournament.  A few of […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   District 2 Boys Standings (Link)   MONDAY, 12/19 Dallas 61, Lewisburg 59 Riverside 60, North Pocono 66 Holy Redeemer 63, Williamsport 67 Mid Valley 57, Scranton 45 Schuylkill Haven 59, MMI Prep 37 Wyoming Valley West 24, Abington Heights 79 Wilkes-Barre Area 55, Hanover Area 54 Wyoming Area 62, […]

  December 19, 2022   Abington Heights Moves to 5-0 as Ken Bianchi Wins No. 850   Abington Heights 79, Wyoming Valley West 24   By Phil T. A defensive eruption and an offensive explosion were on the docket tonight as Abington Heights totaled 59 points in the first half en route to their 79-24 […]

  CONGRATULATIONS TO ABINGTON HEIGHTS COMETS HEAD COACH KEN BIANCHI  

  December 17, 2022   Trojans Balanced Attack Defeats Berwick   by Jon K. It’s been quite a while since LLHoops stopped by Berwick to catch a regular season boys’ game.  After a 2-19 campaign last year, the Bulldogs were off to a 3-1 start.  With their hoops program headed in the right direction and […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   District 2 Boys Standings (link)   MONDAY, 12/12 Hazleton Area 57, Reading 91 Pittston Area 36, Holy Cross 42 Crestwood 54, Nanticoke Area 42 Wilkes-Barre Area 62, West Scranton 66 Towanda 58, Montrose 50 Marian Catholic 41, Wyoming Seminary 54   TUESDAY, 12/13 Scranton Prep 50, Dallas 62 Holy […]

  December 17, 2022   Zephyrs Rally to Defeat Cougars in OT   By Jon K. HAZLE TOWNSHIP – Hazleton Area hosted Whitehall, one of the Lehigh Valley’s premier 5A teams, on Saturday evening.  There were plenty of question marks for both coaches coming into this one as the Cougars were coming off a 91-57 […]

  December 13, 2022   Mounts Stay Flawless, Cavs Suffer First Defeat   Dallas 62, Scranton Prep 50   by Phil T. DALLAS – It’s early in the season, we know, but both Dallas and Scranton Prep came into Tuesday night’s game with a chip on their shoulder.  Dallas overcame strong, out-of-district opponents East Stroudsburg […]

  Welcome Back to the Northeast Beat.   Today LLHoops takes a look at how District 2 Girls’ teams have started the 2022-2023 season.  As we did for the Boy’s teams yesterday, we’ll break things down into divisions of the Wyoming Valley Conference and Lackawanna League.   Girls Standings (link)   Wyoming Valley Conference Girls’ […]

  Welcome back to the Northeast Beat.   This week LLHoops will take a look at how well teams have navigated through the first week of the 2022-2023 season and which squads are off to a flying start.  Stop back on Tuesday for Girls’ team season updates.   Boys Standings (link)   Wyoming Valley Conference […]

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Jaymire Allen (6-1 senior guard) has been an impact player, leading Carbondale to a 3-0 start on the season.  He scored 31 points in the Chargers’ opening night 64-53 victory over Elk Lake in the annual Mike “Red” Wallace Memorial game.  In the Jerry Finan Memorial Tip-Off Tourney […]

  BOYS TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT RESULTS   Wilkes-Barre Area Tip-Off (12/2 and 12/3 @ Wilkes-Barre Area) Bethlehem Freedom 46, Mid Valley 44 Holy Redeemer 56, Wilkes-Barre Area 45 Holy Redeemer 61, Bethlehem Freedom 56 (Championship) Mid Valley 58, Wilkes-Barre Area 27 (Consolation)    20th Joseph Nespoli Tourney (12/2 and 12/3 @ Berwick) East Stroudsburg South 65, Bloomsburg 41 […]

  December 10, 2022   Faux Nails 7 Triples to Key Dallas Comeback Victory   Dallas 56, Boys’ Latin Charter 52   By Jon K. DALLAS – Local hoops fans have come to expect a certain style of basketball from the Mountaineers – a tenacious defense that helps create explosive fast-break offense.  But, on Saturday afternoon […]

  December 2, 2022   Scranton Prep Rallies for Opening Night Win   Scranton Prep 59, Tunkhannock 56   By Jon K. SCRANTON – Begin with some intense, pressure defense.  Add in some timely, long-range shooting.  And don’t forget to cash-in on charity stripe opportunities.  That is the formula for success that fans have come […]

  2022-2023 Season Gets Underway Friday Night The District 2 exhibition season gets underway tomorrow evening with a total of 25 boys’ and girls’ games to be played across the area.  There are also 14 Tip-Off tourneys taking place over the next two weeks throughout the region involving another 29 hoops teams (including Williamsport, a […]