North Eastern PA Report

  March 11, 2022   Saints Go Marching into Quarter-Finals   Neumann Goretti 57, Scranton Prep 51   By Phil T BETHLEHEM – Looking back at recent history, the one constant for District 2 Boys’ inter-district hoops is an eventual date with Neumann-Goretti in the PIAA State Tournament. In 2020, the Saints defeated Holy Redeemer […]

  2022 PIAA SECOND ROUND MARCH 11 RESULTS    Boys AAAAA Shippensburg 49, Pittston Area 43 (ends at 21-5)   Boys AAAA Dallas 75, Cardinal O’Hara 57 (ends at 14-11) Neumann-Goretti 57, Scranton Prep 51 (ends at 16-10)   Girls AAA Riverside 64, Palmerton 28 (ends at 23-3) Conwell Egan 58, Western Wayne 55 (ends […]

  March 11, 2022   Balanced Attack Propels Riverside   Riverside 64, Palmerton 28   HAZLETON – Riverside used a 21-2 run throughout much of the second period to surge to a commanding 39-14 lead.  The Lady Vikings momentum continued after intermission as they rolled to an impressive 64-28 Second Round win over District 11 […]

  March 10, 2022   Abington Heights Battles into Second Round   Abington Heights 40, Twin Valley 24   CLARKS SUMMIT – On a night when neither team could find any offensive rhythm and where both teams battled their way through uncharacteristic miscues and turnovers, it was Abington Heights that maintained a 10-point lead throughout […]

  2022 PIAA FIRST ROUND MARCH 8 RESULTS     Girls AAAAAA Methacton 56, Wilkes-Barre Area 44 (ends at 20-6)     Boys AAAAA Pittston Area 53, Lower Dauphin 51 (ends at 13-14)      East Stroudsburg South 47, North Pocono 44 (ends at 18-7)     Boys AAAA Dallas 66, Shamokin 46 (ends at 16-9)  […]

  March 9, 2022   Crusaders Rally to Advance   Holy Cross 57, Antietam 49   By Phil T. SCRANTON – Holy Cross erased an eight-point deficit late in the first half and came back to defeat Antietam, 57-49, in a PIAA Boys 2A First Round game at the Lackawanna College Student Union Gymnasium on […]

  March 9, 2022   Knights Ride into Second Round   Scranton 84, West Chester East 70   SCRANTON – The Northeast Beat does not use the term casually, but tonight’s Boys 6A First Round playoff game between host Scranton and West Chester East at times began to show signs of some truly “McNamara-esque” type […]

  March 8, 2022   WBA Girls Fall in PIAA Opening Round   Methacton 56, Wilkes-Barre Area 44   By Phil T. WILKES-BARRE – For the second consecutive year, the Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack came up short in the PIAA State Tournament’s opening round losing to District 1 Methacton 56-44. It was the third year that […]

  March 5, 2022   Scranton Holds Off Williamsport in Title Rematch   Scranton 47, Williamsport 42   WILKES-BARRE – Only one team advances to PIAA State Tournament in the 6A classification creating much more tension in the District 2/4 Subregional championship game between Scranton and Williamsport. Last season, Williamsport came into the title game […]

  March 5, 2022   Mountaineers Hold Off Spartan’s 2nd Half Run   Dallas 61, Mid Valley 53   By Phil T. WILKES-BARRE – Late in the third quarter, a Gabe Tanner triple not only erased a ten-point halftime deficit but also gave Mid Valley their first lead since the opening stanza.  But, as they […]

  March 5, 2022   Lady Comets Hold Off Top-Seed Lady Patriots   Abington Heights 38, Pittston Area 31   By Phil T. WILKES-BARRE – After a slow start to second half, the Lady Comets were able to retake the lead and secure their 38-31 Girls 5A District 2 championship win. Daniella Ranieli got the […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 3/5/22)   1.  Dallas (24-3) 4A 2.  Scranton (21-2) 6A 3.  Pittston Area (20-4) 5A 4.  Holy Redeemer (21-4) 3A 5.  Williamsport (18-6) 6A 6.  Mid Valley (21-5) 4A 7.  Hazleton Area (19-7) 6A 8.  North Pocono (17-6) 5A 9.  Holy Cross (19-6) 2A 10. (tie) […]

    2021-2022 PIAA FIRST ROUND BOYS MATCHUPS   “hosts” means a home court game (or within District 2) “visits” means opponent’s home court (or within their district) (   ) indicates team’s district seeding going into tourney     Boys AAAAAA PIAA First Round (3/9) District 2/4 Champion hosts District 1, #9 Team   1-Scranton (21-2) vs. […]

    2022 District 2 Tournament     BOYS PLAYOFFS  BOYS PLAYOFFS     BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 SUB-REGIONAL   WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 (QUARTER-FINAL) (1) Scranton (19-2) bye (4) Wilkes-Barre Area 71, (5) Delaware Valley 53 (ends at 7-15) (2) Hazleton Area (19-6) bye (3) Williamsport (17-5) bye   SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 (SEMI-FINALS) (1) Scranton 91, […]

  February 26, 2022   The Arena Matchup is Set for Boys AAAA   Mid Valley 66, Scranton Prep 48   By Phil T. THROOP – Inside Mid Valley High School, fans packed into their gymnasium in anticipation for the District 2 Boys AAAA Semifinal matchup between Scranton Prep and Mid Valley.  As the excitement […]