North Eastern PA Report

  2021 DISTRICT 2 BOYS HOLIDAY TOURNEYS   Lynett 70th Memorial Tournament (Lackawanna College Student Union on 12-27 and 12-29) Scranton 71, Dunmore 60 Scranton Prep 54, Holy Cross 40 Scranton 50, Scranton Prep 46 (Championship) Holy Cross 42, Dunmore 38 (Consolation)   Robert McGrane 55th Tournament (Wyoming Valley CYC on 12-27 and 12-28) Holy […]

  Welcome back to the Northeast Beat.   Today we’ll take a look at how District 2 Girls’ teams have been fairing through the first two weeks of the hoops season and see where teams might be stacking-up when division play begins in January.        Wyoming Valley Conference (DIVISION 1) A quick glance across Division 1 […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   MONDAY, 12/27 Pottsville at Abington Heights (postponed to 1/22)   TUESDAY, 12/28 Tunkhannock 71, Nanticoke Area 67 Berwick 37, Dallas 76 Northeast Bradford 48, Mountain View 57 Canton 46, Susquehanna Community 31   WEDNESDAY, 12/29 Abington Heights 52, Danville 36 Marian Catholic 63, MMI Prep 36   THURSDAY, 12/30 […]

  Welcome back to the Northeast Beat.   Today we’ll take a quick look at how District 2 Boys’ teams have been fairing through the first 11 days of the hoops season and see where teams might be stacking-up when division play begins in January.      Here We Go Again? As was the case […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   MONDAY, 12/20 North Pocono 58, Riverside 51 Abington Heights 44, Wyoming Valley West 45 Executive Education Academy 60, Wilkes-Barre Area 46 Mid Valley 51, West Scranton 58 Old Forge 28, Valley View 46 Elk Lake 63, Wyalusing Valley 71 Honesdale 34, Dunmore 56 Hanover Area 57, Northwest Area 32 […]

  December 18, 2021   Spartans Hold Off Late Tunkhannock Surge   Mid Valley 39, Tunkhannock 35   By Phil Thrash SCRANTON – Mid Valley capped off the LIAA/WVC Conference Challenge with a 39-35 victory over Tunkhannock on Saturday afternoon. After a poor offensive second quarter in which Tunkhannock could only muster one field-goal, the […]

  December 18, 2021   Trojans Shooting Stalls in Loss to Elk Lake   Elk Lake 48, Greater Nanticoke Area 37   By Phil Thrash SCRANTON – After a dominating opening half, Nanticoke Area’s offense went icy cold and couldn’t generate any consistency as Elk Lake pulled away for a come-from-behind 48-37 victory. An Owen […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS GAME RESULTS   MONDAY, 12/13 Mid Valley 40, North Pocono 56 Scranton 69, Wyoming Valley West 49 Holy Cross 43, Pittston Area 47 Nanticoke Area 37, Crestwood 54 West Scranton 79, Honesdale 48 Wyoming Seminary 29, Abington Heights 77 Riverside 50, Wyoming Area 28 Old Forge 53, Lackawanna Trail 20 Dunmore […]

  December 17, 2021   Sabers Roll as Conference Challenge Tips Off   Susquehanna Community 41, MMI Prep 11   By Phil Thrash SCRANTON – With a travel distance of 80+ miles between Susquehanna Community and MMI Prep, the Lackawanna College Student Union Gymnasium seemed like a fair place for both of these teams to […]

  December 17, 2021   Patriots Retake Lead Late to Hold Off Trojans   Pittston 36, North Pocono 33   By Phil Thrash SCRANTON – This weekend’s LLIA/WVC Conference Challenge got underway Friday with a doubleheader at the historic Lackawanna College Student Union Gymnasium.  In the second matchup of the evening, fans were treated to […]

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Jason Shields (6-5 senior guard) is leading the way for Scranton and has helped the Knights jump out to an undefeated 3-0 start on the season.  He scored 22 points in a 69-64 victory over Crestwood, a game that featured a matchup of defending District 2 champions on opening night.  He then netted […]

  December 14, 2021   Dallas Win Mike Duda Championship Over Honesdale   Dallas 67, Honesdale 49   By Phil Thrash WYOMING – The Lady Mounts squared off against the Lady Hornets in search of an early season trophy on Tuesday night.  In the end, Victoria Spaciano would lead her Dallas teammates to a 67-49 […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS     FRIDAY, 12/10 Wilkes-Barre Area 39, Scranton Prep 48 Tunkhannock 56, Wyoming Seminary 28 Crestwood 64, Scranton 69 Nanticoke Area 41, North Pocono 65 Elk Lake at Carbondale (postponed) Wyoming Valley West 41, Riverside 44 West Scranton 73, Dunmore 53 Lakeland 35, Valley View 61 Mountain View 38, Holy […]

  BOYS TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT RESULTS   19th Joseph Nespoli Tourney (12/10 and 12/11 @ Berwick) East Stroudsburg South 62, Delaware Valley 37  Berwick 56, Northwest Area 47 East Stroudsburg South 57, Berwick 24 (Championship) Northwest Area 68, Delaware Valley 53   Wallenpaupack Tip-Off Tourney (12/10 and 12/11 @ Wallenpaupack) Nazareth 66, Monticello (NY) 34 Stroudsburg 40, Wallenpaupack […]

  December 10, 2021   Fans Treated with Marquee Matchup on Opening Night   Scranton 69, Crestwood 64   By Phil Thrash SCRANTON – ‘Tis the season… for high school hoops.  Across the area, teams suited up for the first official game of the 2021-2022 hoops season and at the campus of Scranton High School, […]