North Eastern PA Report

  March 20, 2021   Scranton Falls to Reading in Boys 6A Quarterfinals   Reading 68, Scranton 53   By. Phil T. READING –  Scranton’s incredible season came to an end in the quarter-final round of the PIAA Boys 6A state playoffs.  Reading, every bit as good as advertised, jumped out early using runs of […]

  2020-2021 PIAA PLAYOFFS BOYS QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS     Boys AAAAAA   District 2/4 Champion at District 3 Champion (3/20, 1pm @Berks Catholic)   Reading 68, Scranton 53 (ends at 14-3)         Boys AAAAA   District 2 Champion at District 1 Champion (3/19, 7pm)  Chester 58, Crestwood 52 OT (ends at 17-2)   […]

  2020-2021 PIAA PLAYOFFS BOYS FIRST ROUND RESULTS       Boys AAAA   District 2 Champion hosts District 4 Champion (3/16, 7pm)   Danville 51, Scranton Prep 49 (ends at 12-6)         Boys AAA   District 2 Champion at District 3 Champion (3/17, 7pm)  Lancaster Catholic 50, Riverside 47 (ends at 17-3) […]

Lancaster Catholic 50 Riverside 47 First Round of PIAA 3A Boys March 17, 2021 For most teams, just making the postseason is an accomplishment worthy of celebrating. Fair enough. Then again, not everyone is exactly Lancaster Catholic either. Long established as one of the Lancaster-Lebanon League’s premier franchises, seeing the Crusaders succeed on the hardwood […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 3/14)   1.  Crestwood (17-1) 5A 2.  Scranton (14-2) 6A  3.  Abington Heights (13-4) 5A 4.  Riverside (17-2) 3A 5.  Scranton Prep (12-5) 4A 6.  North Pocono (14-4) 5A 7.  Wyoming Seminary (14-3) 3A 8.  Mid Valley (11-5) 4A 9.  Holy Cross (11-3) 2A 10. Old […]

  March 13, 2021   Lady Comets & Knights Win District 2 Championships   Abington Heights 63, Dallas 58 Scranton 48, Williamsport 39   By Phil T. WILKES-BARRE – The District II Championship weekend came to an end Saturday night with a AAAAA Girls’ matchup, between Abington Heights and Dallas, and a AAAAAA Boys’ Subregional […]

   2021 District 2 Tournament     BOYS PLAYOFFS  BOYS PLAYOFFS     BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 SUB-REGIONAL   FRIDAY, MARCH 5 (QUARTER-FINAL) (1) Scranton (12-2) bye (2) Williamsport (11-4) bye (3) Wilkes-Barre Area (11-6) bye (4) Hazleton Area 56, (5) Delaware Valley 31 (ends at 10-9)   TUESDAY, MARCH 9 (SEMI-FINALS) (1) Scranton 73, […]

    March 9, 2021   Cougars Roared Back, Knights Prevailed   Scranton 73, Hazleton Area 68   By Phil T. SCRANTON – To the disbelief of the entire crowd, Hazleton Area caught fire in the second half, hitting 11 triples as they erased Scranton’s 21-point lead and turning the game to a nail-biter in […]

  March 8, 2021   Lady Mountaineers:  Arena Bound   Dallas 46, North Pocono 43   By Phil T. DALLAS – After Dallas saw their 12-point lead dissipate, a costly turnover in the closing seconds gave North Pocono the chance to force overtime.  However, the Lady Mountaineers would get bailed out again as Julia Kocher […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 3/7)   1.  Crestwood (15-1) 5A 2.  Scranton (12-2) 6A  3.  Abington Heights (12-3) 5A 4.  North Pocono (14-3) 5A 5.  Riverside (15-2) 3A 6.  Wyoming Seminary (13-2) 3A 7.  Williamsport (11-4) 6A 8.  Valley View (10-5) 5A    9.  Scranton Prep (10-5) 4A 10. Holy […]

  2021 District 2 Tournament Semi-Finals     BOYS PLAYOFFS  BOYS PLAYOFFS     BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 SUB-REGIONAL   TUESDAY, MARCH 9 (SEMI-FINALS) (4) Hazleton Area (10-7) at (1) Scranton (11-2), 7 pm (3) Wilkes-Barre Area (11-6) at (2) Williamsport (11-4), 7 pm           BOYS CLASS AAAAA   TUESDAY, MARCH 9 […]

March 5, 2021   Trojans Hold Off Late Patriot Surge   North Pocono 73, Pittston Area 65   By. Phil T. MOSCOW – North Pocono was able to stave off a late Patriot push in the final period to secure their spot in the District 2 Boys’ AAAAA semifinals. After establishing a double-digit lead in […]

  CONGRATULATIONS !!!   1,000 POINTS   Renny Murphy Berwick Lady Bulldogs   Skylar Bianchi Valley View Lady Cougars   Kaeli Romanowski Western Wayne Lady Wildcats    

  2021 District 2 Tournament Picks     BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 Subregional   (1) Scranton (12-2) bye (5) Delaware Valley (10-8) at (4) Hazleton Area (9-7) (2) Williamsport (11-4) bye (3) Wilkes-Barre Area (11-6) bye   FAVORITE:  Scranton              KEEP AN EYE ON:  Williamsport            DON’T COUNT OUT:  Wilkes-Barre    BEST SEMI-FINAL:  Williamsport vs. Wilkes-Barre […]

  March 2, 2021   Scranton Clinches Lackawanna Division 1 Championship   Scranton 51, Abington Heights 40   By Phil T. CLARKS SUMMIT – Abington Heights came up short in the second half as Scranton slowly pulled away, capturing the Lackawanna League Division 1 Championship with a 51-40 victory. The Knights came out of the […]