North Eastern PA Report

  February 4, 2021   Dallas Notches Key Victory in WVC Division 2 Action   Dallas 60, Holy Redeemer 47   By Phil T. WILKES-BARRE – After losing their Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 opener to Lake-Lehman, the Dallas Mountaineers went into Holy Redeemer Thursday evening on a mission. After a scoreless start to the […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 2/1)   1.  Abington Heights (4-0) 5A    2.  Wyoming Seminary (5-0) 3A 3.  Wilkes-Barre Area (7-1) 6A 4.  Williamsport (5-1) 6A 5.  North Pocono (6-0) 5A 6.  Scranton Prep (4-1) 4A  7.  Holy Cross (4-0) 2A 8.  Dallas (2-1) 4A 9.  Crestwood (2-1) 5A 10. […]

  January 30, 2021   Trojanettes Outlast Lady Comets   Greater Nanticoke Area 50, Crestwood 43   By Phil T. NANTICOKE – After an eight-day layoff, Greater Nanticoke Area took to the court against Crestwood in a battle of Wyoming Valley Conference division contenders.    After a back-and-forth opening half that featured two ties and […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS SCORES   ***subject to change***   MONDAY, 1/25 Valley View 31, Abington Heights 46 (LL-1) Susquehanna Community 36, Forest City 43 (LL-4) Weatherly 53, Northwest Area 35 Williamsport 61, Susquehanna Township 56   WEDNESDAY, 1/27 West Scranton 49, Delaware Valley 56 (LL-1/2) Scranton Prep 60, Western Wayne 31 (LL-1/2) Riverside 60, […]

  January 28, 2021   Tempers Flare in Lackawanna Division 3 Thriller   Holy Cross 52, Mid Valley 50   By Phil T. THROOP – Despite the frigid conditions outside, a Mid Valley vs. Holy Cross game always seems to reach the boiling point.  And this latest contest was no exception.  Holy Cross looked to […]

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Matthew Prociak (6-5 junior forward/center) has helped Holy Redeemer even overall record at 3-3 in the midst of a very challenging schedule.  He netted 24 points as the Royals defeated Lake-Lehman 54-45 last Tuesday.  He then added 19 points in another Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 victory, 55-39 […]

  January 23, 2021   Scranton Prep Extends Winning Streak to 29 Games   Scranton Prep 50, Dunmore 45   By Phil T. DUNMORE – It was the most anticipated game in local girls’ basketball for weeks.  Two perennially stellar programs with lofty expectations – and you could count the number of people in attendance […]

  UPCOMING DISTRICT 2 BOYS GAMES   ***subject to change***   FRIDAY, 1/15 Wilkes-Barre Area 52, Tunkhannock 48 (WVC-1) Wyoming Valley West 67, Berwick 31 (WVC-1) Holy Redeemer 48, Wyoming Seminary 54 (WVC-2) Hanover Area 46, Lake-Lehman 57 (WVC-2) Nanticoke Area 23, Pittston Area 44 Millville 31, Northwest Area 46    SATURDAY 1/16 Wyoming Area […]

  January 22, 2021   Wolfpack Top Patriots in WVC Division 1 Matchup   Wilkes-Barre Area 58, Pittston Area 45   By Phil T. YATESVILLE – After a slow first half, Wilkes-Barre Area came out firing after the break to come away with a 58-45 win and move to 6-1 on the season, including 3-0 […]

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Jake Koretz (6-3 senior point guard) is leading the way for Wyoming Seminary and helped the Blue Knights jump out to an undefeated 4-0 start on the season.  He scored 20 points in a big Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 win over Holy Redeemer last Friday, 54-48.  He […]

  Welcome to the 2020-2021 District 2 Hoops Season and the Northeast Beat.   And They’re Off…well, sort of The state-mandated Covid-19 pause that lasted into early January, combined with the 10-practice PIAA requirement, has resulted in a wide variety of basketball schedules across District 2 this year.  In the Wyoming Valley Conference, all 14 […]

  January 15, 2021   Patriots Thrive in Early Season Matchup Against the Trojans    Pittston Area 44, Greater Nanticoke Area 23   By Phil T. YATESVILLE – Looking to build upon last season’s success, the Patriots look primed for another great run.  After a resounding 51-26 victory over Lake-Lehman, Pittston Area moved to 2-0 […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   FRIDAY, 1/8 Wilkes-Barre Area 65, Hanover Area 42 Berwick 28, Nanticoke Area 49 Northwest Area 50, Tunkhannock 52   SATURDAY 1/9 Holy Redeemer 41, Allentown Central Catholic 42 Crestwood 50, Dallas 58 Riverside 62, Tunkhannock 45 Lake-Lehman 49, Wilkes-Barre Area 51   MONDAY, 1/11 Berwick 34, Lake-Lehman 51 Riverside […]

  ALL-DISTRICT 2 BOYS 2019-2020 TEAM   Kieran Burrier (Holy Cross, 6-0 Senior G, 15.7 ppg) Colby Butczynski (Greater Nanticoke Area, 6-3 Senior G, 15.2 ppg) Jeremy Callahan (Wyoming Seminary, 6-1 Senior G, 14.1 ppg) Scotty Campbell (Hazleton Area, 6-2 Senior G, 15.0 ppg) Ryan Harder (Tunkhannock, 6-4 Junior G, 15.3 ppg) Brennan Higgins (Pittston […]

  ALL-DISTRICT 2 GIRLS 2019-2020 TEAM   Toni Amato (Wyoming Valley West, 5-5 Senior G, 11.7 ppg) Riley Baird (Greater Nanticoke Area, 5-2 Sophomore G, 13.1 ppg) Cecelia Collins (Scranton Prep, 5-10 Junior G, 15.8 ppg) Carena Colo (North Pocono, 5-7 Junior G, 12.3 ppg) Taylor Huyck (Susquehanna, 5-10 Senior G, 15.4 ppg) Nya Johnson […]