North Eastern PA Report

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS SCORES   ***subject to change***   MONDAY, 2/8 Wallenpaupack 41, Delaware Valley 46 (LL-2) Mid Valley 53, Lakeland 33 (LL-3) Berwick 33, Hazleton Area 59 (WVC-1) Dallas 56, Williamsport 66 OT Tunkhannock 88, Athens Area 70 Northeast Bradford 49, Northwest Area 48   TUESDAY, 2/9 Valley View at Honesdale (LL-1/2)  ppd […]

  February 8, 2021   Lady Spartans Outlast Lady Mountaineers   Wyoming Valley West 44, Dallas 42   By Phil T. PLYMOUTH – After forcing an errant pass from Wyoming Valley West’s Trinity Johnson, the Lady Mountaineers had the opportunity to take the lead with 19.7 ticks remaining on the clock.  Elizabeth Viglone was able […]

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

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS SCORES   ***subject to change***   MONDAY, 2/1 Honesdale at Delaware Valley (LL-2)  ppd to 2/25   TUESDAY, 2/2 Holy Cross at Dunmore (LL-3)  ppd to 2/7 Montrose at Elk Lake (LL-4)  ppd to 2/15  Berwick at Hazleton Area (WVC-1)  ppd to 2/8 Northwest Area at Millville  ppd to TBD   WEDNESDAY, […]

  February 6, 2021   Comets Power Past Cougars in Second Half   Crestwood 55, Hazleton Area 38   By Phil T. WRIGHT TOWNSHIP – Crestwood defeated Wyoming Valley Conference division rival Hazleton Area on Saturday night, 55-38, on the back of a second half spurt. Coming out of the locker room with his team […]

  CONGRATULATIONS !!!   1,000 POINTS   Kaci Kranson Holy Cross Lady Crusaders   Moriah Murray Dunmore Lady Bucks   Cayden Merrifield West Scranton Invaders    

  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 […]