North Eastern PA Report

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Jack Farrell (6-4 senior forward) has helped guide Dallas to a 5-game winning streak and into a tie for second place in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 play.  He scored 17 points as the Mountaineers defeated Wyoming Valley West, 64-48, last Tuesday.  On Thursday, he netted 18 points […]

  Welcome Back to the Neast Beat !!!   As the regular season heads toward the finish line, discussion begins to focus on the upcoming District 2 playoffs, especially as teams continue to lock in their postseason reservations.  We’ll take an early glance at the top seeds in each classification.  But first, the races to […]

  January 29, 2020   Cavaliers Outlast Cougars in Division Battle   Scranton Prep 61, Valley View 49   SCRANTON – One thing is for sure – when Scranton Prep and Valley View get together, fans are always in for a treat, 32 minutes of physical, intense basketball with plenty of momentum swings.  This one did […]

  January 28, 2020   Pittston Area Remains in Division Race with Win   Pittston Area Patriots 47, Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack 38   By Phil T. YATESVILLE – Pittston Area defeated Wilkes-Barre Area by using a dominant second half en route to a 47-38 victory Tuesday night. The Patriots were facing an 8-point second period […]

  January 27, 2020   Lake-Lehman Lady Knights Cruise to Victory   Lake-Lehman 58, Wyoming Seminary 31   By Phil T. KINGSTON – Claire Dougherty and Sarah Salus exploded for a combined 30 points in the second half as Lake-Lehman completed the season sweep of Wyoming Seminary. The Lady Knights would get off to a […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   games through 1/25   1.  Scranton Prep (13-3) 4A    2.  Wallenpaupack (14-2) 5A 3.  Holy Cross (14-2) 2A 4.  Wyoming Seminary (15-2) 3A 5.  Hazleton Area (12-4) 6A 6.  Dallas (13-4) 5A  7.  Valley View (13-3) 4A 8.  Abington Heights (10-6) 5A 9.  Crestwood (12-5) 5A   10.  […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   SUNDAY, 1/19 Mid Valley 39, Holy Cross 50 (LL-3)   MONDAY, 1/20 Montrose 49, Elk Lake 75 (LL-3) Roberto Clemente Charter 70, MMI Prep 64 Danville 43, Williamsport 59   TUESDAY, 1/21 Hazleton Area 62, Crestwood 57 (WVC-1) Nanticoke Area 30, Pittston Area 53 (WVC-1) Wyoming Valley West 48, Dallas 64 (WVC-1) Berwick […]

January 25, 2020   Dallas Gets Victory as Emotions Heat Up   Dallas Mountaineers 68, Crestwood Comets 54   By Phil T. MOUNTAIN TOP – Deadlocked at the break, 26-26, Jack Farrell caught fire to start the 2nd half and helped Dallas win a key Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 rematch against Crestwood, 68-54. Farrell […]

  January 24, 2020   Lakeland Comeback Defeats Mid Valley   Lakeland Chiefs 43, Mid Valley Spartans 38   By Phil T. THROOP – Inside a loud, packed gym at Mid Valley High School it was the Chiefs who would prevail in a tightly contested game, 43-38. The Spartans would jump out to an early […]

January 24, 2020   Trivelpiece Keys Hazleton Area Victory   Hazleton Area 52, Berwick Area 36   HAZLETON – Not sure whether Hazleton Area came into tonight’s game needing any extra motivation.  Sure, Lady Cougars’ fans may have circled this one as an opportunity to avenge their only conference loss (32-31 to Berwick Area back on […]

  January 23, 2020   Division Leaders Battle at Paupack    Scranton Prep Cavaliers 51, Wallenpaupack Buckhorns 45   By Phil T. HAWLEY – Scranton Prep, tied for the Lackawanna League Division 1 lead with Valley View, made the trip east to take on Wallenpaupack, the frontrunner in Division 2.  In a back-and-forth affair throughout […]

  CONGRATULATIONS !!!   1,000 POINTS   Alex Wesneski Wyoming Seminary Blue Knights    

  January 22, 2020   Invaders Roll Over Warriors   West Scranton 49, Delaware Valley 27   WEST SCRANTON – After neither team could get on the board through the first two minutes of the game, West Scranton would get a pair of scores by Cayden Merrifield off Delaware Valley turnovers plus a 5-point spurt […]

  January 22, 2020   Dallas Gets Season Sweep Over Pittston Area   Dallas Lady Mounts 47, Pittston Area Lady Patriots 31   By Phil T PITTSTON— Dallas used a big 4th quarter in which they nearly doubled their point total to secure the win and get a season sweep over Pittston Area, 47-31. In […]

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Brandon Hall (6-5 junior forward) helped Wilkes-Barre Area put together their most complete game of the Wolfpack’s inaugural hoops season last Friday as he netted 17 points in their highly impressive 73-63 road win over Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 co-leader Hazleton Area.  The junior forward also scored […]