North Eastern PA Report

January 11, 2020   CB West Too Much For Crestwood   Central Bucks West 43, Crestwood 39   MOUNTAIN TOP – On an almost balmy January afternoon, Central Bucks West made the nearly 2-hour trip to take on Crestwood, one the premier teams in District 2 this season.  The Bucks (9-4), a solid 6A squad […]

January 10, 2020   Hazleton Area Cruises by Pittston Area   Hazleton Area 71, Pittston Area 31   by Phil T. HAZLETON— After an upset loss to Berwick on Monday, Hazleton Area came out tonight with a message. The message was well heard as Hazleton Area thrashed Pittston Area, 71-31. Pittston Area got off to […]

January 10, 2020   Mid Valley Rallies to Defeat Dunmore   Mid Valley Spartans 44, Dunmore Bucks 34   DUNMORE – Sometimes you don’t have to look any further than counting the trips to the charity stripe to find the difference-maker in a ball game.  In the latest matchup between nearby Lackawanna League Division 3 rivals, […]

  January 9, 2020    Pittston Area Tops Wilkes-Barre Area   Pittston Area Patriots 50, Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack 47   by Phil T. WILKES-BARRE— When Andrew Krawczyk gave Pittston Area the lead early in the fourth quarter, you knew the game was still far from being over. Wilkes-Barre Area would take the lead back two […]

  January 9, 2020   Comets “Reverse” Fortunes for Undefeated Buckhorns   Abington Heights Comets 33, Wallenpaupack Buckhorns 32   CLARKS SUMMIT – The Abington Heights boys’ hoops program has built quite a reputation across District 2.  And success in recent years has propelled that notoriety to the statewide level.  But, as times change and […]

CONGRATULATIONS !!!   1,000 POINTS   Kieran Burrier Holy Cross Crusaders      Colette Mulderig Scranton Lady Knights  

  DISTRICT 2 GIRLS DIVISION ANALYSIS   games through 1/6     WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE    DIVISION 1 Dallas (2-0, 8-1)  4A Berwick (2-0, 7-3)  4A Wilkes-Barre Area (1-1, 8-1)  6A Hazleton Area (1-1, 6-2)  6A Nanticoke Area (1-1, 7-3)  4A Pittston Area (1-1, 6-3)  5A Crestwood (0-2, 3-7)  5A Wyoming Valley West (0-2, 3-7)  […]

  January 7, 2020   West Scranton Tops City Rival Scranton   Scranton Knights 33, West Scranton Invaders 47   by Phil T. SCRANTON— January brings snow and rivalries. On Tuesday night, we got both. Inside the Student Union Gymnasium (at Lackawanna College), Scranton and West Scranton faced off in an early Lackawanna League Division […]

  January 6, 2020   Girls AA Championship Game Rematch   Holy Cross Lady Crusaders 43, Old Forge Lady Devils 67   by Phil T. OLD FORGE — Last March, Holy Cross bested Old Forge, 43-38, for the District 2 AA Girls’ title, but tonight was a much different story. After losing to last year’s […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS DIVISION ANALYSIS   games through 1/4     WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE    DIVISION 1 Crestwood (2-0, 8-1)  5A Pittston Area (1-0, 6-3)  5A Hazleton Area (1-0, 5-3)  6A Wilkes-Barre Area (1-0, 4-5)  6A Dallas (0-1, 7-2)  5A Berwick (0-1, 2-7)  4A Nanticoke Area (0-1, 2-7)  4A Wyoming Valley West (0-2, 2-8)  […]

  York Catholic Girls’ Basketball Shootout   Saturday, January 11 (@ York Catholic HS)   Noon:        Lancaster Catholic vs. Trinity 1:30 pm:    Holy Redeemer vs. Bishop McDevitt 3:15 pm:    Berks Catholic vs. Delone Catholic 4:45 pm:    York Catholic vs. Lebanon Catholic    

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Roland Hamad (6-1 senior forward) helped Wyoming Valley West get their first two wins of the season, capturing the championship of the James M. Akens holiday tournament.  He scored 11 points in their semi-final win over Old Forge.  Then, in the title game, the senior forward netted 15 points, […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10 games through 12/31   1.  Dallas (7-1) 5A  2.  Wallenpaupack (8-0) 5A 3.  Holy Cross (7-1) 2A 4.  Wyoming Seminary (6-2) 3A 5.  Scranton Prep (6-2) 4A 6.  Crestwood (5-1) 5A  7.  West Scranton (8-1) 5A 8.  Hazleton Area (4-3) 6A 9.  Valley View (7-2) 4A   10(tie).  Scranton (5-3) […]

  2019 DISTRICT 2 BOYS HOLIDAY TOURNEYS     Lynett 69th Memorial Tournament (Lackawanna College Student Union on 12-27 and 12-29) Holy Cross 61, Scranton 58 Scranton Prep 57, Dunmore 51 Holy Cross 55, Scranton Prep 54 (Championship) Scranton 58, Dunmore 52 OT (Consolation)   Robert McGrane 54th Tourney (Wyoming Valley CYC on 12-26 and […]

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Jeremy Callahan (5-11 senior guard) reached the 1,000 point scoring plateau last week in helping Wyoming Seminary post a pair of impressive wins over perennial 5A district contenders.  On Wednesday, he netted 23 points in a 53-46 road win over Abington Heights.  Two night later, he contributed 22 […]