North Eastern PA Report

  DISTRICT 2 GIRLS DIVISION ANALYSIS     (games through 1/12)     WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE     DIVISION 1 Hazleton Area (4-0, 7-2)  6A Crestwood (4-1, 7-3)  5A Dallas (3-2, 8-2)  4A Pittston Area (2-3, 5-5)  5A Wyoming Valley West (2-3, 5-6)  5A Wilkes-Barre Coughlin (0-5, 1-10)  5A   With their come-from-behind 55-42 home win over Dallas […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS DIVISION ANALYSIS     (games through 1/11)     WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE     DIVISION 1 Hazleton Area (4-0, 8-0)  6A Dallas (4-0, 9-1)  5A Crestwood (2-2, 5-4)  5A Pittston Area (1-3, 2-8)  5A Wilkes-Barre Coughlin (0-3, 2-7)  5A Wyoming Valley West (0-3, 2-7)  5A   A bit of separation is already beginning to […]

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Josh Samec (6-8 senior forward) is one of several standout players for #3 state-ranked Hazleton Area (8-0), the only remaining undefeated District 2 boys’ team.  An aggressive player who excels all over the floor, Samec has helped power the Cougars to a 77.6 ppg scoring average.  He scored […]

  BOYS CLASSIFICATION CHANGES   Honesdale (4A to 5A) Lake-Lehman (4A to 3A) Susquehanna (1A to 2A)       GIRLS CLASSIFICATION CHANGES   Wilkes-Barre GAR (3A to 4A) Hanover Area (3A to 4A) Wyoming Seminary (2A to 3A) Holy Cross (3A to 2A)      

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10 (games through January 4) Hazleton Area (6-0) 6A Abington Heights (7-1) 5A Dallas (7-1) 5A Scranton Prep (5-3) 4A Nanticoke Area (6-1) 4A Scranton (5-3) 6A Valley View (8-1) 4A Wyoming Area (6-0) 4A Honesdale (7-2) 4A Wyoming Seminary (6-2) 3A   OTHERS TO WATCH Berwick (4-3), Crestwood (4-3), […]

DISTRICT 2 GIRLS DIVISION PREVIEWS     WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE   DIVISION 1   Crestwood (Ed Stepanski) 5A Hazleton Area (Joe Gavio) 6A Pittston Area (Kathy Healey) 5A Dallas (Kelly Johnson) 4A Wyoming Valley West (Gary Ferenchick) 5A Wilkes-Barre Coughlin (John Quinn – 1st year) 5A   Rivals Hazleton Area and Crestwood should be on […]

DISTRICT 2 BOYS DIVISION PREVIEWS     WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE   DIVISION 1   Hazleton Area (Michael Joseph) 6A Dallas (Mark Belinski) 5A Crestwood (Mark Atherton) 5A Wyoming Valley West (Richard Jones) 5A Pittston Area (Alan Kiesinger) 5A Wilkes-Barre Coughlin (Mike Day) 5A   Unlike the other races in the Wyoming Valley Conference, Division 1 […]

  2017 DISTRICT 2 BOYS HOLIDAY TOURNEYS   Lynett 67th Memorial Tournament (Lackawanna College Student Union on 12-27 and 12-29) Dunmore 55, Holy Cross 50 Scranton Prep 64, Scranton 43 Scranton Prep 70, Dunmore 46 (Championship) Scranton 59, Holy Cross 58 (Consolation)   Robert McGrane 52nd Tourney (Wyoming Valley CYC on 12-26 and 12-28) Holy […]

  UPCOMING DISTRICT 2 BOYS GAMES   TUESDAY, 12/26 Lackawanna Trail at Tunkhannock   WEDNESDAY, 12/27 Wilkes-Barre Coughlin at Hazleton Area (WVC) Blue Mountain at Berwick   THURSDAY, 12/28 Benton at MMI Prep   SATURDAY, 12/30 Hazleton Area at Williamsport Abington Heights at Methacton Western Wayne at Wyoming Area West Scranton at Montrose MMI Prep […]

BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   George Tinsley (6-5 junior forward), one part of a key trio of returning starters, has Abington Heights poised to contend in league, district, and statewide play this season.  He started out with a hot hand, connecting on 5 triples and 25 points in a 72-32 opening night win over […]

The District 2 exhibition season gets underway TONIGHT night with 20 boys’ and girls’ tilts to be played across the area.  There are also 12 Tip-Off tourneys taking place throughout the region involving another 28 hoops teams (including Williamsport, a District 4 squad which competes through the 6A District 2/4 sub-regional).  As always, there is tremendous […]

  WELCOME BACK TO THE NEAST BEAT  !!!    PRE-SEASON EDITION    LLHoops.com now enters its 18th unbelievable season covering high school hoops across eastern PA.  This year brings some big changes, highlighted by the first major overhaul of the website in, oh, probably 18 years.  It’s a bit of a work-in-progress so check back […]

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