North Eastern PA Report

  March 9, 2024 (Boys 3A First Round)   Third Quarter Run Keys Riverside Victory   Riverside 75, SLA at Beeber 57   TAYLOR – After a back-and-forth first 16 minutes, Riverside used a 12-0 run to start the second half to grab a lead that they would not give up as the scrappy and […]

  March 8, 2024 (Girls 6A First Round)   Hot Shooting, 360-Defense Advances Hazleton Area   Hazleton Area 63, Pennsbury 48   HAZLE TOWNSHIP – It’s one thing to get invited to the PIAA basketball party.  But, it’s a whole different situation after getting a First Round win as that’ll earn you a lot more […]

  PIAA FIRST ROUND RESULTS   FRIDAY, MARCH 8 RESULTS   GIRLS AAAAAA (2-1) Hazleton Area 63, (1-9) Pennsbury 48 (ends at 20-8)   BOYS AAAAA (2-1) Abington Heights 91, (12-4) Bonner-Prendergast 64 (ends at 11-15) (2-2) Dallas 71, (12-3) West Philadelphia 61 (ends at 10-14)    BOYS AAAA (2-1) Scranton Prep 79, (3-4) Fleetwood […]

  GIRLS AAAAAA Hazleton Area 49, Williamsport 33 Kate Bindas pic.twitter.com/PXVZ5WP7lT — LLHoops Neast Beat (@LLHoopsNEPbeat) February 26, 2024 Sophia Shults pic.twitter.com/pFJhCNeYe3 — LLHoops Neast Beat (@LLHoopsNEPbeat) February 26, 2024 Lady Cougars score off the turnover to go up 39-29 pic.twitter.com/hYQZwVTokA — LLHoops Neast Beat (@LLHoopsNEPbeat) February 27, 2024 Sophia Shults for a 43-30 lead […]

  BOYS AAAAAA  Scranton 68, Hazleton Area 58  Pedro Lugo with the SLAM !!! pic.twitter.com/xsaRZQWCVw — LLHoops Neast Beat (@LLHoopsNEPbeat) March 1, 2024 District 2/4 Boys 6A Subregional Championship (mid 1Q): Scranton 11, Hazleton Area 2 pic.twitter.com/QCfDL1OQjP — LLHoops Neast Beat (@LLHoopsNEPbeat) March 1, 2024 Cougars lead 32-23 pic.twitter.com/26sdFF8n9B — LLHoops Neast Beat (@LLHoopsNEPbeat) March […]

  2024 District 2 Basketball Tournament     BOYS PLAYOFFS  BOYS PLAYOFFS   BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 SUB-REGIONAL   TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 (QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS) (1) Scranton (18-4) bye (4) Williamsport 51, (5) Delaware Valley 50 (ends at 8-15) (2) Wilkes-Barre Area (19-5) bye (3) Hazleton Area 81, (6) Wyoming Valley West 41 (ends at 5-18) […]

  February 23, 2024   4th Period Push Gets Lady Knights Into 5A Final   Scranton 55, Crestwood 45   SCRANTON – After battling even with Scranton, the District 2 Girls 5A top seed, for over 28 minutes, Crestwood saw their hopes for pulling off an incredible upset disappear in under 30 seconds.  After Cameron […]

  Updated 3/2   2023-2024 PIAA FIRST ROUND BOYS MATCHUPS   “hosts” means a home court game (or within District 2) “visits” means opponent’s home court (or in their district) ( # ) before team name indicates team’s district seeding going into that tourney     Boys AAAAAA PIAA First Round (3/9) District 2 Champion hosts […]

  February 21, 2024   Big Second Half Sends Mid Valley into Semi-Finals   Mid Valley 51, Dunmore 35   THROOP – After falling behind 10-0 five minutes into the contest, Dunmore regrouped and took advantage of several Mid Valley miscues and missed shots to climb back into their Boys 3A Quarter-Final game with a […]

  2024 District 2 Tournament   Wednesday, February 21   GIRLS CLASS AAAAA   WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 (QUARTER-FINALS) (8) Honesdale (9-13) at (1) Scranton (20-2), 7 (5) Crestwood (15-7) at (4) North Pocono (15-7), 7     (7) Wallenpaupack (12-10) at (2) Dallas (18-6), 7  (6) Pittston Area (12-10) at (3) Abington Heights (16-6), 7    […]

  2023-2024 PIAA FIRST ROUND BOYS MATCHUPS   “hosts” means a home court game (or within District 2) “visits” means opponent’s home court (or in their district)     Boys AAAAAA PIAA First Round District 2/4 Champion hosts District 1, #9 Team  District 2/4 Runner-up visits District 1, #3 Team     Boys AAAAA PIAA First Round District 2 […]

   2024 District 2 Tournament Tuesday, February 20     BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 SUB-REGIONAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 (QUARTER-FINALS) (5) Delaware Valley (8-14) at (4) Williamsport (7-14), 6 (6) Wyoming Valley West (5-17) at (3) Hazleton Area (14-8), 7   GIRLS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 SUB-REGIONAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 (QUARTER-FINAL) (5) Delaware Valley (4-18) at (4) […]

  2024 District 2 Tournament Picks     BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 Subregional   (1) Scranton (18-4) bye (5) Delaware Valley (8-14) @ (4) Williamsport (7-14) (2) Wilkes-Barre Area (19-5) bye (6) Wyoming Valley West (5-17) @ (3) Hazleton Area (14-8)   FAVORITE:  Scranton                KEEP AN EYE ON:  Wilkes-Barre Area, Hazleton Area              DON’T […]

  February 17, 2024   Balanced Attack Keys Dallas Title Win   Dallas 61, Wilkes-Barre Area 46   HAZLE TOWNSHIP – When the Dallas Mountaineers can rappel at their own pace and control the temp of a game, they are a very dangerous team.  They have a lightning quick defense and a lineup without any […]

  February 17, 2024   Lady Cougars Win First WVC Championship   Hazleton Area 64, Lake-Lehman 33   HAZLE TOWNSHIP – Spurred on by their impressive semi-final win over Division 2 champion Holy Redeemer, Hazleton Area got back to basics Saturday afternoon.  The Lady Cougars erased an early deficit and used a 17-0 run to […]