North Eastern PA Report

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 2/17/24)   1.  Abington Heights (22-0) 5A  2.  Scranton (18-4) 6A  3.  Holy Cross (19-3) 2A 4.  Riverside (19-3) 3A 5.  Dallas (18-6) 5A 6,  Wilkes-Barre Area (19-5) 6A 7.  Scranton Prep (13-9) 4A 8.  Valley View (17-5) 4A 9.  Hazleton Area (14-8) 6A 10. Crestwood […]

  Wyoming Valley Conference Championship Games   The title game matchups are all set in the Wyoming Valley Conference.   Girls Semi-Finals (Wednesday 2/14) Lake-Lehman (D2 runner-up) 48, Dallas (D1 winner) 46 Hazleton Area (D1 runner-up) 67, Holy Redeemer (D2 winner) 61        Boys Semi-Finals (Thursday 2/15) Wilkes-Barre Area (D1 winner) 87, Wyoming Area […]

  February 12, 2024   Royals Rumble to Another Division Crown   Holy Redeemer 58, Wyoming Area 48   WILKES-BARRE – After giving up 16 first half points to Dane Schutter in which the 6-5 senior repeatedly found a wide-open landing strip in the middle, Holy Redeemer tightened up their defense and got their versatile […]

  District 2 Boys Division Races So far, 5 of the 6 division races for District 2 Boys’ teams have been decided.  In the Wyoming Valley Conference, Wilkes-Barre Area regrouped after suffering their first division loss to Hazleton Area to take the Divison 1 title.  In Division 2, Holy Redeemer and Wyoming Area both finished […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 2/11/24)   1.  Abington Heights (21-0) 5A  2.  Scranton (17-4) 6A  3.  Holy Cross (17-3) 2A 4.  Wilkes-Barre Area (18-4) 6A 5.  Riverside (17-3) 3A 6.  Valley View (16-4) 4A 7.  Scranton Prep (12-9) 4A 8.  Dallas (15-6) 5A 9.  Hazleton Area (14-8) 6A 10. Crestwood […]

  District 2 Basketball Playoff Glance   Boys AAAAAA (Subregional with District 4) 1.  Scranton (17-4) 2.  Wilkes-Barre Area (18-4) 3.  Hazleton Area (14-8) 4.  Delaware Valley (8-13)   Defending champion:  Scranton Teams qualify for district tourney: 6 Quarter-final byes: top 2 seeds Advance to states: 2     Boys AAAAA 1.  Abington Heights (21-0) […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Last Week’s Results (Link) Boys Records (Link)   MONDAY, 2/12 Scranton Prep 54, Valley View 52 (LL-1) West Scranton 37, Abington Heights 63 (LL-1) Delaware Valley 34, Scranton 66 (LL-1/2) Wallenpaupack 47, North Pocono 67 (LL-2) Honesdale 65, Western Wayne 41 (LL-2) Holy Cross 58, Carbondale 42 (LL-3) Mid […]

  February 9, 2024   Oops! She Did it Again (and is a Division Champion!)   Dallas 52, Hazleton Area 47   NANTICOKE – Trying to erase the memory of a stunning 4th quarter collapse which prevented them from wrapping up an outright division championship on their home court just two day earlier, Hazleton Area […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 2/4/24)   1.  Abington Heights (19-0) 5A  2.  Holy Cross (16-2) 2A 3.  Scranton (15-3) 6A  4.  Wilkes-Barre Area (14-4) 6A 5.  Riverside (15-3) 3A 6.  Valley View (14-4) 4A 7.  Scranton Prep (10-9) 4A 8.  Hazleton Area (13-7) 6A 9.  Dallas (13-6) 5A 10. Crestwood […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Last Week’s Results (Link) Boys Records (Link)   MONDAY, 2/5 Abington Heights 58, Scranton 44 (LL-1) North Pocono 53, Valley View 57 (LL-1/2) West Scranton 45, Wallenpaupack 47 (LL-1/2) Scranton Prep 77, Honesdale 63 (LL-1/2) Delaware Valley 70, Western Wayne 39 (LL-2) Dunmore 55, Riverside 66 (LL-3) Old Forge […]

  February 2, 2024   Hazleton Area Claws Back into Division Race   Hazleton Area 60, Wilkes-Barre Area 54   By Jon K. WILKES-BARRE – Hazleton Area ended Wilkes-Barre Area’s winning streak at 14 games while extending their own to 5 with a 60-54 victory over the Wolfpack Friday night.  There was a playoff-like atmosphere […]

  January 29, 2024   Fast Start Helps Key Crusaders Win   Holy Cross 54, Riverside 36   DUNMORE – Holy Cross took a giant step toward securing Division 3 honors in Lackawanna League play Monday night with a convincing 54-36 win over Riverside.  The Vikings, who rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit earlier this […]

  DISTRICT 2 TOURNAMENT DATES   February 14 (Wednesday) Deadline to opt out of D2 Tournament via email   February 19 (Monday) District 2 Tournament team meeting   February 20 (Tuesday) Quarter-finals:  Boys 4A, 5A Quarter-finals:  Girls 2A, 3A, 6A    February 21 (Wednesday) Quarter-finals:  Boys 2A, 3A, 6A  Quarter-finals:  Girls 4A, 5A     February […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 1/27/24)   1.  Abington Heights (16-0) 5A  2.  Holy Cross (14-2) 2A 3.  Scranton (13-3) 6A  4.  Wilkes-Barre Area (13-3) 6A 5.  Riverside (14-2) 3A 6.  Valley View (13-3) 4A 7.  Scranton Prep (9-8) 4A 8.  Dallas (10-6) 5A 9.  Crestwood (13-5) 5A 10. Wallenpaupack (11-6) […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Last Week’s Results (Link) Boys Records (Link)   MONDAY, 1/29 Abington Heights 65, North Pocono 42 (LL-1/2) Valley View 59, Delaware Valley 51 (LL-1/2) Western Wayne 30, Scranton Prep 70 (LL-1/2) Honesdale 42, Wallenpaupack 54 (LL-2) Riverside 36, Holy Cross 54 (LL-3) Carbondale 58, Mid Valley 69 (LL-3) Dunmore […]