North Eastern PA Report

  January 25, 2024   Comets Top Rival in Whiteout Blowout   Abington Heights 89, Scranton Prep 64   CLARKS SUMMIT – The Comets were soaring Thursday evening as they came away with a resounding victory over Scranton Prep, 89-64, before a sold-out gymnasium with many fans in their seats prior to the JV tip.  […]

  January 22, 2024   Knights Scorch Nets in Division Crossover Win   Scranton 75, Wallenpaupack 62   SCRANTON – Tony Battaglia and Matthew Barrett combined for 41 points and connected on 11 of Scranton’s 14 triples in the Knights’ 75-62 victory over Lackawanna League Division 2 leader Wallenpaupack Monday night.  The game featured a […]

  January 21, 2024   Classics’ Defense Sparks 3-Point Barrage   Scranton Prep 58, Scranton 38   SCRANTON – Time can be quite the motivator.  23 days removed from an eleven-point loss to Scranton in the Lynett Memorial Tournament, there were whispers among local hoops fans wondering whether this was the year that Scranton Prep […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 1/20/24)   1.  Abington Heights (14-0) 5A  2.  Scranton (12-2) 6A  3.  Holy Cross (12-2) 2A 4.  Wilkes-Barre Area (11-3) 6A 5.  Riverside (12-2) 3A 6.  Scranton Prep (8-7) 4A 7.  Valley View (11-3) 4A 8.  Wallenpaupack (10-5) 5A 9.  Crestwood (10-4) 5A 10. (tie) Mid […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Last Week’s Results (Link) Boys Records (Link)   MONDAY, 1/22 West Scranton 44, Scranton Prep 73 (LL-1) Wallenpaupack 62, Scranton 75 (LL-1/2) Abington Heights 90, Honesdale 39 (LL-1/2) Valley View 77, Western Wayne 29 (LL-1/2) Delaware Valley 45, North Pocono 62 (LL-2) Mid Valley 36, Old Forge 47 (LL-3) […]

  January 20, 2024   Wyoming Area Remains Atop WVC Division 2   Wyoming Area 71, MMI Prep 49   FREELAND – Despite the mid-afternoon temperatures outside the gym registering a bone-chilling 13-degrees, things began to heat up quickly for Wyoming Area inside as the Warriors jumped out to a commanding 41-13 lead in the […]

  January 18, 2024   Cougars Pounce Quickly to Defeat Dallas   Hazleton Area 58, Dallas 42   HAZLE TOWNSHIP – Hazleton Area and Dallas have staged several memorable matchups in recent years.  The Mountaineers recipe for success is pretty simple.  They use terrific ball movement to set up their stellar outside shooters and use […]

  January 15, 2024   Blue Devils Hold On for First Division Win   Old Forge 59, Lakeland 56   SCOTT TOWNSHIP – Top to bottom, Division 3 of the Lackawanna League is about as competitive as any across District 2.  And with six of the seven division teams also competing in the district’s 3A […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 1/13/24)   1.  Abington Heights (12-0) 5A  2.  Scranton (10-2) 6A  3.  Holy Cross (10-2) 2A 4.  Riverside (10-1) 3A 5.  Wilkes-Barre Area (9-3) 6A 6.  Valley View (10-2) 4A 7.  Wallenpaupack (9-4) 5A 8.  Scranton Prep (6-6) 4A 9.  Crestwood (9-3) 5A 10. Dallas (8-4) […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Last Week’s Results (Link) Boys Records (Link)   MONDAY, 1/15 Valley View 50, Scranton Prep 61 (LL-1) Western Wayne 15, Abington Heights 69 (LL-1/2) North Pocono 44, Wallenpaupack 47 (LL-2) Holy Cross 59, Dunmore 53 (LL-3) Riverside 57, Mid Valley 60 (LL-3) Old Forge 59, Lakeland 56 (LL-3) Lackawanna […]

  January 13, 2024   Strong Second Half Start Propels Lady Comets to Win   Abington Heights 56, Valley View 44   by Jon K. CLARKS SUMMIT – Division 1 of the Lackawanna League is filled with some of the more talented girls’ teams across District 2.  With much of the attention focused on front-runners […]

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

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Last Week’s Results (link) Boys Records (link)   MONDAY, 1/8 Abington Heights 69, Valley View 38 (LL-1) West Scranton 43, Scranton 52 (LL-1) Scranton Prep 66, North Pocono 41 (LL-1/2) Honesdale 56, Delaware Valley 50 (LL-2) Western Wayne 29, Wallenpaupack 60 (LL-2) Holy Cross 65, Mid Valley 43 (LL-3) […]

  January 5, 2024   Knights Hand Cougars First Loss   Scranton 50, Valley View 44   by Jon K. SCRANTON – While it’s impossible to label any early January matchup a must-win game, after Scranton’s 25-point loss to Abington Heights on Tuesday, it sure had that feel on Friday evening as they hosted undefeated […]

  DISTRICT 2 GIRLS DIVISION PREVIEWS     WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE   DIVISION 1 1.  Hazleton Area (Joe Gavio) 6A 2.  Pittston Area (Jeff Gregory) 5A 3.  Wilkes-Barre Area (Dale Rapson) 6A 4.  Crestwood (Mary Mushok-Namey) 5A 5.  Dallas (Vince Bucciarelli) 5A 6.  Wyoming Valley West (Gary Ferenchick) 6A 7.  Berwick (Bill Phillips) 4A 8.  […]