North Eastern PA Report

  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 […]

  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 […]