North Eastern PA Report

  PIAA FIRST ROUND RESULTS   SATURDAY, MARCH 11   BOYS AAAAAA (1-9) Coatesville 68, (2/4-1) Scranton 58 (ends at 14-12) (1-2) Lower Merion 65, (2/4-2) Williamsport 58 (ends at 19-6)   GIRLS AAAAAA (1-9) Abington 69, (2/4-1) Wyoming Valley West 56 (ends at 16-9)   BOYS AAAAA (2-1) Abington Heights 67, (12-4) Murrell Dobbins […]

  Trying to Reason Through District 12 Playoff Season   On Saturday afternoon District 2 Champion Abington Heights hosts the #4 team from District 12, Murrell Dobbins Vocational (25-2), while District 2 Runner-Up West Scranton entertains the #3 team from District 12, West Philadelphia (15-11), on Friday evening.  The Northeast Beat had several inquiries asking […]

  District 2 Boys AAAAA Championship   Abington Heights Claims First District Title in 4 Years   Abington Heights 60, West Scranton 38   By Phil T. WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP – West Scranton’s amazing district championship run came to a screeching halt at the hands of familiar division foe, Abington Heights. It only took two field-goals […]

  Updated On 3/7   2022-2023 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) # – indicates team’s seeding going into their district tourney     Boys AAAAAA PIAA First Round District 2/4 Champion hosts District 1, #9 Team   […]

  February 25, 2023   Cavaliers Rally Over Trojans to Reach Boys 4A Final   Scranton Prep 64, Greater Nanticoke Area 61     by Jon K. SCRANTON – In what was a terrific back-and-forth game, Scranton Prep got a triple from Brycen Martin with 2:37 remaining in the game to help propel the Cavaliers […]

  February 25, 2023   Scranton Pulls Carpet Out From Under Hazleton Area   Boys 6A Semi-Final:  Scranton 66, Hazleton Area 64 OT   By Phil T. and Jon K. HAZLETON –  This was no magic trick, but it still left the mostly home crowd leaving the gymnasium in stunned disbelief.  Hazleton Area and Scranton, […]

  February 24, 2023   Invaders Shock Dallas in Boys 5A Semis   West Scranton 78, Dallas 72 (OT)   DALLAS – While Tristan Lee will gain tremendous accolades for his 34-point performance in West Scranton’s remarkable 78-72 overtime road win over #2 seed Dallas in the District 2 Boys 5A Semi-finals, it was also […]

  February 23, 2023   Lady Comets Advance to District 2 Semi-Finals   Girls 5A Quarter-Final:  Abington Heights 46, Dallas 38   CLARKS SUMMIT – Abington Heights grabbed a 20-point lead midway through the third period (33-13) after a steal and layup by Madison Zalewski.  That advantage was built mostly from a 10+ minute scoring […]

Phil’s Popcorn Games   District 2 Semi-Finals   Boys 5A Semifinal (Friday, February 24)   #6 West Scranton (13-10) at #2 Dallas (21-4)   Chris Ogden was as automatic as automatic could be against the Patriots, converting 13 of his 14 chances from the charity stripe and hitting five shots from the field on his […]

  February 21, 2023   Trojans Make Advantage Last to Advance   Boys 5A Quarter-Final:  North Pocono 53, Crestwood 41   By Phil T. MOUNTAIN TOP – In a game that was tightly contested within five points for most of the night, the Trojans were led by Chris Walsh to secure the 53-41 victory and […]

  February 21, 2023   Vikings Hold Off Carbondale Rally for Boys 3A Win   Boys 3A Quarter-Final:  Riverside 49, Carbondale 46   by Jon K. TAYLOR – With only six players in uniform, Carbondale knew that their margin for error was minimal in their Boys 3A Quarter-Final game at Riverside on Tuesday evening.  The […]

  Phil’s Popcorn Games   District 2 Quarterfinals   by Phil Thrash It’s that time of the year folks, division races are a thing of the past.  WVC?  LL?  It doesn’t matter anymore as we come together for the highly anticipated PIAA District 2 Basketball Tournament. Some classification may look like a formality, although that […]

  2023 District 2 Tournament Picks   BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 Subregional   (1) Williamsport (18-4) bye (5) Wilkes-Barre Area (6-16) at (4) Delaware Valley (9-13) (2) Hazleton Area (14-8) bye (6) Wyoming Valley West (6-16) at (3) Scranton (11-11)   FAVORITE:  Williamsport              KEEP AN EYE ON:  Hazleton Area            DON’T COUNT OUT:  Scranton   […]

  February 18, 2023   Royals Reach WVC Summit, Defeat Dallas for Title   Holy Redeemer 73, Dallas 65     by Jon K. DALLAS – Patience paid off for those fans that were able to eventually work their way into the overflow gymnasium at Dallas high school Saturday evening as they were treated to […]

  2023 District 2 Tournament     BOYS PLAYOFFS  BOYS PLAYOFFS   BOYS CLASS AAAAAA 2/4 SUB-REGIONAL   THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 (QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS) (1) Williamsport (18-4) bye (4) Delaware Valley 54, (5) Wilkes-Barre Area 48 (ends at 6-17) (2) Hazleton Area (14-8) bye (3) Scranton 57, (6) Wyoming Valley West 47 (ends at 6-17)   […]