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District 2 Class 5A boys playoff analysis
Mike Malone (45) and Corey Perkins (12), here with Jacob Anderson (25), have started in the state finals and semifinals the past two years at Abington Heights. (Zachary Allen photo) Posted: Feb 18, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com STATE QUALIFIERS: Three. FORMAT: There are three rounds and a consolation game. Both semifinal winners make the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association state tournament, along with the winner of a third-place game between the two semifinal losers.
Tuesday’s Playoff Predictions
Posted: Feb 17, 2020 The District 2 basketball tournament season gets underway Tuesday with quarterfinal games in four classes and an additional quarterfinal game in a subregional that includes the district. There are full eight-team brackets and, therefore four games each, in Class 5A boys, Class 3A boys and Class 4A girls. In Class 2A girls, there are seven teams in the field, so three games are needed to set the semifinal field.
District 2 announces first-round schedules
Posted: Feb 16, 2020 District 2 officials released official pairings and announced the schedules for the first set of games in its basketball tournaments this morning on its website. The only change from original schedules is a minor one that only impacts one team – the MMI Prep boys. The District 2-11 Class A Subregional boys quarterfinals will be played Saturday instead of Thursday. The District 2-11 Class A Subregional girls final, previously listed as TBA, has been set for Feb. 29.
District 2 playoff pairings, dates
Posted: Feb 16, 2020 District 2 officials will announce the basketball playoff pairings as well as first-round sites and starting times later today. Although, they have not yet been officially released by the district, pairings for first-round games are apparent from the ratings posted on the district’s website. Those unofficial pairings are listed below along with playing dates for each tournament. Games are listed with seed, team and overall record.
Dunmore, Susquehanna again finish unbeaten in girls league
Dunmore freshman Ciera Toomey. Posted: Feb 15, 2020 Dunmore and Susquehanna used strong defensive efforts Wednesday to finish another perfect Lackawanna League girls basketball division championship season. Both teams had already clinched their first-place finishes. The Lady Bucks defeated visiting Holy Cross, 49-23, to finish its second straight 12-0 season in Division 3, which it has won seven straight times.
Classically perfect
Posted: Feb 15, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com SCRANTON – Scranton Prep got very little practice in coming from behind in a perfect girls basketball regular season. When necessary, however, the Classics showed they were well equipped to handle such situations.
BULLETINS: Quick hits from Thursday’s games
Corey Perkins from Abington Heights drives against Michael Skoff from Scranton Prep. (Zachary Allen photo) Posted: Feb 13, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com CLARKS SUMMIT – Call it the night of the Comets. The Abington Heights Comets and Crestwood Comets took different paths while capturing the Division 1 titles of their conferences with wins Thursday night.
Repshis, Johnson, Ciullo reach 1,000 points on same night
Old Forge's Olivia Ciullo Posted: Feb 12, 2020 West Scranton senior teammates Tatum Repshis and Nya Johnson and Old Forge junior Olivia Ciullo all arrived at the 1,000-point marks for their career in Lackawanna League girls basketball games Monday night. West Scranton 46, Scranton 38 Tatum Repshis scored 17 points and Nya Johnson added 16 while each were surpassing the 1,000-point marks for their careers when West Scranton won the Lackawanna Division 1 game at Lackawanna College.
WVC alters boys basketball playoffs
Posted: Feb 12, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com The Wyoming Valley Conference has delayed the Division 1 boys basketball championship that had been scheduled for tonight and reduced the overall tournament from four to two teams. The WVC moved the Crestwood vs. Wilkes-Barre Area championship game from tonight to Thursday at 7 p.m. at Wilkes-Barre Area. Along with that, the conference decided to eliminate the semifinal round of the WVC playoffs on the boys side.
GIRLS ROUNDUP: Susquehanna wins third title
Susquehanna senior Mackenzie Steele. Posted: Feb 12, 2020 Taylor Huyck scored 17 points and Mackenzie Steele added another career milestone Monday night as Susquehanna won its 35th straight Lackawanna League Division 4 game and clinched its third straight division championship with a 62-34 victory over Lackawanna Trail. Steele scored 14 points and grabbed 5 rebounds, including the 1,000th of her career. She reached the 1,000-point mark in January.
BULLETINS: Quick hits from Wednesday’s games
Posted: Feb 12, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com SCRANTON – Scranton Prep’s storied basketball history was missing one thing – until Wednesday night. The Classics held Abington Heights without a basket for a span of 9:45 over the second and third quarters to complete the school’s first-ever perfect basketball regular season with a 52-38 victory that also secured the Lackawanna League Division 1 championship.
Seven straight titles for Lady Bucks
Alexis Chapman made both of her attempts while Dunmore used free throws down the stretch to finish off Riverside. Posted: Feb 11, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com TAYLOR – Riverside has spent the 2019-20 season clearly rising above the rest of a formidable pack in Lackawanna League Division 3 girls basketball. Getting past Dunmore is a different story.
Dallas makes division playoff after 2-3 start
Posted: Feb 10, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com PLYMOUTH – Even when the Dallas Mountaineers lost the first two and three of their first five Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 boys basketball games, coach Mark Belenski insists his team never wrote off the idea of winning a division title.
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Dec 06, 2019 Final 20 Abington Heights 39 vs. St. Basil Academy @ Souderton Area HS Dec 06, 2019 Final 25 Carbondale 8 vs. East Stroudsburg North HS @ Wallenpaupack HS Lake Region Tip-Off Tournament Dec 06, 2019 Final 67 Sayre 59 at Blue Ridge Susquehanna-Bradford County Challenge Dec 06, 2019 Final 41 Tunkhannock 50 vs. East Stroudsburg South @ Berwick Joseph Nespoli Memorial Tournament Dec 06, 2019 Final 67 Lake-Lehman 32 vs.
BULLETINS: Quick hits on Saturday’s games
Posted: Feb 08, 2020 UPDATED: 10:47 p.m. By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com The Wyoming Seminary boys and North Pocono girls captured division titles Saturday, but those were not the only championship-related developments. Four teams won Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 boys games to finish 10-4 and set up a four-way playoff for the title. WVC Division 1 girls will also need a playoff after Dallas won at night to match Hazleton Area's win earlier in the day.
BOYS ROUNDUP: Wallenpaupack repeats
Posted: Feb 06, 2020 There were times, particularly early, when the Wallenpaupack struggled offensively Tuesday night. Coach Jim McGinnis was happy to see that the defense remained solid throughout. The Buckhorns held visiting Honesdale to six points combined in the second and third quarters Tuesday night on the way to a 53-27 victory that clinched a repeat of the Lackawanna League Division 2 boys basketball championship.
Reed lifts Vikings to decisive win over Chiefs
Posted: Feb 06, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com TAYLOR – Brandon Reed lit up the scoreboard on one end of the court and cleared the boards on the other. The 5-foot-11 junior guard kept Riverside in control from the start of a second-place battle with visiting Lakeland. Reed’s 28 points and 11 defensive rebounds led the Vikings into sole possession of second place and gave them a shot at the Lackawanna League Division 3 boys basketball lead with a 68-44 romp.
UPDATED: Collins helps keep Classics unbeaten
Posted: Feb 05, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com As Cecelia Collins has grown, her game has grown with her. Once a 5-foot-4 freshman role player, Collins is now one of the leaders of District 2’s only unbeaten basketball team, the Scranton Prep Classics, as a 5-10 junior.
GIRLS ROUNDUP: NP clinches at least tie for first
Holy Cross girls coach Barry Fitzgerald is congratulated for his 600th career win Monday night. Posted: Feb 05, 2020 Jenna Montana scored 14 points Monday night as host North Pocono clinched no worse than a tie for the Lackawanna League Division 3 girls basketball title with a 52-42 victory over visiting Delaware Valley. The Lady Trojans are 8-2 with three games to play. North Pocono (13-6 overall) is the fifth-ranked Big School in the Riverfront Sports Super Six Power Rankings of District 2 teams.
Charlton, Wallace lead Dallas into share of lead
Posted: Feb 05, 2020 Lauren Charlton led a second-quarter surge that carried host Dallas into the lead and sent the Mountaineers on their way to creating a first-place tie in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1. Charlton scored 23 points to help Dallas avenge a loss at Hazleton Area in which it fell behind by 32 points in the first half. The Mountaineers prevented the Lady Cougars from clinching at least a tie for first place in the division. Hazleton Area led 17-16 after one quarter.
Martin sidelined by injury at NJIT
NJIT point guard Maddie Martin. Photo by Charlie Berch -- CBERCHPHOTO.com Posted: Feb 03, 2020 Maddie Martin has missed the last two games at New Jersey Institute of Technology after starting the first 18 for the Highlanders. The redshirt freshman from Dunmore left the lineup in the second half of a 65-57 loss to Lipscomb University Jan. 20.
WVC titles to be settled in final week
Posted: Feb 03, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com The Wyoming Valley Conference has arrived at the final week of its regular season with four established leaders, each holding a one-game edge with three to play. Three of the four divisions also have a clearly established single challenger. The fourth, Division 1 boys, has two teams a game back and four within two of the lead.
Crusaders top Chiefs in double overtime
Holy Cross senior Kieran Burrier Posted: Feb 01, 2020 The Lackawanna League Division 3 boys basketball race was tied at the top entering Friday night and it remained that way until Kieran Burrier had finally done enough in two overtimes to lift defending champion Holy Cross into sole possession of the division lead with a 76-72 victory over visiting Lakeland. Burrier hit 11 of 12 free throws while scoring 15 of his 33 points during the two overtimes. He finished the game 18-for-20 from the line.
Lady Sabers extend division winning streak
Posted: Jan 29, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com SUSQUEHANNA – The toughest of Susquehanna’s 31 straight Lackawanna League Division 4 victories came the last time the Lady Sabers met Montrose. Down 13 in the fourth quarter of their league opener, the Lady Sabers needed three overtimes to get past the Lady Meteors.
Wallenpaupack downs Valley View
Posted: Jan 28, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com PALMYRA TWP. – Elijah Rosenthal scored a game-high 16 points and Gabe Springer’s big fourth quarter helped Wallenpaupack pull away for a 48-41 victory over visiting Valley View in a battle between Lackawanna League boys basketball division leaders. Division 2 leader Wallenpaupack, the third-ranked Big School team in the Riverfront Sports Super Six Power Rankings of District 2 teams, improved to 6-2 and 15-2.
Tully leads Pink Game victory
Posted: Jan 25, 2020 Each long-distance shot Maria Tully took in the fourth quarter grew in significance. Tully made three 3-pointers in a span of 1:18 midway through the quarter Thursday night, lifting visiting Abington Heights to a 53-44 victory at North Pocono in a crossover game between Lackawanna League girls basketball contenders. The contest also served as the 12th annual Pink Game with both teams participating in fundraising efforts.
O’Boyle starts in Lafayette victory over Lehigh
Posted: Jan 25, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com The question was posed to Leo O’Boyle in the early days of November, before he had ever played a college game. What game or games was he most looking forward to on the schedule in his freshman season at Lafayette College?
GIRLS ROUNDUP: Charlton leads Dallas victory
Posted: Jan 23, 2020 Lauren Charlton scored 9 of her game-high 24 points and Morgan MacNeely scored all 8 of her points in the fourth quarter Wednesday night, allowing Dallas to break away from host Pittston Area for a 47-31 Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 girls basketball victory. The Mountaineers led 24-21 going into the fourth quarter.
Wesneski hits another milestone in Sem win
Posted: Jan 23, 2020 Alex Wesneski showed off her athletic versatility Wednesday night. Not only did Wesneski reach a major scoring milestone in a second sport, but she did it while putting up numbers across many statistical categories. Wyoming Seminary defeated Tunkhannock, 61-45, in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 girls basketball game that included Wesneski reaching the 1,000-point mark for her career by scoring 23 points.
BOYS ROUNDUP: Big night for Cougars
Posted: Jan 23, 2020 Connor Kelley scored 16 points Tuesday night and Valley View dominated from the start in turning a meeting of teams in a first-place tie into a blowout with a 60-33 victory over visiting Abington Heights in a Lackawanna League Division 1 boys basketball game. The Cougars and defending champion Comets entered the night as part of a three-way tie with Scranton Prep. Valley View now shares the lead with the Cavaliers.
GIRLS ROUNDUP: Lady Bucks win, Steele hits 1,000
Posted: Jan 22, 2020 Moriah Murray scored 23 points and visiting Dunmore overcame a rough start Monday night to race past crosstown rival Holy Cross, 51-33, to remain on top of Lackawanna League Division 3 girls basketball. Holy Cross scored the game’s first seven points before Murray got Dunmore started on a 3-pointer with 2:20 left in the first quarter.
Trivelpiece selected for second straight year
Posted: Jan 22, 2020 By Tom Robinson, NEPABasketball.com Marissa Trivelpiece’s athletic future remains on the softball field. Trivelpiece, however, has also been one of the Wyoming Valley Conference’s top girls basketball players for the past two seasons. Last season’s NEPABasketball.com WVC Division 1 Player of the Year led the way last week when defending champion Hazleton Area won three times in four days to force itself into a tie for the lead.
10 Things to Know: Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 boys
Jack Farrell from Dallas (0) was a first-team Division 1 all-star in the 2018-19 season. Posted: Jan 20, 2020 LOGJAM AT TOP Division 1 of Wyoming Valley Conference boys went from a two-way tie at the top to becoming one of the only two among the 12 divisions of basketball in District 2 to feature a three-way tie following the results of Friday’s action. The lead will be down to a two-way tie or a single team Tuesday night because two of the leaders meet when Hazleton Area plays at Crestwood.
Three new teams hold No. 1 spots
Posted: Jan 19, 2020 The Scranton Prep girls are the exception. The Classics now have the only unbeaten overall record among District 2 basketball teams. They are also the only team to retain a No. 1 ranking from last week in the Riverfront Sports Super Six Power Rankings of district teams. Dunmore capped a week of showdowns at the top by defeating previously unbeaten Riverside, 50-36, to take the Small School girls top ranking away from the Lady Vikes.
10 Things to Know: Lackawanna League Division 4 girls
Susquehanna's Taylor Huyck Posted: Jan 13, 2020 BUSIEST WEEK In order to start the season after New Year’s and complete it in time for the District 2 playoffs, the Lackawanna League needs to have one week where its teams play three times instead of two. This is that week. Girls teams, including Division 4, play Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Because it is a seven-team division, there is one bye each night. Four of the teams will play three divisional games.
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Dec 06, 2019 Final 20 Abington Heights 39 vs. St. Basil Academy @ Souderton Area HS Dec 06, 2019 Final 25 Carbondale 8 vs. East Stroudsburg North HS @ Wallenpaupack HS Lake Region Tip-Off Tournament Dec 06, 2019 Final 67 Sayre 59 at Blue Ridge Susquehanna-Bradford County Challenge Dec 06, 2019 Final 41 Tunkhannock 50 vs. East Stroudsburg South @ Berwick Joseph Nespoli Memorial Tournament Dec 06, 2019 Final 67 Lake-Lehman 32 vs.
10 Things to Know: Lackawanna League Division 3 girls
Dunmore sophomore Moriah Murray Posted: Jan 13, 2020 BUSIEST WEEK In order to start the season after New Year’s and complete it in time for the District 2 playoffs, the Lackawanna League needs to have one week where its teams play three times instead of two. This is that week. Girls teams, including Division 3, play Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Because it is a seven-team division, there is one bye each night. Four of the teams will play three divisional games.
GIRLS ROUNDUP: AH rallies past West
Posted: Jan 10, 2020 Rachel McDonald drained seven 3-pointers while scoring 24 points Thursday night and helping Abington Heights to a 51-47, come-from-behind victory over West Scranton in a Lackawanna League Division 1 game at the Lackawanna College Student Union. McDonald and Clair Marion handled the scoring while Erin Albright and Anna Scoblick took care of the rebounding for Abington Heights. Marion added 15 points in the win.
BOYS ROUNDUP: Burrier hits milestone
Posted: Jan 09, 2020 Kieran Burrier reached the 1,000-point mark for his career with a 20-point effort Tuesday night when defending champion Holy Cross opened its Lackawanna League Division 3 boys basketball schedule with a 49-31 victory over visiting Old Forge.
Scranton stops streak by AH boys
Posted: Jan 04, 2020 Kevin Lazdowsky scored 20 points Friday night and Scranton’s defense limited visiting Abington Heights to a five-point first quarter on the way to knocking off the two-time defending Division 1 champions, 56-43, on Opening Night of the Lackawanna League boys basketball season. The Knights ended a 23-game league winning streak by the Comets, who last lost a Lackawanna game to Scranton, Prep, 51-45, Jan. 9, 2018.
10 Things to Know: Lackawanna League Division 1 boys
Posted: Jan 03, 2020 OPENERS Three of Division 1’s five teams will begin their Lackawanna League schedules tonight. Abington Heights is at Scranton in a Division 1 game. Scranton Prep is home against Honesdale in a crossover game. IN THE RANKINGS Scranton Prep is fourth and West Scranton is sixth among District 2 Big School teams, according to the Riverfront Sports Super Six Power Rankings. Scranton Prep is ranked 10th in the state among Class 4A teams, according to the Sunbury Daily Item.
GIRLS ROUNDUP: Harris keeps Wolfpack perfect
Posted: Jan 03, 2020 Allycia Harris scored 19 points, including 13 in the second half, Thursday night as Wilkes-Barre Area opened the Wyoming Valley Conference girls basketball season with a 39-34 victory over Wyoming Valley West in a Division 1 game. The Wolfpack, which entered the start of league play as the only WVC team with an unbeaten overall record, trailed by one at halftime.
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Dec 06, 2019 Final 20 Abington Heights 39 vs. St. Basil Academy @ Souderton Area HS Dec 06, 2019 Final 25 Carbondale 8 vs. East Stroudsburg North HS @ Wallenpaupack HS Lake Region Tip-Off Tournament Dec 06, 2019 Final 67 Sayre 59 at Blue Ridge Susquehanna-Bradford County Challenge Dec 06, 2019 Final 41 Tunkhannock 50 vs. East Stroudsburg South @ Berwick Joseph Nespoli Memorial Tournament Dec 06, 2019 Final 67 Lake-Lehman 32 vs.
John Bucci Show will start a new season Dec. 9
Posted: Dec 04, 2019 The John Bucci Show will return for its fourth season beginning Dec. 9. The show, which will originate with a broadcast on Northeastern Pennsylvania’s ESPN radio each Monday, was created by Bucci to discuss local basketball on a weekly basis. Bucci was deep into plans for the first show of the season when he died last week at the age of 57.
Extracurricular activities make end of school year special
Despite the stress of finals, wrapping up the end of a school year is exciting for students. The students of Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School have been taking part in extra-curricular activities that will make the 2015-16 school memorable. On Friday, May 22, freshmen through seniors had the opportunity to participate in the annual Anything Goes. Anything Goes consists of relay races and teambuilding games for students to compete in.
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