Justice Shoats entered Holy Redeemer last season as a highly-touted freshman. Surrounded by a veteran lineup, the combo guard was able to assimilate to high school basketball.
A couple of times during the past week, a few members of the Dallas boys basketball team made a visit to a friend who has a small gym.
EASTON — The margin for error was slim. Holy Redeemer knew it Wednesday night.
District 2 runner-up Dallas (21-7) will play District 12 champion Archbishop Wood (22-5) in the PIAA Class 5A boys basketball quarterfinals at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Easton Middle School.
SHAMOKIN — Tuesday’s game started a bit odd for Dallas. Good, but odd, as Luke DelGaudio dunked for the Mountaineers’ first basket.
BETHLEHEM — Archbishop Wood was visibly bigger at every position on the floor and probably faster, too.
POTTSVILLE — Breaking from character and its breakneck style of play, Imhotep Charter showed great patience while being pushed to the limit.
The odds plummet dramatically for Wyoming Valley Conference boys basketball teams at this point in the PIAA state playoffs.
The PIAA has set the sites and times for the five second-round state games involving Wyoming Valley Conference basketball teams. Three boys teams and two girls teams are still alive for state titles.
WILKES-BARRE — Holy Redeemer didn’t start well Saturday afternoon. Too many turnovers. Too many missed opportunities.
WILKES-BARRE — The Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack had its ups and downs on their maiden voyage in boys basketball. So much so that coach Pat Toole often called it a roller coaster season.
WILKES-BARRE — They say that practice makes perfect. So, it’s not a coincidence that Dallas picked up its first state playoff win in 17 years Saturday afternoon after one of their best weeks of practice this season.
SHAMOKIN — Facing a double-digit deficit with three minutes left in its season, a determined Berwick girls basketball team charged out of a timeout and immediately made a push to play on.
SALEM TWP. — Dallas wanted to make sure the offense that left Mohegan Sun Arena after the District 2 Class 5A boys basketball championship game didn’t show up Friday night.
SALEM TWP. — By the time opportunity arrived Friday night, the situation was somewhat dire.
SHAMOKIN — There’s just something about playing in state tournaments that seems to get Liv Moore going.
It’s tough getting to the PIAA boys basketball playoffs. It’s even tougher staying there.
Sometimes losing a big one can be a positive thing.
The PIAA has set the sites and times for the first round of the boys and girls state basketball playoffs.
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — The more Scranton kept trying to press, the more points kept piling up for Blake Masker.
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — So many shots epitomized Holy Redeemer’s Saturday afternoon, but here’s one for example’s sake.
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Of all the magical moments and thrilling triumphs seniors Marissa Trivelpiece, Faith Grula and Kyra Antolick shared together on a basketball court, their final district championship game may have been their most memorable.
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Things weren’t exactly going great for Dallas, but they were going good enough for a six-point lead midway through the fourth quarter Friday.
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Holy Redeemer put Riverside in a hole Thursday night before any time ran off the clock.
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