“View of the Mountain #5” by Mason Smith
The final week of the regular season is almost here, and of the seven boys basketball teams in the Poconos, three playoff futures are still to be determined. The two with the clearest path are Notre Dame – East Stroudsburg and Pleasant Valley. In short: if both teams at least two of their final games,…
Read MoreVIDEOS: Regular Season Highlights – January 2025
The race for positioning in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference boys playoff race got a bit more interesting after last weekend’s games. With Parkland beating Whitehall and Northampton beating Liberty (the first divisional loss of the year for the Hurricanes), the competition for the top spots in both the Lehigh and Northampton county divisions got a…
Read MoreVIDEOS: 1st Hoops HS Highlights of 2025
Before we bring you some basketball notes for teams in Northampton and Lehigh counties, here’s some of the top recent plays for boys and girls teams featured on the Astound TV Network so far this month… Astound TV Network Sports: Lehighton/Bangor (1/25) Astound TV Network Sports: Parkland/Nazareth (1/25) Astound TV Network Sports: Pocono Mt West/Central…
Read MoreView of the Mountain; by Mason Smith
We are approaching the end of the regular season for high school basketball. Teams a starting to turn green in the District 11 power rankings, signifying their playoff berth in their respective class for the district tournament. Pocono Mountain East and West boys continue to stand atop the mountain, with West continuing to lead from…
Read MoreVIDEOS: HS Hoops Midway Point 2025
It always gets here faster than you think, but this week marks the passing of the halfway point of the high school basketball regular season in Pennsylvania. There’s some interesting matchups this week (see our broadcast schedule page here on our website) and, with a few exceptions, it’s mostly divisional opponents facing each other for…
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