Congrats to Jon Breeden....

When you get the opportunity, be sure to congratulate ex CD East grad Jonathan Breeden from West Chester University for earning 1st TEAM ALL PSAC EAST....

Central Penn Ballers AAU Tryouts...

Central Penn Ballers Tryouts will be Sunday March 4th from 2:15pm - 3:45pm at the Camp Curtin YMCA....   2135 N 6th Street, Harrisburg, PA...    This is for boys currently in the 9th, 10th and 11th grades....

Harrisburg and Chambersburg meet in the Finals...

OK, let's be honest, who would have predicted this match up?  In the beginning of the season most people said "this Harrisburg team is OK, but District finals?  Nah!" and the after Skyler Roman went down with a knee injury, most people had Chambersburg not even making the playoffs......    Hats off to both programs for sticking to their script and handling their business....

Harrisburg vs York and CD East vs Chambersburg.... Who wants it more????

Man, I tell ya, it almost doesn't get any better than this.....  You have a classic battle between Harrisburg and York on one side of the brackets and then you have a Commonwealth 3rd round brawl between East and Chambersburg on the other side....   Not one person can sit here and say they know who's winning these games for sure....

Naples tops Pontes in the Steelton Pony Championships....

This was round 4 of the two top teams in the Steelton Pony league and it was another classic game for the books....

HCC and St. Theresa slug it out again in the CYO league.....

In the finals of the CYO Bishop Daley Tournament, Harrisburg City Catholic and St. Theresa played for the fifth time this year with both teams having won two games a piece.

Mid Penn looking good in AAAA Districts as Harrisburg, CD East and Chambersburg advance...

THIS IS WHY WE PLAY THE GAME......   You hear that statement time and time again but this year we see it really means something....

Bud Mack goes crazy and SCORES SCHOOL RECORD 54 points......

With all the District 3 playoff basketball going on, there's a little school in Mechanicsburg that has their own thing going on.....   After losing to Demacus by 15 pts yesterday, Emmanuel Baptist had to play in the 3rd place game vs Huntingdon Academy.....   EBCA would not be denied today winning 88 - 66....

McD comes up short as Lampeter-Straburg takes them down...

When this game first began, I thought these two teams were rivals or something.....  The intensity level was at a high, guys were diving, pumping their fist, AND THE GAME JUST BEGAN.......   I knew I was in for a treat tonight....

Can McDevitt pull off the upset today????

This is it folks, this is the one....   If you're a McDevitt fan, you want to pack the house tonight as The Crusaders are about to play possibly the BIGGEST game of their entire season....

Harrisburg and CD wins.... Hershey goes down....

Looks like the Commonwealth Division has taken over as the top division this year afterall....   Lots of talk about Hershey and Cedar Cliff this year, and they deserved it, they just couldn't get the wins when it really counted....

"Always Steady" leads East in an upset over Cedar Cliff....

It doesn't get any better than this if you're a CD East fan....  Excited about getting back to the playoffs since winning the gold in 2009, CD East fans have something else to cheer about....  They have a great chance to go to States as well because they took down one of the District 3 favorites Cedar Cliff.....

Emmanuel Baptist advances to the Semi Finals behind Mack's big performance....

While all the other local schools are involved in District playoffs, EBCA has their own thing going on....  They compete in the KCEA tournament for a chance to get their 3rd straight KCEA AA Pennsylvania State Championship....

So long to Hanna

Like Boyz 2 Men said, "It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday"....  This is how a few local teams felt after going down in the 2nd round games for AAA Districts.....  Just like that, season over!!!

Predictions for Wednesdays District games....

Here's a look at how we think the District games will turn out.....

Pontes takes FIRST PLACE in the Steelton Pony league with win over Naples...

If you missed this game, all I can say is WOW....   This game was just as good as advertised and maybe a little better....

Shaq of the Mid Penn Devin Thomas

If you didn't know who this kid was before, I bet you know him now...  Devin Thomas from Central Dauphin HS has God given ability and work ethic and that's what has helped mold him into the player and person he is today....  

Round 3 Naples vs Pontes in Steelton Pony league....

This may be a little early but I know some kids have this game circled on their schedule right now...   These two teams have been going at it all year and 1st place comes down to this last and final regular season game...

Harrisburg vs Reading... Who's your pick???

This game has a whole lot on the line...  Most people won't look at it that way but I do...  Here's my thoughts....

Can McDevitt or Susquehanna make a run in Districts????

When you look at the brackets for AAA, I help help but to keep saying to myself, "It's anybody's game"...  I don't really see a clear cut dominant team on the AAA level.....

Districts is here folks....

Finally, Playoffs are here....  This is what we all have been waiting for....   Let's take a look at what the possible outcomes may be for AAAA....

Huge game by Mack leads Emmanuel Baptist over Bible Baptist of York...

Coming to the end of a very good season, EBCA wanted to finish on a strong note in their 2nd to last regular season game....  and that they did as they came out strong against Bible Baptist of York....

Listen to Jon Breeden and his West Chester Rams online vs Bloomsburg at 3pm...

Sitting at home relaxing???  Take a listen to ex CD East star Jon Breeden and his West Chester Rams as they take on the Bloomsburg Huskies...... 

Steelton's Ryan Hill is Bucknell's steely distributor

 

Published: Friday, February 10, 2012, 11:25 PM Updated: Saturday, February 11, 2012, 8:08 AM

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When a college team loses its starting point guard of three or four years, the transition to the new guy often isn't smooth. Two or three candidates, all with different attributes, liabilities and experience levels, may be involved. It can be a crap shoot for the coach to decide upon one and the verdict moment can bleed well into the season........

Buckeye Prep Report Camp....

Top notch event coming soon that you may not want to miss...

Let's start voting on awards......

With the regular season being over, who do you think earned the top spot in each category?

Class of 2017 Top 13 players in the Harrisburg area...

Here's a look at the top 13 7th graders in the area.....  These kids not only show talent on the court, but they have good character off the court, and that's more important....

Hard 2 Guard sports Performance Training....

Hard 2 Guard Sports Performance Training is excited to bring you a FREE 1 Day Basketball Performance Training Clinic........

CCC Presents 1st Post Player Camp....

CCC Presents the 1st Post-Player Camp....  Date and Location aren't set yet but stay tuned....

Class of 2016 Top 12 8th graders in the Harrisburg area....

Here's a look at the top 12 8th graders in the area.....  These kids not only show talent on the court, but they have good character off the court, and that's more important....

Naples beat Pontes as Jaqui Jenkins and Tyrece Little go head to head....

On a Thursday night with not much going on the the area with HS sports, lots of people took a trip down to Steelton to see what the young kids are looking like....  I tell you what, they saw a great one tonight between a group of young future stars.....

Hanna pulls out a big victory over LD......

Like I said before, "Who wants it the most?".....  This game came down to shear heart, will and desire.....   on this night, Hanna wanted it just a little bit more.....  Playing without two of their normal starters, Shoop Sheppard (Took a trip to NY???) and Justin MacAuthor (grades caught the flu), most people thought Hanna was done for sure.......

Susquehanna @ Lower Dauphin, who wants Districts the most????

Early in the year when you looked at this game, it didn't really have much meaning to it.....  but today, this game means the world to both teams.....

results from games on 2/7....

Here's a look at some of the games from yesterday.....

CYO Varsity 1st place title on the line tonight.....

St. Theresa Saints vs. Harrisburg Catholic Wolves for the coveted regular season Harrisburg CYO title at 7 pm at Main St. Gym in Middletown – they both finished 16-2 in the regular season, tied for first.....

Mid Penn Officiating....

I was going to try and stay away from this topic but I see it's becoming a HUGE issue all around the Mid Penn......

Predictions for 2/7/12

Here's a look at todays games....

Harrisburg downs CD East...

After playing perhaps its best quarter of basketball this season, the Harrisburg Cougars still found themselves in a neck-and-neck scrap with Mid-Penn Commonwealth foe CD East late Friday afternoon.....

Valley Forge downs Emmanuel Baptist...

Round two of the heated match between Emmanuel Baptist and Valley Forge was well worth the price of admission.....  Screaming fans, grandmothers jumping, referees yelling at fans to stop talking, and then some..... 

Predictions for 2/03/12......

Here's a look at the games for today....

Mid Penn team ranking by Centralpabasketball (updated 2/02/12)....

Here's how the rankings are looking after the 5th week of games.....  Just a little movement in the rankings this week as the top 5 stay the same....