OPENING DAY
The Lackawanna League Division 2 boys basketball gets underway Tuesday night with Delaware Valley at North Pocono and Honesdale at Western Wayne as well as Wallenpaupack hosting Valley View in a Division 1-2 crossover that is part of the standings.
SCHEDULE AND FORMAT
Division 2 teams play a 13-game Lackawanna League schedule – 8 games from a home-and-home series with each of the 4 divisional opponents, plus a crossover game against each of the Division 1 teams.
2021-22 STANDINGS
Wallenpaupack 11-2, North Pocono 9-4, Delaware Valley 5-8, Honesdale 3-10, Western Wayne 0-13.
RANKED TEAM
Delaware Valley is the No. 6 Big School boys team in the Riverfront Sports Super Six Basketball Power Rankings of District 2 teams.
ON THE BENCH
Two of the three boys coaching changes in the Lackawanna League took place in Division 2.
Jon Gillow in the new coach at Honesdale.
Lamont Tillery is in his first season at Western Wayne.
CLASSIFICATIONS
Delaware Valley is a Class 6A team.
North Pocono and Wallenpaupack are Class 5A teams.
Honesdale and Western Wayne play in Class 4A.
RETURNING STARS
North Pocono’s A.J. Nemitz and Honesdale’s Karter Kromko are both back after earning first-team, division all-star honors from NEPABasketball.com, which is now part of NEPASportsNation.com.
Nathan Hugaboom is back at Honesdale after making the second team.
GETTING STARTED
Non-league records for division members in December: Delaware Valley 6-0, Wallenpaupack 4-3, North Pocono 4-4, Western Wayne 2-6, Honesdale 1-6.
ANALYZING THE RACE
NEPASportsNation.com editor Tom Robinson breaks down the race as follows:
The records would indicate a clear favorite in this division, but not so fast.
Because of its geography, Delaware Valley has played four New York State teams during its 6-0 start and remains largely a mystery within District 2.
The Warriors will be looking to show whether that perfect December record really means they are better than the last two division champions, Wallenpaupack and North Pocono.
Expect a good, close, three-way race.
Projected order of finish: 1, Delaware Valley; 2, Wallenpaupack; 3, North Pocono; 4, Honesdale; 5, Western Wayne.
LOOKING AHEAD
Delaware Valley hosts defending champion Wallenpaupack Friday night (Jan. 6) and goes to Wallenpaupack Feb. 3.
