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Abington HeightsScranton

Comets
56
Knights
49

The Scranton (PA) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Abington Heights (Clarks Summit, PA) in overtime by a score of 56-49.

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Abington Heights9171013756
Scranton1761313049
Final score provided by C. Casey.
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Game Story

Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Scranton edged by Abington Heights

January 3, 2023: Scranton, PA 18508

The Scranton Knights basketball team (Scranton, PA), was nudged 56-49 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Abington Heights Comets (Clarks Summit, PA)

The Comets now possess a 8-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Scranton Prep for a Lackawanna 1 battle on Friday, January 6. Abington Heights will confront a Cavaliers team coming off a 75-53 league win over West Scranton (Scranton, PA). The Cavaliers record now stands at 6-2.

The Knights (3-5) will now prepare for their battle against Valley View (Archbald, PA). The Cougars come into the Lackawanna 1 battle with a 7-1 record. In their last battle, Valley View edged Carbondale Area (Carbondale, PA), 66-34, in a non-league battle.

AHHS @ Scranton Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 3, 2023 @ 6:45p
The Scranton (PA) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Abington Heights (Clarks Summit, PA) in overtime by a score of 56-49.

Scoretracker Providers

Ben MagnottaComets All-Star Reporter

Rankings & Records

Abington Heights (22-23)

PAClass
296
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
23-511-213-29-11-2.821.8461,6861,222

Scranton (22-23)

PAClass
16553
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
14-121-75-77-42-1.538.1251,4281,415

Team Scoring Averages

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Abington Heights		16.615.213.614.28.560.2
Scranton		11.412.214.215.0054.9

Head-to-Head

  • Abington Heights won on 1/3/2023
    1/3 @ 6:45pQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
    Abington Heights9171013756
    Scranton1761313049

    The Abington Heights (Clarks Summit, PA) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Scranton (PA) in overtime by a score of 56-49.

    Box score
  • Scranton won on 2/7/2023
    2/7 @ 7:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Scranton810151043
    Abington Heights10891441

    The Scranton (PA) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Abington Heights (Clarks Summit, PA) by a score of 43-41.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Abington Heights13-2Scranton7-7
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/19/22Wyoming Valley WestAbington Heights(W) 79-242/16/23Wyoming Valley WestScranton(W) 56-45
2/23/23Wyoming Valley WestScranton(W) 57-47
1/6/23Scranton PrepAbington Heights(W) 66-5112/29/22Scranton PrepScranton(L) 39-35
1/27/23Abington HeightsScranton Prep(W) 65-481/13/23ScrantonScranton Prep(L) 71-51
2/3/23Scranton PrepScranton(L) 76-66
1/10/23Valley ViewAbington Heights(W) 52-381/6/23ScrantonValley View(L) 61-58
2/3/23Abington HeightsValley View(L) 41-381/27/23Valley ViewScranton(L) 61-34
2/17/23Valley ViewAbington Heights(L) 50-36
1/13/23Abington HeightsDelaware Valley(W) 66-302/14/23ScrantonDelaware Valley(W) 57-45
1/17/23Abington HeightsWestern Wayne(W) 67-252/10/23Western WayneScranton(W) 77-37
1/20/23West ScrantonAbington Heights(W) 72-531/10/23West ScrantonScranton(L) 60-48
2/14/23Abington HeightsWest Scranton(W) 62-532/1/23ScrantonWest Scranton(L) 62-53
3/3/23West ScrantonAbington Heights(W) 60-38
1/24/23HonesdaleAbington Heights(W) 63-431/17/23ScrantonHonesdale(W) 82-71
1/31/23North PoconoAbington Heights(W) 65-491/20/23North PoconoScranton(W) 53-47
2/24/23North PoconoAbington Heights(W) 47-24
2/10/23Wallenpaupack AreaAbington Heights(W) 64-501/24/23ScrantonWallenpaupack Area(W) 65-49

Record Breakdown

Abington Heights (22-23)

Scranton (22-23)
23-5
Overall
14-12
11-3
League
1-7
8-1
Non-League
12-3
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
13-2
Common Opponent
7-7
13-2
Home
5-7
9-1
Away
7-4
1-2
Neutral
2-1
4-1
Playoff
0-1
23-5
In-State
13-12
0-0
Out-of-State
1-0