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West ScrantonNorth Pocono
Invaders
53
Trojans
49

The North Pocono (Covington Township, PA) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against West Scranton (Scranton, PA) by a score of 53-49.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
West Scranton----53
North Pocono----49
Final score provided by J. Olfano.
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Pennsylvania High School Basketball - West Scranton edges North Pocono

January 27, 2023: Covington Township, PA 18444

The West Scranton Invaders (Scranton, PA) basketball nipped the host North Pocono Trojans (Covington Township, PA), 53-49 in Friday's non-league test.

The Invaders (9-8) will now prepare for their test against Scranton (Scranton, PA). The Knights go into the Lackawanna 1 test with a 6-9 record. In their last test, Scranton was tipped by Valley View (Archbald, PA), 61-34, in a league test.

The Trojans now own a 8-7 record. They play next when they travel to Abington Heights for a non-league test on Tuesday, January 31. North Pocono will encounter a Comets squad coming off a 65-48 league win over Scranton Prep (Scranton, PA). The Comets record now stands at 16-1.

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  • Play video icon 2 Fast Breaks vs West Scranton 0:29
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Rankings & Records

West Scranton (22-23)

PAClass
20343
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
14-127-66-56-62-1.538.5381,3701,382

North Pocono (22-23)

PAClass
22549
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
12-108-34-36-62-1.545.7271,0941,000

Team Scoring Averages

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West Scranton		10.912.414.912.652.7
North Pocono		12.012.010.311.049.7

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Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
West Scranton10-9North Pocono10-7
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/3/22DunmoreWest Scranton(W) 42-3611/29/22DunmoreNorth Pocono
12/5/22HonesdaleWest Scranton(W) 46-351/6/23HonesdaleNorth Pocono(L) 50-43
2/3/23West ScrantonHonesdale(W) 64-432/10/23North PoconoHonesdale(W) 49-43
12/20/22West ScrantonGreater Nanticoke Area(W) 65-5712/2/22North PoconoGreater Nanticoke Area(L) 50-48
12/22/22West ScrantonMid Valley(L) 67-5012/9/22North PoconoMid Valley(L) 37-27
12/29/22West ScrantonRiverside(L) 61-3812/19/22RiversideNorth Pocono(W) 66-60
1/3/23West ScrantonScranton Prep(L) 75-531/10/23North PoconoScranton Prep(W) 61-53
1/24/23Scranton PrepWest Scranton(L) 64-49
1/6/23Western WayneWest Scranton(W) 59-201/13/23Western WayneNorth Pocono(W) 60-16
2/3/23North PoconoWestern Wayne(W) 60-26
1/10/23West ScrantonScranton(W) 60-481/20/23North PoconoScranton(L) 53-47
2/1/23ScrantonWest Scranton(W) 62-53
1/13/23Valley ViewWest Scranton(L) 50-472/7/23Valley ViewNorth Pocono(W) 48-46
2/10/23West ScrantonValley View(L) 54-34
1/17/23Delaware ValleyWest Scranton(W) 67-441/3/23North PoconoDelaware Valley(W) 50-30
1/24/23North PoconoDelaware Valley(W) 53-42
1/20/23West ScrantonAbington Heights(L) 72-531/31/23North PoconoAbington Heights(L) 65-49
2/14/23Abington HeightsWest Scranton(L) 62-532/24/23North PoconoAbington Heights(L) 47-24
3/3/23West ScrantonAbington Heights(L) 60-38
2/7/23Wallenpaupack AreaWest Scranton(W) 53-451/17/23Wallenpaupack AreaNorth Pocono(W) 56-45
2/14/23North PoconoWallenpaupack Area(W) 52-35
2/24/23West ScrantonDallas(W) 78-722/1/23DallasNorth Pocono(L) 50-46

Record Breakdown

West Scranton (22-23)

North Pocono (22-23)
14-12
Overall
12-10
7-6
League
8-3
5-2
Non-League
4-5
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
10-9
Common Opponent
10-7
6-5
Home
4-3
6-6
Away
6-6
2-1
Neutral
2-1
1-2
Playoff
0-1
14-12
In-State
12-10
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0