{"id":88412,"date":"2024-02-21T14:54:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T14:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=88412"},"modified":"2024-02-21T14:54:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T14:54:18","slug":"st-basketball-update-2-21-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Basketball Update: 2\/21\/24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First of all, a note to local basketball fans that our District XI high school basketball playoff \u201cpreview\u201d show this Thursday at 7pm will be live on both ATVN and will also be streamed \u2013 for free \u2013 at <strong>youtube.com\/@AstoundTVNetwork<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local hoops experts Keith Groller and ATVN basketball analyst Dennis Laub will recap the top moments from last week\u2019s league playoffs and look ahead to districts.\u00a0 Predictions, keys to victory, matchups to watch\u2026and more\u2026will be discussed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, our district changed the plan for the postseason this winter and our basketball playoff coverage now kicks off Wednesday with two \u201c4A\u201d girls matchups:\u00a0 Northwestern versus Tamaqua and Allentown Central Catholic taking on Lehighton (both games will be live on ATVN and streamed live as well).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Friday, we\u2019ll have a tripleheader of games from Whitehall High School as Catasauqua plays Executive Charter in game one, Bethlehem Liberty plays Nazareth, followed by Allentown Dieruff taking on Easton in the nightcap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure you tune in for all the action and check back to our website for our schedule of additional games going forward!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, here\u2019s highlights of recent top boys and girls games on the Astound TV Network\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Astound Sports:\u00a0 Northampton vs. Whitehall (2\/24)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2bkybRqBrvQ?si=ukAbB4Lun9VzWl6p\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Astound Sports: Parkland \/ Nazareth Girls (2\/24)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Vb_gDQbHh4?si=HscMOY8N84VLap0D\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Astound Sports: Dieruff vs. Nazareth (1\/24)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mxp9lLPRM1o?si=nytwzGOnma3DasGZ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Astound Sports: Emmaus \/ Liberty Girls (2\/24)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/prpyV1JSU50?si=MmOGNneJgktfXjIn\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Astound Sports: Emmaus \/ Pocono Mt. West (2\/24)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0xRhvKTlCxE?si=5V5toirgXd9wv5iU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check back to \u201cThe SportsTalk Shop\u201d for more highlights from recent games and playoff broadcast schedule updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Astound video customers can watch all sports productions at any time through ATVN On-Demand for up to two months from the initial air date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DVD copies are also available for our sports productions by contacting the ATVN studio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First of all, a note to local basketball fans that our District XI high school basketball playoff \u201cpreview\u201d show this Thursday at 7pm will be live on both ATVN and will also be streamed \u2013 for free \u2013 at youtube.com\/@AstoundTVNetwork.\u00a0 Local hoops experts Keith Groller and ATVN basketball analyst Dennis Laub will recap the top&#8230;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","category-the-sportstalk-shop"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Basketball Update: 2\/21\/24 - ATVN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Basketball Update: 2\/21\/24 - ATVN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"First of all, a note to local basketball fans that our District XI high school basketball playoff \u201cpreview\u201d show this Thursday at 7pm will be live on both ATVN and will also be streamed \u2013 for free \u2013 at youtube.com\/@AstoundTVNetwork.\u00a0 Local hoops experts Keith Groller and ATVN basketball analyst Dennis Laub will recap the top...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ATVN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-02-21T14:54:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chris Michael\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chris Michael\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.astound.com\\\/atvn\\\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.astound.com\\\/atvn\\\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Chris Michael\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.astound.com\\\/atvn\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6aba8df7f74bf50b72426776afd0067a\"},\"headline\":\"Basketball Update: 2\\\/21\\\/24\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-21T14:54:18+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.astound.com\\\/atvn\\\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":284,\"commentCount\":0,\"articleSection\":[\"Sports\",\"The SportsTalk Shop\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.astound.com\\\/atvn\\\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.astound.com\\\/atvn\\\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.astound.com\\\/atvn\\\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\\\/\",\"name\":\"Basketball Update: 2\\\/21\\\/24 - ATVN\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.astound.com\\\/atvn\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-21T14:54:18+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.astound.com\\\/atvn\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6aba8df7f74bf50b72426776afd0067a\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.astound.com\\\/atvn\\\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.astound.com\\\/atvn\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.astound.com\\\/atvn\\\/\",\"name\":\"ATVN\",\"description\":\"Local Programming &amp; Astound Digital Cable, Internet &amp; Phone Services\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.astound.com\\\/atvn\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.astound.com\\\/atvn\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6aba8df7f74bf50b72426776afd0067a\",\"name\":\"Chris Michael\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"\\\/atvn\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/11\\\/Chris-Michael-Sports-Talk-Shop-Author-Image1.jpg\",\"url\":\"\\\/atvn\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/11\\\/Chris-Michael-Sports-Talk-Shop-Author-Image1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"\\\/atvn\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/11\\\/Chris-Michael-Sports-Talk-Shop-Author-Image1.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Chris Michael\"},\"description\":\"Chris handles play-by-play for RCN sports events, including baseball, football &amp; basketball games and produces\\\/hosts the station\u2019s 60-minute live call-in show. Among Chris\u2019s other responsibilities include reporting on local news &amp; sports stories, conducting \u201cTake 5\u201d interviews with community and political leaders, producing commercials, voiceovers and promos; and generating blog entries and videos on the internet. Click here to listen to the weekly Sports Talk podcast.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.astound.com\\\/atvn\\\/author\\\/rcntvchris\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Basketball Update: 2\/21\/24 - ATVN","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Basketball Update: 2\/21\/24 - ATVN","og_description":"First of all, a note to local basketball fans that our District XI high school basketball playoff \u201cpreview\u201d show this Thursday at 7pm will be live on both ATVN and will also be streamed \u2013 for free \u2013 at youtube.com\/@AstoundTVNetwork.\u00a0 Local hoops experts Keith Groller and ATVN basketball analyst Dennis Laub will recap the top...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\/","og_site_name":"ATVN","article_published_time":"2024-02-21T14:54:18+00:00","author":"Chris Michael","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Chris Michael","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\/"},"author":{"name":"Chris Michael","@id":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/#\/schema\/person\/6aba8df7f74bf50b72426776afd0067a"},"headline":"Basketball Update: 2\/21\/24","datePublished":"2024-02-21T14:54:18+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\/"},"wordCount":284,"commentCount":0,"articleSection":["Sports","The SportsTalk Shop"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\/","url":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\/","name":"Basketball Update: 2\/21\/24 - ATVN","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-02-21T14:54:18+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/#\/schema\/person\/6aba8df7f74bf50b72426776afd0067a"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/st-basketball-update-2-21-24\/"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/","name":"ATVN","description":"Local Programming &amp; Astound Digital Cable, Internet &amp; Phone Services","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/#\/schema\/person\/6aba8df7f74bf50b72426776afd0067a","name":"Chris Michael","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Chris-Michael-Sports-Talk-Shop-Author-Image1.jpg","url":"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Chris-Michael-Sports-Talk-Shop-Author-Image1.jpg","contentUrl":"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Chris-Michael-Sports-Talk-Shop-Author-Image1.jpg","caption":"Chris Michael"},"description":"Chris handles play-by-play for RCN sports events, including baseball, football &amp; basketball games and produces\/hosts the station\u2019s 60-minute live call-in show. Among Chris\u2019s other responsibilities include reporting on local news &amp; sports stories, conducting \u201cTake 5\u201d interviews with community and political leaders, producing commercials, voiceovers and promos; and generating blog entries and videos on the internet. Click here to listen to the weekly Sports Talk podcast.","url":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/author\/rcntvchris\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88412"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88413,"href":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88412\/revisions\/88413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}