{"id":89572,"date":"2025-01-13T14:58:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T14:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=89572"},"modified":"2025-01-13T14:59:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T14:59:04","slug":"videos-hs-hoops-midway-point-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/videos-hs-hoops-midway-point-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEOS: HS Hoops Midway Point 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It always gets here faster than you think, but this week marks the passing of the halfway point of the high school basketball regular season in Pennsylvania.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s some interesting matchups this week (see our broadcast schedule page here on our website) and, with a few exceptions, it\u2019s mostly divisional opponents facing each other for a second time after this week wraps up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That being said, let\u2019s take a look at some of the highlights from recent games seen on ATVN, including top plays from Allen, Central Catholic, Easton, Emmaus, Liberty Northampton and Parkland with more EPC notes below\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Allentown vs. Northampton (12\/24)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/23BL0Inbags\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23BL0Inbags?si=e9qTPA6oNM7cypLN\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Emmaus vs. Easton (11\/24)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CSdQYgDubiE\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CSdQYgDubiE?si=DahVA58IYhv-eIkK\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Liberty vs. Northampton (12\/24)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yhfgE6tXP4o\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yhfgE6tXP4o?si=42I4xgUuZBW7gKls\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Dieruff vs. Allentown Central Catholic (12\/24)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TQZZLKM_K6g\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TQZZLKM_K6g?si=tS2la-WAM45uaoMU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nCentral Catholic, Whitehall and Liberty are the teams in the Lehigh Valley sections of the EPC that have already qualified for district playoff berths.\u00a0 As for the league playoff picture, there\u2019s currently 11 teams still in the hunt for the top 8 post-season spots, with no team a sure lock for the number one position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the girls side, Emmaus, Pen Argyl and Northwestern are the teams that have clinched a district playoff spot.\u00a0 In addition to some great girls hoops games we\u2019ve broadcast already this winter, we\u2019ll be featuring more of the teams in the post-season hunt the next few weeks on the Astound TV Network.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll have more on the \u201cMountain\u201d teams coming up in Mason Smith\u2019s blog\u2026check back to our website later this week for his latest insights on those teams!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The views expressed in this blog are<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Astound Broadband or any other agency, organization, employer or company.<\/span><\/i><\/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>It always gets here faster than you think, but this week marks the passing of the halfway point of the high school basketball regular season in Pennsylvania. 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