{"id":90613,"date":"2026-01-26T15:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=90613"},"modified":"2026-01-26T15:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:04:05","slug":"hoops-playoffs-26-coming-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/hoops-playoffs-26-coming-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoops Playoffs &#8217;26 Coming Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re heading into the final week-and-a-half of the high school basketball regular season (with local wrestling post-season action already underway, as you saw last weekend on <em>Astound TV Network<\/em> with the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Girls Tournament!)<\/p>\n<p>It has been a very interesting season so far. While there have been some very competitive games this winter, it doesn&#8217;t seem like any one team has completely dominated throughout the season to date. There have been some great team and individual performances but in talking with many of the coaches this year, the word &#8220;consistency&#8221; keeps popping up.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a number of teams that have flashed some truly high level of play, but the squad that can put it together on a consistent basis will have the best chance of bringing home some gold medals over the next two months.<\/p>\n<p>Who are the teams that might be able to do that? You&#8217;ll be able to see for yourself as <strong><em>Astound TV Network<\/em> brings you the following games over the next couple of days<\/strong> (weather permitting)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, January 27th<br \/>\n<\/strong>LIVE at 7:00pm: Boys&#8217; Basketball &#8211; Allentown Central Catholic @ Parkland<br \/>\nDelay at 9:30pm: Boys&#8217; Basketball &#8211; Notre Dame @ Southern Lehigh<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, January 28th<br \/>\n<\/strong>LIVE at 5:30pm: Girls&#8217; &amp; Boys&#8217; Wrestling &#8211; Liberty @ Freedom<\/p>\n<p>We will also have a special edition of Thursday&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/sports-talk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SportsTalk show<\/strong><\/a>, live at 7:00pm on <em>ATVN<\/em> recapping high school basketball season to date with a look ahead to the final regular season games and playoff possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Now, <strong>here&#8217;s highlights of recent high school boys&#8217; and girls&#8217; hoop action<\/strong> as seen on <em>ATVN<\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Boys&#8217; Basketball &#8211; Parkland vs. Allen (1\/26)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WMs-hwhCMco?si=5Xe6NlM7x3Ii5Iz5\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Girls&#8217; Basketball &#8211; Allentown Central Catholic vs. Emmaus (1\/26)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uZok6Yjxq1Q?si=bC_A4gj1MyYJMg7e\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Boys&#8217; Basketball &#8211; Salisbury vs. Wilson (1\/26)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iurMeiFHdlA?si=WttQmu0KDGygj4LU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Girls&#8217; Basketball &#8211; Easton vs. Parkland (1\/26)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q5sqwjLGDsg?si=Bd8_9jQboXbkwv5l\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Boys&#8217; Basketball &#8211; Liberty vs. Nazareth (1\/26)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qz3UmnAsi2Y?si=LVvzJ66c1OPlUIhr\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Astound or any other agency, organization, company or subsidiary.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"at-below-post addthis_tool\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/1st-half-basketball-recap-2025-2026\/\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re heading into the final week-and-a-half of the high school basketball regular season (with local wrestling post-season action already underway, as you saw last weekend on Astound TV Network with the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Girls Tournament!) 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