{"id":90654,"date":"2026-02-02T14:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=90654"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:30:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:30:01","slug":"the-final-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/the-final-four\/","title":{"rendered":"The Final Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve reached the last few days of the high school basketball season&#8230;and still there&#8217;s some playoff spots yet to be had, for both girls and boys teams in the <em>Astound<\/em> coverage area.<\/p>\n<p>Also, a number of teams are fighting for playoff positioning, which means the all-important home-court advantage for the first round of the league and, potentially district, post-season.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, here&#8217;s a look at getting a handle on some of these key issues by watching <strong>the following &#8220;final four&#8221; regular season games<\/strong> on <em>ATVN<\/em> this winter (be sure to check back to our website for <em>Astound TV Network<\/em>&#8216;s coverage\/broadcast schedule through the playoffs):<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, February 2nd<\/strong><br \/>\nLIVE \u2013 Emmaus at Whitehall<\/p>\n<p>Delay \u2013 Nazareth at Liberty<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, February 3rd<\/strong><br \/>\nLIVE \u2013 Southern Lehigh at Catty<br \/>\nDelay &#8211; Notre Dame-GP @ Wilson (GIRLS)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, here&#8217;s highlights of recent games<\/strong> as seen on the <em>Astound TV Network<\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Boys&#8217; Basketball &#8211; Allentown Central Catholic vs. Parkland (1\/26)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LiMh_N0zFWI?si=HGKGrz2d8iZpVRlP\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Boys&#8217; Basketball &#8211; Southern Lehigh vs. Notre Dame Green Pond (1\/26)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uJ1NJcnKtww?si=JECkdz5HThkuvkFJ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Boys Basketball &#8211; Northampton vs. Liberty (1\/26)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WYcHOl_2nNw?si=QSN2WfX8Giuibnev\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Boys&#8217; Basketball &#8211; Northwestern Lehigh vs. Lehighton (1\/26)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DaJPICgbKcQ?si=3BOq2OkeV96i0nwj\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Boys&#8217; Basketball &#8211; Allen vs. Allentown Central Catholic (1\/26)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1eCtXddxD30?si=q7gmgDv9GgptKDPx\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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<!-- 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;ve reached the last few days of the high school basketball season&#8230;and still there&#8217;s some playoff spots yet to be had, for both girls and boys teams in the Astound coverage area. 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