Two of the most explosive teams in the Lackawanna League will collide this week.

Riverside (10-0 overall, 2-0 division), the high-scoring and highly entertaining top-ranked team in The Times-Tribune High School Basketball Poll, hosts No. 4 Dunmore (9-1, 2-0) in a Division II showdown Tuesday at 7:15 p.m.

The Vikings scored more than 60 points in nine of 10 games this season and have a 97-point effort against Wyoming Valley West and an 86-point tally against Lackawanna Trail.

Nico Antoniacci, the reigning Times-Tribune Player of the Year, leads the Vikings with 32.0 points per game. He set a school record with his 53-point first-half explosion against Wyoming Valley West in the season opener.

Brayden Rose is starting to get his basketball legs under him after an outstanding season for the football team. He is averaging 17.7 points per game and won the Most Valuable Player award at the Taylor Lions Tournament. In his last three games, Rose has 86 points.

While its offense garners headlines, Riverside is also strong on defense, allowing 42.9 points per game. To put that in perspective, the Vikings average 42.5 points per game in the first half alone.

Dunmore has also seized attention during a 9-1 start and displayed the firepower needed to contend for a Division II championship by scoring 60 or more points nine times.

Like Riverside, Dunmore has put teams away early. The Bucks average 46 points per game in the first half. They have a season-high 96 points against Holy Cross and are averaging 77 points per game in the last four.

Carter Sload is averaging 19 points per game, Brayden Canavan contributes 16.5, and Jimmy Clark is contributing 13.

Defensively, Dunmore has limited opponents to fewer than 40 points six times. Last week, the Bucks jumped out to a 25-1 lead after the first quarter in a win over Western Wayne.

Don’t look ahead

Division I leaders Valley View (10-0, 2-0) and Scranton Prep (6-2, 2-0) will battle Friday night at the Xavier Center.

However, neither can get caught looking past Tuesday’s opponents.

Valley View will host Wallenpaupack, which won the Honesdale Jaycees Tournament championship, on Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. Scranton Prep plays North Pocono, which finished third at the Taylor Lions Tournament, on Tuesday at 6:45 p.m.

Valley View has caught the league by surprise. The defending District 2 Class 4A champion graduated its starting lineup from last season. Sophomore Cash Roe, an all-tournament selection at the Peter Turonis/NBT Bank Holiday Classic, is averaging 13.6 points per game, and Michael Muto contributes 11.4 points and 1.9 3-pointers per game.

Wallenpaupack lost in overtime to West Scranton on Saturday. Nick VanBuskirk helped lead the team to the Jaycees crown and is averaging 14.7 points per game in the last three.

Scranton Prep has five straight wins and is averaging 65 points per game during the streak.

Packy Doherty is averaging 20.4 points per game to lead Division I and has 933 points in his career.

North Pocono won three of its last five and has lost to four teams ranked in The Times-Tribune Top 10 Poll. Cole West is averaging 12.2 points per game for the Trojans.

Players to watch

• West Scranton senior Nate Schimelfenig scored 19 points in an overtime win over Wallenpaupack last week to snap a 20-game league losing streak. This season, he is averaging 18.5 points per game and has scored 794 points in his career. With his 22 3-pointers this year, Schimelfenig has 123 from beyond the arc in three seasons.

• Abington Heights guard Andrew Kettel dropped in 24 points in a 75-67 win over Delaware Valley on Saturday. He is averaging 16.0 points per game. During a three-game stretch where the Comets faced strong competition from outside District 2, he had 51 points and 11 3-pointers.

• Scranton senior Tony Battaglia had a good week during the holiday break. He set a school record with 47 points and tied a school record with 10 3-pointers in the Lynett Tournament third-place game. He followed up with 10 points and two 3-pointers against Scranton Prep on Saturday to become the program’s all-time leader with 202. He broke the record set by Lamar Johnson (2002-05). Battaglia has 928 points in his career.

• Susquehanna’s Mason Keyes is averaging 18.8 points per game in the last four. The Sabers won three straight heading into a home game against Forest City on Tuesday. They will play at Lackawanna Trail on Friday in an important Division III game.