{"id":126371,"date":"2026-02-28T23:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T23:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/126371\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T23:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T23:59:16","slug":"skoff-scores-28-to-lead-scranton-prep-to-class-4a-title-wilkes-barre-citizens-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/126371\/","title":{"rendered":"Skoff scores 28 to lead Scranton Prep to Class 4A title \u2013 Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Scranton<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep\u2019s Packy Doherty takes a shot during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Scranton<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep\u2019s Packy Doherty lifts the ball to the hoop during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Dallas\u2019<\/p>\n

Dallas\u2019 Tyce Mason follows Scranton Prep\u2019s Packy Doherty during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Scranton<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep\u2019s Chicky Skoff leaps towards the hoop during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Scranton<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep\u2019s head coach Larry Reagan calls out to his players during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Scranton<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep\u2019s bench cheers on their teammates during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Scranton<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep\u2019s Charlie Skoff (24) and Jimmy Doherty (23) defend Dallas\u2019 Joey Nocito during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Scranton<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep\u2019s head coach Larry Reagan talks to his players during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Dallas\u2019<\/p>\n

Dallas\u2019 Pat Flanagan attempts a basket during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Dallas\u2019<\/p>\n

Dallas\u2019 Joey Nocito takes a shot during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

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Scranton Prep\u2019s Liam Haggerty holds off Dallas\u2019 Tyce Mason and Talan Geskey during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Scranton<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep\u2019s Chicky Skoff defends Dallas\u2019 Tyce Mason during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Scranton<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep\u2019s Jimmy Doherty (23) pass the ball to teammate Brody Martin (2) during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Scranton<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep cheerleaders perform before the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Scranton<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep players celebrate during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Scranton<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep\u2019s Chicky Skoff signals to his teammates during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Dallas\u2019<\/p>\n

Dallas\u2019 Talan Geskey defends Scranton Prep\u2019s Chicky Skoff during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

\"Dallas\u2019<\/p>\n

Dallas\u2019 Talan Geskey defends Scranton Prep\u2019s Max McGrath during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

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Scranton Prep\u2019s Packy Doherty takes a shot during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

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WILKES-BARRE TWP. \u2014 Larry Reagan didn\u2019t need to dig deep for any sort of motivational halftime speech to get Scranton Prep going after suffering one of its most difficult second quarters on the defensive end of the floor this season.<\/p>\n

Instead, while the Scranton Prep coaches were talking in the hallway, the players were doing the same thing in the locker room. They figured out what needed to be adjusted and how they needed to approach the final two quarters of Saturday\u2019s District 2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game.<\/p>\n

The Cavaliers believed everything needed to start on defense, which ultimately would lead to offense. The Cavaliers clamped down on defense, got out in transition and ran their way to a 68-52 victory over Dallas at Mohegan Arena.<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep (20-5) wrapped up its third district title in the last four years and eighth since 2017. The Cavaliers will take on Schuylkill Valley in PIAA tournament on Friday at a site and time to be determined. Dallas (22-4) also advances and will play Northwestern on Friday. The Mountaineers saw their 14-game winning streak end.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew it had to be on the defensive end,\u201d Scranton Prep guard Chicky Skoff said. \u201cWe needed to get stops and get in transition. Just had to trust ourselves. Play man and just defend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Defend the Cavaliers did.<\/p>\n

Scranton Prep outscored Dallas, 14-2, in the third quarter to overcome a 38-33 halftime deficit. The Cavaliers held the Mountaineers without a basket until Pat Flanagan scored on a drive to the basket with 1:50 remaining.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe coaches went into the locker room at the half and everything was done,\u201d Reagan said. \u201cThe players took care of it. They were very vocal in there while we were in the hallway. It\u2019s a senior-led team. I\u2019m really proud of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the Cavaliers were locking in defensively, Skoff was heating up offensively. After scoring seven of his 28 points in the first half, Skoff scored his team\u2019s first 12 points of the third quarter as the Cavaliers took a 47-40 lead into the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just trusted the coaches, they had the perfect game plan,\u201d Skoff said. \u201cI was ready for the moment. Focus on defense, get rebounds and be physical. Our run was huge. One person hits a shot and everyone feeds off it. That\u2019s how we play.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dallas got as close as 55-52 with 2:15 left in the game, but didn\u2019t score again. Scranton Prep ended the game with 13 unanswered points.<\/p>\n

Reagan recalled back to Scranton Prep\u2019s first game of the season when the Cavaliers lost by six points. It was a game where Skoff had 21 points in a high-pressure environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our first game of the season he had 21 points,\u201d Reagan said. \u201cAgainst elite competition he shows up. I never doubted him but I\u2019m happy he was able to show it on the big stage.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scranton Prep\u2019s Packy Doherty takes a shot during the D2 Class 4A boys basketball championship game Mohegan Arena…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126372,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-126371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-high-school-sports","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}