Delaware Valley boys history - NEPA Basketball

Posted: May 10, 2020

League Results Last Decade

Season	Division	Record	Place/Teams
2010-11	Lackawanna 1	6-8	T5^th of 8
2011-12	Lackawanna 1	9-5	2^nd of 8
2012-13	Lackawanna 2	9-4	1^st of 5
2013-14	Lackawanna 2	5-8	T2^nd of 5
2014-15	Lackawanna 2	4-9	3^rd of 5
2015-16	Lackawanna 2	7-6	1^st of 5
2016-17	Lackawanna 2	9-4	1^st of 5
2017-18	Lackawanna 2	7-6	1^st of 5
2018-19	Lackawanna 2	3-10	4^th of 5
2019-20	Lackawanna 2	4-9	T3^rd of 5
Total		63-69	4 titles

District 2 Playoff Results Last Decade

Year	Class	Round	Opponent	Result	Seed-Finish
2011	4A (D2-4 SR)	Quarterfinal	Wallenpaupack	W, 47-37	4^th Seed
2011	4A (D2-4 SR)	Semifinal	Scranton	L, 76-53	Placed T3^rd
2012	4A (D2-4 SR)	Quarterfinal	Wallenpaupack	W, 58-45	3^rd Seed
2012	4A (D2-4 SR)	Semifinal	Hazleton Area	W, 54-47
2012	4A (D2-4 SR)	Final	Williamsport	L, 54-22	Placed 2^nd
2013	4A (D2-4 SR)	Quarterfinal	Hazleton Area	L, 46-42	3^rd Seed Placed T5th
2014	4A (D2-4 SR)	Quarterfinal	Wallenpaupack	W, 47-42	4^th Seed
2014	4A (D2-4 SR)	Semifinal	Hazleton Area	L, 75-31	Placed T3rd
2015	4A (D2-4 SR)	Quarterfinal	Williamsport	L, 61-34	6^th Seed Placed T5^th
2016	4A (D2-4 SR)	Quarterfinal	Wyoming Valley West	L, 68-50	3^rd Seed Placed T5^th
2017	6A (D2-4 SR)	Semifinal	Williamsport	L, 52-45	4^th Seed Placed T3^rd
2018	6A (D2-4 SR)	Semifinal	Hazleton Area	L, 84-33	4^th Seed Placed T3^rd
2019	6A (D2-4 SR)	Semifinal	Hazleton Area	L, 61-40	4^th Seed Placed T3^rd
2020	6A (D2-4 SR)	Semifinal	Scranton	L, 44-36	5^th Seed Placed T5^th
				4-10	0 SR titles 1 district

State Playoff Results Last Decade

Year	Class	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	4A	Preliminary	Council Rock North	W, 53-46
2012	4A	First	Chambersburg	W, 56-45
2012	4A	Second	Easton	L, 54-50
Total				2-1

Notes

Delaware Valley had the third-best, all-season record in Division 1 in 2011-12, but made the all-season championship game by winning the second-half title with a 6-1 record. The Warriors then fell to Scranton, 64-44, in the 2012, all-season championship game.
The Warriors won the 2013 Division 2 title in a playoff with Wallenpaupack, 48-26, after the two teams tied for first in the standings. At the time, the Lackawanna League also had a Big School championship, which the Warriors lost to Division 1 champion Abington Heights, 45-35.
Delaware Valley emerged from a three-way tie for first place in 2016 as Division 2 champ. The Warriors had a bye into the title game where they defeated North Pocono, 43-41.
While playing in the largest classification throughout the decade, Delaware Valley has been in subregional tournaments because Williamsport from District 4 has participated in the same tournament as the District 2 schools each year.
The Warriors have lost seven straight subregional playoff games.
Delaware Valley was regarded as the 2012 District 2 Class 4A champion after finishing second in the District 2-4 Subregional behind District 4 member Williamsport.
The Warriors are 8-9 all-time in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association state tournament. All but the 2012 appearance came as a member of the old District 12 before it merged into District 2.
Delaware Valley has made a total of four appearances in the state quarterfinals, making the two most recent runs with a pair of state wins each in 1986 and 1996 under coach Al Holtzer, father of current coach, Kris Holtzer. Both were in the 32-team format currently in use.
The 1957 and 1971 teams reached the quarterfinals of 12-team tournaments, with a single win and a first-round bye respectively.
The Warriors were in Class 2A (out of four) in 1986 when they defeated Dunmore, 57-50, and Lourdes Regional, 54-52 in overtime, before falling to Panther Valley, 52-40, in the quarterfinals.
Delaware Valley matched its deepest trip into the state tournament in 1996 when the Warriors defeated Danville, 75-52, and Palmyra, 71-65, before losing to Valley View, 51-41, in the Class 3A quarterfinals.
The Warriors won their state tournament debut in 1957, beating Montgomery, 78-76, in Class C, the smallest of the state’s three classes at the time, long before the school district began a large enrollment growth.
Delaware Valley won its first state tournament game in 29 years with the 1986 victory over Dunmore.
In their District 12 days, the Warriors sometimes played District 2 teams in the early rounds. The win over Dunmore was the only one in four tries in the opening round. They lost to Forest City, 62-59, in Class C in 1971; to Dallas, 69-32, in Class 2A in 1992; and to Meyers, 65-50, in Class 3A in 1994.