Summer hoop action ends
Parkland took home the league title in the Lehigh Valley Summer League to finally wrap up a busy summer schedule on the hardcourt.
The Trojans beat Nazareth 68-47 in the league semifinals and were set to play Northampton in the championship, but the K-Kids pulled out of the league finals because of a scheduling conflict with the A-Town Throwdown Tournament following a thunderstorm that moved games indoors from Cedar Beach.
Northampton beat Wilson West Lawn 67-59 to reach the championship.
In the small school championship, Salisbury beat Southern Lehigh 39-37 for the league title.
Parkland made a run to the A-Town Throwdown semifinals, but lost to Pocono Mountain West 48-47 in double overtime to stop them from going for their third championship this summer.
The Trojans did end up playing Northampton in the quarterfinals and came away with a 35-33 overtime win.
Malvern Prep ended up knocking off the Panthers in the finals by a 56-37 margin to win their championship from the event in the last four years.
In the JV championship, Emmaus nipped Liberty 38-35.
Lehigh Valley Summer
League Standings
Small School Division
Southern Lehigh 11 - 0
Salisbury 10- 2
Lehighton 8 - 3
Warren Hills 5 - 7
Saucon Valley 5 - 6
Catasauqua 4 - 8
Northern Lehigh 4 - 8
LV Academy 3 - 9
Brandywine 2 - 9
Big School Division
Parkland 11 - 1
Wilson W. Lawn 10 - 2
Northampton 9 - 2
Executive Ed. 10 - 2
Nazareth 9 - 3
Dallas 7 - 4
Allen 6 - 6
Central Catholic 6 - 6
Notre Dame GP 6 - 6
Easton 4 - 8
Emmaus 4 - 8
Whitehall 4 - 8
Liberty 2 - 10
Bangor 1 - 11
Freedom 0 - 12