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“Fifty years of Lancaster-Lebanon League Boys’ Basketball,” tells the story of the league in the words of the people who created the story and the journalists who’ve written about it. It included interviews with the most important figures in league history, a detailed recounting of championship teams and seasons, and a look at the sport’s evolution over five decades.There is also a substantial historical archive, making the book an essential reference for fans of high school basketball and high school sports in Central Pennsylvania. The book includes interviews of past players: Mike Wissler, Curtis Waltman, Zach Hoover, Jerry Johnson, Will Lasky, Pat Ross, and Jack Hurd. Coaches interviewed includes: Warren Goodling, Bobby Borden, Pete Horn, Chic Hess, Geoff Groff, Dave Althouse, John Barnhart, Don Fisher, Joe Klazas, and Danny Walck. Feature articles include: Steve ‘Bird’ Powell, Sam Bowie, Cocalico 1977, Columbia 1987, Lancaster Catholic 2003, Annville-Cleona 1999. Included are decade pieces: 1973-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-1999, 2000-209, 2010-2022. Lancaster-Lebanon Boys Statistics include: 1000 points scorers, 50 plus points in a game, 2000 point scorers, LL District 3 champs and runner-ups, LL playoff history, LL standings - all years, Coaches records - all years, Top Coaches records, All LLhoops.com decade teams.