Boys' basketball in York County stretches back to the 1923-24 season when the York County Scholastic League was formed with six teams: Glen Rock, Red Lion, Spring Grove, West York, Wrightsville, York College Institute Juniors.

Did you also know that:

--- Red Lion claimed the first league title in 1924, defeating Spring Grove, 29-10. The Lions dominated the first 10 seasons of hoops, winning six of the 10 championships.

--- In 1939, Dallastown became the first York County Scholastic League team to play in the District 3 tournament, losing to Arendtsville, 30-24.

--- In 1951, Dallastown defeated North York, 46-33, in the league title game, but North York protested at the end of their season because Dallastown scrimmaged at York Catholic -- the neutral site of the game -- and scrimmaged against York Catholic before the title game. Those infractions broke PIAA and league rules, and the league vacated the title.

Here's more on the history of boys' basketball:

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Name changes


   1923-24 to 1960-61: York County Scholastic Basketball League
   1961-62 to 1990-91: York County Interscholastic Athletic Association
   1991-92 to 2003-04: York Area Interscholastic Athletic Association
   2004-05 to present: York-Adams Interscholastic Athletic Association
 
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(Records from 1923-1951 are incomplete)
   1923-24: York County Scholastic League begins with 6 teams: Glen Rock, Red Lion, Spring Grove, West York, Wrightsville, York College Institute Juniors
   1935-36: York Catholic
   1938-39: Manchester; league entered PIAA
   1940-41: Hallam
   1951: York Catholic leaves the league, remains in Central Penn Catholic League
   1960-61: YCIAA founded with 12 teams: Central York, Dallastown, Dover, Eastern York, Kennard-Dale, Northeastern, Red Lion, South Western, Spring Grove, Susquehannock, West York, York Suburban
   1962-63: Hanover (13 teams)
   1970-71: Vo-Tech (14)
   1976-77: York Catholic (15)
   1982-83: William Penn (16)
   1992-1993: Delone Catholic, Littlestown, New Oxford (19)
   2004-2005: Bermudian Springs, Biglerville, Fairfield (22 teams)

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York-Adams League Tournament


   2009 -- William Penn 60, Eastern York 58
   2008 -- West York 44, York Suburban 38
   2007 -- West York 53, Red Lion 49
   2006 -- Red Lion 56, York Catholic 49
   2005 -- West York 48, William Penn 45
   2004 -- William Penn 55, Red Lion 25
   2003 -- William Penn 69, Northeastern 61
   2002 -- Eastern York 47, West York 44
   2001 -- Dallastown 59, Littlestown 57
   2000 -- Delone Catholic 49, William Penn 45 (OT)
   1999 -- William Penn 61, York Catholic 59
   1998 -- William Penn 57, Eastern York 54
   1997 -- William Penn 64, Red Lion 43
   1996 -- Dallastown 46, William Penn 45
   1995 -- Kennard-Dale 61, York Suburban 48
   1994 -- Div. I: William Penn 66, Spring Grove 59; Div. II: York Suburban 58, West York 45
   1993 -- Div. I: York Catholic 54, William Penn 48; Div. II: Kennard-Dale 46, York Suburban 41
   1992 -- Div. I: William Penn 73, York Catholic 53; Div. II: Kennard-Dale 52, Central York 43
   1991 -- Div. I: York Catholic 74, William Penn 56; Div. II: York Suburban 57, Central York 53
   1990 -- York Catholic 80, Dover 58
   1989 -- William Penn 71, York Catholic 64
   1988 -- William Penn 77, York Catholic 63
   1987 -- York Catholic 78, Spring Grove 53
   1986 -- William Penn 52, York Catholic 48
   1985 -- York Catholic 51, William Penn 50
   1984 -- William Penn 79, Dallastown 74
   1983 -- Red Lion 78, William Penn 55
   1982 -- West York 49, York Catholic 47 (OT)
   1981 -- York Catholic 44, West York 41
   1980 -- York Catholic 47, Spring Grove 30
   1979 -- York Catholic 59, West York 55
   1978 -- York Catholic 78, Hanover 53
   1977 -- South Western 72, York Catholic 69
   1976 -- Dallastown 72, Hanover 63
   1975 -- West York 60, Dallastown 50
   1974 -- Central York 69, Dallastown 66
   1973 -- York Suburban 67, West York 62
   1972 -- West York 84, York Suburban 68
   1971 -- Spring Grove 72, Dallastown 57
   1970 -- Hanover 102, Dallastown 63
   1969 -- Hanover 70, Susquehannock 56
   1968 -- Eastern 68, Hanover 65
   1967 -- Hanover 78, Dallastown 73
   1966 -- West York 60, Dallastown 52
   1965 -- Central York 77, York Suburban 68
   1964 -- Dallastown 61, Spring Grove 51
   1963 -- Spring Grove 77, Kennard-Dale 62
   1962 -- Spring Grove 65, Kennard-Dale 58
   1961 -- Central York 61, Eastern York 36
  
York County Scholastic Basketball League

   1960 -- Eastern York 67, Spring Grove 64
   1959 -- Spring Grove 54, Central York 41
   1958 -- West York 63, Eastern 43
   1957 -- Manchester 56, Dallastown 54
   1956 -- Eastern 53, West York 39
   1955 -- Eastern 61, Central 39
*Three-way tie for second-half title: Central def. Manchester, 58-43, to earn a spot in second-half title game; Central needed to win twice in order to claim league title, but they lost the first matchup.
 
   1954 -- Dallastown 54, Spring Grove 51
   1953 -- North York 51, Dallastown 43
*Dallastown def. North York, 46-43, to break a tie for the second-half championship.
 
   1952 -- Red Lion 44, Manchester 27
   1951 -- Officially vacant
*Dallastown def. North York, 46-33, in the league title game, but North York protested at the end of their season because Dallastown scrimmaged at York Catholic -- the neutral site of the game -- and scrimmaged against York Catholic before the title game. Those infractions broke PIAA and league rules, and the league vacated the title.*
 
   1950 -- Dallastown 37, Wrightsville 32
   1949 -- York Catholic 55, Dallastown 28
   1948 -- York Catholic 63, Dallastown 22 (25th championship game)
   1947 -- West York 42, Mount Rose 32
*Mount Rose def. Hallam, 37-36, to decide if the South or North Division champion would play the Central Division champ for the league title. *
 
   1946 -- West York 51, Hallam 26
*North Division champ Hallam def. South Division champ Fawn Grove Twp., 32-30*
 
   1945 -- York Catholic 57, Manchester 22
*North Division champ Manchester def. South Division champ Glen Rock, 26-13, to earn a spot in championship game. Central Division runner-up Dallastown def. Manchester, 36-32, to earn the right to play in district playoffs. (York Catholic not PIAA eligible at the time.)*
 
   1944 -- West York 67, Delta 13
*South Division champ Delta def. North Division champ Dover to reach championship game.*
 
   1943 -- West York 47, Manchester 12
   1942 -- Spring Grove 27, Glen Rock 21
   1941 -- Wrightsville 34, Fawn Grove Township 21
   1940 -- Wrightsville
   1939 -- Dallastown or Wrightsville (winner couldn't be confirmed)
*Dallastown became the first York County Scholastic League team to play in the District 3 tournament. The league joined the PIAA that season. Dallastown lost to Arendtsville, 30-24.*
 
   1938 -- Red Lion 31, North York 22
   1937 -- Glen Rock 34, Red Lion 17
   1936 -- Red Lion
   1935 -- Wrightsville
   1934 -- Wrightsville
   1933 -- Wrightsville
   1932 -- Red Lion
   1931 -- Red Lion
   1930 -- Fawn Grove Township
   1929 -- Glen Rock
   1928 -- Red Lion
   1927 -- Red Lion
   1926 -- Spring Grove 19, Red Lion 13
   1925 -- Red Lion 19, Spring Grove 13
   1924 -- Red Lion 29, Spring Grove 10
 
-- Research by Jim Seip