Basketball

A pair of high school girls basketball players from Berks County were voted to the Pennsylvania Sports Writers’ All-State team. Wyomissing’s Amaya Stewart is a first team selection in Class 4A for the second straight year. Exeter senior Grace Reedy made the third team in Class 5A. Stewart averaged 19.5 …

Two high school basketball players from Berks County were selected to the PA Sports Writers’ All-State team. Reading’s Yadiel Cruz is a first team pick in Class 6A. Kingston McKoy of Berks Catholic was named to the third team in Class 4A. After averaging 8.5 points as a junior, Cruz …

Garrett Etzel was an All-County guard at Gov. Mifflin who averaged 19 points per game as a senior. The 2003 graduate has returned to Shillington as the Mustangs’ new varsity boys basketball head coach. “I got a lot of responses from people within the community that are excited for myself …

The Reading Berks Basketball Association held its Winter Shindig at Victor Emmanuel II Beneficial Society on Wednesday evening. Local student-athletes receive thousands of dollars from the RBBA each year to further their education. The organization also raised more than $10,000 for the American Cancer Society as part of its Coaches …

As one former Berks County basketball star was helping his team advance to the Sweet 16, current standout high school players squared off in the Reading Berks Basketball Association Senior All-Star Games. Wilson graduate Stevie Mitchell and the Marquette Golden Eagles held off Colorado 81-77 on Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, the …

Most high school teams are fortunate to have one 1,000-point scorer in their lineup. Central York has three of them. The Panthers showed off their offensive firepower in a 79-65 win over Reading in the PIAA-6A semifinals. The Red Knights held McDowell to 47 points in the second round and …

Reading and Coatesville squared off for the 56th time at Martz Hall in Pottsville. This time a trip to the Final Four was on the line in the PIAA-6A tournament. The Red Knights overcame a slow start and rolled to a 62-44 victory. Reading lost to the Red Raiders 69-51 …

The 3-pointer has completely changed the game of basketball at the college and professional levels. Many teams are launching more shots from beyond the arc than ever before. Wyomissing, however, is more than happy to pound the ball inside. When you have a talent like Amaya Stewart, give her the …

A lot of the talk prior to Berks Catholic’s state playoff game against Neumann-Goretti was about who wasn’t on the court. Berks Catholic has been without talented guard Kingston McKoy since January 23rd. The 6’2 sophomore, who was averaging 15 points, suffered a fractured tibia during a win over Reading. …

Exeter ran into Imhotep Charter in the PIAA-5A championship game last year. It didn’t go well for the Eagles. They lost to Justin Edwards and company 78-40. Exeter got another shot at the Panthers on Tuesday night at Coatesville. Once again, the powerhouse from Philadelphia proved to be too much …