Basketball

The Red Knights were down five to Muhlenberg midway through the third quarter in the BCIAA semifinals. If you thought they were going to panic, you don’t know this squad. Senior forward Daniel Alcantara told me they’ve been in tight games against tough opponents many times in recent years, and …

It certainly wasn’t pretty, but when you’re in the playoffs the only thing that matters is moving on. That’s what the Saints did Wednesday night at Santander Arena. Jay Jay Jordan muscled his way to the basket with eight seconds left. His layup gave second-seeded Berks Catholic a 41-40 victory …

Reading players had shot after shot after shot sent back by Wilson center Isis Dojan. Keira Levengood certainly knows the feeling. She has to go up against Dojan every day at practice. The third-seeded Bulldogs held off the Red Knights 37-34 in the Berks County semifinals. Dojan stuffed the stat …

Shakyla Mayo really enjoys playing basketball with her older sister Shyanna. They have a lot to celebrate after the Mustangs pulled off a dramatic (41-40) win over top-seeded Berks Catholic in the Berks County semifinals. Shakyla, a 5’6 junior guard, made a game-winning layup just before the buzzer. She told …

Matt Ashcroft never lost faith. The Eagles’ third-year head coach has been telling everyone involved with his program that the team is improving and their record doesn’t reflect how good they are. Despite losing four in a row and seven of their last eight games, the players didn’t waiver either. …

Anthony Caccese and Allen Iverson don’t see eye to eye, and it’s not just because Iverson is 6’ while Exeter’s junior center is 6’6. Caccese and Iverson apparently have very different views on practice. Yes, we’re talking about practice. Caccese told me that the Eagles had an outstanding practice on …

Size and experience are two things that you can’t teach. Wilson has both which makes the Bulldogs a dangerous team in the postseason. They cruised to a 42-24 victory over #6 seed Twin Valley in the Berks County quarterfinals. After going (9-9) last year, the Bulldogs have improved to (16-5) …

Over his 15 years as the head coach of the Schuylkill Valley boys basketball team, Chris Gallo stressed defense and sharing the basketball. Gallo is in his second season with the Wilson girls team and his formula is still working. The Bulldogs allowed just 34 points per game during the …

Wilson entered the Geigle Complex allowing just 48 points per game, the fewest in Division 1. Reading put 44 up on the scoreboard by halftime. The (19-3, 11-1) Red Knights would not be denied on Senior Night. They rebounded from Tuesday’s 63-61 loss at Muhlenberg with a resounding 89-55 victory …

It was Senior Night at the Geigle Complex and Daniel Alcantara wanted to put on a show. That’s exactly what the all-state forward did in the second half of Reading’s 89-55 rout of Wilson. Alcantara finished with a career-high 30 points. He knocked down five 3-pointers, including three from the …