Basketball

How good were the Red Knights in the first quarter at Wilson? Ruben Rodriguez said, “If we stay like that during every quarter, I feel like nobody can beat us.” The all-state guard had a game-high 15 points in a 64-36 rout at West Lawn. Reading had lost six of …

Bob Birmingham has accomplished a lot in 33 seasons as a head basketball coach. He’s won five Berks County championships and three District 3 titles. Birmingham reached another milestone on Friday at the KSA Tournament in Orlando. Berks Catholic defeated Roosevelt High School of Oregon 49-12 giving Birmingham his 600th …

As if reaching 600 career wins wasn’t great enough, Bob Birmingham did it while enjoying temperatures in the mid 80s at one of the world’s most popular resorts! The Berks Catholic head coach has been taking his teams to Orlando since 1994. On Friday, the Saints blew out Roosevelt High …

Here are my Berks County high school boys basketball rankings. Remember that no matter where your favorite team is ranked, the sun will come out tomorrow! As expected, the Red Knights have shown that they’re the clear favorite in the Berks Conference. Reading already has impressive wins over Imhotep Charter …

Where were you on February 13, 2017? If you’re a Gov. Mifflin basketball fan, you were probably watching the Mustangs beat rival Wilson 43-40 in the Berks County quarterfinals. That’s the last time Gov. Mifflin defeated the Bulldogs…until Friday night. Matt Harley’s driving shot with seven seconds left gave the …

As a sophomore at Berks Catholic, Matt Harley made 68 three-pointers and was an All-Division selection. Harley is now a senior at Gov. Mifflin and proving that he’s not just a threat from behind the arc. His driving basket off the glass with seven seconds left gave the Mustangs a …

It’s mid-December and the Eagles have already matched their win total from a season ago. Exeter cruised past Manheim Township 59-46 in Reiffton to improve to (3-0). I asked head coach Matt Ashcroft why things have turned around so quickly. We also discussed the importance of having multi-sport athletes. Colin …

Teddy Snyder had just seven points in the Eagles’ first two games. His dad, as well as the coaching staff, kept encouraging him to shoot and it paid off against Manheim Township. Snyder made four 3-pointers in a 59-46 win on Tuesday in Reiffton. His father, Ted, knows a little …

The Eagles have three starters who were part of a football team that won the District 3-5A championship and reached the state semifinals. The football season didn’t end for Colin Payne, Joey Schlaffer, and Anthony Caccese until December 3rd. Exeter’s basketball team has only had three practices with all of …

Joey Chapman made the biggest steal in the history of Reading High basketball. His defensive effort in the final seconds helped the Red Knights hold off Archbishop Wood 58-57 in last season’s Class 6A state championship game. Chapman came up with another defensive gem tonight to close out Reading’s 60-57 …