Basketball

Lekaiah Solomon admitted that she was very nervous at the free throw line with 16 seconds left in a tie game. The pressure didn’t bother the 5’8 senior at all as she calmly sank both attempts to give the Panthers a 28-26 lead over Brandywine Heights. Schuylkill Valley held on …

Matt Flowers preaches defense, defense, and more defense. You can imagine that the Muhls’ first-year head coach wasn’t the least bit happy with his team’s performance on Saturday. Muhlenberg lost to Nativity 82-76. Flowers’ squad gave a much better defensive effort on Monday evening in Laureldale. The Muhls rolled over …

Edwin Suarez was determined not to let his team down again. The 6’6 senior fouled out in Saturday’s 82-76 loss to Nativity. He had a season-low five points. Suarez bounced back in a big way on Monday evening in Laureldale. He erupted for a career-high 32 points in a 76-53 …

Edwin Suarez is a big reason why the Muhls are off to a great start despite losing three of their top four scorers from last year’s team to graduation. Suarez is providing 19 points and ten rebounds a night for Muhlenberg. The 6’6 senior picked up two early fouls and …

Muhls’ first-year head coach Matt Flowers says that he’s blessed to have great seniors. There are two in Muhlenberg’s starting lineup; Edwin Suarez and Tashiro Alexis. They combined for 36 points in a 55-47 victory at Gov. Mifflin. Alexis knocked down a 3-pointer to open the game. He made two …

Cam Jones likes to get his teammates involved early in games. The 5’10 junior point guard knows when to be assertive and look for his own shot. Jones did just that in Wilson’s 51-48 victory over Berks Catholic. The all-state football player scored 17 points in the second half and …

How strongly does Matt Coldren feel about his former coach Reggie Weiss? Coldren said, “I’m coaching because of him. I worshipped him. I wanted to be him.” Coldren surpassed Weiss for the most wins in school history, but his team certainly didn’t make it easy. The Bulldogs went 6-14 from …

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! Reading remains atop the poll to the surprise of absolutely no one. The Red Knights have won their four league games by an average …

Snip Esterly has been a head coach for 33 seasons including the last eleven at Berks Catholic. He’s had a long list of outstanding players. Esterly told me that JayJay Jordan might be the quickest guard that he’s ever coached. Jordan had a team-high 20 points in a 56-51 victory …

Life in Division 1 of the Berks Conference isn’t easy. After a 16-point loss to Reading at the Geigle Complex on Monday, the Saints had to travel to Reiffton to face a vastly improved Exeter squad. The Eagles were (3-14) last year, but came into this matchup at (7-3, 2-1). …