Basketball

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 …

Can the Red Knights be even better than they were last season? Daniel Alcantara certainly believes so, and that’s saying a lot because Reading is the defending Class 6A state champion. Alcantara and company started the season in thrilling fashion with a 60-57 victory over perennial power Imhotep Charter from …

Here are my Berks County high school boys basketball preseason rankings. Remember that no matter where your favorite team is ranked, the sun will come out tomorrow! It’s Reading and then everyone else. That seems to be the consensus among local hoops fans. The Red Knights won the Class 6A …

The high school basketball season gets underway on Friday. If you’re a hoops fan in Berks County, Albright College is the place to be that night. The first game of the Hoop Group Showcase features Lower Merion vs. Pocono Mountain West at 6pm. The Aces have won seven state championships. …