Football

Diohnny Ruiz is averaging nearly 13 yards/carry for the (5-2) Hawks. The 5’11, 185-pound senior is fourth in Berks County with 748 rushing yards on just 59 carries. He’s also Hamburg’s leading receiver with 16 catches. Ruiz makes the most of his touches with 15TD. He had 94 yards on …

Xander Menapace is one of the top-rated quarterbacks in Berks County. The 6’4, 195-pound junior has thrown 7TD passes and just one INT this season. Menapace is completing 65% of his passes. I asked him if he would like to put the ball up in the air even more (dumb …

Here are my Berks County high school football rankings. Remember that no matter where your favorite team is ranked, the sun will come out tomorrow! There are no changes this week in my poll. Only two of my top eight teams lost (Exeter and Twin Valley), and they were beat …

Gov. Mifflin remained undefeated with a 54-21 victory at Exeter. PSU commit Nick Singleton ran for 246 yards and 4TD. He’s up to 5,535 career rushing yards! The Mustangs are (6-0) and ranked #1 in the state in Class 5A. Wyomissing rolled at Twin Valley 56-7. The (7-0) Spartans led …

The Mustangs continue to be the king of the hill in Section 1 of the Berks Football League. They led 30-0 early in the second quarter at Exeter and prevailed 54-21. Gov. Mifflin has won 64 of its last 66 league games! The Mustangs have come out on top in …

Nate Goodman spent a lot of time in the Exeter backfield at Don Thomas Stadium. The 6’5, 225-pound DE had three sacks for Gov. Mifflin in a 54-21 victory over the Eagles. Goodman said the Mustangs made a statement in Section 1 of the Berks Football League. He told me …

Tyler Minick is an outstanding baseball player who has already committed to UCONN. The Gov. Mifflin junior showed at Exeter that he’s pretty darn good at football too. Minick returned the opening kickoff 75 yards for a TD! He also recovered an onside kick to start the second half. Minick …

Penn State commit Nick Singleton ran for 246 yards and 4TD in a 54-21 win at Exeter. The 218-pound senior made the most of his 20 carries in a physical Section 1 matchup. Singleton told me the Mustangs were really looking forward to playing the Eagles. Singleton gave credit to …

Lucas Palange is not only a very good football player, he’s also a 4.0 student at Exeter. I asked the junior G/LB a lot of questions including who’s the smartest player on the Eagles’ team. I also found out which lineman can put away the most food. Palange is second …

The Eagles are averaging 219 rushing yards per game and nearly seven yards per carry! Give credit to the offensive line which includes 6’6, 265-pound RT Anthony Caccese. The junior, who also plays basketball, gets some action at DE too. Caccese told me that former Exeter and Penn State standout …