Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts
Jeff VanGorder is expected to be approved as the new boys basketball head coach at Exeter on Tuesday. VanGorder has been an assistant coach at the Division III level for twelve years. He spent last season at Muhlenberg College. Prior to that, VanGorder was an assistant at Ursinus for four years and Carnegie Mellon for three seasons. He’s originally from Cortland, New York and graduated from SUNY Cortland in 2010. VanGorder began his coaching career as an assistant at Hamilton College where he spent four years.
Matt Ashcroft stepped down as the Eagles’ head coach after leading Exeter to its first District 3 championship. The Eagles made their second trip to the state final and first since 1974. They lost to nationally ranked Imhotep Charter from Philadelphia in the PIAA-5A championship game. Ashcroft was named the Class 5A Coach of the Year in Pennsylvania as Exeter went (27-7). He was (56-45) over four seasons in Reiffton.