Exeter head coach Matt Ashcroft was expecting a tough game on Thursday in the District 3-5A quarterfinals. Milton Hershey has four District 3 championships on its resume. The Spartans won the Mid-Penn Keystone Division title this year. They came into Reiffton averaging nearly 64 points per game. The Eagles held …
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Seamus Breslin-Wilson
It was fitting that longtime Wilson boys basketball coach Reggie Weiss was in attendance for the Bulldogs’ playoff game on Tuesday. Weiss was the architect of the program. His teams won 362 games and were well known for their hard-nosed man-to-man defense. Matt Coldren, a 1990 Wilson graduate, has passed …
Read More »Ben DeBalko-Oley Valley
Ben DeBalko worked on his jumper all summer with assistant coach Dan Korejwo. DeBalko tried to take 1,000 shots three or four days a week. His hard work has paid off during his sophomore campaign. The 6’ guard splashed back-to-back 3-pointers from the left corner to give Oley Valley a …
Read More »All-County Team-Boys Basketball
Here is the 2022-23 All-County boys basketball team as voted on by the coaches in the Berks Conference. Ruben Rodriguez of Reading and Fleetwood’s Jake Karnish are the only repeat selections. Rodriguez, who’s committed to Rider, was named the Player of the Year for the second straight season. Coach of …
Read More »All-County Team-Girls Basketball
Here is the 2022-23 All-County girls basketball team as voted on by the coaches in the Berks League. Alexis Hess of Fleetwood is the only repeat selection. The Kansas State commit has been named to the All-County team for the fourth consecutive season. Coach of the Year-Aaron Anders-Wyomissing Player of …
Read More »Maddie Campbell-Wyomissing
It was a historic night at Santander Arena for the Wyomissing girls basketball team. The Spartans defeated Reading 46-28 to win their first Berks League championship. “It feels amazing. It feels even better that we did it together as a team,” said Maddie Campbell. As usual, Wyomissing got the job …
Read More »Ruben Rodriguez-Reading
It started with a three-point play from an unlikely source. After an Exeter turnover underneath the basket, Nick Chapman scooped up the loose ball and flipped it high off the glass while being fouled. “Nick got a crazy steal and 1. I feel like that changed the whole game,” said …
Read More »Anthony Caccese-Exeter
When Exeter faced Berks Catholic two weeks ago, Anthony Caccese erupted for a career-high 27 points in a 49-45 win. The Eagles met the Saints again in the Berks Conference semifinals on Wednesday at Santander Arena. As Yogi Berra once said, “It’s like deja vu all over again.” Caccese finished …
Read More »Amaya Stewart-Wyomissing
Amaya Stewart got to play at Santander Arena for the first time on Tuesday and she made the most of it. The 6’1 sophomore had a game-high 19 points in Wyomissing’s 43-35 victory over Wilson in the Berks League semifinals. Stewart and Annie McCaffrey dominated in the paint all night …
Read More »Kingston McKoy-Berks Catholic
Berks Catholic freshman Kingston McKoy has another name for the Berks Conference playoffs. “This is our revenge tour, revenge tour all the way,” he said. Muhlenberg, Exeter, and Reading were the only teams to beat the Saints during the regular season. There’s a chance Berks Catholic will face all three …
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