The brackets have been released and the county playoffs start on Monday! It was nice to see that the challenge system worked during the coaches’ seeding meeting this week. Exeter deserved to be the #2 seed and the Eagles were able to move up from the #4 spot. Exeter won …

Aris Rodriguez dropped a career-high 30 points on Central York in Reading’s season opener. He drilled four 3-pointers in the first quarter and hasn’t slowed down since. The 6’5 guard averaged 5 points per game a year ago. He’s providing nearly 15 points a night during his senior campaign. Rodriguez …

Hamburg entered Monday’s Division 3 matchup in Leesport with a (6-15) record and five straight losses. Schuylkill Valley had won six of its last eight contests and needed a victory to qualify for the Berks League playoffs. The Panthers beat the Hawks by 22 points one month ago. It may …

Sydney Corado says she’s more focused now than earlier this season. It certainly looked like that on Friday night at Lloyd Wolf Gymnasium. The 5’10 sophomore scored nine points in the first quarter of Berks Catholic’s 54-40 victory over Gov. Mifflin. Corado finished with a career-high 15 points and 11 …

On Senior Night at the Geigle Complex, it was a junior that made pivotal plays down the stretch for the Red Knights. Yadiel Cruz came to Reading last year from the Dominican Republic. The 6’2 guard scored half of his 14 points in the fourth quarter of a 56-43 victory …

Matt Coldren has always preached defense and it has paid off. The Bulldogs’ head coach has more wins than anyone in program history. The former all-county guard at Wilson is (386-183) over 22 seasons. “That’s his main focus, defense, that’s it. That’s what wins games. We can have a bad …

Taylor Koenig is back and that makes Gov. Mifflin a very dangerous team. The Mustangs used a big third quarter to beat Reading 69-57 in Shillington. Koenig, who had knee surgery in November, scored nine of her 22 points in the third period. She’s played in five games and Gov. …

Two heavyweights in District 3 squared off Tuesday at the Geigle Complex. Reading is #1 in the Class 6A power rankings. Berks Catholic sits atop the 4A rankings in District 3. Last year, the Red Knights defeated the Saints 51-35 in the Berks County championship. This certainly didn’t feel like …

I was talking with Berks Catholic head coach Snip Esterly recently, and he mentioned that I haven’t posted rankings for awhile. Well Snip, ask and you shall receive! The truth is that I wanted a larger sample size of games to better evaluate all of the teams. Without further ado, …

When Berks Catholic and Wilson met in mid-December, the game was tied entering the fourth quarter. The Saints pulled out a 43-34 victory. On Monday, Berks Catholic took care of business early in West Lawn. The (12-5, 8-0) Saints scored the first nine points and led 21-6 after eight minutes. …