RBBA Senior All-Star Games

As one former Berks County basketball star was helping his team advance to the Sweet 16, current standout high school players squared off in the Reading Berks Basketball Association Senior All-Star Games. Wilson graduate Stevie Mitchell and the Marquette Golden Eagles held off Colorado 81-77 on Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, the top seniors from the BCIAA wrapped up their season at Berks Catholic’s Lloyd Wolf Gymnasium.

The red team knocked off the blue squad 110-98 in the boys game. Alex Kelsey from Exeter led a balanced attack with 21 points. The St. Joseph’s baseball commit drained four 3-pointers. Reading’s Yadiel Cruz, the BCIAA Player of the Year, added 19 points. Josh McKoy (Berks Catholic), Kevin Twiford (Wilson), and Aiden Schippers (Wyomissing) scored 16 points apiece. McKoy is headed to Kutztown University after averaging 17 points for the Saints this season. Muhlenberg guard Alex Collado racked up 29 points for the blue team. He hit five triples. Kevin Saenz (Exeter) and Hunter Svoboda (Fleetwood) each provided 13 points. Francis Camara of Reading and Jeff VanGorder from Exeter served as the head coaches in the boys contest.

The girls in blue came out on top 56-48. Morgan Snyder finished with 25 points. The Oley Valley guard is going to Penn State for field hockey. Wyomissing’s Annie McCaffrey dropped 16 points. She will play soccer at UMass. The red squad was led by Exeter’s Grace Reedy with 15 points. She ended her career as the Eagles’ all-time leading scorer with 1,403 points. Reedy averaged 21 ppg. this year. Peyton Brill of Muhlenberg chipped in with 11 points on Sunday. Wilson’s Chris Gallo and Aaron Anders from Wyomissing were the head coaches in the girls all-star game. Anders guided the Spartans to Berks County and District 3 championships this season.

Thanks to Nelson Berrios, Salomon Caicedo, David McCoy, Glenn Hartman, Marc Konas, and Luis Valentin for donating their time and officiating the games.

The 2023-24 high school basketball season is in the books. It was another very exciting year. I was fortunate to cover 62 games this season. Thanks to all of the coaches and athletic directors for their help with my coverage.