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Over his 15 years as the head coach of the Schuylkill Valley boys basketball team, Chris Gallo stressed defense and sharing the basketball. Gallo is in his second season with the Wilson girls team and his formula is still working. The Bulldogs allowed just 34 points per game during the …

Wilson entered the Geigle Complex allowing just 48 points per game, the fewest in Division 1. Reading put 44 up on the scoreboard by halftime. The (19-3, 11-1) Red Knights would not be denied on Senior Night. They rebounded from Tuesday’s 63-61 loss at Muhlenberg with a resounding 89-55 victory …

It was Senior Night at the Geigle Complex and Daniel Alcantara wanted to put on a show. That’s exactly what the all-state forward did in the second half of Reading’s 89-55 rout of Wilson. Alcantara finished with a career-high 30 points. He knocked down five 3-pointers, including three from the …

Fans were standing in the corners of Muhlenberg’s gymnasium Tuesday night. Tickets for the Muhls’ crossover matchup with the Red Knights were sold out by Monday morning. Division 2 champion Muhlenberg was riding a five-game winning streak, while Division 1 champ Reading had won seven in a row. Longtime Red …

Alex Tomlinson looked like he just finished a heavyweight boxing match that went the distance. As it turns out, the bright red bruises on his face didn’t occur during the Muhls’ epic battle with defending state champion Reading. No, Tomlinson’s cuts were the result of getting tackled and kicked in …

As I spoke with Matt Flowers in the hallway outside of the gymnasium, the Muhls’ first-year head coach became very emotional. While trying to hold back tears, Flowers said, “I just wish my father could be here to see it.” His dad, who passed away in October of 2020, would …

A made free throw, a perfectly missed free throw, an offensive rebound, and a 3-pointer. All of that needed to happen for the Bulldogs in just 1.6 seconds…and it did. It played out exactly as longtime head coach Matt Coldren drew it up in the huddle during a timeout. Wilson …

Down 50-46 with 1.6 seconds left. Game over, right? Wrong. The Bulldogs pulled off an unbelievable comeback against Methacton on Saturday in West Lawn. Wilson trailed by 14 in the third quarter and by 12 with just over two minutes left. The (14-5) Bulldogs rallied for a 60-56 victory in …

Exeter guard Colin Payne came into Thursday’s Division 1 matchup at Lloyd Wolf Gymnasium as the leading scorer in Berks County. The 6’3 senior was averaging 20 points a night. I asked Saints’ coach Snip Esterly what his plan was to try and slow down Payne. He simply replied, “JayJay.” …

Saints’ head coach Snip Esterly was worried that Tyler Givens wouldn’t be able to play against Exeter on Thursday. Givens strained his Achilles tendon during the game with Reading on Monday. Not only was the 6’3 senior forward in the lineup, Givens was Berks Catholic’s leading scorer in the first …