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All-state guard Ruben Rodriguez reached 1,000 career points on a layup early in the fourth quarter against Vertical Academy. The Red Knights were up ten points and the crowd of 4,400 was loving every minute of it. However, the squad from Charlotte wasn’t about to go down without a fight. …

Ruben Rodriguez is a cool customer on the court, but the all-state guard admitted that he was “freaking out” right before tipoff at Santander Arena. Why? Because he couldn’t find his jersey. Just seconds before the game against Vertical Academy started, Ruben’s dad came to the rescue with his son’s …

Berks Catholic was originally scheduled to play in a showcase event at Santander Arena on Friday. The Saints were replaced in the first game of that doubleheader by Muhlenberg. That decision didn’t sit well with the Berks Catholic players and it was a talking point in the locker room before …

The end of the first half and the beginning of the third quarter are two critical points in a game. JayJay Jordan came through for the Saints in both sequences. His layup in the final seconds of the second period gave Berks Catholic a 35-24 lead over Muhlenberg. The 5’10 …

Here’s the updated schedule for this Saturday’s Geigle Classic. Six games are on tap including a rematch of last year’s Class 6A state championship between the Red Knights and Archbishop Wood. 12pm-Reading (girls) vs. William Allen 1:30pm-Lower Merion vs. William Allen 3pm-McCaskey vs. Hazleton 4:30pm-Dieruff vs. CD East 6pm-Muhlenberg vs. …

Panthers’ head coach Jason Bagenstose has been telling Lekaiah Solomon to look to score more. The 5’8 senior took that advice to heart on Tuesday in a key crossover matchup with Division 4 leader Brandywine Heights. Solomon finished with a game-high 13 points, two shy of her career-best, in a …

Lekaiah Solomon admitted that she was very nervous at the free throw line with 16 seconds left in a tie game. The pressure didn’t bother the 5’8 senior at all as she calmly sank both attempts to give the Panthers a 28-26 lead over Brandywine Heights. Schuylkill Valley held on …

Matt Flowers preaches defense, defense, and more defense. You can imagine that the Muhls’ first-year head coach wasn’t the least bit happy with his team’s performance on Saturday. Muhlenberg lost to Nativity 82-76. Flowers’ squad gave a much better defensive effort on Monday evening in Laureldale. The Muhls rolled over …

Edwin Suarez was determined not to let his team down again. The 6’6 senior fouled out in Saturday’s 82-76 loss to Nativity. He had a season-low five points. Suarez bounced back in a big way on Monday evening in Laureldale. He erupted for a career-high 32 points in a 76-53 …

Edwin Suarez is a big reason why the Muhls are off to a great start despite losing three of their top four scorers from last year’s team to graduation. Suarez is providing 19 points and ten rebounds a night for Muhlenberg. The 6’6 senior picked up two early fouls and …