Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts
Congratulations to Reading’s Rashida Suber for being voted the Berks League Coach of the Year. Suber, who scored 2,111 points in her career for the Red Knights, led them to their first BCIAA championship since 2010. Reading defeated Gov. Mifflin 63-57 on Friday night at Santander Arena. Amaya Stewart of …
Read More »Luke Levan-Wilson
We’ve often heard that defense wins championships. Matt Coldren has preached about the importance of defense over his 24 years as Wilson’s head coach. He learned that approach from the legendary Reggie Weiss who won 362 games with the Bulldogs. Wilson allowed ten points or less in three quarters of …
Read More »Xiani Beatty-Reading
Reading surprised a lot of people by beating top-seeded Wyomissing 40-38 in the BCIAA semifinals. The Spartans had won the previous two Berks County titles. The Red Knights weren’t satisfied with just reaching the championship game at Santander Arena. “We didn’t fight all the way just to lose in the …
Read More »Bulldogs and Red Knights Advance-BCIAA Boys Semifinals
It’s fair to say that Wilson and Gov. Mifflin are pretty evenly matched. The Bulldogs won in Shillington by three points in their first meeting. The Mustangs prevailed 65-59 in overtime at West Lawn. The rubber match went down Thursday night at Santander Arena in the BCIAA semifinals. Wilson, the …
Read More »Mustangs and Red Knights Rally-BCIAA Girls Semifinals
Gov. Mifflin and Wilson kicked off an exciting evening of basketball at Santander Arena. The first of four BCIAA semifinals didn’t disappoint. The third-seeded Mustangs trailed 38-27 with 3:45 remaining in the third quarter. Gov. Mifflin rallied past the second-seeded Bulldogs 60-56. Bella Super, a 5’8 sophomore guard, poured in …
Read More »District 3 Girls Basketball Playoffs
The BCIAA basketball playoffs are heating up and the District 3 tournament is on deck! Eight girls teams from Berks County are in the District 3 field. The action kicks off on Monday, February 17. There are no local teams in the Class 2A and Class A brackets. All of …
Read More »District 3 Boys Basketball Playoffs
The brackets are out! The District 3 basketball playoffs begin on Monday, February 17. Ten boys teams from the BCIAA qualified for the tournament. High Point Baptist is also in the field. However, Reading missed the District 3 playoffs for the first time since 2001. The Red Knights went (13-13, …
Read More »District 3 Boys Basketball Rankings
It’s time for another edition of my District 3 boys basketball rankings! I give you the top 5 teams in all six classifications. You will see new #1 squads in both Class 5A and Class 3A this week. Lampeter-Strasburg also made a big jump into my poll in 5A. The …
Read More »BCIAA Boys Basketball Quarterfinals
The Berks County boys basketball playoffs kicked off Monday night. The four teams from Division 1 dominated in the quarterfinal round. They won by an average of 20.5 points. You can read the full story on Gov. Mifflin’s 68-52 victory over Exeter on my website, including an interview with junior …
Read More »Ian Fleming-Gov. Mifflin
When Exeter and Gov. Mifflin met in the regular season, the Eagles cruised to a 69-52 victory on January 14. Ian Fleming, a 6’ junior, was injured and didn’t play. “That gave me a little more momentum, a little more energy since I didn’t get to compete the first time,” …
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