Tag Archives: basketball

Matt Raquet-Wilson

A matchup for first place between two very good teams was tarnished by a fight that resulted in six players being ejected. “It was really unfortunate and kind of ruined a really good league game. Just an unfortunate situation, it should never happen,” said Wilson first-year coach Matt Raquet. The …

Read More »

BCIAA Basketball Playoff Picture

The Berks County high school basketball playoffs begin on Saturday, February 8th with the girls quarterfinals. The boys quarterfinals are set for Monday, February 10th. I’m constantly asked how the eight teams are selected for the BCIAA basketball tournament so I thought I’d try to explain the process. Don’t worry, …

Read More »

Andrew Galantuomo-Gov. Mifflin

This is what high school basketball is all about. Two arch rivals going toe-to-toe in a double overtime classic. “It was unbelievable. The gym was rocking. I was shooting free throws and I couldn’t even hear myself dribble,” said Andrew Galantuomo. The 5’7 senior came up large as Gov. Mifflin …

Read More »

Gavin Welker-Berks Catholic

Every basketball player wants their coach to give them the green light to shoot. In Gavin Welker’s case, he didn’t have a choice. “Snip was yelling at me. He wanted me to shoot the ball earlier in the game and he took me out for it. When I went back …

Read More »

District 3 Girls Basketball Rankings

Only a few league games remain in the Berks County high school basketball season. The postseason is right around the corner. Several local girls teams are on the bubble for the District 3 playoffs. Here are the current rankings. Class 6A (16 teams qualify) 7.Wilson 8.Reading 12.Gov. Mifflin Class 5A …

Read More »

District 3 Boys Basketball Rankings

The high school basketball regular season is winding down. The deadline for games to count toward a school’s District 3 power ranking is February 12th. Keep in mind that BCIAA playoff games aren’t factored into the equation. Let’s take a look at where the Berks County boys basketball teams currently …

Read More »

Weshly Rosario-Reading

Weshly Rosario is known for his great court vision and flashy passes. On Thursday evening, the 6’ junior guard decided to flip the script. “I changed today because they know I pass the basketball so I was looking more to score,” he explained. Rosario finished with a career-high 28 points …

Read More »

Golden Knights rally past Wyomissing

Eastern York and Wyomissing were second and third respectively in the District 3-4A power rankings entering Wednesday night. The intriguing non-league matchup lost some of its luster with both teams missing their leading scorer. Gannon commit Carter Wamsley was out with the flu. The 6’7 senior is a 1,000 point …

Read More »

Snip Esterly-Berks Catholic

Everyone in Lloyd Wolf Gymnasium knew who was taking the last shot for Berks Catholic. “We just wanted to spread it and let Kingston go to work because he’s so hard to cover. He can go either left or right,” said Saints’ coach Snip Esterly. McKoy went behind his back, …

Read More »

Matt Flowers-Muhlenberg

Exeter put up 69 points in a 17-point win over Gov. Mifflin on Tuesday. The Eagles upset Berks Catholic last week at Lloyd Wolf Gymnasium. Muhlenberg head coach Matt Flowers knew he was facing a hot team on Thursday night in Reiffton. The Muhls’ pressure defense forced 19 turnovers in …

Read More »