Tag Archives: Berks

Snip Esterly-Berks Catholic

Lloyd Wolf Gymnasium only holds about one thousand people. It can get very loud in a hurry. The decibel levels reached a peak right before the third quarter buzzer when Josh McKoy threw down a powerful one-handed dunk. Top-seeded Berks Catholic outscored #4 seed Octorara 17-7 in that period. The …

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Maddie Campbell-Wyomissing

It was a historic night at Santander Arena for the Wyomissing girls basketball team. The Spartans defeated Reading 46-28 to win their first Berks League championship. “It feels amazing. It feels even better that we did it together as a team,” said Maddie Campbell. As usual, Wyomissing got the job …

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Ruben Rodriguez-Reading

It started with a three-point play from an unlikely source. After an Exeter turnover underneath the basket, Nick Chapman scooped up the loose ball and flipped it high off the glass while being fouled. “Nick got a crazy steal and 1. I feel like that changed the whole game,” said …

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Anthony Caccese-Exeter

When Exeter faced Berks Catholic two weeks ago, Anthony Caccese erupted for a career-high 27 points in a 49-45 win. The Eagles met the Saints again in the Berks Conference semifinals on Wednesday at Santander Arena. As Yogi Berra once said, “It’s like deja vu all over again.” Caccese finished …

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Kingston McKoy-Berks Catholic

Berks Catholic freshman Kingston McKoy has another name for the Berks Conference playoffs. “This is our revenge tour, revenge tour all the way,” he said. Muhlenberg, Exeter, and Reading were the only teams to beat the Saints during the regular season. There’s a chance Berks Catholic will face all three …

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Chris Gallo-Wilson

When two longtime rivals meet with their seasons on the line, things tend to get interesting. There was drama in the fourth quarter of the Berks County quarterfinal between #3 Wilson and #6 Gov. Mifflin. The Mustangs cut a 16-point deficit to three before falling 55-44 in West Lawn. “I …

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“Roberts Rankings”-Boys Basketball

The brackets have been released and the county playoffs start on Monday! It was nice to see that the challenge system worked during the coaches’ seeding meeting this week. Exeter deserved to be the #2 seed and the Eagles were able to move up from the #4 spot. Exeter won …

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Sydney Corado-Berks Catholic

Sydney Corado says she’s more focused now than earlier this season. It certainly looked like that on Friday night at Lloyd Wolf Gymnasium. The 5’10 sophomore scored nine points in the first quarter of Berks Catholic’s 54-40 victory over Gov. Mifflin. Corado finished with a career-high 15 points and 11 …

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“Roberts Rankings”-Boys Basketball

I was talking with Berks Catholic head coach Snip Esterly recently, and he mentioned that I haven’t posted rankings for awhile. Well Snip, ask and you shall receive! The truth is that I wanted a larger sample size of games to better evaluate all of the teams. Without further ado, …

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Caraline Herb-Berks Catholic

When Berks Catholic and Wilson met in mid-December, the game was tied entering the fourth quarter. The Saints pulled out a 43-34 victory. On Monday, Berks Catholic took care of business early in West Lawn. The (12-5, 8-0) Saints scored the first nine points and led 21-6 after eight minutes. …

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