The extreme temperatures haven’t slowed down Wilson’s boys basketball team this summer. After beating Exeter 54-37 last week, the Bulldogs improved to (7-0) in the West Reading League. They’re also unbeaten in the Cedar Beach League with a mark of (12-0) in Allentown. “It’s been a good summer. The kids …
Read More »Jason Bieber-Fleetwood
Fleetwood’s boys basketball team is getting a makeover. The Tigers will look much different this winter. They’ll have five new starters and a new head coach. Jason Bieber takes over for Terry Sitler who retired after twelve years. Bieber is no stranger to Fleetwood. He graduated from the high school …
Read More »Konlan Krick-Wyomissing
Wyomissing has found its new boys basketball head coach. Konlan Krick will be taking over the Spartans’ program. Krick has been an assistant coach at Exeter for the past seven years. He also played for the Eagles and averaged a team-high 14 points during the 2011-12 season. Krick will be …
Read More »Fleetwood hires Bieber
Jason Bieber is very familiar with Fleetwood. He graduated from the high school there in 1994. Bieber’s first coaching job was with the Tigers’ boys basketball team. He was an assistant under Joey Palacz thirty years ago. On Tuesday night, Bieber was officially approved as Fleetwood’s varsity boys basketball coach. …
Read More »PIAA Boys Basketball Playoffs
The BCIAA and District 3 boys basketball playoffs have been decided. One tournament remains. The PIAA brackets were finalized on Sunday. Six teams from Berks County, including High Point Baptist Academy, qualified for the state playoffs. Here are their first round matchups. Class 6A: Reading at Chester at 1pm on …
Read More »Reading-Chester Rivalry
4,290 is a big number. That’s the amount of victories that the Reading and Chester boys basketball programs have accumulated. The Red Knights and Clippers rank first and second in wins in Pennsylvania history. They will square off on Saturday in the first round of the PIAA-6A playoffs. It’s a …
Read More »Reading falls at C.V.
Reading entered Tuesday’s District 3-6A semifinal averaging 67 points. Cumberland Valley was allowing just 47 points a night. Something had to give at the Dome. The sixth-seeded Red Knights went nearly seven minutes in the fourth quarter with only one field goal. The three-time defending District 3 champs fell to …
Read More »Kevin Saenz-Exeter
Exeter’s 74-51 loss at Wilson in the BCIAA quarterfinals was a great source of motivation. “It lights a fire under everybody to play better, said Kevin Saenz. The Eagles were back in action for the first time in a week, but they certainly didn’t look rusty. They blew out seventh-seeded …
Read More »All-Berks Boys Basketball Team
The coaches in the BCIAA vote for the All-County basketball team each year. Congratulations to all of the selections. Here are the results for the 2023-24 season. Matt Coldren-Wilson-Coach of the Year Yadiel Cruz-Reading-Sr.-Player of the Year Josh McKoy-Berks Catholic-Sr. Kingston McKoy-Berks Catholic-So. Kevin Saenz-Exeter-Sr. Shermar Killen-Muhlenberg-Jr. Nick Chapman-Reading-Sr. Madyx …
Read More »BCIAA Boys Basketball Playoffs
The bracket has been finalized for the Berks County boys basketball playoffs. The initial seeds, based on power ratings, were submitted at 1pm on Thursday. The coaches had until 3pm to challenge any seeds. No challenges were made. The quarterfinals will take place on Monday, February 12th at the higher …
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