Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts
The PIAA boys basketball tournament tips off on Friday. Five teams from the BCIAA qualified for the state playoffs this year. Find out what their head coaches are saying as they prepare for some difficult matchups. From here on out, it’s win or go home. Wilson visits District 7 runner-up …
Read More »Laila Jones-Wilson
Gov. Mifflin exploded for 37 points in the second half to beat Wilson 60-56 in the BCIAA semifinals last year. There was nothing that Laila Jones could do to help her teammates as their dreams of a long-awaited Berks County championship vanished. The 5’8 point guard was out of action …
Read More »Exeter upsets Gov. Mifflin in BCIAA Semifinals
Exeter’s girls basketball team has experienced a major turnaround. Last season, the Eagles finished (7-15) overall and went (3-8) in league play. Fast-forward twelve months and they’re headed to the BCIAA Championship Game for the first time since 1977. “Super proud, they play together. It’s a fun group to be …
Read More »Saints roll over Eagles in BCIAA Semifinals
Snip Esterly entered Wednesday’s BCIAA semifinal against Exeter with 860 career wins. Whether at Central Catholic or Berks Catholic, his teams have always been known for hard-nosed man-to-man defense. The top-seeded Saints put on a defensive clinic at Santander Arena. They held the fifth-seeded Eagles to five points in the …
Read More »Jeff VanGorder-Exeter
Wilson had won four of the past six BCIAA boys basketball championships, including two in a row. Fifth-seeded Exeter ended the Bulldogs’ bid for a three-peat with a dramatic 43-41 victory in West Lawn on Monday night. Aidan Dauble drove the length of the floor, got into the middle of …
Read More »BCIAA Boys Basketball Playoffs
The postseason gets underway in just three days for teams in the Berks Boys Basketball Conference. Berks Catholic is the top seed with a record of (19-2). The Saints are looking for their first BCIAA championship since 2018. They were the #1 seed a season ago, but fell to Reading …
Read More »Aidan Dauble-Exeter
Aidan Dauble entered the 1,000-point club with a 3-pointer from the top of the key early in the second quarter against Daniel Boone. His teammates rushed off the bench to celebrate the milestone. “It was so surreal…probably one of the best moments of my high school career. It was so …
Read More »Exeter beats State College in Showcase
Exeter made the short trip to Reading on a snowy Saturday for the annual Geigle Classic. Aidan Dauble finished with a game-high 19 points as the Eagles defeated State College 61-53. Dauble is within eight points of 1,000 for his career. “He works hard every day. He’s huge to the …
Read More »“Roberts Rankings”-Girls Basketball
The BCIAA girls basketball playoffs are less than a month away. The quarterfinals are set for Saturday, February 7th. Wilson entered the season as the favorite in Berks County and nothing has changed. The Bulldogs have won their seven league games by an average of 31.4 points! Wilson is searching …
Read More »Addison Harper-Exeter
Exeter and Berks Catholic are hoping to return to the BCIAA playoffs this season after not qualifying for the tournament last year. They squared off on Friday evening at Lloyd Wolf Gymnasium. As expected, it was a tightly contested matchup. Addison Harper provided a team-high 17 points as the Eagles …
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