Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts
Exeter-40, Hershey-19 The fifth-seeded Eagles used a balanced offensive attack to defeat the Trojans in the first round of the District 3-5A playoffs. Exeter outgained #12 seed Hershey 489-to-214 at Don Thomas Stadium. A pick 6 by Alex Jones pulled the Trojans within 14-12 in the second quarter. The Eagles …
Read More »Football Scoreboard-Week 10
This was the final Friday of the high school football regular season across Pennsylvania. It was a big night for Berks County teams in the Lancaster-Lebanon League. Wilson, Exeter, and Twin Valley wrapped up outright Section championships. Berks Catholic and Schuylkill Valley finished in a three-way tie for the Section …
Read More »Anthony Batista-Schuylkill Valley
Alex Aletras can beat teams with his arm and his legs. Schuylkill Valley’s senior quarterback did both on Friday night in Leesport. Aletras ran 20 times for 182 yards and threw two touchdown passes in a 24-17 victory over rival Hamburg. “We started running him a little bit more last …
Read More »Xander Valentino-Hamburg
Hamburg and Leesport are separated by just eight miles. The Hawks will make the short trip south on Route 61 this Friday. These rivals first met on the gridiron in 1970. The Panthers prevailed 34-6. They won the first seven encounters with the Hawks. Schuylkill Valley holds a slim (26-24-1) …
Read More »L-L League Players of the Week
Here are the Lancaster-Lebanon Quarterback Club PowerPro Players of the Week: Cole Peterson of Wilson was 13-of-18 for 197 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Elizabethtown junior Prince Wratto ran for 231 yards and 4 TD on 17 carries. Colin McGaw, a junior from Warwick, finished 20-of-26 for 276 yards …
Read More »“Roberts Rankings”-Football
There are no changes in my Berks County high school football poll this week. Five of the top six teams came out on top in Week 7. I haven’t dropped Muhlenberg in my rankings due to the Muhls’ strength of schedule. They’ve faced Wilson, Solanco, Ephrata, and Conestoga Valley over …
Read More »Football Game Recaps-Week 7
Wilson-41, Hempfield-7 The (6-1) Bulldogs led 28-0 at halftime. They’ve allowed a total of 20 points in their last five games. Cole Peterson finished 13-of-18 for 197 yards and 2 TD. Mike Glover had a 14-yard touchdown catch. The James Madison commit ran four yards for another score. Sophomore Jaiden …
Read More »Football Game Recaps-Week 6
Twin Valley-35, Fleetwood-0 The (6-0) Raiders scored all of their points in the first half at Elverson. Maverik Foster ran for 173 yards and four touchdowns on ten carries. Foster broke free for a 98-yard TD in the second quarter. His younger brother, Gavan, was 6-of-8 for 105 yards and …
Read More »L-L League Players of the Week
Here are the Lancaster-Lebanon Quarterback Club PowerPro Players of the Week: Kai Speaks of Cedar Crest returned a kickoff 95 yards to the house. The senior wide receiver had two catches for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Ephrata linebacker Ben McCracken made nine combined tackles. The junior receiver added four …
Read More »Blaise Ernst-Hamburg
Last fall was a rough one for football fans on “Hawk Hill.” Hamburg won just two games overall and ended up in sixth place in Section 5 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League at (1-6). It was their first losing season since 2018. One of the Hawks’ best players was injured in …
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