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Neffsville is becoming Reece Garvin’s second home. The 6’3 junior scored a career-high 21 points as Exeter beat Mechanicsburg 66-49 in the second round of the PIAA-5A playoffs at Manheim Township. The Eagles played the Blue Streaks here on January 18th and Garvin dropped 20 points in a 74-62 victory. …

After winning its 24th District 3 championship, Reading went eight days without playing a game. The Red Knights’ starting lineup consists of five seniors. They showed no signs of rust on Saturday afternoon in the opening round of the state playoffs. Reading was 12-19 from beyond the arc and blew …

It’s been 33 years since Fleetwood won a District 3 championship in boys basketball. The (22-3) Tigers get a shot at gold on Thursday afternoon at the Giant Center. They face #1 seed Berks Catholic in the District 3-4A Final at 12:45pm. “That was our goal this year. It’s honestly …

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 …

Star players are expected to step to the forefront in the playoffs. Ruben Rodriguez stole the show on Friday at the Geigle Complex. The 6’2 senior guard erupted for 42 points in a hard-fought 69-58 victory over #8 seed Chambersburg. The (25-1) Red Knights extended their winning streak to 16 …

Exeter head coach Matt Ashcroft was expecting a tough game on Thursday in the District 3-5A quarterfinals. Milton Hershey has four District 3 championships on its resume. The Spartans won the Mid-Penn Keystone Division title this year. They came into Reiffton averaging nearly 64 points per game. The Eagles held …

It was fitting that longtime Wilson boys basketball coach Reggie Weiss was in attendance for the Bulldogs’ playoff game on Tuesday. Weiss was the architect of the program. His teams won 362 games and were well known for their hard-nosed man-to-man defense. Matt Coldren, a 1990 Wilson graduate, has passed …

Ben DeBalko worked on his jumper all summer with assistant coach Dan Korejwo. DeBalko tried to take 1,000 shots three or four days a week. His hard work has paid off during his sophomore campaign. The 6’ guard splashed back-to-back 3-pointers from the left corner to give Oley Valley a …

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 …

Amaya Stewart got to play at Santander Arena for the first time on Tuesday and she made the most of it. The 6’1 sophomore had a game-high 19 points in Wyomissing’s 43-35 victory over Wilson in the Berks League semifinals. Stewart and Annie McCaffrey dominated in the paint all night …