Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts
The annual Geigle Classic was held Saturday at Reading High School. The Muhlenberg versus Central Dauphin East matchup was postponed due to the weather. The other four games came down to the fourth quarter. York High-64, Hazleton-51 Nasir Barnes scored a game-high 21 points for the (11-5) Bearcats, including eight …
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 »Geigle Classic Schedule
The Geigle Classic is set for Saturday, January 17th. Teams from across the state will make their way to Reading for this annual basketball showcase. Five varsity games are on tap, including four boys matchups. The action begins at noon, and spectators can enter the Geigle Complex at 11am. The …
Read More »Javon Merriweather-Reading
Kingston McKoy was averaging 21.6 points entering Monday’s tilt at the Geigle Complex. The Colgate commit is a two-time All-State selection who led Berks Catholic to the PIAA-4A championship game a season ago. Reading held the 6’4 senior guard to five points in a 48-40 victory. Sophomore guard Javon Merriweather …
Read More »“Roberts Rankings”-Boys Basketball
We’re one month into the high school basketball season and I’ve been fortunate to cover 14 games. I’ve already seen the top eight teams in my poll in person. My preseason rankings proved to be very accurate. In fact, there’s only one small change in this week’s poll. Wilson and …
Read More »Cameron “Bron Bron” Jones-Reading
Reading has struggled in the third quarter this season. Those eight minutes turned Monday’s game with Exeter around, but this time it was in the favor of the Red Knights. They outscored the Eagles 27-to-10 in the third period and cruised to a 72-51 victory at the Geigle Complex. Reading …
Read More »BCFCA Big School Team
The Berks County Football Coaches Association released its Big School All-County team today. It’s made up of players from the eight Class 5A and 6A schools in Berks County. The coaches from those schools voted for this team. Congratulations to all of these standout players, as well as Muhlenberg head …
Read More »Eli Hemmings-Muhlenberg
After trailing Reading 40-30 at halftime, Muhlenberg erupted for 31 points in the third quarter. The Muhls opened the second half with a 15-0 run and went on to win 71-68 at the Geigle Complex. Eli Hemmings finished with a game-high 25 points, including 13 in the pivotal third period. …
Read More »Rick Perez Returning to Reading
The coach who led Reading to three state championships is returning to lead the Red Knights. Berks Sports Report has learned that Rick Perez is expected to be approved as Reading’s boys basketball head coach at Wednesday’s school board meeting. Perez has spent the past two seasons as an assistant …
Read More »Camara Ruled Eligible for Postseason at Berks Catholic
Berks Sports Report has learned that Berks Catholic junior Jeremiah Camara is eligible for all postseason games. A District 3 committee made that ruling and informed Berks Catholic this morning. Camara transferred from Reading High School where he played basketball and football. His father, Francis Camara, was the head coach …
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