UECU girls basketball Player of the Week: Exeter junior Grace Reedy

By Mike Drago Last updated Feb 9, 2023

By Sean McBryan — MikeDragoSports.com correspondent

Exeter junior Grace Reedy scored 42 points across two wins to earn Utilities Employees Credit Union Player of the Week.

Reedy dropped 20 points in a 44-29 victory over Daniel Boone Tuesday that clinched the Berks Girls League Division II title. She scored 22 in a 56-53 win Saturday over Susquehanna Township, which is one spot ahead of Exeter for the final District 3 Class 5A playoff berth.

Exeter was one of six Berks Girls League teams to go undefeated last week, along with Berks Catholic, Schuylkill Valley, Tulpehocken, Wilson, and Wyomissing.

Reedy, the league’s top scorer at 22.5 points per game, has led the Eagles (6-4, 10-11) to just their third double-digit win season in the past nine years.

Exeter has taken advantage of the division swap with Muhlenberg; the Eagles moved to Berks II from Berks I after last season.

The junior is fourth in Berks with 40 3’s, trailing only Caraline Herb, Alexis Hess, and Lexi Loeb.

Reedy is shooting over 70% from the foul line and has made 113 free throws, the most in the league.

Reedy is next in line among Berks players to reach 1,000 points; she has scored 473 points this season and 862 in her career.

Only two active Berks players have topped 1,000 points: Hess (1,396) and Herb (1,009), both seniors.

Reedy, a 5-9 wing, has scored in double figures in 20 straight games since opening the season with seven points in a loss to Cocalico. She has scored 20 or more points nine times and 30 or more four times. She reached her season- and career-high with 35 points against Daniel Boone Dec. 19.

The Eagles wrap up the regular season Monday night against Twin Valley before the preparations begin for their first Berks playoff appearance since 2015.

Reedy is the first Exeter player to earn Utilities Employees Credit Union Player of the Week honors. Players considered for Player of the Week honors are nominated by their coach or by members of the MikeDragoSports.com coverage team.

Also considered for Utilities Employees Credit Union Player of Week:

Berks Catholic’s Madison Langdon
Hamburg’s Amelia Gassert
Kutztown’s Meaghan Dietrich
Muhlenberg’s Liana Martir
Schuylkill Valley’s Natane White
Tulpehocken’s Mahala Ruffner
Wilson’s Laila Jones
Wyomissing’s Annie McCaffrey

Selected earlier this season:

Dec. 12: Alexis Hardy, Wyomissing
Dec. 19: Morgan Snyder, Oley Valley
Dec. 26: Caraline Herb, Berks Catholic
Jan. 2: Ashanti Chapman, Reading High
Jan. 9: Amelia Gassert, Hamburg
Jan. 16: Juliana Stichter, Schuylkill Valley
Jan. 23: Laila Jones, Wilson
Jan. 30: Alexis Hess, Fleetwood

Selected last year for Utilities Employees Credit Union Player of Week:

Dec. 20: Kya Washington, Reading High
Dec. 27: Caraline Herb, Berks Catholic
Jan. 3: Shakyla Mayo, Gov. Mifflin
Jan. 10: Alexis Hess, Fleetwood
Jan. 17: Addison Benner, Brandywine Heights
Jan. 24: Lekaiah Solomon, Schuylkill Valley
Jan. 31: Caroline Reedy, Berks Catholic
Feb. 7: Addison Benner, Brandywine Heights
Feb. 14: Caroline Reedy, Berks Catholic
Feb. 21: Shakyla Mayo, Gov. Mifflin
Feb. 28: Aailyah Dabney, Berks Catholic
March 7: Avery Potteiger, Brandywine Heights