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Mike Drago
Mike Drago has written about sports at every level for parts of six decades, most notably at the Reading Eagle for the past 38 years. Mike has written a virtual history of Berks high school football and in 2013 was inducted into the Berks County Football Coaches Hall of Fame.
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STATUS6A semifinal(1) Central York42(4) Wilson7Final6A semifinal(3) Manheim Township(2) HarrisburgSaturday5A semifinal(4)!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
District 3/PIAA playoff schedule . . . for Week 13 (and who to follow for updates)
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Winners advance to PIAA quarterfinals Nov. 21/22
PIAA championships: Dec. 4-6
WHO TO FOLLOW6A semifinal(4) Wilsonat(1) Central!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Winning games, not setting records, is on Mason Young’s mind
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Mason Young had several goals in mind when he became Wilson’s starting quarterback this season but throwing for 2,000 yards or!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Title-game bound Saints find themselves ‘where we need to be’
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Eric Bennethum is too young to remember the details about Berks Catholic’s football glory days a decade ago, but he sensed the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Game of the Week: Berks Catholic vs. Trinity, presented by Kevin Miller of Berkshire Investment Group (updated)
District 3 Class 3A championship
No. 1 Berks Catholic (9-2) vs. No. 3 Trinity (9-3)
Kick: Friday, 7, at Elco High School, Myerstown.
Series: First meeting.
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Explosive Raiders bidding to become Berks’ highest-scoring team — ever
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Twin Valley has produced scoring feats this season never before seen in Berks football.
The Raiders are averaging 54.0 points per!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
District 3 playoff preview: Wyomissing vs. Susquehanna Township
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District 3 Class 4A semifinal
No. 4 Wyomissing (10-1) vs. No. 1 Susquehanna Township (11-0)
Kick: Friday, 7, at Roscoe Warner!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
District 3 playoff preview: Exeter vs. Bishop McDevitt
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District 3 Class 5A semifinal
No. 7 Exeter (10-2) vs. No. 3 Bishop McDevitt (9-2)
Kick: Friday, 7, at Rocco Ortenzi Field,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Exeter’s Leo Brown on precipice of Berks’ most cherished football record
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David Gilmore knew that eventually someone would top his many rushing and scoring records.
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District 3 playoff preview: Wilson vs. Central York
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District 3 Class 6A semifinal
No. 4 Wilson (9-2) vs. No. 1 Central York (10-1)
Kick: Friday, 7, at Central York High School.
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