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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.

Evan Johnson carries Twin Valley to first district playoff victory, district semifinals

Nov 11, 2022

(This story will be updated with details and postgame reaction.) Sophomore Evan Johnson broke off three long touchdown runs to help Twin Valley hold off Milton Hershey 43-29 in a wild District 3 Class 4A game Friday night at Twin…

What are Berks teams facing this weekend in the District 3 playoffs? (updated)

Nov 11, 2022

Six Berks teams qualified for the District 3 playoffs; five remain alive. Hamburg defeated Upper Dauphin 49-35 in a Classs 3A quarterfinal last week. Wilson (6A), Exeter (5A), Twin Valley (4A) and Wyomissing each had first-round…

Exeter playoff vs. Dover postponed until Saturday; two other games moved

Nov 11, 2022

Exeter's District 3 Class 5A playoff quarterfinal against Dover has been postponed until Saturday due to heavy rain forecast for Friday evening. The second-seeded Eagles (10-0) will kick off against seventh-seeded Dover (9-2) at 7…

District 3 playoff schedule for Week 12 (updated)

Nov 11, 2022

Class 6A quarterfinalsNo. 8 Carlisle (6-4)atNo. 1 Hempfield (8-2)Friday, 7No. 5 Manheim Township (7-3)atNo. 4 Cumberland Valley (7-3)Friday, 7No. 7 York High (6-3)atNo. 2 Central York (9-1)Friday, 7No. 6 Wilson (8-2)atNo. 3 Harrisburg…

Berks/L-L Week 12 football schedule and who to follow for live updates (updated)

Nov 11, 2022

FRIDAY'S GAMES (all games at 7 unless noted)MikeDragoSports.com/LNP coverage6A quarterfinalsCarlisle at HempfieldFollow John WalkManheim Township at Cumberland ValleyFollow Kyle Morgan5A quarterfinalCocalico at GettysburgFollow Matt…

Five Fast Football Facts for Week 12

Nov 11, 2022

1 Wyomissing has won eight straight District 3 playoff games, three short of the Berks record set by Berks Catholic. The Saints became the first Berks team to win three straight district championships, from 2015-17, and opened the…

Football Notes: Another dominant run by Spartans, passing marks, playoff debacle

Nov 10, 2022

Wyomissing cruised through the regular season with such ease that's its easy to overlook what the Spartans accomplished. One year after graduating five All-State players they recorded the fourth-most dominant regular season in…

GoBigRecruiting.com Game of the Week: Wilson Bulldogs vs. Harrisburg Cougars

Nov 9, 2022

District 3 Class 6A quarterfinal No. 6 Wilson (8-2) vs. No. 3 Harrisburg (7-2) Kick: Saturday, 1, at Severance Field, Harrisburg. Series: Cougars lead 5-4. Last meeting: Harrisburg beat Wilson 14-10 last…

10 Questions with Wyomissing’s Drew Eisenhower, presented by UECU

Nov 9, 2022

Drew Eisenhower Senior running back/safety Q: You were on the varsity as a freshman. Which of the seniors on that championship team influenced you the most in the player you have become? I would say Max Hurleman…

Top-ranked Wyomissing, No. 2 Exeter ready to defend District 3 titles

Nov 8, 2022

Lancaster-Lebanon League section champs Exeter and Wyomissing head into the postseason highly ranked in the state and as favorites to repeat as District 3 champs. The Eagles (10-0), who had a bye last week, remained ranked No. 2 in…

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