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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.

It’s a perfect ending for Exeter

MANHEIM -- The situation was dire. Manheim Central had the ball on the Exeter 2 with a minute-and-half left, down four. Matt Bauer's mind was racing. What, the Eagles head coach thought, if we intentionally let them score on the…

Solanco pounds out perfect season, Section 3 title

QUARRYVILLE -- Gavin Cox walked the sideline as a ball boy when Solanco was in this position seven years ago. He remembers the night vividly. It ended with him in tears. That painful thought was impossible to escape in the days…

Berks/L-L Week 10 Scoreboard (complete)

Section 1Wilson27Manheim Township21Section 1Hempfield 40Reading High16Section 1Penn Manor 42McCaskey6Section 2Exeter 21Manheim Central17Section 2Warwick25Gov. Mifflin7Section 2Conestoga Valley 35Muhlenberg0Section 3Daniel Boone…

Five Fast Football Facts for Week 10

1 Exeter and Wyomissing can complete perfect regular seasons with wins this weekend. The Eagles have had three perfect seasons, going 9-0 in 1967 and 1970 and 10-0 in 2015. The Spartans have recorded 10 perfect seasons and…

Joey Schlaffer has been quite a catch for the Eagles

Mason Rotelli knows other quarterbacks must be jealous of him having a target such as 6-7 Joey Schlaffer. "It's something you see and say, 'I wish had him,' " the Exeter quarterback said. "There's not many of him." Schlaffer is…

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