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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.

Solanco stops Elizabethtown in Section 3 battle of unbeatens

Oct 8, 2022

(This story was produced by LNP/Lancasteronline, and published in partnership with MikeDragoSports.com.) By Jeff Reinhart -- LNP/Lancasteronline QUARRYVILLE: There’s a new outright leader atop the Lancaster-Lebanon League…

Manheim Central scores 9 first-half TDs in rout of Lebanon

Oct 8, 2022

(This story was produced by LNP/Lancasteronline, and published in partnership with MikeDragoSports.com.) By Bruce Morgan -- LNP/Lancasteronline LEBANON — Manheim Central remained unbeaten and tied with Exeter atop the…

Record night by Andre Weidman carries Ephrata over Fleetwood

Oct 8, 2022

(This story was produced by LNP/Lancasteronline, and published in partnership with MikeDragoSports.com.) By Matt Pawlikowski -- LNP/Lancasteronline EPHRATA -- Earlier in the week, when asked what he knew about Fleetwood, Ephrata…

Wilson can’t stop Hempfield on final drive, sees Section 1 title hopes slip away

Oct 8, 2022

Wilson's resilient defense came up with a pair of key red zone stops Friday, one in the first quarter, one late in the third, each forcing Hempfield to settle for a field goal, each preserving a Bulldogs lead. They needed another…

Panthers win fifth straight behind four Dominic Giuffre TDs

Oct 8, 2022

By Chris Deantonio -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Coming into the season, Dominic Giuffre and his teammates wanted to change the culture of Schuylkill Valley football. After starting with two straight losses, the Panthers…

Resiliency, consistency again keys in milestone win for Exeter, Matt Bauer

Oct 8, 2022

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Exeter coach Matt Bauer picked up his 100th career win as the Eagles ran happy in Reiffton Friday night and rolled to a 42-8 victory over Muhlenberg in a Lancaster-Lebanon League…

Hempfield stuns Wilson with last-minute TD, now alone in first place in Section 1

Oct 7, 2022

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.) Hempfield may have been a little overlooked in the preseason but no one's looking past the Black Knights now. Not after a game-winning…

Week 7: Fearless Friday Football Forecast

Oct 7, 2022

Things are heating up in the weekly Fearless Forecast. One week after Joe Mays became the first to pull off a Nadia Comaneci -- a perfect score -- four more Forecasters joined him: Sam Cavalieri, Phil Marabella, Sean McBryan and Mike…

WFA Hall of Fame to induct Ray Linn, four former Wyomissing players

Oct 7, 2022

Former West Reading head coach Ray Linn and four former Wyomissing players will be inducted into the 11th class of the Wyomissing Football Association Hall of Fame Saturday. The ceremony will begin at 12:55 at the A-Field, where…

Five Fast Football Facts for Week 7

Oct 7, 2022

1 Garden Spot's Walker Martin tied a PIAA record by kicking five field goals in a game last season, the last of them in overtime in a 27-24 season-opening loss at Twin Valley. Dominic Caruso The Raiders won it on Dominic…

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