Box score: Archbishop Wood 64, Reading High 58
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Red Knights (26-4)FGFT3’sARPointsBurdine3-60-00-0106R Rodriguez8-213-42-53521Grey1-70-01-4123Davis2-40-00-0054Chapman2-112-70-1646A…
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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.
Red Knights’ comeback falls painfully short
EASTON -- Few teams would dare think they'd have chance at coming back after trailing by 25 points in the second half, but the Reading Red Knights refused to believe that Sunday.
They didn't care what it said on the scoreboard.
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Reading High falls in heartbreaker to Archbishop Wood
(This story will be updated with details and postgame reaction.)
EASTON -- Reading High nearly completed a miraculous comeback Sunday, trimming all but two points off a 25-point deficit before falling to Archbishop Wood 64-58 in a…
Archbishop Carroll has easy time of it in second round
A poor first half may have cost Berks Catholic an extended run in the state tournament.
Archbishop Carroll, which took out the Saints 68-61 in the opening round of the PIAA Class 4A Tournament Tuesday, had an easy time of it in the…
Despite on-court battles, Reading High, Wood coaches remain close
Reading High and Archbishop Wood waged a taut battle for the PIAA Class 6A championship a year ago. The Red Knights won it 58-57, with Joey Chapman stealing a pass in the final seconds to clinch it.
Despite the contested ending --…
Reading High postponed until Sunday
Reading High's PIAA Class 6A Tournament game vs. Archbishop Wood will be pushed back to Sunday at 1 at Easton Middle School, due to an impending storm, according to the PIAA website.
The winner advances to the state quarterfinals…
Twin Valley’s season ends with opening-round loss at Abington Heights
Twin Valley's offensive troubles continued in the opening round of the state tournament Thursday with the Raiders able to score only nine second-half points in falling to Abington Heights 40-24 in the opening round of the PIAA Class…
A.J. Alexy: ‘I’m ready to play some baseball’
Like baseball fans across the country, A.J. Alexy rejoiced Thursday when it was announced that Major League Baseball's lockout had ended.
"I'm super-excited," said the 23-year-old right-hander. "I'm ready to play some baseball."
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Much has changed since Reading beat Archbishop Wood in PIAA title game
It's billed as a rematch -- Reading High vs. Archbishop Wood in the second round of the PIAA Class 6A Tournament -- but it's not, really.
It's not a rematch of last year's epic state championship game, won by the Red Knights 58-57.…
Few upsets on opening night in PIAA Class 6A Tournament
Reading High and the other top two finishers in the District 3 Class 6A Tournament advanced past the first round of the PIAA Tournament Wednesday but four other teams from the district were ousted: No. 4 Cedar Cliff, No 5 Hempfield,…