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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.

5 TDs, in 5 different ways, a feat likely never matched in Reading High football history

Sep 5, 2021

The show DeShawn Wilson put on Friday night at Lebanon was nothing new to his Reading High teammates and coaches. "What he did Friday he does every day at practice," said Red Knights coach Andre Doyle after Wilson scored five…

Cougars fall to Nativity despite big offensive performance by Lennon Neiman

Sep 4, 2021

Lennon Neiman Lennon Neiman rushed for 153 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns but Kutztown couldn't slow down visiting Nativity in a 46-24 non-league loss Friday. Neiman scored on a 22-yard run and a 72-yard reception from…

McElroy, Kapp have TD catches as Kutztown U opens season with shutout victory

Sep 4, 2021

Jerry Kapp Mason McElroy and Jerry Kapp each caught touchdown passes and 20th-ranked Kutztown University dominated both sides of the ball in a 19-0 shutout of Assumption University in a season-opener Saturday at Andre Reed Stadium.…

Hawks hit the magic number again in beating Vikings

Sep 4, 2021

Forty-seven seems to be the magic number for the Hamburg Hawks. Tristan Baer ran for a pair of first-quarter touchdowns and Hamburg went on to mercy-rule visiting Northern Lebanon Friday, beating the Vikings 47-6 in a non-league…

Raiders use balanced attack to defeat Blazers, 19-10

Sep 4, 2021

Dominic Caruso's second touchdown run, from 4 yards out in the final quarter, secured Twin Valley's 19-10 non-league win over visiting Daniel Boone Friday night. The Raiders are 2-0 for the first time since 2009, when they opened…

Eagles take out frustrations on Bears in 56-8 win (updated)

Sep 4, 2021

The Exeter Eagles had to vent their frustrations after a heartbreaking season-opening loss. The Boyertown Bears were the ones to take the brunt of that. Colin Payne ran for a score and threw for two and the Eagles scored…

Schuylkill Valley drops to 0-2 with loss to Elco

Sep 4, 2021

Quarterback Cole Thomas rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns as Elco topped Schuylkill Valley 21-6 in a non-league game Friday at Leesport. The Panthers trailed just 7-6 heading into the final quarter. Drew Campbell scored…

DeShawn Wilson scores just about every way you can as Reading High tops Lebanon

Sep 4, 2021

DeShawn Wilson had a game for the ages Friday. The Reading High senior scored five touchdowns -- five different ways -- in a 42-22 non-league win at Lebanon. Wilson scored on a run, a reception, a kickoff return, a punt return…

Wyomissing runs all over state-ranked Pottsville to reach 2-0

Sep 3, 2021

By Mitch Rupert -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent POTTSVILLE -- Barely two minutes had elapsed in the second half Friday when Pottsville coach Tom McGeoy called his first timeout. It was a critical moment for the Crimson Tide.…

Eden Johnson, Gov. Mifflin, a smash hit in win over Wilson (updated)

Sep 3, 2021

Eden Johnson has a linebacker mentality and running back skills. He just happens to play quarterback for Gov. Mifflin, but don't let that fool you. He hits on both sides of the ball. "We always preach, 'Be physical,' " Johnson…

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