By  Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent HERSHEY -- Exeter’s seniors have laid the foundation for the basketball program to have continued success heading into the future after returning to the state championship for…

HERSHEY – When it was over – after the stands at Giant Center had cleared, after the TV cameras had been put away, after Imhotep Charter had accepted its trophy – Matt Ashcroft was asked what his Exeter basketball team could have done…

The PIAA basketball championships will be played over three days at Giant Center, with four games each on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Of the 12 boys finalists, each is a district champion, with four from District 12…

Sometimes, Matt Ashcroft was the saying the other night, after his Exeter basketball team punched its ticket to the state final, you have to lose to learn how win. He rattled off each of the Eagles’ setbacks this season and…

There were times early in the season when Reading High didn’t always open games with a sense of urgency. The Red Knights fell behind Cardinal O’Hara by 19 points in early December. They trailed Devon Prep 15-2 at the outset of the…

You can forgive Aidan Dauble for being overly enthusiastic. The normally placid 14-year-old Exeter freshman was coming off the biggest game of his life, a pulsating 51-47 win over Erie Cathedral Prep in which he scored nine points and…

Almost 50 years later Charlie Booker remembers every last detail of Exeter’s first run to a state championship game in basketball: The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. Both feelings remain vivid. The Eagles won 30 games, few…

Editor's note: This story was originally published last month, before the state of the District 3 Tournament. Matt Ashcroft’s sharp basketball mind has been shaped by many he’s come across during nearly three decades around…

As Ruben Rodriguez went to the foul line with several minutes left Tuesday in Reading High’s 55-32 win over Spring-Ford, teammate did Myles Grey turned to take a peek at the scoreboard. He noticed Ruben Rodriguez was creeping up on…

COATESVILLE — No one is surprised to see Reading High make it to the PIAA Class 6A championship game, least of all the Red Knights themselves. “We believe in ourselves, (and) that we were capable of getting here,” said senior point…