Boys Basketball

BELLEFONTE – Anthony Caccese didn’t like his seat but he admits he ended up enjoying the show Friday night. Exeter’s leading scorer and rebounder fouled out 90 seconds into overtime, his team down four. It looked grim. Then…

Reading High is on the threshold of a 30-win season. That’s an achievement not to be taken lightly. There have been only a dozen in Berks boys basketball history, and none over the last dozen seasons. The last time the Red…

At 6-6, 280 pounds Anthony Caccese towers over his opponents. Even moreso over his fans. More and more, as the Exeter Eagles basketball team advances through the postseason, Caccese is sought after games by future Eagles wanting…

The Reading High boys and Wyomissing girls are following Exeter west for the PIAA basketball quarterfinals. The Red Knights (29-1) will play District 7 runner-up New Castle (24-3) Saturday at 2 at Altoona High School. The…

You can’t tell by looking at the scoring stats. You won’t hear it from the announcers when they broadcast Marquette’s NCAA Tournament opener Friday against Vermont. But Stevie Mitchell is a star for the Golden Eagles. Mitchell was…

COATESVILLE – Ruben Rodriguez made note of more than just Upper Darby’s X’s and O’s when watching video earlier this week. “We could see they’re a team that gets frustrated really easy,” said the Reading High senior, “so we wanted…

District 3 champ Exeter will head to Bellefonte Friday to play Peters Township in a PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal at 6 at Bald Eagle High School. The Eagles (25-6) advanced with a 66-49 victory Tuesday at Manheim Township. Peters…

Reading High (28-1) vs. Upper Darby (19-8) What: PIAA Class 6A Tournament, second round When: Wednesday, 7:30 Where: Coatesville High School About the Royals Blew a 17-point, second-half lead Saturday and…

NEFFSVILLE – They were playing shorthanded, after sixth man Alex Kelsey drew a one-game suspension following his ejection in a PIAA Tournament opener last week. They saw their two most important players, All-Berks picks Zyion…

By  Mike Mitchell Jr. -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent BETHLEHEM – Defending state champ Imhotep Charter was as good as advertised Tuesday against Muhlenberg. The Panthers were taller than the Muhls. They were…