Boys Basketball

Aris Rodriguez may not be much of a hockey fan, but he believes what Wayne Gretzky believes: You miss every shot you don’t take. So Reading High’s top outside sniper kept putting them up Friday night in the Berks championship game,…

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details, postgame reaction.) Reading High scored 18 straight points in the fourth quarter to erase a 10-point deficit and beat Exeter 70-63 Friday to claim its second…

Ruben Rodriguez had that “take-no-prisoners” look in his eyes the moment he stepped onto the court at Santander Arena Wednesday night. The Reading High senior sees the bright lights and automatically switches to a higher gear. …

Reading High and Berks Catholic, the defending champs in Class 6A and 4A, respectively, will enter the District 3 boys tournament as No. 1 seeds when the tournament tips next weeks. It’ll be the third straight No. 1 seed for the Red…

Kevin McFarland always considered himself a pinch-hitter when it came to coaching basketball on the varsity level at Hamburg. He knew from the beginning he was going to take one swing, then leave. It came as no surprise Thursday…

Matt Ashcroft wanted to change some things up against Berks Catholic Wednesday, but he really didn’t have to. Ten days after beating the Saints to essentially clinch the Berks II title Exeter rolled out a repeat performance, only…

Wilson's Tom McFadden shoots between Reading's Aris Rodriguez (12) and Yadiel Cruz. (PhilMarPhoto) 1234FinalWilson887730Reading High128191554 Bulldogs…

Ever since he’s been pulled from the starting lineup at midseason and used off the bench Yadiel Cruz has been a different player for Reading High. Maybe, as Red Knights coach Rick Perez suggested a few weeks back, it lit a fire…

Exeter's powerful inside game was once again too much for Berks Catholic as 6-6 center Anthony Caccese had his way in leading the Eagles to a 59-45 victory Wednesday in a Berks Conference semifinal at Santander Arena. Caccese had a…

Reading High . . . Berks Catholic . . . Wilson . . . Exeter. Which one doesn’t belong? If you’re talking Berks Conference championship games, the Red Knights certainly belong. They’re a virtual staple. They’ve reached seven of…