Boys Basketball

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week Exeter players hear it from their coach, Matt Ashcroft, every day at practice, every night before a game – and then repeatedly throughout the game:…

(Note: This story has been updated to correct an error, regarding second place in Berks I.) There won’t be a whole lot of drama going into the final night of Berks Conference play Tuesday: The eight league playoff qualifiers have…

With little more than a minute to go in Alvernia’s 92-78 win at Albright Saturday afternoon Keba Mitchell found himself alone at midcourt when a long outlet pass arrived. The 6-4 senior gathered it and went in uncontested for a…

Exeter coach Matt Ashcroft is confident his team will be battle-tested once it reaches the postseason. “These guys have been through a lot,” he said Thursday after the Eagles came from eight points down to beat Berks Catholic 49-45…

Photos by Tim Macrina (To purchase these photos, or others from Thursday's game, click here.) Ofure Odiale, left, and Ruben Rodriguez chase down loose ball. (Tim Macrina Photo) Aris Rodriguez splits Wilson defenders…

When Anthony Caccese picked up his third foul less than six minutes into Exeter’s Berks Conference Division II showdown Thursday at Berks Catholic Kevin Saenz was overcome with a sense of dread. “We ended the first (quarter) with…

By Mike Mitchell Jr. -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Yadiel Cruz scored seven of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, including the first five of the period, to spark Reading High to a 56-43 Berks Conference Division I…

(This story will be updated with game details, post-game reaction and photographs.) Anthony Caccese played through foul trouble to score a game-high 27 points as Exeter defeated Berks Catholic 49-45 Thursday to take over sole…

Brandywine Heights hasn’t won quite enough games for its impressive freshman class to earn a nickname like Michigan’s “Fab Five” of the early 1990’s, but a year or two from now it might. The Bullets are headed back to the District…

Drew Forrey scored a career-high 22 points as Wyomissing kept its feint district playoff hopes alive with a 53-43 Berks Conference crossover victory against visiting Brandywine Heights Wednesday night. The Spartans (4-6 Berks III,…