Boys Basketball

David Turchi scored seven of his career-high 17 points in the final quarter, including a pair of key free throws, as Oley Valley used a big fourth quarter to beat Schuylkill Valley 47-43 Thursday in a key Berks Conference crossover…

MikeDragoSports.com goes one-on-one with a Berks basketball player to find out what’s on his or her mind — on the court and off. Gerrell McNeil, Gov. Mifflin Senior guard Q: Who has been most influential…

Ruben Rodriguez didn't set any scoring records against Daniel Boone Tuesday, but he matched a pretty impressive one. The Reading High senior scored 33 points in the first half and 35 overall in a 102-24 Berks Conference crossover…

(Correction: Initial rankings had Imhotep Charter listed in Class 4A; it is playing in 5A this season. The Class 5A and 4A rankings have been modified since earlier in the day. Berks Catholic and Fleetwood were each moved up one spot…

A season ago at this time Zyion Paschall would've never taken the shot that gave Exeter the lead for good Monday in a key 57-50 Berks Conference crossover victory over visiting Muhlenberg. Paschall would've certainly passed off; he…

All those hours spent on his driveway, putting up shot after shot, have paid off for Tulphocken's David Bednarczyk. He scored 17 points Monday in a 72-61 loss at Hamburg to become the eighth player in Tulpehocken boys basketball…

Jake Karnish wasted little time moving up Fleetwood’s all-time scoring chart this season. Fleetwoodscoring leaders Seniorseason PointsJake Karnish20231,202Dave Angstadt19831,201Dave Smith19641,176Jeff…

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week “La Sencacion” lived up to his nickname last week. Yadiel Cruz, a junior and first-year player at Reading High, had his best all-around game of the season in a…

If the Berks Conference playoffs opened today . . . Reading High would again be the No. 1 seed, and open with a quarterfinal against Division IV champ Oley Valley. Of course, the playoffs don't open today -- they tip Feb. 13 -- and…

David Bednarczyk began running cross country in junior high mostly to get in shape for basketball, his first love and a sport he's played since he was old enough to hold that orange pumpkin. He found a certain peace in running that…