Boys Basketball

When he was soaring across the court at the Geigle, helping Reading High win championships and building a resume as one of the top players in program history, Trenity Burdine never envisioned the life that would eventually unfold in…

Ruben Rodriguez didn't understand the full impact of what it meant to be named to the All-State basketball team when he was selected following his sophomore season. It was just another box the Red Knights' dynamic guard could check…

Before he entered high school Daniel Skillings had never played in an organized basketball game. Now, less than four years later, he's a state champion, has a ticket to play at the University of Cincinnati and is the Player of the…

By Mike Gross -- Media News Group Justin Edwards of Imhotep Charter is explosive, athletic, skilled and 6-7 -- all the tangible gifts you’d expect in one of the top high school basketball players in the country. Imhotep coach…

There was a time last spring and summer that Colin Payne walked away from basketball. He was so frustrated after Exeter went 3-14 his junior season that he didn't want to think about the game. He didn't touch a basketball for months. …

Former Berks Catholic basketball player Kyran Mitchell has been named the top male student-athlete in the junior class at Washington & Jefferson College. Kyran Mitchell (Washington & Jefferson photo) Mitchell recently…

By Mike Gross -- Lancaster Media Group On March 24, at Hershey’s Giant Center, Neumann-Goretti produced a masterpiece. The Saints shot 63 percent from the field, made eight of 17 three-pointers and routed Quaker Valley, a…

By Mike Gross -- Lancaster Media Group There was no better barometer of the depth and quality of the Philadelphia Catholic League this season than Devon Prep, which won the PIAA Class 3A championship and placed one player each on…

Ruben Rodriguez wasn't sure what to expect when he got on the court with the top high school players in Puerto Rico last weekend. He figured out pretty quickly that they weren't quite sure what to make of his game, either. The…

Mike Green didn't have high hopes for Hector Tiburcio when the freshman appeared at Antietam basketball practice in 2018. "He was short, pudgy -- he wasn't much to look at, I can tell you that," the Mounts coach said. "He didn't…