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A poor first half may have cost Berks Catholic an extended run in the state tournament. Archbishop Carroll, which took out the Saints 68-61 in the opening round of the PIAA Class 4A Tournament Tuesday, had an easy time of it in the…

Reading High and Archbishop Wood waged a taut battle for the PIAA Class 6A championship a year ago. The Red Knights won it 58-57, with Joey Chapman stealing a pass in the final seconds to clinch it. Despite the contested ending --…

Reading High's PIAA Class 6A Tournament game vs. Archbishop Wood will be pushed back to Sunday at 1 at Easton Middle School, due to an impending storm, according to the PIAA website. The winner advances to the state quarterfinals…

It's billed as a rematch -- Reading High vs. Archbishop Wood in the second round of the PIAA Class 6A Tournament -- but it's not, really. It's not a rematch of last year's epic state championship game, won by the Red Knights 58-57.…

Reading High and the other top two finishers in the District 3 Class 6A Tournament advanced past the first round of the PIAA Tournament Wednesday but four other teams from the district were ousted: No. 4 Cedar Cliff, No 5 Hempfield,…

Antietam went cold in the second half after leading by as many as seven points and fell to Holy Cross 57-49 in a PIAA Class 2A Tournament opener Wednesday night at Lackawanna College Student Union. The Mounts (20-6), back in the…

The shots were not falling for Reading High Wednesday night in the opening round of the PIAA Tournament. Ruben Rodriguez was not worried; he never does. "It happens," reasoned the Red Knights' junior guard of his team's…

One of the best seasons in Tulpehocken basketball is over. The Trojans were overwhelmed by District 12 runner-up West Catholic of Philadelphia 69-32 in a PIAA Class 3A Tournament opener Wednesday at Drexel Hill. The Burrs (20-5)…

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(This story will be updated later tonight with details and postgame reaction.) Defense never takes a night off. That's a common theme in basketball, and for the Reading High Red Knights. Their shooting was off Wednesday in their…