Boys Basketball

Three's were wild Thursday night at Berks Catholic. Have been all season. Ryan Koch and Jack Miller each hit four 3-pointers and the top-seeded Saints combined for nine treys in a 55-40 win over eighth-seeded Elco in a District 3…

One week after hosting their first District 3 Tournament game the Tulpehocken Trojans will get another home game. It's not what they wanted, of course. They were hoping to play at Giant Center, in the Class 3A championship game,…

YORK — When Colin Payne hit a pair of free throws to cut his team's deficit to two points in the fourth quarter Thursday, Exeter coach Matt Ashcroft turned to his assistant coaches and said: "We have this game." It sure felt that…

(This story will be updated with details and postgame reaction later tonight.) YORK -- Exeter got tantalizingly close to pulling off a huge comeback in the District 3 Class 5A Tournament Thursday night, three times trimming West…

Thursday's results CLASS 5AQUARTERFINALS(1) Lampeter-Strasburg66(9) Northeastern52Pioneers (25-0); Bobcats (16-10)(4) Hershey71(12) Susquehannock59 OTTrojans (19-5); Warriors (15-8)(2) West York57(10) Exeter50Bulldogs (24-2); Colin…

Berks Catholic opens play and Fleetwood hopes to extend its season as the District 3 boys basketball tournament continues Thursday, with four Berks teams playing in three classifications. The Saints (20-4) are a top seed for the…

Colin Payne thinks the signage inside Exeter's gym needs upgrading. He points to the wall opposite the Eagles' bench. "See that banner over there," he said, pointing to a mostly blank blue canvas that lists the Eagles' boys…

Ruben Rodriguez didn't think he was all that good a basketball player in junior high. Sure, he dropped a bunch of points, 30 at a time, but it didn't resonate with him. He didn't see the big picture. Didn't realize there would be…

Each Wednesday MikeDragoSports.com goes one-on-one with a Berks boys basketball player to find out what’s on his mind — on the court and off. Presented by Diamond Credit Union Danny Turchi, Conrad Weiser Senior…

Wilson and Reading High, who met in the District 3 Class 6A championship game in each of the past two seasons, will run into each other again in district play. The stakes, however, will be a little lower this time. It'll be a…