Boys Basketball

Daniel Alcantara hit the offensive boards hard Wednesday night. He got to the foul line repeatedly. He ran the floor smoothly and effectively in a non-stop, end-to-end skirmish against Muhlenberg. The biggest play the Reading High…

(This story will be updated later tonight with details and postgame reaction.) Muhlenberg flirted with another upset of Reading High, leading late into the third quarter before the top-seeded Red Knights pulled away for a…

(This story will be updated later tonight with details and postgame reaction.) Josiah Jordan's drive and basket with 7.8 seconds left lifted Berks Catholic to a 41-40 victory over Exeter Wednesday in a Berks Conference quarterfinal…

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 Charlie Dobb, Conrad Weiser Senior…

Defending a state championship isn't so easy after all, even if you bring back most of the key players. Reading High is finding that out. Red Knights coach Rick Perez has been telling his guys all season that they're now the…

Aidan Sands grew up watching Berks Catholic dominate in the postseason. The Saints won Berks and District 3 titles in their first two seasons, 2012 and 2013. They made it to the Berks Conference title game in each of their first…

Daniel Alcantara wasted little time taking care of business Monday night; neither did his Reading High teammates. The senior forward scored 11 first-quarter points to reach 1,000 for his career and spark a fast start as the…

The Antietam Mounts made a fashion statement during warm-ups Monday at Berks Catholic. Later, they made a basketball statement. They showed everyone inside Wolf Gymnasium that they should not to be so easily dismissed. Four…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Every basketball conversation for J'Daniel Mosquera is eventually steered toward his height. That’s what happens when a little man plays a big man’s game. If you ask him…

Even as the late-season losses piled up, one after another after another, Exeter basketball coach Matt Ashcroft remained upbeat. He kept saying his team, which ended the regular season with seven losses in eight games, was close to…