Boys Basketball

(This story will be updated later tonight with details and postgame reaction.) Second-seeded Berks Catholic turned back a big second-half run from Antietam, then pulled away in the final quarter for a 66-52 victory Monday in a…

Berks quarterfinals Reading High83Wyomissing42Daniel Alcantara 20 points, tops 1,000, for the Red Knights (19-3); Spartans (12-11)Muhlenberg70Fleetwood48Edwin Suarez 22 points for the Muhls (18-5); Tigers…

MikeDragoSports.com presents an honor roll of the top Berks boys basketball players each week. Coaches are encouraged to nominate their top player for consideration. One player will be selected Player of the Week. Josh McKoy,…

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Player of the Week Two days after his biggest game as a high school basketball player, Danny Turchi experienced his most memorable. The Oley Valley senior scored his 1,000th career point Saturday…

During the era of the expanded playoffs (since 1983), Wilson has beaten Reading High seven times in 11 meetings. Only one other team has a winning record against the Red Knights in the Berks playoffs: Tulpehocken (1-0). …

The Berks Conference playoffs get underway Monday, with quarterfinal games at the site of the higher-seeded team, each starting at 7. The semifinals will be Wednesday at Santander Arena. The championship returns to the Big House…

Reading High, Berks Catholic and Antietam will enter the District 3 Tournament as No. 1 seeds and earn opening-round byes. Each could face a familiar opponent in its first game. They are among 12 Berks boys basketball teams that…

Kutztown51Panther Valley44Braedyn Schuler 14 points, Xavier Goodman 14 for the Cougars (13-9); Panthers (11-10)Spring-Ford55Oley Valley31Rams (13-7); Danny Turchi 9 points, tops 1,000 for the Lynx (13-9)Octorara71Twin Valley68Kannon…

With less than 36 hours remaining in the regular season, and with many teams having wrapped up their schedules, Reading High, Berks Catholic and Antietam are all but certain to claim top seeds in the upcoming District 3 boys…

Oley Valley's Danny Turchi and Reading High's Daniel Alcantara are on the verge of becoming 1,000-point scorers. Turchi, a senior wing, needs eight points heading into Saturday's regular season finale against Spring-Ford. He should…