Football

For nearly two decades Berks’ top senior football players met each spring in an annual All-Star game. The teams were divided geographically: Players from Exeter, Muhlenberg, Reading High and others on that side of the county formed…

(Updated with score of Big School game.) Berks Catholic’s Josiah Jordan caught a pair of touchdown passes and Hamburg’s Xander Menapace threw for a pair of scores as the East held off the West 41-34 Sunday in the PSFCA Small School…

Ryker Jones had no idea how badly he was injured when he got hit in the back of the knee in Wyomissing’s state semifinal last December. He was on the edge, setting a block for his fullback, Matt Kramer, when a player from…

Berks seniors will finally get another chance to play in an All-Star football game. After six seasons on the sidelines Berks players will participate in the Manheim Touchdown Club’s 21st annual Tri-County All-Star Game May 26 at…

Here's a list of college football commitments for the Berks senior class. (If you have a player to add, email: mike@mikedragosports.com.) PlayerHigh SchoolPositionCollege Amier BurdineReading HighDBSacred HeartAnthony…

Becoming a football coach was more of an instinctive move than a conscious decision for J.D. Okuniewicz. “(Growing up), it’s the only thing I ever saw,” said the 28-year-old Okuniewski. “I said: ‘That’s what I want to do.’ ” His…

Former Daniel Boone quarterback J.D. Okuniewski is in line to become the Blazers’ next head football coach. His name will be presented to the Daniel Boone school board Monday night for approval according to the board's preliminary…

(This story has been updated to show additional roster changes.) Exeter lineman Anthony Caccese has been added to the Pennsylvania roster for the 66th annual Big 33 Football Classic. The University of Delaware recruit was initially…

Xander Menapace, Pierce Mason and Charles Sheppard, centerpieces of the highest-scoring football team in Hamburg history, will play one more game together as teammates in the PSFCA East-West game. They are among eight Berks seniors…

Xander Menapace, Pierce Mason and Charles Sheppard, centerpieces of the highest-scoring football team in Hamburg history, will play one more game together as teammates in the PSFCA East-West game. They are among seven Berks seniors…