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HERSHEY -- Momentum swung toward Exeter in its District 3 Class 5A championship game against Manheim Central Wednesday morning – about 30 hours before tipoff. That’s when Eagles junior Reece Garvin got a phone call. He wouldn’t…

These photos and others from the game are available for purchase through PhilMarPhotos Exeter 67, Manheim Central 53 Anthony Caccese with the Eagles' first district basketball championship trophy. (PhilMarPhoto)…

HERSHEY -- Next time the Exeter Eagles check into practice they won't have to stare at the blank space on the basketball championship banner and cringe. They've picked up something to fill that void. Another dominant performance by…

Zyion Paschall had the worst seat in the house for the final minutes of Exeter’s District 3 Class 5A semifinal against Hershey: On the Eagles’ bench. The All-Berks point guard picked up his fifth foul on a charge with 1:41 left,…

Teddy Snyder scored 18 points in Exeter’s opening-round win over Shippensburg and 19 in the district quarterfinals against Milton Hershey. Monday, in a District 3 Class 5A semifinal – the biggest basketball game of his life –…

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.) Teddy Snyder's three-point play with 1:12 left gave Exeter the working margin it needed to hold off Hershey for a 50-46 victory in a District…

Myles Grey knows he’s nearing the end of his high school basketball career and his last chance to play at the storied Geigle. He has known nothing but success during his three years as a starter at Reading High: A 77-7 record, a state…

As a freshman in the Wilson program Kevin Saenz watched every move Steve Mitchell would make. Saenz observed how Mitchell, the Bulldogs’ all-time scoring leader, went about things in practices and games. He saw the tireless work…

Matt Ashcroft talks defense all the time; it’s what he’s built his Exeter basketball program around. He doesn’t mention it much but he’s got some skilled offensive players and shooters in his lineup, too. The Eagles got a chance to…

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details, postgame reaction.) Exeter shook off an early challenge from Milton Hershey and quickly pulled away in the second quarter for an 80-58 victory in the District 3…