Exeter

There's no defense against free throws, especially when they come in waves. The Exeter Eagles found that out the hard way Monday, falling to Lower Dauphin 66-60 in a District 3 Class 5A playback game at Reiffton. The 11th-seeded…

Five Berks Conference boys basketball teams have already qualified for the PIAA Tournament: Antietam Berks Catholic, Exeter, Reading High and Tulpehocken. A sixth, Wilson, needs one win to get there. Six state entries would match…

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…

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…

Exeter won three games last season. Now the Eagles are going to the state tournament. The 10th-seeded Eagles got 21 points from Colin Payne and another big performance inside from Anthony Caccese to knock off seventh-seeded…

By Tony Zonca -- MikeDragoSports.com senior contributor In the early 1970s, when girls basketball in Berks County was still taking baby steps, Jean Frey emerged as an exemplar of the game. She was the head coach at Exeter from…

By Tony Zonca -- MikeDragoSports.com senior contributor It was a February night in 1978 and the basketball crowd had decided to show up early for the high school double-header at Reading High. The Geigle, especially back then,…

Patience is not part of Josiah Jordan's DNA. The Berks Catholic junior is in constant attack mode whether he's carrying the football or has his hands on the basketball. He doesn't sit back and let the action come to him. …