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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…

Relentless. That’s the word Fleetwood coach Terry Sitler used to describe the Tigers’ defense Thursday in a 50-34 win over visiting Middletown in a District 3 Class 4A quarterfinal. The 10th-seeded Blue Raiders (13-11) scored…

(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…

(This story has been updated with comments from Chambersburg coach Shawn Shreffler.) When Ruben Rodriguez and his Reading High basketball team take the court at the Geigle for a District 3 Class 6A quarterfinal Friday against…

(This story has been updated with comments from Chambersburg coach Shawn Shreffler.) When Ruben Rodriguez and his Reading High basketball team take the court at the Geigle for a District 3 Class 6A quarterfinal Friday against…

When Ruben Rodriguez and his Reading High basketball team take the court at the Geigle for a District 3 Class 6A quarterfinal Friday they’ll be chasing more than just a championship: They’ll be chasing history. The Red…

(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…

Pulling off big road wins in the District 3 Tournament is getting to be routine for Antietam. For the second time in three seasons the Mounts went on the road and knocked off a higher-seeded team, this team beating second-seeded…

Jake Karnish, Aiden Soumas and their Fleetwood teammates got a small taste of the District 3 Tournament last year – and they didn’t like it. The Tigers lost by 25 and 21 points and were done. A season later they should benefit…

Berks Catholic found little resistance on the way to its fourth District 3 championship last season, winning each of its three tournament games by double digits, including a 23-point win over Middletown in the Class 4A title game at…

Brandywine Heights went without a basket in the final quarter and third-seeded Pequea Valley pulled away for a 45-29 win Tuesday night in a District 3 Class 3A girls basketball quarterfinal at Kinzers. The sixth-seeded Bullets…

It appeared for a few minutes late Tuesday that Cam Jones was staring at the final minutes of his four-year high school basketball career. The Wilson senior didn’t see it that way. “I wasn’t concerned at all,” he said of the…

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details, postgame reaction.) Seniors Cam Jones and Seamus Breslin made big plays down the stretch Tuesday in West Lawn as Wilson ran off 14 straight points to beat Cedar…

MikeDragoSports.com goes one-on-one with a Berks basketball player to find out what’s on his or her mind — on the court and off. Caraline Herb, Berks Catholic Senior forward Q: Do you have any…

By  Tony Zonca -- MikeDragoSports.com senior contributor Before Lonnie Walker IV became a basketball icon for Reading High, before he began setting scoring records and establishing himself as the best player in the state, he was…

Coming up short in the final minutes of the Berks Conference championship game against Reading High was devastating for the Exeter Eagles, but they didn’t stay down long. The morning after that loss Zyion Paschall texted his coach…

Mark Rajnath’s 3-pointer with 17 seconds left pulled Schuylkill Valley within a point of the lead but the seventh-seeded Panthers didn’t score again in losing to Middletown 47-45 Monday in a District 3 Class 4A opener at Leesport. …

Sophomore Ben DeBalko hit a pair of big 3-pointers and junior Johnny Turchi filled in at point guard down the stretch as Oley Valley pulled away from division rival Brandywine Heights 67-53 in a District 3 Class 3A quarterfinal Monday…

Jay’Daniel Mosquera hit 7-of-9 free throws in the final quarter as Muhlenberg held on to beat West York 46-39 Monday in a District 3 Class 5A opener at York. Mosquera, a senior and all-division pick, finished with a team-high 11…

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details, postgame reaction.) Exeter didn’t show any signs of a championship hangover in its District 3 Class 5A opener Monday, breezing past 14th-seeded Shippensburg 72-47…