Reading High

Ever since he’s been pulled from the starting lineup at midseason and used off the bench Yadiel Cruz has been a different player for Reading High. Maybe, as Red Knights coach Rick Perez suggested a few weeks back, it lit a fire…

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent The Berks Girls League playoff field is down to two. The Wyomissing Spartans and Reading High Red Knights will battle for the BCIAA championship Friday at 6 at Santander…

Reading High . . . Berks Catholic . . . Wilson . . . Exeter. Which one doesn’t belong? If you’re talking Berks Conference championship games, the Red Knights certainly belong. They’re a virtual staple. They’ve reached seven of…

Ashanti Chapman and Reading High’s four other seniors get to play one more game together. With their backs to the wall and facing the end of their season the Red Knights unveiled their best game of the season and pulled off a major…

(This story will be updated tonight with more details, postgame reaction.) Reading High showed poise and determination in pulling off a huge upset Tuesday with a 39-33 victory over top-seeded Berks Catholic in a Berks Girls League…

By  Mike Mitchell Jr. -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Ruben Rodriguez scored 24 points, had six rebounds, five assists and four steals to lead Reading High over Schuylkill Valley 84-34 Monday night in a Berks Conference…

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Top-seeded Berks Catholic and fourth-seeded Reading High open the BCIAA girls semifinals doubleheader Tuesday at Santander Arena at 6. Second-seeded Wyomissing and…

Reading High used a balanced scoring attack and one of its best defensive efforts of the season to advance to the Berks Girls League semifinals for the second straight year and third time in four seasons. The fourth-seeded Red…

Aidan Melograna wasn’t happy with his role or the way he performed it as a junior. He was determined to get physically stronger and improve his game, and he went at it hard. The transformation has been remarkable, almost…

Rule No. 1 around Reading High basketball is pretty clear. “You want to play,” says senior guard Myles Grey, “you’ve got to play defense. It’s as simple as that. If you can’t stay in front of your man, if you can’t get the…