Girls basketball: Berks II team-by-team preview capsules

Conrad WeiserDaniel BooneExeterGirls BasketballTwin Valley

By Sean McBryan Last updated Nov 30, 2023

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Exeter Eagles

Coach: Derek Wolfe, third season, 13-31.
Last season: 7-4 Berks II champ, 11-12 overall.
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PIAA classification: 5A.
Last D3 playoff appearance/victory: 2015/2015.
Key losses: All-Division G Rosie Laverty, F Brooklyn Noecker.
Top players: All-Berks Sr. G Grace Reedy, all-division Jr. F Meredith Fylypowycz, all-division Jr. G/F Maggie Kopanski, all-division Sr. G Aaliyah Ware.
Key players: Soph. G Chayse Flood, Soph. G/F Lillie Keperling.
Outlook: Improved league and overall records by five wins each last season and hope to defend division crown with Berks’ top scorer Grace Reedy (22.3 points per game) back for her senior season. Three additional starters returning. Goal is to finish above .500 for the first time since 2014-15.

Wyomissing’s Alexis Hardy goes for the steal against Exeter’s Grace Reedy. (Tim Macrina photo)

Twin Valley Raiders

Coach: Doug Myer, third season, 20-29 (358-196, including 18 seasons at Wilson).
Last season: 4-7 Berks II, 4-18 overall.
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PIAA classification: 5A.
Last D3 playoff appearance/victory: 2022/2022.
Key losses: G Keira Monaghan, C Kylee Wheatley.
Top players: All-Division Soph. G Hailey Kilgore, Soph. F Olivia Schmittinger, Sr. G Collette Lennon, Sr. G Chelsea Hurley.
Key players: Sr. F Ramaya Andreessen-Wyatt, Sr. G Abralyn Franks, Sr. G Emma McClune, Sr. C Britney McGeady, Jr. G/F Delaney Hoover, Jr. F Peyton Steiner, Soph. C Emma Hahn.
Outlook: Only four wins last season, which all came in Berks II play and was good enough for a second-place finish in the division. Myer expects Raiders to be deeper this season with a good mix of seniors and young players. The goal is to be competitive within the county and hopefully in districts.

Twin Valley’s Hailey Kilgore takes the ball upcourt against Conrad Weiser’s Emily McGonigle. (Clint Franks photo)

Conrad Weiser Scouts

Coach: Mark Owens, 11th season, 99-134.
Last season: 2-9 Berks II, 6-15 overall.
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PIAA classification: 5A.
Last D3 playoff appearance/victory: 2016/2016.
Key losses: All-Division G Lindsey Preston, F Maritza Wiggins.
Top players: All-Division Jr. G Sydney Spang, Jr. G Alex Trevena, Jr. G Gisselle Feliciano.
Key players: Sr. F Emily McGonigle, Jr. C Lauren Grabosky, Fr. F Geniva Paul.
Outlook: Strong group of returning guards in Sydney Spang (7.7 points per game), Alex Trevena (6.3), and Gisselle Feliciano (4.5). Must replace Lindsey Preston (9.2). Should be able to improve in division from last season and aim to keep pace with Exeter and Twin Valley; but eight games against 6A competition will be a tough task.

Weiser’s Alex Trevena (3) reaches to defense against Wyomissings Audrey Hurleman. (Tim Macrina photo)

Daniel Boone Blazers

Coach: Matt Bowe, second season, 2-19.
Last season: 0-11 Berks II, 2-19 overall.
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PIAA classification: 5A.
Last D3 playoff appearance/victory: 2015/2012.
Key losses: None.
Top players: Soph. F Liv Welker, Soph. G Jessica Parrot.
Key players: Sr. C Marlee Fetrow, Jr. F Aayla Hofer, Jr. G Mckenzie Tritz.
Outlook: Won two games last season, the first of which broke a 48-game losing streak and two consecutive winless seasons. Bowe and the Blazers hope to continue an upward trajectory like their head coach saw at Upper Perkiomen, where his team went 0-21 in his first year, 2-13 in his second and 15-9 with a district appearance in his third.