These Susan L. Angstadt photos and others from the game can be purchased by clicking here: Ruben Rodriguez reacts as Reading High defeats Vertical Academy 71-66 Friday at Santander Arena. (Susan L. Angstadt photo) …

Even at $18 and $22 a pop, tickets to the Mikey Williams Show were worth it for Reading basketball fans. They got to see the national sensation in person, launching NBA-range 3-pointers, getting frustrated at being guarded hard and…

Reading High was playing at a high level when the season tipped. It knocked off Imhotep Charter 60-57 in its season opener and beat La Salle College by 20 points a week later. Disciple problems interrupted that momentum, starters…

Another night, another scoring record for Reading High. Make that two more scoring records. Junior guard Ruben Rodriguez set a program-record with 50 points as the Red Knights rolled past Daniel Boone 111-43 in a Berks…

Each Wednesday MikeDragoSports.com goes one-on-one with a Berks boys basketball player to find out what’s on his mind — on the court and off. Presented by Diamond Credit Union Xavier Davis, Reading High Senior…

Mikey Williams and his Vertical Academy basketball team will provide Reading basketball fans with a glimpse of what could be a new era of elite high school sports in America. Williams is the hottest thing going right now in high…

Penn State recruit Demetrius Lilley scored 19 second-half points as Lower Merion beat Reading High 61-57 Sunday afternoon at West Chester University in the Play-by-Play Classic. The Red Knights (11-2) led 29-28 at halftime before…

Ken Bianchi tries to keep things simple when it comes to basketball. Maybe that's why he's lasted so long and has had so much success. Before each game the Abington Heights coach writes three instructions on the blackboard. They're…

By Tony Zonca -- MikeDragoSports.com senior contributor For longtime Reading High basketball fans, one team has caused the most heartaches -- Chester. The Clippers always seemed to be the roadblock on the path to gold. In…

Ruben Rodriguez hit both ends of a one-and-one with 18.9 seconds left and Reading High held on for a rare victory at Chester Wednesday, beating the Clippers 67-63. Rodriguez, coming off a career-high 35-point performance at…