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Donyell Marshall became an overnight sensation in the summer of 1990, just before his senior year at Reading High. No one outside of Pennsylvania knew much about him until he attended the NIKE All-American ABCD Camp at…

The most successful postseason in Berks boys basketball history provided a slew of memorable games – four of which went into overtime. With Reading High winning the Class 6A title, Exeter reaching the 5A title game and…

By Tony Zonca -- MikeDragoSports.com senior contributor Players such as Ruben Rodriguez and Lonnie Walker IV usually emerge about once a generation. If this were meant to be a review of the last seven basketball seasons…

Before his Reading High teammates contested their first shot or hit the floor for the first time to scrap for a loose ball Ruben Rodriguez threw down the gauntlet. “Are you ready to coach the greatest basketball team ever?” he…

Here are 23 significant numbers to take away from the 2022-23 Berks boys basketball season: 1 Times Rick Perez has been named Berks Coach of the Year in his 12 seasons. The Reading High coach has been named Pennsylvania’s…

By  Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Reading High’s Ruben Rodriguez reached the 2,000-point threshold last week, prompting a response from a fellow 2K scorer and Red Knight, Rashida Suber. …

Here's a list of college football commitments for the Berks senior class. (If you have a player to add, email: mike@mikedragosports.com.) PlayerHigh SchoolPositionCollege Amier BurdineReading HighDBSacred HeartAnthony…

Tyler Minick was an offensive dynamo last season, batting .500, slugging 1.018 and leading the Berks League with a .616 on-base percentage. He went 6-0 on the mound with a league-low 0.93 ERA. His Gov. Mifflin baseball team won…

You can’t tell by looking at the scoring stats. You won’t hear it from the announcers when they broadcast Marquette’s NCAA Tournament opener Friday against Vermont. But Stevie Mitchell is a star for the Golden Eagles. Mitchell was…

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent The box score doesn’t look real: 30 points in 28 minutes, 10-for-11 from the field, 7-for-7 from 3-point range. Twin Valley graduate and James Madison junior Peyton…