(Reading) Records mean absolutely nothing at this stage of the basketball season. It is all about survive and advance. Octorara and Berks Catholic strapped it up and went toe to toe for a berth in the district 3 4A Championship game Monday night.  Both teams left it all on the court and when the smoke […]

(Lancaster) #7 Seed Hershey came into Thursday night’s boys 5A quarterfinal with #2 Seed Lampeter-Strasburg with momentum.  The Trojans dominated in an opening round win.  L-S Head Coach Ed Berryman had some concerns on the effect an opening round bye would have on his Pioneers. Both teams struggled on offense the entire contest.  Hershey especially […]

 (York) District Three Tournament games between York-Adams and Berks League opponents always have a classic feel.  The lack of cross over play between the two leagues just cranks the anticipation and suspense way up in post season games.  That was certainly the case Thursday Night as Exeter Twp. traveled to West York for a District […]

(Lititz) Warwick clinched the Lancaster Lebanon League Section Two title by coming from behind and beating Lebanon in OT.    The luck of the District Three Tournament draw had these league rivals going at it again in an opening round tilt. But this time it looked like two entirely different teams than the last game.  […]

(Millersville) It was a long week for the Penn Manor Girls leading up to its District Three Opener vs Wilson.  The Lancaster Lebanon Section One Champs had plenty of time to think about a stinging OT defeat that kept them from playing for the first league title in school history.  Now it’s important District playoff […]

(Hershey) The announced attendance for the Reading High, Archbishop Wood 6A Championship game was less than 1,300 fans .  But if you ask any Reading High basketball fan from this day forward, they will tell you that they were in the Giant Center for the game. The Red Knights second 6A title win in school […]

(Mechanicsburg) Playing for the District 3 Girls Championship has been part of the plan the last few years at Cumberland Valley. But Tuesday nights hard fought semifinal did show that the dominant Lady Eagles were human.  Into the “Dome” came a confident Central York squad.  The Lady Panthers upset semifinal victory was ordained if you […]

(Reading High) When you know one another as well as Reading High and Muhlenberg  know one another there are no surprises. There are no tricks.  There are no brilliant Coaching moves.  Its just all about the basics. Mano y Mano, and how each team can impose their will on the opponent. And impose ones will […]

(Mechanicsburg) It was not much of a contest when Cumberland Valley crushed Governor Mifflin early in the season.  But it was like that game never happened to the Governor Mifflin Coaches and players Tuesday night. Brimming with confidence, the Mustangs bolted into Cumberland Valleys gym for the District 3 6A semifinal. Governor Mifflin’s’ hot shooting […]

(Laureldale) When a basketball team is without two of its better players you expect it will effect the team.  In the case of Muhlenberg, it seemed to be a rallying cry for “next man up.”  Friday night The Mules used the first half of its District Quarterfinal game with Cedar Cliff to develop its new […]

(Reading) The names sure fit Friday night for the Big Spring Bulldogs.  In so many critical moments of this 4A District Three Quarterfinal road matchup vs Berks Catholic players came up BIG time.  This group of girls displayed grit, toughness and determination throughout the game like a group of Bulldogs.   And a stellar fourth quarter […]

(Ephrata)  When you get this deep in a win or go home tournament things are supposed to get tense.  With so much on the line its easy to see how teams can buckle under the pressure.  Well if Governor Mifflin felt any pressure Thursday night heading to Ephrata for a District Three basketball game you […]

(Shillington) “Connecting the dots” between the Governor Mifflin -Dallastown District opener  looked much closer than a 5 -12 seed matchup.  Both teams  had common opponents and faced tough in conference schedules.  Governor Mifflin started out like the higher seeded team and played that way the entire game.  Mifflin bolted out to a first quarter lead […]

Berks Catholic and Wyomissing did not face one another this regular season.  The BCIAA realignment and COVID issues made a regular season matchup impossible.  Now enter the post season.  Both teams advanced to the BCIAA final by downing arch rivals in close contests.  Wyomissing again started out with hot first quarter shooting.  Berks Catholic never […]

Berks League boys basketball allure the last two years has been the knock down, drag out, up and down, no holds barred emotionally charged three time a year slugfests  between Wilson and Reading High.  You would have been mistaken expecting anything less when these two rivals locked horns once again Friday night for the BCIAA […]