Berks Beat- sponsored by Small Player/Big Play
READING HIGH TURNS AWAY DALLASTOWN 83-71
February 23, 2018 Bruce BadgleyThe reward for the Dallastown Wildcats coming back from an 18 point deficit to win Wednesday night over Central York, a trip to the Geigle to face Reading High. Clearly the Wildcats and their fans were not intimidated at all facing the defending 6A State Champs on their home floor . Despite falling behind by […]
Dominating Defensive Performance Helps Lift Berks Catholic Into Semifinal Round As Saints Handle Northern Lebanon
February 23, 2018 Andy HerrWhen talking about the top high school athletic programs in the midstate, it is downright impossible to have any such conversation without including the Saints of Berks Catholic. No doubt about it, any list that would be devoid of having Berks Catholic mentioned would simply be incomplete at best. If nothing else, it’d certainly be […]
WILSON WL IMPRESSIVELY OVER CARLISLE 70-49
February 20, 2018 Bruce BadgleyMost coaches will tell you that they want there team peaking going into the tournament. Well for Wilson, this team looks to be peaking at just the right time. A tough first quarter turned into an almost flawless three quarters of basketball. The Bulldogs scored the most points all season in route to a 70-49 […]
HERSHEY ESCAPES FROM EXETER TWP. 54-50
February 19, 2018 Bruce BadgleyPIAA District Three post season games, regardless of the sport, always feature some very non-traditional inter conference matchups Such was the case Monday when Exeter Twp traveled to play Hershey. Hershey had a strong consistent year that featured a conference crown. Exeter Twp. an up and down season coming off a blow out loss in […]
BERKS CATHOLIC CAPTURES BCIAA TITLE FOR ESTERLY’S 700TH WIN
February 14, 2018 Bruce BadgleyFour straight years Berks Catholic and Reading High have faced off for the BCIAA Boys Hoop Title. The first three went the way of the Red Knights. Wednesday night at the Santander Arena in Reading, BC jumped out quickly and hung on late to win the Berks County Basketball Tourney 51-46 over Reading High. The […]
READING HIGH AND BERKS CATHOLIC ADVANCE TO BERKS CO. FINAL
February 12, 2018 Bruce BadgleyAll year long the talk in Berks County basketball has been, is it Reading High or is it going to be Berks Catholic this year. Well you now have your wish. At Santander Arena Wednesday night, Reading High and Berks Catholic won impressively and will face off for the Berks County Basketball Tourney Title. Reading dispatched Exeter […]
BERKS CATHOLIC WITHSTANDS GOVERNOR MIFFLIN 59-49
February 10, 2018 Bruce BadgleyBerks Catholic is clearly one of the favorites in the BCIAA Boys basketball tournament. There quarterfinal matchup was with a lower seeded Governor Mifflin team playing its best basketball of the season. The Saints moved out quickly and then held off a spirited Mifflin rally to defeat the Mustangs 59-49 Friday night. A strong second half by […]
CONRAD WEISER TAKES DOWN KUTZTOWN 62-50
February 10, 2018 Bruce BadgleyGrowing up in Indiana I learned to enjoy the post season tournaments that match up big schools vs small schools, county vs city and the schools that rarely schedule one another. These games are filled with emotion. It is great for the teams, coaches and most importantly the fans. Such was the case at Exeter High School Friday […]
GOVERNOR MIFFLIN IMPRESSIVELY OVER MUHLENBERG 69-44
February 6, 2018 Bruce BadgleyIt all came down to the final regular season Berks I game for Muhlenberg and Governor Mifflin. Both teams have had up and down seasons. The victor of Tuesday nights matchup would move on to play in the BCIAA basketball tournament. The Mustangs moved out quickly and played high quality basketball all night long. Governor Mifflin […]
Donegal Shuts Down Daniel Boone As Indians Postseason Dreams Remain Afloat Heading Into Critical Final Game
February 3, 2018 Andy HerrLast year when the Donegal Indians met the Daniel Boone Blazers on the basketball court, both programs were desperately itching for a win to help close out frustrating seasons in which the wins were hard to come by. Hit the fast forward button to 364 days later and the story is a little bit different. […]
EXETER GETS PAST MUHLENBERG 70-64
February 2, 2018 Bruce BadgleyBack on January 18th Muhlenberg handed Exeter a 54-48 defeat across town at the Mules home floor. Now it was Exeter’s turn to play host. On the heels of a two game win streak Muhlenberg was playing for their post season lives in Berks County and District 3. IN one of the most entertaining games […]
BERKS CATHOLIC OUTLASTS WILSON WL 32-31
February 1, 2018 Bruce BadgleyTechnically it is a non-league game but when Wilson and Berks Catholic get together in any sport there are fire-works. Each team trying to gain more momentum going into next weeks Berks County Tournament. Both teams came out playing as if it was a post season game. Tough, physical defense was played by both teams […]
WILSON WL NO TROUBLE WITH GOVERNOR MIFFLIN 52-37
January 30, 2018 Bruce BadgleyWilson and Governor Mifflin opened Berks I league play against one another in early January. In the first matchup at Wilson, the Bulldogs controlled most of the game and prevailed 54-39. Tuesday in almost a mirror image performance in Shillington, the Bulldogs jumped out early and came out on top over Governor Mifflin 52-37. Freshman Stevie Mitchell led […]
Crespo Hits Career Milestone As Manheim Township Regains Its Mojo In Saturday Afternoon Victory Over Governor Mifflin
January 28, 2018 Andy HerrThe last time that the Manheim Township Blue Streaks and Governor Mifflin Mustangs hooked up on the basketball court, the result had seismic-like repercussions. On the late Saturday afternoon of January 28th last year, the Blue Streaks trekked northward to tangle with the then #1 ranked team in District 3 6A. It was a game […]
BERKS CATHOLIC WINS BERKS II SHOWDOWN WITH CONRAD WEISER 58-43
January 27, 2018 Bruce BadgleyStreaks collided Friday as Berks Catholic visited Conrad Weiser. The Scouts came in to the matchup winners of seven in a row and were undefeated in League play. The Saints had won nine straight and were undefeated in League play as well. Something had to give. Berks Catholic jumped out to a quick lead and […]