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Boys High School Basketball Chat

Mike Drago

11:57

Good morning. The chat will tip off in a few minutes

11:59

If you have a question or comment, you can post it now.

12:01

OK, time to get started

12:02

If you have a comment or question about Berks basketball, the upcoming District 3 playoffs or Lonnie Walker's appearance yesterday in Philadelphia, throw it out there

I'll be covering Muhlenberg at Gov. Mifflin tonight

12:03

Friday I'm in Topton to see Brandywine Heights play Antietam in key Berks III battle

Will be my first look at the Bullets, who have put together a tremendous season

12:04

I have the Bullets in my Top Ten rankings since the preseason, and have had a lot of people wondering about them

But, Brandywine is in position to win the Berks III title and do well in districts

WhiteMamba

12:04

If Brandywine wins Berks 3, does John Harrison make the all-county team?

Mike Drago

12:04

Depends on how many people you have on the All-Berks team, Mamba

If there were five, no

I think there should be five players picked, because that's how many are on the court

12:05

But, the coaches continue to expand that team. Last year they picked eight, which I believe is a record

That said, John Harrison is having a very good season and seems to be coming on strong lately

Vanilla Ice

12:05

John Harrison is showing that he is an elite player. Averages a double double. Watched him and Baptiste play against each other and seperate. From my years of watching basketball reminds me of an old school player, would be my pick over Baptiste as best player in Berks III. Plays better defense then Baptiste.

Mike Drago

12:05

Good call, Ice

I'm looking forward to seeing him play Friday

12:06

I saw Brandywine a couple of times last year, but not this season yet

Kingforaday

12:06

Well, well, well, the Red Knights are back on top and starting to discover their identity!

Mike Drago

12:06

You noticed that, huh?

Yes, juggled the rankings again this week, and Reading High is No. 1 for the first time

I still say you could throw a hat over those top three teams, Reading, Wilson and BC. Any of them could win the county title

12:07

And any could beat the other on a given night

You saw how closely matched Wilson and BC are the other night

Reading and Wilson have split, each winning on their home court

Red Knights have made strides, but still a long way to go

Key for them lately has been getting double digit scoring from point guard Choco Brea.

12:08

He wasn't doing that the first month of the season, and they desperately needed a second scoring option after Wes Butler

Alisha

12:08

Do you know anything about the Lincoln vs red knights game that was cancelled

Mike Drago

12:08

Rick Perez told me they're trying to find a date to play it again; I haven't heard about that yet but I'll keep an eye on it

I'm sure it will be played at some point

Kingforaday

12:08

BC and Wilson was a sloppy offensive game other than mitchell for wilson and garcia for BC

Mike Drago

12:09

It wasn't high-scoring, that's for sure, but it wasn't sloppy in the fact that there were a lot of turnovers

I see two sound defensive teams that play the same brand of basketball and know each other so well.

That's why you're never going to see a 70-68 game from them

Remember, both their coaches come from the same tree and believe in the same basic concepts. Defense first. Pass the ball. Always look for a better shot. Control the pace.

Alisha

12:10

Great article and great coverage of LW4. The whole ride has been magical

Mike Drago

12:10

Thanks, Alisha. This is only the beginning for Lonnie

A couple of key things for him right now:

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