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Mike Drago

12:12

Again, between District 7 -- Pittsburgh -- and Harrisburg there are not a lot of possible locations that work.

Jason

12:13

District 12 is a joke. I know the district's make their own rules but you would think the PIAA could try and push the issue there instead of giving a team an auto bid to the 3 seed

Mike Drago

12:13

My take is it's a political issue within District 12: The Philadelphia public schools vs. the Catholic schools. I'm sure there's a lot of back and forth there.

Not sure the PIAA can do much to ease that situation.

But you

you're right

12:14

We have been scratching our head for years trying to figure out how teams are seeded in District 12

ExBerksCoach

12:14

Mike, does how many teams that compete in a certain class in each district play in? It seems Antietam is being punished for not having a lot of District 3 AA teams, only 7? How else would a 2 seed be traveling so far to play another 2 seed?

Mike Drago

12:14

Yes, Coach

12:15

District 4 had about twice as many Class 2A teams as District 3, so in this case, with two second-place teams playing, District 4 gets to make that call.

Jim

12:15

Reading look for lackluster against Harrisburg also Harrisburg had more depth especially at the guard position. What happen to the young Reading guards that started the season and didn't even get put on the playoff roster.Guard depth cost Reading in the finals

Mike Drago

12:15

I don't think it was guard depth. More to it than that.

12:16

I think the Red Knights took that homecourt advantage for granted, and it cost them.

They didn't come out with that killer instinct.

Harrisburg did.

Plus, Kirk Smallwood is getting the most out of that team right now.

Wilson was running them off the court in the semifinals, but Smallwood made some adjustments, stuck to his plan, and Harrisburg pulled it out down the stretch.

12:17

That's a game Reading should have won, though. Might not ever get a championship game in their own city again.

Knights of the Roundball

12:17

You mentioned earlier how impressive a season the BCIAA had and it did but man, Mid-Penn really killed it this year. 5 out of 6 district titles

Mike Drago

12:17

Berks was having a great season until last week, then things hit the wall.

12:18

Three championship games, no titles.

I think both Berks Catholic and Reading High should've won titles.

I know they feel that they should have.

A great opportunity slipped away.

Jason

12:18

Harrisburg was also the quickest team RHS has played since December

Mike Drago

12:18

It's hard to figure, Jason.

12:19

Chambersburg beat Harrisburg twice, and did it soundly on the Cougars' home floor.

Red Knights win at Chambersburg.

It goes to show that on any given night . . .

You have to look back and saw that the final four teams in 6A were evenly matched.

Both semifinals decided by two points.

Championship was decided by four points.

If you replayed that tournament again today, any of the four could win it.

Jason

12:20

Oh absolutely. I just felt like there were some passes that Reading made they that would typically get through that didn't the other night

Mike Drago

12:20

I hear you. All credit to Harrisburg. It made the plays.

Reading has trouble scoring.

ExBerksCoach

12:20

Reading beat Chambersburg by 7 in semis

Mike Drago

12:20

You are correct, Coach. But it was a one-possession game down the stretch.

Steve

12:21

Reading will get the win Saturday, just need to get ready for Roman. You heard it here first!

Mike Drago

12:21

Thank you, Steve.

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