Weshly Rosario scored 26 points and Jostin DeCastro added 20 as Reading High defeated Muhlenberg in a battle of BCIAA Division front runners on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
The Red Knights (13-5 overall) pulled into a tie with the Muhls (14-4) for second place in Division 1 with 7-2 records. Berks Catholic leads the division at 8-1.<\/p>\n
Reading High bolted to a 23-13 lead after the first quarter as Jay Merriweather and Rosario each scored 6 points on two 3-pointers and DeCastro had 5 points.<\/p>\n
The Red Knights extended the lead to 40-24 at halftime with Jamier Jacob scoring 6 points.<\/p>\n
In the third quarter, the Muhls clawed back into the game to trail by seven, 52-45, entering the last quarter. Eli Hemmings had 11 of his team-high 21 points in the quarter.<\/p>\n
In the fourth quarter, Rosario made 8 free throws and DeCastro 6 as Reading High held off the Muhls. Rosario scored 10 points and DeCastro 8 in the final period.<\/p>\n
Muhlenberg outscored Reading High 23-22 in the final period, but the Red Knights made their free throws to secure the win. In the fourth quarter, Hemmings had 8 points and Jadan Perez 6 for the Muhls.<\/p>\n
Jacob finished with 10 points for Reading, and L.J. Armstrong and Nelson Malave each had 10 for the Muhls.<\/p>\n
Berks Catholic 64, Gov. Mifflin 33<\/p>\n
Kingston McKoy scored 22 points as Berks Catholic held on to first place in Division 1 with a 64-33 win over Gov. Mifflin on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
The Saints are 8-1 in Division 1 and 14-2 overall. The Mustangs drop to 8-9, 2-7 Division 1.<\/p>\n
Wilson 55, Exeter 51<\/p>\n
Correll Akings scored 13 points and Peter Kelafalla had 10 as Wilson scored a 55-51 BCIAA win over Exeter on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
The Bulldogs improve to 12-6 overall, 6-3 Division 1. Exeter falls to 11-7, 5-4 Division 2.<\/p>\n
For the Eagles, Aidan Dauble had 17 points.<\/p>\n
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