The Core wins against The Fleetwood Tigers but Lose to Leights Out

The Core season has had its ups and downs but mostly ups. In the spirit of keeping the good times going The Core stepped on the court against the Fleetwood Tigers with the gas pedal on the floor. A full court press was the name of the game causing countless turnovers and half court scoring. The Core celebrated their win with a 57-22 blow out of the Fleetwood Tigers.

On July 17th The Core hit the court ready to meet one of the most Dynamic Teams of  The Reading Black Top Tournament. It was decided that we would play them with a 3-2 zone defense the begin to press. The press was not effective against a quick team so we stuck with the 3-2 defense. The problem in this game for the Core was countless missed shots and the lack of rebounds. Many players did bring a strong game to Leights Out but it was not enough. It sure was a lesson learned for not bringing enough energy to the court and not executing the game plan. This lead to 50-21 loss but out of loss we gain knowledge and with the knowledge we do better.

2014 Core Players

From Left to Right Row 1. Tyler Martin, Jared Tranovich, James Johnson III, Jai Lacey

Row 2 Steve Rose, Aaron Taylor

Row 3 AJ Evert, Shawn Mclaughlin

Row 4; Colin Grey ,Carlise Martin, Josh Valle ,Randy Garcia

The Core squeak out win against the Reading Reapers on Black Top

On Tuesday July 1st The Core played in City Park at Black Top against the Reading Reapers. The game was a defense battle that brought a big crowd to see who would win. The Core played down to the last second edging the Reapers out 27-25. Go....Core...!!!!!!

The Core wins Exeter AFBE Tournament

The Core entered the Exeter Athletes for Better Education Tournament and played two games. The first game was against Sneaker Villa. The game was break game where The Core dominated the smaller team winning 87-14.

The second game was against Mifflin Middle School and very competitive. Mifflin went point for point throughout the game but The Core with a strong defensive stand won the game 42-41. The team made a great stand against an aggressive team.

Welcome to The Core Basketball Association Of Berks County

Welcome to the Core Basketball Association of Berks County. We are an organization that is dedicated to developing youth basketball players while promoting fun, good attitude, respect, and professionalism. We see ourselves as a family organization that encourage our players to strive to be great on and off the court.

The team faculty is James E. Johnson Jr. (Head Coach) Jason Evert (Assistant Coach/Business Manager)
Carlise Martin (Assistant Coach/Team Trainer) and Steve Rose (Statistics Manager)

Contact: James Johnson 215-868-7521 Jason Evert 610-207-7089