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RANDY REBER, ST. PIUS X BOYS BASKETBALL DYNASTY
The Winged Lions captured three straight District 1 Class AA championships twice under Reber. They have won six district titles and seven in nine years.
St. Pius X started its run in 1997-98 with a 22-6 record. In 1998-99, the Winged Lions finished 23-7 overall and advanced to the PIAA Class eastern finals. The following season, in 1999-2000, Pius X ended with a 26-3 log and also advanced to the PIAA Class AA eastern finals.
The Winged Lions missed the district title in the winter of 2000-01, but they started another streak in 2001-02 with a 12-13 record that year. They came back with a 16-9 mark in 2002-03 for a repeat district title and made it a three-peat in 2003-04 with a 20-8 record.
After missing the district title in 2004-05, St. Pius X returned to the throne in 2005-06 with a 20-7 overall record.
During the seven district title years, Reber compiled an overall record of 139-53 for a .724 winning percentage.
St. Pius X has had two 1,000-point career scorers during its outstanding run. Phoenixville resident Mike Ames became the school’s career scoring leader with 1,955 points. He went on to have a successful collegiate career as a shooting guard at Division I University of Delaware and played overseas for several years. Ames has returned to the coaching staff at St. Pius X under Reber with the boys.
Mike Todd was another St. Pius X cager to reach the 1,000-point plateau during the banner years of 1998-2000. Todd went on to play football at West Chester University.
The point guard during the Winged Lions’ glory years was Jason Tarewicz, a Kimberton resident who went on star in baseball at Division I St. Joseph’s University as a second baseman. Tarewicz has entered the banking business for his professional employment.
Randy Reber and his wife have four children, two boys and two girls. Ryan, the oldest of the four at 24, played basketball under Randy and has returned to help out with the coaching staff with his father at times. Ryan graduated from Rider University with a B.S. in biology, and is now in his third year of medical school at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) in Philadelphia.
Daughter Regan (21) was a varsity cheerleader at St. Pius, and is now a member of the West Chester University cheerleading squad. She is majoring in Communications with a minor in journalism.
Daughter Rayne (19) starred at St. Pius X as a 1,000-point scorer and is currently starting as a guard at Widener University in Delaware County.
Youngest son Ross (15) started for Randy Reber’s Winged Lions as a freshman and is one of the team leaders again this year for the St. Pius X cagers as a sophomore guard with a 3-point shooting touch from the outside.
Randy Reber played basketball and baseball at Pottsgrove High School in the old Ches-Mont League in the late 1960s. The Reber family still resides in the Pottstown area.
Randy Reber’s brother, Bob Reber, served as a Republican state representative for many years.
Posted by
Barry Sankey
St. Pius X started its run in 1997-98 with a 22-6 record. In 1998-99, the Winged Lions finished 23-7 overall and advanced to the PIAA Class eastern finals. The following season, in 1999-2000, Pius X ended with a 26-3 log and also advanced to the PIAA Class AA eastern finals.
The Winged Lions missed the district title in the winter of 2000-01, but they started another streak in 2001-02 with a 12-13 record that year. They came back with a 16-9 mark in 2002-03 for a repeat district title and made it a three-peat in 2003-04 with a 20-8 record.
After missing the district title in 2004-05, St. Pius X returned to the throne in 2005-06 with a 20-7 overall record.
During the seven district title years, Reber compiled an overall record of 139-53 for a .724 winning percentage.
St. Pius X has had two 1,000-point career scorers during its outstanding run. Phoenixville resident Mike Ames became the school’s career scoring leader with 1,955 points. He went on to have a successful collegiate career as a shooting guard at Division I University of Delaware and played overseas for several years. Ames has returned to the coaching staff at St. Pius X under Reber with the boys.
Mike Todd was another St. Pius X cager to reach the 1,000-point plateau during the banner years of 1998-2000. Todd went on to play football at West Chester University.
The point guard during the Winged Lions’ glory years was Jason Tarewicz, a Kimberton resident who went on star in baseball at Division I St. Joseph’s University as a second baseman. Tarewicz has entered the banking business for his professional employment.
Randy Reber and his wife have four children, two boys and two girls. Ryan, the oldest of the four at 24, played basketball under Randy and has returned to help out with the coaching staff with his father at times. Ryan graduated from Rider University with a B.S. in biology, and is now in his third year of medical school at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) in Philadelphia.
Daughter Regan (21) was a varsity cheerleader at St. Pius, and is now a member of the West Chester University cheerleading squad. She is majoring in Communications with a minor in journalism.
Daughter Rayne (19) starred at St. Pius X as a 1,000-point scorer and is currently starting as a guard at Widener University in Delaware County.
Youngest son Ross (15) started for Randy Reber’s Winged Lions as a freshman and is one of the team leaders again this year for the St. Pius X cagers as a sophomore guard with a 3-point shooting touch from the outside.
Randy Reber played basketball and baseball at Pottsgrove High School in the old Ches-Mont League in the late 1960s. The Reber family still resides in the Pottstown area.
Randy Reber’s brother, Bob Reber, served as a Republican state representative for many years.
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Barry Sankey
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