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ST. PIUS X GIRLS BASKETBALL DYNASTY
The Winged Lions, coached by Joe Masleh, captured five straight District 1 Class AA titles between 2002 and 2007.
Their records during that span were 17-11 in 2002-03, 21-7 in 2003-04, 21-7 in 2004-05, 18-11 in 2005-06 and 14-14 in 2006-07. The combined record during that span stands at 91-50 for a winning percentage of .645.
The Winged Lions captured the Pioneer Athletic Conference (PAC-10) title in 2004-05.
During the first three years of the run, St. Pius X fell in the second round of the PIAA State Playoffs to eventual state champion Delone Catholic from the Lancaster area. In 2005-06, Pius X fell to Schuylkill Valley in the second round of the state playoffs. Last year the Winged Lions were beaten by Bodine of Philadelphia in the second round of the state tournament.
The leaders during the outstanding stretch were guards Rayne Reber, the daughter of current St. Pius X boys basketball coach Randy Reber; and Ryan Mooney, both of whom are playing collegiate basketball. Reber is a sophomore at Widener University in Chester and was chosen as Freshman of the Year in her conference last winter. Mooney is staring at the University of Scranton.
Rayne Reber and Ryan Mooney both started as freshmen and played four years of varsity basketball for the Winged Lions.
Reber’s final game came against Schuylkill Valley and she ended her career with 1,371 points for second place on the all-time list at St. Pius X, which is located in Lower Pottsgrove Township. Mooney finished her career with 1,317 markers for third place in the career rankings for the Winged Lions.
St. Pius X’s all-time leader is former star forward Carol Glutz, who totaled more than 1,600 points while playing for former coach Bernadette Travers, a Phoenixville resident, during the old years in the former Ches-Mont League before graduating in 1980. Glutz went on to play at Division I Rutgers University.
Masleh also had a strong supporting cast during the Winged Lions’ success. Kristin Bone is a sophomore at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown and Lauren Magill is a junior at Cabrini. Kim Brady is a senior volleyball player at Widener University. Brianna Slizofski is a junior player at Washington College in Maryland.
The lone senior in the group was Keri McEachern, whose leadership helped guide the younger Winged Lions when Rayne Reber and Ryan Mooney were freshmen. McEachern went on to Lock Haven University but left the basketball team.
Masleh began his long coaching career at St. Pius X many years ago as an assistant and junior varsity coach under Randy Reber. He switched to Lansdale Catholic for one season under former Crusaders head coach Maggie deMarteliere, one of the daughters of longtime Crusaders head football coach Jim Algeo who is now coaching girls basketball at North Penn high School. From there, Masleh coached at Pottstown before returning to St. Pius X.
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Their records during that span were 17-11 in 2002-03, 21-7 in 2003-04, 21-7 in 2004-05, 18-11 in 2005-06 and 14-14 in 2006-07. The combined record during that span stands at 91-50 for a winning percentage of .645.
The Winged Lions captured the Pioneer Athletic Conference (PAC-10) title in 2004-05.
During the first three years of the run, St. Pius X fell in the second round of the PIAA State Playoffs to eventual state champion Delone Catholic from the Lancaster area. In 2005-06, Pius X fell to Schuylkill Valley in the second round of the state playoffs. Last year the Winged Lions were beaten by Bodine of Philadelphia in the second round of the state tournament.
The leaders during the outstanding stretch were guards Rayne Reber, the daughter of current St. Pius X boys basketball coach Randy Reber; and Ryan Mooney, both of whom are playing collegiate basketball. Reber is a sophomore at Widener University in Chester and was chosen as Freshman of the Year in her conference last winter. Mooney is staring at the University of Scranton.
Rayne Reber and Ryan Mooney both started as freshmen and played four years of varsity basketball for the Winged Lions.
Reber’s final game came against Schuylkill Valley and she ended her career with 1,371 points for second place on the all-time list at St. Pius X, which is located in Lower Pottsgrove Township. Mooney finished her career with 1,317 markers for third place in the career rankings for the Winged Lions.
St. Pius X’s all-time leader is former star forward Carol Glutz, who totaled more than 1,600 points while playing for former coach Bernadette Travers, a Phoenixville resident, during the old years in the former Ches-Mont League before graduating in 1980. Glutz went on to play at Division I Rutgers University.
Masleh also had a strong supporting cast during the Winged Lions’ success. Kristin Bone is a sophomore at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown and Lauren Magill is a junior at Cabrini. Kim Brady is a senior volleyball player at Widener University. Brianna Slizofski is a junior player at Washington College in Maryland.
The lone senior in the group was Keri McEachern, whose leadership helped guide the younger Winged Lions when Rayne Reber and Ryan Mooney were freshmen. McEachern went on to Lock Haven University but left the basketball team.
Masleh began his long coaching career at St. Pius X many years ago as an assistant and junior varsity coach under Randy Reber. He switched to Lansdale Catholic for one season under former Crusaders head coach Maggie deMarteliere, one of the daughters of longtime Crusaders head football coach Jim Algeo who is now coaching girls basketball at North Penn high School. From there, Masleh coached at Pottstown before returning to St. Pius X.
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