In its existence the program has enjoyed much success. The Saints’ first appearance in the playoffs was in their second year of play in 2012, they appeared again in the years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021. They have only missed playoffs twice as of November 2021, in their first year and during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, where the criteria for choosing a playoff team was different. Championships and awards Berks Catholic has won the PIAA District III championship a total of four times, twice in their time spent in AA in 2013 and in 2015 against local rival Wyomissing and twice in AAAA in 2016 and 2017. They have been coached by Rick Keeley since 2011. During his time as coach, Keeley won Eastern PA Football’s 4-A coach of the year award in 2016. Rivalries Berks Catholic’s historic rival in athletics is the Wyomissing Spartans, both Berks County football powerhouses. This began as one of Holy Name’s two rivalries, the other impossible to carry on the tradition of during the forming of the new school because the other rival was the school they were merging with, Central Catholic. The series is called the Backyard Brawl and it was played annually from 2011 to 2019. The Keeley-Wolfram trophy (named after each team’s coach) was introduced in 2012 and memorializes the matchup. The Spartans lead in trophy wins but the Saints lead the overall series 6-5 thanks to the times the Spartans and Saints met in the playoffs before the Saints joined PIAA AAAA. The meeting has not taken place in football since 2019, when Wyomissing stopped scheduling non-required matchups with Berks Catholic. The match up is set to re-commence in September 2022 due to a conference merger. In the years without the Backyard Brawl, the game between Berks Catholic and Exeter Township Senior High School was the most spirited local match up. Anthony Myers and 17 Strong Anthony Myers was a track runner and football running back and cornerback for Berks Catholic High School. He was a talented player who lettered in football his freshman year. On October 21, 2018, he had a seizure, was taken to the hospital and was diagnosed with Stage III anaplastic astrocytoma, a rare form of brain cancer. Upon receiving his diagnosis, he told his father "Take me to practice." After his diagnoses, he was cleared to play for one final