Talking Sports And Fitness With Zeke

Snip Esterly, who as the boys basketball head coach at Central Catholic (22 seasons) and Berks Catholic (five seasons), is Berks County's winningest coach with 637 victories as opposed to just 156 losses, tells Zeke that the secret to his success has been “obviously the kids plus the coaching staff I’ve had over the years.” Esterly's coaching legacy is amazing -- 22 division titles, six county titles, 12 district titles and one state championship. “I wouldn’t have ever started without (then Central head coach) Reggie Weiss,” Esterly tells Zeke. “He came over to the house one night and asked me if I wanted to help out.” And when the head coaching job eventually opened, “I am grateful that (then Central athletic director) Joe Murphy and (then Central principal) Vince Shemanski gave me a chance,” Esterly said. The Saints had a young team last season, finishing 17-10 and coming up short of state playoffs. Berks Catholic did lose All-Berks Tyrone Nesby Jr., who would have been its top returning player but transfer