Vertical Academy’s guard Mikey Williams shoots a free throw during the game against Royal Crown at Berry High School on Saturday, January 29, 2021 in Charlotte, NC. Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez mrodriguez ...

Vertical Academy junior guard Mikey Williams dunks the ball on a breakaway during the game Saturday. Vertical Academy is an independent, pop-up basketball program that is in its first season and was ...

Ruben Rodriguez scored his 1,000th career point on Friday during Reading High’s 71-66 victory over Vertical Academy in a non-league boys basketball game at Santander Arena. Rodriguez hit the milestone ...

Brush started strong against Vertical Academy and the No. 1 ranked guard in the Class of 2023, Mikey Williams, on Feb. 2 in the second game of the Play by Play tournament at Euclid. The Arcs held a 14 ...

READING, Pa. - Reading is gearing up for a tall task in the Scholastic PlayBYPlay Classic at Santander Arena. The Red Knights taking on Vertical Academy out of North Carolina. Vertical pulls kids in ...

A furious comeback by Vertical Academy came up just short as star guard Mikey Williams’ driving layup just rimmed out with three seconds left and Royal Crown School came away with an 80-78 victory in ...