4A District 3 Football Playoffs (Semifinals): Lampeter-Strasburg vs. Manheim Central (11-18-22)

Ahead of a big playoff showdown in the 4A District 3 Quarterfinals between Cocalico & Berks Catholic, our guys on Sportstalk broke down the matchup and gave you a couple of "Keys to the Game!" Check out their analysis...

Ephrata won their FIRST State Playoff game in program History in a wild, come from behind victory over Peters Township… 9-7! Mounts trailed 4-2 Bottom of the 4th… then rattled off 7 straight runs in that inning... took a 9-4 lead & held on for the 9-7 WIN!

Mounts move onto the 5A State Quarterfinals vs. Donegal on Thursday, June 9! It'll be the 2nd time these teams face off in the past 2 weeks... Ephrata got the win 11-1 over Donegal in the District 3 Semifinals!

Ephrata Girls won their 2nd straight L-L Playoff game, downing Section 3 Co-Champ Manheim Central 36-33! Lady Barons' Maddie Knier led all scorers with 14pts, Rachel Nolt added 12! Brynn Adams scored 9pts for the Lady Mounts, Camryn Andes & Cara Tiesi had 8 each! Check out these highlights from a hard-fought game!

Ephrata is now one of the Final 4 teams left in the Girls L-L League Playoffs! They face Penn Manor in the Semifinals Tuesday, February 15, 2022!

In another fast-paced, entertaining District 3 playoff game… #9 Warwick came up just short against #1 Hershey… 62-58! Trojans’ 6’6” Isaiah Danner was a monster in the post, scoring 17pts & wracking up plenty of fouls on the Warriors! Caleb Johnsen led Warwick with 18pts (3-3’s)! Warwick did hit 11 - 3’s to stay in the game, but foul trouble & too many offensive boards by Hershey proved to be the difference!

▪️#9 Warwick now faces #5 Manheim Central in the District 3 consolation semis on Monday, February 26 at Doe Run Elementary (7PM)... it’ll be the 3rd meeting between the Section 2 foes!