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

Ephrata Softball had the bats cranking tonight & pitcher Ellie Meier was dealing in the circle! Lady Mounts beat Cocalico 16-0 (3 inn.) Meier, Ephrata’s Freshman Flame-thrower, struck out 8 batters & just missed a perfect game... giving up 1 hit! She also had 2 HR’s in the 1st! Check out these highlights...

Manheim Central pulls off the comeback win 2-1 in the final inning, handing Elco their 1st loss of the year! Barons Riley Hostetter threw a complete-game, 1-hitter & struck out 11 Raider batters! Abi Logan had the 2-run Home Run in the 6th to give Central the lead for good!

#1 seed Cocalico showed they meant business in the AA District 3 Quarterfinals… winning convincingly 19-9 over #8 Hershey! Eagles advanced to the AA Semis in back to back years!

🔹Cocalico Goal Scorers -- Cole Barnes: 5 -- Zach Belknap: 4 -- Evan Youndt: 3 -- Bryce Nash: 3 -- Tate Renaud: 2 -- Kaden Martin: 1 -- Carter Getz: 1

-- Eagles went on to beat #5 Trinity 19-9 in the Semis! It's also back to back years qualifying for the PIAA State Playoffs for this Cocalico program, which had NEVER been to States prior to last season!