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

Round 1 of the “Backyard Brawl” went to Ephrata (4-1 Sec. 2) who knocked off rival Cocalico (3-3 Sec. 2) 58-43! Mounts used a 17-4 advantage in the 4th quarter to pull away! Ephrata’s Marqus Hardin led all scorers with 22 points! Landry Kopp & Grayson Shellhammer each added 11! Cocalico’s Timmy Hambright had 19 points, including 5 three-pointers!

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The Cocalico Eagles made history in their 5A District 3 Championship Game, becoming the ONLY #12 seed to EVER WIN a title in District 3 (no matter the classification)... beating #2 Exeter 34-14! It's Cocalico's 4th title in program history, 1st for head coach Bryan Strohl! Eagles last won the 5A Title in 2019!

They now move onto the 5A State Semifinals against Pine-Richland on Friday, December 2! The game will air LIVE on Blue Ridge 11 TV from Mansion Park in Altoona at 7pm!

Manheim Central picked up a Big Win... 25-16 on the road against Ephrata & tightened the Section 2 race in the process!

-- Manheim Central: Gianna Walters led all scorers with 9 points!

-- Ephrata: Marie McCracken had 8 points to lead the Lady Mounts!

Section 2 Standings

Ephrata: 8-1 (at CV, vs. Warwick, vs. Etown)

Manheim Central: 8-2 (at Solanco, vs. Warwick)

Just a few games left to decide it!