5A District 3 Baseball Playoffs (Finals): Ephrata vs. Manheim Central (6-2-22)

In a low-scoring, defensive battle between Section 3 contenders Cocalico and Warwick, the game came down to the last play… a Hail Mary that felt incomplete for the Warriors! Eagles win a tight one 10-7!

 ♦ Warwick scored in the 1st quarter on a 14 yard TD connection between QB Thomas Myers & WR Judah Willard!

🔹 Cocalico answered back in the 2nd quarter on a long, 89 yard TD dash by Brayden Eppinette! Neither team scored again until Talen Popolis kicked the game-winning field late in the 4th quarter!

-- Cocalico: 2-0 in Section 3... 3-2 overall

-- Warwick: 1-1 in Section 3... 2-3 overall

Cocalico won the RIVALRY showdown with Manheim Central 30-14! Josh Myer, Brayden Eppinette & Dane Horning all had rushing TD’s for the Eagles, who racked up 342 yards on the ground! But it was a 67 yard punt return for a touchdown from Eppinette that blew the game open in the 3rd quarter! For the Barons, QB Ray Lewis connected on 2 passing TD’s!

🔹Cocalico moves to 3-0 in Section 3, 4-2 overall...

▪️Manheim Central is 0-2 in Section 3, 2-4 overall...

In Game #1 of the ⚽️ Backyard Brawl Doubleheader ⚽️ Cocalico earned bragging rights for the next 364 days as the Eagles knocked off Ephrata 3-0! Huge night for Cocalico’s leading scorer Luke Main… who set the Cocalico Boys Soccer single season scoring record with Goal #16 & #17! Congrats Luke ?? & Good Luck to the Eagles in the postseason!

In an L-L League Girls Lacrosse showdown between 2 cross-town rivals… Warwick jumped out to an early 6-2 lead over Ephrata, but had to hang on down the stretch to win 12-9! Seniors Clara Ford (5) & Katie Jeanes (3) led the Warriors in scoring! Mallory Kline had 3 goals for Ephrata! Check out the highlights from a great game!