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!
On our annual "Sportstalk L-L Football Coaches Show Extravaganza", we chatted with Ephrata Football Head Coach Kris Miller about his Mounts squad! Check out the full interview with Coach Miller, who answered questions about the Berks/L-L football merger, their wide-open Section, stud RB Andre Weidman & how the Offense will function around him! Plus, what are some other names to remember? And of course, Ephrata's hopes to break their LONG District 3 Playoff drought!
Manheim Central stayed UNBEATEN (5-0) in Section 3 play after a 67-48 Win over Donegal! Barons went on a 40-20 run in the 2nd half to pull away from the Indians! Ryan Kenneff & Landon Zeiset each had monster games with 17 points apiece (combined 7-8 from the free throw line)! Donegal’s Joey Williams started off hot with 14 points at the half (4-3’s) but finished with 18 total in the game!
Manheim Central Scorers:
▪️Landon Zeiset: 17 points (3-4 FT)
▪️Ryan Kenneff: 17 points (4-4 FT)
▪️Chase Book: 15 points (2-3’s)
▪️Mason Rodgers: 14 points (5-6 FT)
Warwick improved to 2-0 on the season after a 3-0 shutout against Section 1 rival Ephrata! Warriors goals scored by Kenzie Ellis, Calli Martin & Kayla Gockley!
Warwick has games against Twin Valley, Oley Valley & Lampeter-Strasburg coming up!
Lady Mounts dropped to 1-1 and have games against JP McCaskey, Schuylkill Valley & Cocalico!
Warwick jumped out to an early 17-5 lead after 1 quareter, but Elizabethtown made it a game late! That's when the Warriors put the peddle to the metal & picked up another key Section 2 win... 61-48! Caleb Johnsen had 15pts; Tyree Hughes 10 off the bench!
