5A PIAA Baseball Playoffs (1st Rd.): Peters Township vs. Ephrata (6-6-22)

Manheim Central took Round #1 of the Section 2 Showdown with Ephrata... 31-17! Lady Mounts jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, but Central clamped down defensively & finished the game on a 31-10 run!

-- Maddie Knier (MC) led all scorers with 15 points

-- Jasmine Griffin (Eph) was held to a season-low 5 points

Round #2 is Tuesday, January 31 in Manheim! (will NOT be televised on Blue Ridge)

Northern Lebanon outlasted a scrappy Manheim Central squad 37-32 in another crucial Section 3 matchup! Vikings shot 19-29 from the free throw line compared to the Lady Barons 6-8 night! Saorise Phillips led all scorers with 17 points for Northern Lebanon! Maddie Gehman had 9 points for Manheim Central! Vikings take both games this year...

Current Section 3 Standings

▪️Northern Lebanon: 5-1

▪️Lancaster Catholic: 5-1

▪️Manheim Central: 3-2

▪️Lampeter-Strasburg: 2-3

▪️Elco: 2-4

▪️Donegal: 0-6

On our annual "Sportstalk L-L Football Coaches Show Extravaganza", we chatted with Warwick Football Head Coach Bob Locker about his Warrior squad! Check out the full interview with Coach Locker, who answered questions about the Berks/L-L football merger, their experienced QB Jack Reed & his NEW Offensive Weapons! Plus, what does the Defense look like? And of course, got real with us about his team taking on the UNofficial moniker of "Road Warriors"!

Manheim Central beat Cocalico 2-1 in a late season Section 2 showdown, with lots of playoff implications on the line!

🔹First quarter, Cocalico’s Maggie Allen scored quickly, followed soon after by a Lady Barons goal from Brooke Nelson! Action remained intense into the 3rd quarter, when Central’s Ella Brubaker scored the eventual game winner off a powerful strike from Paige Garner!

Section 2 Standings (Top 2 go to League Playoffs)

▪️Elizabethtown: 7-0-2

▪️Manheim Central: 4-2-3

▪️Conestoga Valley: 5-4-0

▪️Cocalico: 4-4-1