Lancaster Stormers busted out of a slump, beating Staten Island 13-4 in the first game of their series this week! Stormers got home runs from Shawon Dunston Jr., Justin Farmer & Damon Dues… plus, 5 RBI from Joseph Carpenter! All for of those guys combined for 13 RBI… starter Noah Bremer got the win, going 6 innings, giving up 9 hits and just 2 runs!
Ephrata led from start to finish against Penn Manor in a hard fought 11-8 Win! Mounts went up 6-0 after the 1st quarter, with 5 different Ephrata players contributing on the scoreboard! Once the Comets mounted a comeback, it was up to Tyler Thomas & Parker Snow to close out the victory with Ephrata’s final 5 goals! Mounts have 1 game remaining against Cocalico in the "Backyard Brawl" makeup game set for May 14!
🔸Ephrata scorers🔸 Tyler Thomas: 4 Goals Parker Snow: 4 Goals Brayden Brown: 1 Goal Adam Sensenig: 1 Goal Tanner Parmer: 1 Goal
🔹Penn Manor scorers🔹 Grant Bradburn: 2 Goals Cooper Bradburn: 2 Goals Peyton Englert: 2 Goals Collin Robinson: 1 Goal Ayden Hoin: 1 Goal
Manheim Central caught fire in the 2nd half against Garden Spot, pulling away for the 70-49 victory! Barons are 2-0 in Section 2 play; 7-2 overall!
-- Trey Grube led all scorers with 26 points, 5-3pters! He is now 2nd All-Time in the L-L League with 252 Career 3's! Grube also has 1,394 Career points... which is #3 in Manheim Central History!
#6 Manheim Central moved onto the next round of 5A District 3 Playoffs after a 32-25 win over #11 Cocalico! Lady Barons also qualified for the PIAA State Tournament in March! For Central, Gianna Walters had 12 points, including a pair of 3-pointers… giving her a Single-Season High 51–3’s (101 Career)! Maddie Gehman added 11 points, 9 in the first half to get the Lady Barons going! Cocalico’s Kira Lehman dropped a Game-High 14 points, but the Lady Eagles season ended at 12-11!
▪️Next up: 5A District 3 Quarterfinals -- #6 Manheim Central at #3 Northern York (Thursday, February 20 - 7pm at Northern York HS)
It's a special year for L-L Football as all 13 Berks County teams are merging into the League! On the latest episode of Sportstalk, we broke down who's in all the new Sections & talked about title contenders! Check out our discussion on Section 3 & see who we felt could win a wide-open title race!
