Boys Basketball: Garden Spot vs. Cocalico (12/12/24)

Garden Spot knocked off Cocalico 8-0… earning a much needed win for their League playoff hopes, which kept them in pace with Manheim Central for the 2nd spot in Section 3! Spartans also won the season series 2-1 vs. the Eagles!

🔹Spartan pitcher Ryder Hertzler threw 6 scoreless innings... with 2 hits & 11 K’s! He had a no-hit bid busted up in the 5th! Teammate Connor Manning came in to preserve the shutout!

#7 Cocalico won 42-21 in the 1st Round of 5A District 3 Playoffs against #10 Hershey! Dane Horning had 2 rushing TD’s… Josh Myer added 3 more TD’s on the ground… but it was the punt block by Jerry McArdle & TD recovery by Thomas Dattoli that swung the game for Cocalico! Eagles have now won 8 straight District 3 Playoffs games, dating back to 2022!

🔹5A District 3 Playoffs: Quarterfinals: #7 Cocalico vs #2 Mechanicsburg - next Friday, November 8 at Memorial Park Stadium - 7pm

On SportsTalk's Annual "L-L Football Coaches Show", the guys talked with Cocalico Head Coach Bryan Strohl, who enters his 2nd year in charge of the Eagles! Hear what Coach Strohl had to say about his team & what he feels the strengths are that will lead them to victory!

Manheim Central have everything working tonight in ALL 3 facets of the game... Offense, Defense & Special Teams! Barons blanked Conestoga Valley 63-0! Central QB Judd Novak threw 3 TD passes, ran for 2 more! Barons move to 7-1 overall, 2-1 in Section 2! Here are the highlights...