Boys Basketball: Manheim Central vs. Ephrata (1-31-23)

Cedar Crest defeated Warwick 45-40 to win the L-L League Boys Title Back-to-Back & their 6th in school history! RJ Young scored 9 first quarter points to give the Falcons a 13-6 lead! Warwick stormed back in the 2nd quarter with a 14-4 run to take a 20-19 lead at halftime! In the 3rd quarter, the Falcons went on a 10-0 run to take a 29-22 lead only to see Warwick answer with an 8-0 run to take the lead BACK, to finish the quarter leading 32-31! Cedar Crest finished strong in the 4th, out-scoring the Warriors 14-8 to raise the trophy again! Seniors Danny Speaks and RJ Young each scored 14 points to lead Cedar Crest, while Senior Parker Horst led all scorers with 15 points for Warwick!

-- 6A District 3 Playoffs begin Tuesday, February 18 for both of these teams! #12 Cedar Crest will visit #5 Wilson! #7 Warwick will host #10 Governor Mifflin! Winners advance to the 6A Quarterfinals... losers' season is over!

Warwick Head Coach Bob Locker & several of his players sat down with us at this year's football media day, held at the LNP Downtown Lancaster headquarters! Warriors are looking to bounce back from a tough 2023 & will have to do so while breaking in a new quarterback! Hear from Warwick as they have a fresh mindset heading into the 2024 Season!

-- We'll have more from Coach Locker on this year's "Sportstalk Special Edition -- L-L Football Coaches Show" which airs Wednesday, August 21 from 7pm to 8:30pm!

Columbia punched their ticket to the L-L League Girls Finals with a 51-29 victory over Manheim Central! The Droege Twins, Brie & Brooke, were as advertised... Sensational! Brie led all scorers with 24 points; Brooke had 18! Maddie Knier had 16 points for Manheim Central!

-- Knier is now 4 points away from tying Hilary Waltman (1,937 pts) for #1 All-Time in Lady Barons scoring!

Section 1 Co-Champ Warwick moved on in the L-L League Tournament after a 7-0 Win over Manheim Central in the Quarterfinal Round! Sr. Bella Smithson smacked a 2-Run HR in the 3rd inning! Warriors tacked on 3 runs late in the game! Pitcher Kate Shaak dominated in the circle… 7 IP, 9 K’s, 4 H, 0 runs!

▪️Warwick, the defending League Champ, plays in the League Semifinals on Monday, May 13 at Millersville University at 7pm!