Palmyra Cougars pulled off a hard-fought 62-54 victory over the Warwick Warriors in a thrilling non-league matchup! Palmyra held a narrow 27-22 lead at halftime before extending it in the second half, thanks to standout performances from Alex Dorta, who led all scorers with 20 points. Ya’Majesty Washington led Warwick with 15 points, while Parker Horst added 10! Warrior suffered their first Loss of the season!
In their 4th straight trip to the 4A Semifinals, #2 Warwick FINALLY made it thru to the District 3 Championship Game with a 3-0 Win over #11 Mechanicsburg! Eli Yerger scored 2 Goals for the Warriors… 37th minute & 77th minute! Gavin Kochel scored his first varsity goal in the 63rd minute! Warwick advanced to their first District 3 Final since 2005 (when they tied Manheim Township 3–3 & shared the ⚽️🏆)
-- Warwick has already qualified for States! ▪️ 4A District 3 Boys ⚽️ Finals: #2 Warwick vs. #1 Cumberland Valley - Saturday, November 2 at Central Dauphin MS (Landis Field) 3pm!
In another fast-paced, entertaining District 3 playoff game… #9 Warwick came up just short against #1 Hershey… 62-58! Trojans’ 6’6” Isaiah Danner was a monster in the post, scoring 17pts & wracking up plenty of fouls on the Warriors! Caleb Johnsen led Warwick with 18pts (3-3’s)! Warwick did hit 11 - 3’s to stay in the game, but foul trouble & too many offensive boards by Hershey proved to be the difference!
▪️#9 Warwick now faces #5 Manheim Central in the District 3 consolation semis on Monday, February 26 at Doe Run Elementary (7PM)... it’ll be the 3rd meeting between the Section 2 foes!
Hempfield won its first League Title since 2011, downing Manheim Central 57-46! Black Knights leading scorer, Miguel Pena led the way with 21 points... Ben Troyer & Kamyn Lawrence each added 11! Barons were led by Trey Grube, who had 19 points... Zach Benner added 10!
