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 a low-scoring, defensive battle between Section 3 contenders Cocalico and Warwick, the game came down to the last play… a Hail Mary that felt incomplete for the Warriors! Eagles win a tight one 10-7!
♦ Warwick scored in the 1st quarter on a 14 yard TD connection between QB Thomas Myers & WR Judah Willard!
🔹 Cocalico answered back in the 2nd quarter on a long, 89 yard TD dash by Brayden Eppinette! Neither team scored again until Talen Popolis kicked the game-winning field late in the 4th quarter!
-- Cocalico: 2-0 in Section 3... 3-2 overall
-- Warwick: 1-1 in Section 3... 2-3 overall
Happy Throwback Thursday to the Warwick Boys Basketball program!! On this day, 1 year ago, Warwick played Lancaster Catholic in the L-L League Semifinals! The Crusaders were up big in the first quarter, until a little known player named Chase Krall entered the game! What happened from that point on will live on in Lancaster-Lebanon League Playoff, Warwick Basketball & Blue Ridge 11 history... FOREVER!! Take a look back with us...
Ephrata dropped a 9-6 non-league matchup against the #4 ranked team in 6A District 3… Cumberland Valley! Mounts took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the 1st inning after Landry Weidner crushed a 2 run homer to left! But the Eagles went on an 8-1 run after that and staved off a late-inning, bases loaded rally to beat the Mounts!
-- District 3 baseball playoffs will begin on Friday, May 16!
9 Wins in a row for the Cocalico Eagles who slide by a pesky Garden Spot club 1-0! Breck Popolis had the only goal of the game in the 38th minute, scoring his 1st Career Goal for the Eagles! Aaron Wilczek another shutout to keep the winning streak alive for Cocalico, who stand atop Section 2 at 6-0 & 9-3-1 overall!
-- Last 4 games of the season for Cocalico: at Conestoga Valley (9/25), at Manheim Central (9/27), at Ephrata (10/1), home vs. Elizabethtown (10/3)!
