HS Football: Octorara vs. Cocalico (9-16-22)

WHAT A WILD WALKOFF WIN!

Trailing 6-3 in the bottom of the 9th... Lancaster "stormed-back" with 4 runs to walk it off against Staten Island... 7-6! The comeback seemed unlikely after the Stormers trailed 5-0 early & then 6-3 in the 9th... but Lancaster's next 6 batters reached based, including Joseph Carpenter's RBI fielder's choice that scored Shawon Dunston Jr. with the GAME-WINNING RUN!

After a hard-fought, physical 80 minutes of play… the L-L League Boys ⚽️ Championship needed overtime to decide a winner between Hempfield & Warwick! Just 4 mins in, Black Knights’ Julian Reisig became the hero with the Golden Goal! Hempfield wins 🥇 by a score of 1-0… it’s their First League 🏆since 2010!

Ephrata Softball gets the WIN in this year’s “Backyard Brawl”... 10-7 over the Lady Eagles! Ephrata Pitcher Ellie Meier struck out 10 in the victory! Lady Mounts have 1 final game against Hershey & then await their District 3 Playoff future!

Hempfield denied Warwick a trip to the L-L League Finals with a 49-43 win! Black Knights outscored the Warriors 13-6 in the 4th quarter to get the W! Hempfield is into the L-L Championship for the 3rd year in a row, where they will face Section 2 Champ, Manheim Central, on Friday at 7pm!

-- Warwick's next game is Monday, February 20 in the District 3 Playoffs... they will host Donegal at 7pm!