L-L Boys Volleyball: Warwick vs. Hempfield (5-4-21)

The Cocalico Eagles made history in their 5A District 3 Championship Game, becoming the ONLY #12 seed to EVER WIN a title in District 3 (no matter the classification)... beating #2 Exeter 34-14! It's Cocalico's 4th title in program history, 1st for head coach Bryan Strohl! Eagles last won the 5A Title in 2019!

They now move onto the 5A State Semifinals against Pine-Richland on Friday, December 2! The game will air LIVE on Blue Ridge 11 TV from Mansion Park in Altoona at 7pm!

Coming into Week 10, Warwick was in a Win & get help to make the District 3 Playoffs scenario! Warriors took care of the first part, beating Manheim Central 6-3 in a defensive struggle! Reece Harper scored the games only TD with an 11 yard run in the 4th quarter!

▪️Warwick finished 5-5 overall (4-2 in Section 3) & qualified for Districts as the last time in at #12!

▪️Manheim Central finished 3-7 overall (1-5 in Section 3)... their season is over!

In Game 2 of the L-L League 🏐 Semifinals, Cocalico made Warwick work for the victory… stealing Game 4 (30-28)! But the Warriors ultimately won 3-1 over the Eagles to punch their ticket back to the League Finals for the 4th straight year! Kyle Charles had 23 kills in the win!

▪️It’ll be Warwick vs Manheim Central for League Gold 🥇 AGAIN (Barons beat Warwick last year for the Title) on Wednesday, May 15 at 7pm at Manheim Township HS! We WILL air the game LIVE on Blue Ridge 11 TV!

The L-L League showcased its Best wrestlers over the weekend at their annual League Tournament, with some heavy-hitters in the brackets & crowned 13 new champions on the boys side! The most notable was Manheim Township Senior Kaedyn Williams at 114lbs, who joined the exclusive 4-time champion club 🥇🥇🥇🥇 Congrats Kaedyn!

-- Conestoga Valley won the team title in convincing fashion!

Here’s a list of the Boys Champions from 107lbs - 285lbs!

107lbs -- Sam Wolford, Northern Lebanon

114lbs -- Kaedyn Williams Manheim Township

121lbs -- Aaron Seidel, Northern Lebanon

127lbs -- Francis Burke, Elizabethtown

133lbs -- Barrett Keiffer, Manheim Central

139lbs -- Seamus Mack, Hempfield

145lbs -- Gavin Badger, Lancaster Catholic

152lbs -- Kyle Deisley, Hempfield

160lbs -- Luke Needham, Conestoga Valley

172lbs -- Abdoul Akala, Conestoga Valley

189lbs -- JJ Plaza, Hempfield

215lbs -- Noah Templin, Manheim Central

285lbs -- Tal Stoltzfus, Conestoga Valley

-- Shorty Hitchcock "Most Fall Least Amount of Time" Award -- Luke Needham, Conestoga Valley -- 5 in 8:44

-- Kenneth W. Ober Outstanding Wrestler Award -- Kaedyn Williams, Manheim Township