L-L Girl’s Basketball: Hempfield vs. Warwick (1-14-22)

For the 2nd year in a row… Garden Spot handed the Ephrata Mounts a tough loss… this time pulling out a close one 24-21! Spartans move to 3-0 in Section 3 play & 5-1 overall, boosting their already strong 5A District 3 ranking ?? Mounts dropped to 1-2 in Section 3... 3-3 overall!

Northern Lebanon picked up a 13-2 win over Cocalico in non-league action! Vikings Senior pitcher Brian Bicksler (2-1) was strong on the mound (5.1 IP, 3H, 2 R, 7 K) in the Win! Northern Lebanon's 2-3-4 hitters (Adrian Gonzalez, Connor Stoltz, Riley Messinger) were a combined 7-9 at the plate with 6 RBI, 7 runs scored, 2 doubles & 2 walks! Cocalico pushed across to runs late in the 6th inning, but could not hold off the Vikings offensive attack!

Northern Lebanon improved to 4-1, while Cocalico dropped to 1-4!

WALK OFF WIN! Manheim Central won it 4-3 in the bottom of the 7th against Cocalico! Barons' Jared Murray with an RBI Single that drove in Cody Hess for the winning run!

-- Central went 3-0 in the week against Section 3 opponents (Octorara, Garden Spot & Cocalico) They are 6-2 in League Play!

Warwick staked their claim as "Top Dog" in Section 2 with a 53-36 Win over Ephrata! Parker Horst (16pts) & Caleb McCamant (14pts) poured in Season Highs for the Warriors, who used a 16-7 advantage in the 3rd quarter to blow the game open! Marcus Hardin led Ephrata with 11 points!

-- The rematch is January 28 at Ephrata!