L-L League Boys Soccer Playoffs: Finals – Hempfield vs. Warwick (10-16-24)

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

Cocalico Head Coach Bryan Strohl & several of his players sat down with us at this year's football media day, held at the LNP Downtown Lancaster headquarters! Last year, the Eagles made it back to back 5A District 3 Championships... BUT came up 2 yards short in the State Semifinals! Now they look to replace a ton of Senior leadership heading into the 2024 Season! Hear how Cocalico plans to do that with a different group of guys!

-- We'll have more from Coach Strohl on this year's "Sportstalk Special Edition -- L-L Football Coaches Show" which airs Wednesday, August 21 from 7pm to 8:30pm!

Warwick moved one game closer to securing Back to Back Section 1 Titles, knocking off Penn Manor 2-0! Levi Hoover had both goals for Warwick! Isaac Yerger was solid in goal, sealing another shutout!

-- Warriors are now 7-2 in Section 1 & 13-3 overall, after a loss to Hempfield! IF Warwick beats Cedar Crest on Saturday, October 5... they REPEAT as Section 1 Champs!

Ephrata wins Round #2 against Conestoga Valley in a tight one… 6-3! Nathan Savage went the distance for the Mounts for the W & had 4 K’s, 2 BB! Top 3 Ephrata hitters (Hunt, Prange, Wolf) scored 5 of the 6 Mounts runs… Custer added the 6th run!

🔸Ephrata is 8-1 atop Section 2 with a BIG game coming up Friday Night against 2nd Place Lampeter-Strasburg (Blue Ridge 11 TV game - 7pm)