Garden Spot came away with a big Section 3 win over Manheim Central… 28-9! Gabe Martin & Andrew Pemberton accounted for all 4 of the Spartans TD’s! 2 rushing for Martin, 1 TD toss to Pemberton, who also ran the 2nd half kickoff back for a 92yd TD! Central scored both a TD & a safety on blocked punts!
▪️ Garden Spot improved to 4-4… Manheim Central fell to 3-6!
MAJOR UPSET! #16 Spring Grove knocked off #1 Manheim Central 45-38 in the First Round of the 5A District 3 Playoffs! Barons had a 13-6 lead after the 1st quarter, but the Rockets outscored Central 39-25 the rest of the way! Ky’sier Ludvig led the Rockets with 14 points! Ryan Kenneff had a Game-High 15 points in the Barons loss!
▪️#1 Manheim Central dropped down into the 9th place consolation bracket and played again on Friday, February 21 against #9 Middletown (winning 43-39)!
In a preview of next year’s Berks/L-L League Football merger, Daniel Boone pounded the run game and came out of Ephrata with a 33-14 win! Mounts did have a 71 yard scoop & score on defense by Quintin Pfautz! Here are the highlights from Week 5 of High School Football!
100 minutes of action for Cocalico & Ephrata boys soccer ended in a 0-0 draw! What else would you expect from a #RivalryGame as good as this one?! Both squads fought hard through 2OT, but they’ll split the win! Check out the highlights…
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!
