Ahead of a big playoff showdown in the 4A District 3 Quarterfinals between Cocalico & Berks Catholic, our guys on Sportstalk broke down the matchup and gave you a couple of “Keys to the Game!” Check out their analysis…
Conestoga Valley kept their UNDEFEATED season alive beating Shippensburg 35-24 in the 5A District 3 Quarterfinals! CV equaled the program’s Best start to a season at 11-0, tied with the 1985 Buckskins! CV’s Isaiah Sensenig ran the opening kickoff back 88 yards for a TD! Buckskins had 4 other rushing touchdowns in the game (Teagan Ruble - 2; Jayden Johnson - 1; Sawyer Esbenshade - 1) Conestoga Valley advanced to the District 3 Semifinals for the first time since 2000!
🔹5A District 3 Semifinals: #8 Exeter vs. #4 Conestoga Valley (Friday, November 15 at 7pm on Blue Ridge 11 📺)
Cocalico held on for another close win in Section 2 beating Garden Spot 63-60! Both teams made a mad dash for the finish line, combining for 44 points in the 4th quarter! By the way, Eagles are 2-0 in Section 2!
Cocalico scoring: 🔹Camden Ochs - 21 points 🔹Timmy Hambright - 18 points (3-3’s; 7-8 FT) 🔹Ty Wealand - 14 points (3-3’s; 3-4 FT)
Garden Spot scoring: 🔹AJ Hurst - 17 points (3-3’s) 🔹Ryder Hertzler - 15 points 🔹Jeff St. Jean - 12 points (2-3’s)
Manheim Central rallied late in the game to take Round 1 against Cocalico… 4-3! Barons exploded for 3 runs in the 6th inning, capped off by Ky Watson’s RBI 1b! Trevor Lowe picked up the Win! Trent Dickson threw 6 solid innings with 7 K's, but was chased in the 6th! Nolan Book also blasted a solo home run for the Barons! Central has now won 3 straight Section 3 games!
-- There will be 2 more meetings this year on April 19 & May 6 (on Blue Ridge 11 TV)!
Ephrata powered thru brutal, windy conditions to get the offense going as the Lady Mounts picked up their first win in Section 1 play... beating Conestoga Valley 13-2! Ryleigh Warner had 6 goals on the night for the Lady Mounts, while Lyla Clement ended with 4, Kiera Wene had 2! Both players are over 30 goals apiece for Ephrata this season (Warner: 34 Goals -- Clement: 32 Goals)!
