Sportstalk Recap: Week 1 HS Football

Manheim Central picked up a 7-2 win over Section 3 rival Cocalico, sweeping the season series 3-0! Central’s Cam Thompson went 3-3 with 5 RBI! Senior pitcher Cael Martin got the Win! ◾️Barons punched their ticket to the L-L League Playoffs (2nd place in Sec. 3) on Thursday, May 9 & will face Section 1 Champ Hempfield at 4:15pm!

Ephrata won decisively in their L-L League Quarterfinals match up with Donegal, beating the Indians 11-1 in 5 innings! Ben Burkey got the Win... Mounts top of the order(Schwanger, McCracken, Hurst) went 7-9 with 8 RBI & 5 runs scored!

-- Ephrata (Section 2 Champs) plays Lancaster Catholic (Section 4 Champs) Saturday in the League Semifinals at 1pm (War Memorial Field - Ephrata)

Warwick Softball wins their season opener over Cedar Crest 3-2! Warriors scored all 3 runs in the 1st inning, held on late for the Win thanks to Sam Shaak in the circle… 7 IP, 8 K’s, 4 H, 2 R… with an RBI Double in the 1st inning! Warriors travel to Penn Manor on Friday for a Section 1 Showdown!

In Game #1 of the ⚽️ Backyard Brawl Doubleheader ⚽️ Cocalico earned bragging rights for the next 364 days as the Eagles knocked off Ephrata 3-0! Huge night for Cocalico’s leading scorer Luke Main… who set the Cocalico Boys Soccer single season scoring record with Goal #16 & #17! Congrats Luke ?? & Good Luck to the Eagles in the postseason!