Wrestling: Manheim Central vs Cocalico (12/11/24)

#5 Cocalico won convincingly in the 1st round of the 3A District 3 ⚽️ Playoffs… beating #12 Eastern York 5-0! Timmy Hambright scored first for the Eagles in the 6th minute & scored again in the 36th minute to give him 2 of Cocalico’s 5 goals! Talen Popolis (13 goals: team lead) had 2 as well for the Eagles! Eli Barry added to the scoring just a minute into the 2nd half! This is the most goals in a single game by Cocalico this season!

🔹#5 Cocalico advanced to the 3A Quarterfinals on Thursday, October 24 to face #4 Shippensburg on the road!

Cedar Crest defeated Warwick 45-40 to win the L-L League Boys Title Back-to-Back & their 6th in school history! RJ Young scored 9 first quarter points to give the Falcons a 13-6 lead! Warwick stormed back in the 2nd quarter with a 14-4 run to take a 20-19 lead at halftime! In the 3rd quarter, the Falcons went on a 10-0 run to take a 29-22 lead only to see Warwick answer with an 8-0 run to take the lead BACK, to finish the quarter leading 32-31! Cedar Crest finished strong in the 4th, out-scoring the Warriors 14-8 to raise the trophy again! Seniors Danny Speaks and RJ Young each scored 14 points to lead Cedar Crest, while Senior Parker Horst led all scorers with 15 points for Warwick!

-- 6A District 3 Playoffs begin Tuesday, February 18 for both of these teams! #12 Cedar Crest will visit #5 Wilson! #7 Warwick will host #10 Governor Mifflin! Winners advance to the 6A Quarterfinals... losers' season is over!

On our annual "Sportstalk L-L Football Coaches Show Extravaganza", we chatted with Ephrata Football Head Coach Kris Miller about his Mounts squad! Check out the full interview with Coach Miller, who answered questions about the Berks/L-L football merger, their wide-open Section, stud RB Andre Weidman & how the Offense will function around him! Plus, what are some other names to remember? And of course, Ephrata's hopes to break their LONG District 3 Playoff drought!

In a match-up of the #1 & #2 teams in L-L Girl's Lacrosse... the Blue Streaks out-dueled the Lady Eagles in a highly competitive, fast-paced game... 15-8! Township won their record setting 11th straight League Title in Girl's Lacrosse, dating back to 2010! Check out the highlights from the Championship Game!