2023 L-L League Boys Basketball Playoffs – Semifinals: Cedar Crest vs. Manheim Central (2-15-23)

Lancaster Stormers walk it off against Southern Maryland!

Stormers Centerfielder Joe Stewart knocked home the ONLY run of the game in the bottom of the 7th as Lancaster took both games of the doubleheader from Southern Maryland! Noah Bremer pitched 5 innings for the Lancaster, giving up 2 hits, NO runs with 4 K's! Phil Diehl got the Win for the Stormers, who took the series from the Blue Crabs with one more to go on Thursday, August 8!

Here are highlights from Game #2 of the DH!

The "Backyard Brawl" lived up to the rivalry & tension, as Ephrata went up 1-0 after Game 1... but Cocalico came storming back to win the next 3 games! Eagles take round 1 between the Section 2 foes... 3-1! Yohanis Hildebrand had 22 kills for Cocalico; Owen Weaver had 24 for Ephrata!

-- Pencil in Round 2 between Cocalico & Ephrata for Tuesday, May 9... last game of the regular season!

In another fast-paced, entertaining District 3 playoff game… #9 Warwick came up just short against #1 Hershey… 62-58! Trojans’ 6’6” Isaiah Danner was a monster in the post, scoring 17pts & wracking up plenty of fouls on the Warriors! Caleb Johnsen led Warwick with 18pts (3-3’s)! Warwick did hit 11 - 3’s to stay in the game, but foul trouble & too many offensive boards by Hershey proved to be the difference!

▪️#9 Warwick now faces #5 Manheim Central in the District 3 consolation semis on Monday, February 26 at Doe Run Elementary (7PM)... it’ll be the 3rd meeting between the Section 2 foes!

Warwick won in dramatic fashion 66-65 over Penn Manor thanks to a Tyree Hughes Game-Winning 3pter! Warriors are back in the L-L League Finals… last time was 2020 & 2019! It'll be Warwick vs. Cedar Crest in the 2024 Boys L-L League Final (Friday, February 16 at 7pm)

▪️Warwick made 14 - 3pters‼️ (4 players in double figures)

▪️Tyree Hughes: 18pts (5-3’s)

▪️Ya'Majesty Washington: 13pts (2-3’s)

▪️Caleb Johnsen: 12pts (3-3’s)

▪️Trevor Evans: 10pts (2-3’s)

🔸Ethan Benne (PM): 23pts (2-3's)

🔸Dhamir Wesley (PM): 14pts