Day: January 28, 2025

Another stellar L-L League Wrestling Championship in the books! Here’s a look at the sights and sounds from the days’ action from Manheim Township HS!

🔹Conestoga Valley won the boys team title after they sent 6 wrestlers to the Finals, winning 5 🥇 Ephrata finished 4th, Manheim Central 6th, Cocalico 9th, Warwick 11th & Garden Spot 17th! On the girls side, JP McCaskey won the team title over Hempfield, with Warwick finishing 7th as our only local school with a girls team!

▪️Congrats to Northern Lebanon’s Aaron Seidel who joined the 4X League Champion Club winning at 133lbs!

Cocalico won its 4th straight game, taking down Section 2 foe Warwick… 38-31! Kira Lehman led all scorers with 17 points for the Lady Eagles! Brielle Martin chipped in a Career High 8 points to help Cocalico pad their lead! Warwick was led by Reese Jeanes, who had 9 points, all on 3-pointers!

Manheim Central turned up the heat on a cold winter night… beating Conestoga Valley 42-24 in a non-league matchup! Lady Barons outscored the Buckskins 17-4 in the 3rd quarter to seize control of the game!

▪️Lilah Walters led all scorers with 13 points! Gianna Walters added 12 points (4-3’s)! Bianca Henry led CV with 9 points!

Ephrata WON its 11th straight with a 58-50 victory over Conestoga Valley! Four Lady Mounts scored in double figures… Marie McCracken (15pts); Leah Caldwell (14pts); Alyssa Caldwell (13pts) & Emily Bender (11pts)! Azailya Washington scored a Season-High 23 points for the Buckskins, but it wasn’t enough as Ephrata hit 11 of 13 free throws in the 4th quarter!

🔸Ephrata (8-0) padded their lead in Section 2 over Conestoga Valley (6-2) winning both matchups this year!

Manheim Central got back on the winning track in a BIG way downing Lancaster Catholic 75-38! Mason Rodgers led all scorers with 14 points (3-3’s)! Landon Zeiset scored 11 of his 13 points in the 3rd quarter, including a monster dunk! Five Barons ended in double figures (Mason Olinger - 12pts; Ryan Kenneff - 10pts; Chase Book - 10pts)

▪️Add Central’s Win (6-1) + an Octorara loss (5-2) tonight = Barons back in 1st in Section 3

Northern Lebanon outlasted a scrappy Manheim Central squad 37-32 in another crucial Section 3 matchup! Vikings shot 19-29 from the free throw line compared to the Lady Barons 6-8 night! Saorise Phillips led all scorers with 17 points for Northern Lebanon! Maddie Gehman had 9 points for Manheim Central! Vikings take both games this year...

Current Section 3 Standings

▪️Northern Lebanon: 5-1

▪️Lancaster Catholic: 5-1

▪️Manheim Central: 3-2

▪️Lampeter-Strasburg: 2-3

▪️Elco: 2-4

▪️Donegal: 0-6

Manheim Central stayed UNBEATEN (5-0) in Section 3 play after a 67-48 Win over Donegal! Barons went on a 40-20 run in the 2nd half to pull away from the Indians! Ryan Kenneff & Landon Zeiset each had monster games with 17 points apiece (combined 7-8 from the free throw line)! Donegal’s Joey Williams started off hot with 14 points at the half (4-3’s) but finished with 18 total in the game!

Manheim Central Scorers:

▪️Landon Zeiset: 17 points (3-4 FT)

▪️Ryan Kenneff: 17 points (4-4 FT)

▪️Chase Book: 15 points (2-3’s)

▪️Mason Rodgers: 14 points (5-6 FT)

Round 1 of the “Backyard Brawl” went to Ephrata (4-1 Sec. 2) who knocked off rival Cocalico (3-3 Sec. 2) 58-43! Mounts used a 17-4 advantage in the 4th quarter to pull away! Ephrata’s Marqus Hardin led all scorers with 22 points! Landry Kopp & Grayson Shellhammer each added 11! Cocalico’s Timmy Hambright had 19 points, including 5 three-pointers!

🔹the rematch is February 5... Ephrata AT Cocalico… ON Blue Ridge 11 📺

Warwick staked their claim as "Top Dog" in Section 2 with a 53-36 Win over Ephrata! Parker Horst (16pts) & Caleb McCamant (14pts) poured in Season Highs for the Warriors, who used a 16-7 advantage in the 3rd quarter to blow the game open! Marcus Hardin led Ephrata with 11 points!

-- The rematch is January 28 at Ephrata!