3A PIAA Baseball Playoffs (1st Rd.): Philadelphia Academy vs. Lancaster Catholic (6-6-22)

Ephrata earned their first Section 1 Win of the season with a hard fought 3-2 victory over Conestoga Valley! Bella Pratt & Mya Curran put the Lady Mounts ahead 2-0 at halftime, but CV equalized in the 2nd half with goals from Ella Buch & Sienna DiGiamberdini! Averi Bender broke the tie for Ephrata in the 65th minute, sealing the Win for the Lady Mounts!

Manheim Central knocked off rival Cocalico in Week 10... 42-20 on the strength of a HUGE 2nd half! Barons outscored the Eagles 35-6 in the 3rd & 4th quarters! In doing so, Manheim Central finished 9-1 overall AND forced a 3-way tie for the Section 2 Title! Warwick, Manheim Central and Cocalico with split the trophy this year! Check out these highlights from a rain-soaked game!

On the latest episode of Sportstalk... we continued getting you ready for the upcoming Winter Sports Season by looking at a few "Spotlight Players" from our local boys basketball teams! In this conversation, we looked at returning scorers for Cocalico, Ephrata, Manheim Central & Warwick!

Back to back tough losses for Warwick, who fell 3-1 to Penn Manor! After tying the game in the 6th inning with a lead-off home run by Madison Minney... the Comets got 2 runs in the 7th inning & Warwick could not respond!

-- Warwick does win the season series 2-1 vs. Penn Manor

-- Warriors fall to 10-4 in Section 1... 2nd place behind Hempfield