5A District 3 Baseball Playoffs (Quarters): Red Land vs. Manheim Central (5-26-22)

WALK OFF WIN! Manheim Central won it 4-3 in the bottom of the 7th against Cocalico! Barons' Jared Murray with an RBI Single that drove in Cody Hess for the winning run!

-- Central went 3-0 in the week against Section 3 opponents (Octorara, Garden Spot & Cocalico) They are 6-2 in League Play!

In a low-scoring, defensive battle between Section 3 contenders Cocalico and Warwick, the game came down to the last play… a Hail Mary that felt incomplete for the Warriors! Eagles win a tight one 10-7!

 ♦ Warwick scored in the 1st quarter on a 14 yard TD connection between QB Thomas Myers & WR Judah Willard!

🔹 Cocalico answered back in the 2nd quarter on a long, 89 yard TD dash by Brayden Eppinette! Neither team scored again until Talen Popolis kicked the game-winning field late in the 4th quarter!

-- Cocalico: 2-0 in Section 3... 3-2 overall

-- Warwick: 1-1 in Section 3... 2-3 overall

9 Wins in a row for the Cocalico Eagles who slide by a pesky Garden Spot club 1-0! Breck Popolis had the only goal of the game in the 38th minute, scoring his 1st Career Goal for the Eagles! Aaron Wilczek another shutout to keep the winning streak alive for Cocalico, who stand atop Section 2 at 6-0 & 9-3-1 overall!

-- Last 4 games of the season for Cocalico: at Conestoga Valley (9/25), at Manheim Central (9/27), at Ephrata (10/1), home vs. Elizabethtown (10/3)!

Statement WIN! Ephrata Girls got themselves right back in the Section 2 Title race with a HUGE win over Lebanon…61-51! Jasmine Griffin was on a mission, scored a Game-High 26pts! Lady Mounts now stand atop the Section standings with a few games to go... check out the highlights!