5A District 3 Football Playoffs (Finals): Cocalico vs. Exeter (11-25-22)

🚨Warwick WILL PLAY for a PIAA State Championship🚨

The Warriors punched their ticket to the 2A State Title Game after beating District 3 powerhouse Palmyra 1-0 in the 2A Semifinals! Calli Martin had the game-winner (ONLY GOAL) for Warwick in the 3rd quarter off a penalty corner!

▪️ It’s Warwick’s 1st trip back to the PIAA Finals since 2011! They will try to win the 4th State Title (1987, 1999, 2000) in program history on Saturday, November 16 at 1pm against another District 3 foe… Northern York! (Warwick beat Northern York 4-1 in the 2024 District 3 Finals)

INSTANT CLASSIC! Manheim Central won in comeback fashion 62-57 over Lancaster Mennonite in OT! It’s the Barons 1st League Playoff win since 2015! Sr. Judd Novak was SENSATIONAL - Career High 28pts ?? including 10 straight clutch free throws in the 4th QT & OT! Trey Grube added 20pts! Check out these highlights... Manheim Central advanced to face Section 1 Champ Manheim Township in the Quarterfinals on Monday, February 14, 2022!

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)

Manheim Central spotted Cocalico a 2-0 lead after the 1st inning… Alex Fox & Dane Horning scored the Eagles runs! But the Barons rattled off 12 unanswered runs after that & won the game 12-2 in 6 innings! Central’s Cody Hess went 3-3 with 3 RBI & a run scored, Carter Kyle & Cam Thompson combined for 3 hits, 2 walks & 4 runs scored! Barons starter Colin Connelly (2-1) got the Win (5 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 7 K’s, 6 BB)

-- Manheim Central (1-0 Section 3) & Cocalico (0-1 Section 3) face off again on Wednesday, April 23 at Cocalico HS (4:15pm)