5A State Boys Basketball Playoffs (1st Rd): Mars vs. Manheim Central (3-10-23)

In a clash of top teams in the L-L League... Warwick and Ephrata went to Double Overtime to decide a winner! Warriors Drew Bassoff knocked home the game-winner in the 102nd minute to give Warwick the 1-0 WIN! Here are the highlights from Semifinal #2 on the night...

Warwick advances to the League Finals on Thursday against Section 1 Rival Hempfield!

Warwick avenged their ONLY Loss of the season, beating Manheim Township 3-1 in a Section 1 showdown! Warriors LHP Kate Shaak was dealing in the circle… 12 K’s, 3 H, 1 R! Madisen Minney, Sam Shaak & Marlee Martin all drove in runs! Warwick has won 5 Section 1 games in a row! They are 7-1 overall, 5-1 in Section 1!

Ephrata & Warwick traded runs & the lead several times in their showdown, but it was Warwick with 5 runs in the final 2 innings to win 10-6! Warriors 7-8-9 hitters (Loraw, Meck & Valudes) reached base 11 times, scoring 7 runs!

▪️Michael Valudes (Warwick): 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, 1B, 2B

In our first High School baseball game of the Spring, Manheim Central jumped out to a big lead & held on for the 6-5 win over Cocalico! Barons Colton Book had a 3-run HR in the 1st! SP Connor Rohrer gets the Win; had 6 K’s! Also need to give a shoutout to Cocalico Freshman pitcher Trent Dickson, who threw 5 shutout innings in relief, gave up just 1 hit to a potent Barons lineup! Check out the higlights...