Sportstalk Recap: District 3 Football Playoff Preview (11-3-21)

The “Backyard Brawl” between Cocalico & Ephrata came down to the FINAL bout of the night… tied 29-29! Ephrata’s Kaleb Sweigart survived a 13-11 decision at 172lbs against Cocalico’s Dane Bollinger! Mounts Won 32-29… picked up their 9th straight dual win to wrap up the season & knocked off the Eagles for the 2nd year in a row!

🔹Cocalico got pins from Chase Breneman (114), Blake Shenk (139) & Nolan Steiner (285)! Sam Hershey (121) earned a Tech Fall!

🔸Ephrata had pins from Noah Tlumach (152) & Quincy Myer (189)! Brody Musser (145) added a Tech Fall!

Manheim Central girls 🏀 kept pace in the Section 2 Title race with a win over Warwick… 33-24! Payton Snyder had a Career High 12 points for the Lady Barons, who ended the 2nd half on a 19-9 run! Central made it 4 Wins in a row & now sit 1 back of Ephrata for the section lead!

▪️Round 2: Manheim Central at Ephrata - Tuesday, January 30 on Blue Ridge 11 TV!

On our annual "Sportstalk L-L Football Coaches Show Extravaganza", we chatted with Cocalico Football Head Coach Bryan Strohl about his Eagles squad! Check out the full interview with Coach Strohl, who answered questions about the Berks/L-L football merger, the gauntlet they'll face in Section 4, new QB's in Eagle Country & their NEW Offensive Weapons! Plus, who will be the Defensive leaders? And of course, a preview of Week 1's matchup against Warwick... which will be LIVE on Blue Ridge 11!

Ephrata Mounts got back on the winning track after beating Conestoga Valley 14-1! Top 4 hitters for Ephrata reached base a combined 14 times in 4 innings & scored 10 of the 14 runs! Check out the highlights...