Sportstalk Recap: L-L League Girls Basketball Update (2-2-22)

Ephrata Lady Mounts grabbed bragging rights again in the “Backyard Brawl” after completing the comeback against Cocalico… 33-30! Ephrata was down 21-12 at half, but outscored Cocalico 21-9 in the 2nd half!

⇒ Addi Martin (Cocalico) led all scores with 15 points! (#12 leading scorer in L-L League)

⇒ Lady Mounts have won 6 straight game this season!

Manheim Central beat Cocalico 2-1 in a late season Section 2 showdown, with lots of playoff implications on the line!

🔹First quarter, Cocalico’s Maggie Allen scored quickly, followed soon after by a Lady Barons goal from Brooke Nelson! Action remained intense into the 3rd quarter, when Central’s Ella Brubaker scored the eventual game winner off a powerful strike from Paige Garner!

Section 2 Standings (Top 2 go to League Playoffs)

▪️Elizabethtown: 7-0-2

▪️Manheim Central: 4-2-3

▪️Conestoga Valley: 5-4-0

▪️Cocalico: 4-4-1

York Suburban headed back across Route 30 with a 1-0 Win against Manheim Central! Trojans won their 1st game of the year, in their only trip to Lancaster County in 2024! Quite a Defensive battle in this one… Trojans Goalie Gehret Gentzyel & Barons keeper Zach Spangler played stellar, but York Suburban scored off a 2nd half corner kick in the 51st minute! That lone goal held up for the victory!

Warwick moved one game closer to securing Back to Back Section 1 Titles, knocking off Penn Manor 2-0! Levi Hoover had both goals for Warwick! Isaac Yerger was solid in goal, sealing another shutout!

-- Warriors are now 7-2 in Section 1 & 13-3 overall, after a loss to Hempfield! IF Warwick beats Cedar Crest on Saturday, October 5... they REPEAT as Section 1 Champs!