5A District 3 Football Playoffs – Finals: Ephrata vs. Cocalico (11-24-23)

After a scoreless 1st half between Warwick & Conestoga Valley... the Warriors broke thru with a pair of 2nd half Goals from Connor Kirchner & Caden Lausch! Warwick won 2-0 over Conestoga Valley…it was both teams last Section 1 game... neither is headed to the League Playoffs! So they now wait for the 4A District 3 Playoffs, where both teams will have road games on Tuesday, October 25!

🚨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)

In one of the most EXCITING & entertaining wrestling matches of the year… Warwick knocked off Manheim Central 39-27 for their first win of the season! The Warriors took an early 14-0 lead over the Barons with wins at 121, 127, & 133! But Central dug themselves out of a big hole with pins from AJ Hondru (172), Noah Templin (189), & Brodie Daugherty (FFT-215) to lead it 27-23! However, Julian Rodriguez’s pin at 285 catapulted Warwick back into the lead and the Warriors finished strong for the victory!

Ephrata (10-0) stayed UNBEATEN in Section 2 after a 49-32 Win over Warwick! Ephrata's Marie McCracken led all scorers with 17 points... Leah Caldwell chipped in 10 points! Kara Lipisko led Warwick in scoring with 10 points!

⇒ Lady Mounts clinched their 5th Section 2 Title in 6 years later in the week with a win over Solanco! They will host a quarterfinal game in the L-L League Playoffs on Saturday, February 8!