HS Wrestling: Manheim Central vs. Warwick (2-7-24)

Lancaster Mennonite & Cocalico clashed in a typical, aggressive boys soccer battle between these Section 3 foes! Eagles defense held as long as they could but the Blazers squeaked by with a 1-0 victory… winning the Section 3 Title outright! Here are the highlights!

Ephrata won their FIRST State Playoff game in program History in a wild, come from behind victory over Peters Township… 9-7! Mounts trailed 4-2 Bottom of the 4th… then rattled off 7 straight runs in that inning... took a 9-4 lead & held on for the 9-7 WIN!

Mounts move onto the 5A State Quarterfinals vs. Donegal on Thursday, June 9! It'll be the 2nd time these teams face off in the past 2 weeks... Ephrata got the win 11-1 over Donegal in the District 3 Semifinals!

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!

#6 Manheim Central moved onto the next round of 5A District 3 Playoffs after a 32-25 win over #11 Cocalico! Lady Barons also qualified for the PIAA State Tournament in March! For Central, Gianna Walters had 12 points, including a pair of 3-pointers… giving her a Single-Season High 51–3’s (101 Career)! Maddie Gehman added 11 points, 9 in the first half to get the Lady Barons going! Cocalico’s Kira Lehman dropped a Game-High 14 points, but the Lady Eagles season ended at 12-11!

▪️Next up: 5A District 3 Quarterfinals -- #6 Manheim Central at #3 Northern York (Thursday, February 20 - 7pm at Northern York HS)