Baseball: Warwick vs. Ephrata (3-27-23)

Warwick ended their incredible postseason run in the PIAA State 4A Semifinals, losing 2-1 to Cumberland Valley in 2OT! Eagles scored the golden goal with less than a minute until penalty kicks would decide a winner! Ben Carlson had Warwick's lone goal in the 1st half! Goalkeeper Isaac Yerger had another impressive day in net for the Warriors!

-- Warwick lost all 3 matchups with Cumberland Valley this season, including a 2-0 shutout in the 4A District 3 Finals! Warriors ended their season with a 21-6 record, Section 1 Champs, L-L League Runners-Up, District 3 Runners-Up, PIAA Final 4 appearance!

#7 Cocalico won 42-21 in the 1st Round of 5A District 3 Playoffs against #10 Hershey! Dane Horning had 2 rushing TD’s… Josh Myer added 3 more TD’s on the ground… but it was the punt block by Jerry McArdle & TD recovery by Thomas Dattoli that swung the game for Cocalico! Eagles have now won 8 straight District 3 Playoffs games, dating back to 2022!

🔹5A District 3 Playoffs: Quarterfinals: #7 Cocalico vs #2 Mechanicsburg - next Friday, November 8 at Memorial Park Stadium - 7pm

Manheim Central Football stayed HOT ? Barons shut out Conestoga Valley 48-0! It’s Central’s 8th straight WIN ?? The Barons pounded the rock… 340 total rushing yards with 6 of their 7 TD’s coming on the ground! Jaden Weit (2), Brycen Armold (2), Zac Hahn & Ky Watson all scored!

For the 2nd year in a row… Garden Spot handed the Ephrata Mounts a tough loss… this time pulling out a close one 24-21! Spartans move to 3-0 in Section 3 play & 5-1 overall, boosting their already strong 5A District 3 ranking ?? Mounts dropped to 1-2 in Section 3... 3-3 overall!