Boys Basketball: Elizabethtown vs. Ephrata (1-13-26)

Cocalico and Manheim Central were locked in a tight ballgame that came down to the final innings... as the Lady Barons rallied to win 5-4! Cocalico took the early 3-0 lead, with runs by Kira Lehman, Gretchen Showalter & Clarissa Lockman... but Central plated 2 runs in the bottom of the 3rd with a 2 RBI single from Abbi Logan! Lady Barons would take the 4-3 lead in the 4th & tack on another run in the 5th! Cocalico cut it to 5-4 late, but could not plate the tying run! Riley Hostetter got the win in the circle for Manheim Central!

In a Section 1 clash between Hempfield & Warwick... the Warriors pushed across 9 runs in the 1st inning to grab control of the momentum! Marlee Martin slugged a 2 run home run & Katie Heisey had a 3 run triple to help balloon the lead! Warwick's Kenzie Ellis & Sydney Lee combined for 5 runs, 3 hits & 3 walks from the top 2 spots in the batting lineup! Kate Shaak got the Win (7 IP, 3 R, 6 K, 1 BB) as Warwick beat Hempfield 12-3!

Cocalico picked up a hard-fought, nail-biting 6-4 Win over Section 2 foe Warwick! Eagles had 6 different players score in the game… Carson Maharg, Tucker Stoltzfus; Tate Renaud, Brady Gallagher, Sawyer Belknap & Jackson Dietrich! Warriors were led by Anthony Hummel with 2 goals, which gave him a team-leading 30 Goals on the season! Cocalico took the season series 2-0 vs. Warwick with a 19-6 Goal differential for the Eagles!

#1 Manheim Central took care of business in the 2A Quarterfinals, advancing onto the next round with a 3-0 Win (25-11, 25-13, 25-13) over #8 Northern Lebanon! It was the 3rd time beating the Vikings this season, who are Section 2 foes of the Barons! Reagan Miller led Central with 11 kills, followed by Landon Mattiace with 9 & Blake Neiles with 6! Dylan Musser had 28 assists in the match!

▪️Manheim Central will host a 2A Semifinal match next Tuesday, May 27 at “The Derb” & we will most likely broadcast that LIVE on Blue Ridge 11 📺