Boys Basketball: Lancaster Catholic vs. Manheim Central (1-16-25)

Great matchup for our First HS Wrestling match of the Winter Sports Season! Garden Spot and Ephrata went back & forth 7 total Falls between the 2 squads! Ephrata took the lead early, had it late... but the Spartans pulled off 2 late pins to sneak out of town with the win... 33-29! Check out these entertaining highlights...

EPIC comeback for Manheim Central, who trailed Warwick by 15pts in the 2nd quarter & again by 14pts in the 3rd… BUT the Barons posted 45 points in the 2nd half to pull out the victory 69-65! Central’s Mason Rodgers led all scorers with 21 points (5-3pters), Ryan Kenneff has 16 points (10-11 FT)! Ya’Majesty Washington led the Warriors with 19 points (3-3pters), Caleb Johnsen added 16!

Ephrata punched their ticket to the L-L League Finals after knocking off Section 4 Champ Lancaster Catholic 6-4 in Saturday's Semifinals! Mounts Senior pitcher Tanner McCracken came up huge in the Win...

-- 5 IP, 3 K, 2 H, 2 runs

-- 3-4 at the plate, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored

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-- Ephrata faces Section 2 rival Lampeter-Strasburg on Monday, May 15 for the League Championship at Clipper Magazine Stadium - 7pm

Ephrata & Warwick traded runs & the lead several times in their showdown, but it was Warwick with 5 runs in the final 2 innings to win 10-6! Warriors 7-8-9 hitters (Loraw, Meck & Valudes) reached base 11 times, scoring 7 runs!

▪️Michael Valudes (Warwick): 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, 1B, 2B