The “Backyard Brawl” lived up to the rivalry & tension, as Ephrata went up 1-0 after Game 1… but Cocalico came storming back to win the next 3 games! Eagles take round 1 between the Section 2 foes… 3-1! Yohanis Hildebrand had 22 kills for Cocalico; Owen Weaver had 24 for Ephrata!
— Pencil in Round 2 between Cocalico & Ephrata for Tuesday, May 9… last game of the regular season!
In the FIRST EVER meeting between football programs Octorara & Cocalico… the Eagles relied heavily on the ground game, churning out 555 rushing yards, earning the 56-6 victory! Cocalico opened up Section 4 play 1-0 & evened up their overall record at 2-2! Check out the highlights…
Ephrata Mounts picked up their 10th win of the season & equaled their highest offensive output of the year so far, knocking off Daniel Boone 67-44!
-- Senior Dylan Kohl was unconscious from 3pt range to start the game... 5-6 at the half... ended with 20 points!
Ephrata dropped a 9-6 non-league matchup against the #4 ranked team in 6A District 3… Cumberland Valley! Mounts took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the 1st inning after Landry Weidner crushed a 2 run homer to left! But the Eagles went on an 8-1 run after that and staved off a late-inning, bases loaded rally to beat the Mounts!
-- District 3 baseball playoffs will begin on Friday, May 16!
