Manheim Central took Round #1 of the Section 2 Showdown with Ephrata… 31-17! Lady Mounts jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, but Central clamped down defensively & finished the game on a 31-10 run!
— Maddie Knier (MC) led all scorers with 15 points
— Jasmine Griffin (Eph) was held to a season-low 5 points
Round #2 is Tuesday, January 31 in Manheim! (will NOT be televised on Blue Ridge)
Manheim Central Lady Barons checked ALL the right boxes for a 6-0 WIN against Cedar Crest on Senior Night!
▪️WIN on Senior Night ✅
▪️Keep pace with the Ephrata Lady Mounts in Section 2 ✅
▪️Strengthen District 3 Power Ranking ✅
Here’s our recap from Manheim…
Great matchup between Ephrata and Cocalico girls ⚽️ in the “Backyard Brawl”… the ONLY meeting this season! But despite both teams’ Best effort… neither Offense scored against the other’s Defense! Great goal keeping from Ephrata’s Amaya Jones & Cocalico’s Molly Barrett! This one went 100 heart-pounding minutes of scoreless action & ended in a 0-0 draw!
🔹Cocalico moved to 3-0-2 while Ephrata is now 2-1-1!
Manheim Central gets the WIN & the Section 3 Title after knocking off rival Cocalico... 56-27! It’s the Lady Barons’ 1st Section Trophy since 2012 (they will share it with Lampeter-Strasburg this year) Maddie Knier led all scorers with 23pts, Abbie Reed had 13… Teagan Sahm led Cocalico with 16pts! Check out these 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!
