Girls Basketball: Manheim Central vs. Warwick (2-9-23)

In one of the most EXCITING & entertaining wrestling matches of the year… Warwick knocked off Manheim Central 39-27 for their first win of the season! The Warriors took an early 14-0 lead over the Barons with wins at 121, 127, & 133! But Central dug themselves out of a big hole with pins from AJ Hondru (172), Noah Templin (189), & Brodie Daugherty (FFT-215) to lead it 27-23! However, Julian Rodriguez’s pin at 285 catapulted Warwick back into the lead and the Warriors finished strong for the victory!

Ephrata opened up the 2025 High School Baseball Season with a 12-2 Win over cross-town rival Warwick! Mounts Junior pitcher Camryn Simes (1-0) struck out 10 Warwick batters thru 6 innings, giving up 1 hit & 2 runs! Leadoff hitter Ethan Hunt reached base ALL 5 at-bats, scored 4 times (4 BB, 1b, 4 runs, 2 RBI)... The Warriors’ 4 pitchers combined for 13 strikeouts of their own, but gave up 9 walks & hit 4 batters!

🔹Both teams are back at it this week… Ephrata (1-0) hosts Donegal on Wednesday, March 19 at War Memorial Field (7pm)… Warwick (0-1) goes to Hempfield on Friday, March 21 (4:15pm)

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…

Defending League Champ Cedar Crest is headed back to the L-L League Finals after knocking off Conestoga Valley 57-45 in the League Semifinals! RJ Young led a Senior heavy Falcons squad with 17 points & Danny Speaks added 12! CV’s Freshman Phenom DeMere Salisbery led all scorers with 19 points!

▪️Buckskins turn their attention to the District 3 Playoffs... where they are the 15 seed in the 6A rankings & will travel to #2 Mechanicsburg on Tuesday, February 18!

🔹Cedar Crest is looking to win back to back League 🏀🏆 just like they did in 2014 & 2015!