Girls Basketball: Warwick vs. Garden Spot (2-3-23)

#1 seed Cocalico showed they meant business in the AA District 3 Quarterfinals… winning convincingly 19-9 over #8 Hershey! Eagles advanced to the AA Semis in back to back years!

🔹Cocalico Goal Scorers -- Cole Barnes: 5 -- Zach Belknap: 4 -- Evan Youndt: 3 -- Bryce Nash: 3 -- Tate Renaud: 2 -- Kaden Martin: 1 -- Carter Getz: 1

-- Eagles went on to beat #5 Trinity 19-9 in the Semis! It's also back to back years qualifying for the PIAA State Playoffs for this Cocalico program, which had NEVER been to States prior to last season!

Ephrata (10-0) stayed UNBEATEN in Section 2 after a 49-32 Win over Warwick! Ephrata's Marie McCracken led all scorers with 17 points... Leah Caldwell chipped in 10 points! Kara Lipisko led Warwick in scoring with 10 points!

⇒ Lady Mounts clinched their 5th Section 2 Title in 6 years later in the week with a win over Solanco! They will host a quarterfinal game in the L-L League Playoffs on Saturday, February 8!

An absolute CLASSIC District 3 Playoff softball game! #9 Ephrata & #8 Manheim Central traded runs & Momentum each inning, putting on a THRILLING show for the fans in attendance!

-- Lady Mounts led early 3-2... Lady Barons fought back to make it 4-4!

-- Ephrata re-took the lead 8-4 in the 6th... Central stormed back to tie it 8-8!

-- Ephrata answered right back in the 7th with 8 runs... 16-8!

-- Bottom 7th, Central clawed back to make it 16-14, but the rally ended short there!

-- Ephrata advanced to the 5A Quarterfinals on Thursday, May 25 against #1 Solanco

Warwick Warriors took over the top spot in Section 2 after beating RIVAL Ephrata 63-46! Strong performance from Caleb Johnsen, who erupted with a Game-High 19 points for the Warriors! Marcus Hardin had 13 points for the Mounts!

-- Warwick improved to 5-0 in Section 2 play & has a showdown coming up with Manheim Central on Wednesday, January 17!