First win of the season for Warwick Girls Lacrosse in an exciting 12-9 finish over Ephrata! It’s also Carson Armstrong’s 1st Career win as Warriors head coach (Armstrong is a 2017 Warwick grad & former Lax All-Star)!
Warwick scorers: ▪️Brooke Patrella – 4 ▪️Grace Krall – 2 ▪️Cam McCloskey – 2
Ephrata scorers: 🔸Ryleigh Warner – 5 🔸Lucia Yoder- 2
After a hard-fought, physical 80 minutes of play… the L-L League Boys ⚽️ Championship needed overtime to decide a winner between Hempfield & Warwick! Just 4 mins in, Black Knights’ Julian Reisig became the hero with the Golden Goal! Hempfield wins 🥇 by a score of 1-0… it’s their First League 🏆since 2010!
#6 Manheim Central moved onto the next round of 5A District 3 Playoffs after a 32-25 win over #11 Cocalico! Lady Barons also qualified for the PIAA State Tournament in March! For Central, Gianna Walters had 12 points, including a pair of 3-pointers… giving her a Single-Season High 51–3’s (101 Career)! Maddie Gehman added 11 points, 9 in the first half to get the Lady Barons going! Cocalico’s Kira Lehman dropped a Game-High 14 points, but the Lady Eagles season ended at 12-11!
▪️Next up: 5A District 3 Quarterfinals -- #6 Manheim Central at #3 Northern York (Thursday, February 20 - 7pm at Northern York HS)
In a Section 1 clash between Hempfield & Warwick... the Warriors pushed across 9 runs in the 1st inning to grab control of the momentum! Marlee Martin slugged a 2 run home run & Katie Heisey had a 3 run triple to help balloon the lead! Warwick's Kenzie Ellis & Sydney Lee combined for 5 runs, 3 hits & 3 walks from the top 2 spots in the batting lineup! Kate Shaak got the Win (7 IP, 3 R, 6 K, 1 BB) as Warwick beat Hempfield 12-3!
Governor Mifflin & Conestoga Valley made it an exciting finish in this Section 2 Showdown as the Buckskins pulled out a 34-31 win on a last second field goal! CV moved up to 4-3 on the season, still right there in District 3 Playoff contention!
