HS Football: Octorara vs. Cocalico (9-16-22)

Manheim Central beat Cocalico 2-1 in a late season Section 2 showdown, with lots of playoff implications on the line!

🔹First quarter, Cocalico’s Maggie Allen scored quickly, followed soon after by a Lady Barons goal from Brooke Nelson! Action remained intense into the 3rd quarter, when Central’s Ella Brubaker scored the eventual game winner off a powerful strike from Paige Garner!

Section 2 Standings (Top 2 go to League Playoffs)

▪️Elizabethtown: 7-0-2

▪️Manheim Central: 4-2-3

▪️Conestoga Valley: 5-4-0

▪️Cocalico: 4-4-1

Manheim Central’s Offense went into “Attack Mode” early scoring 4 Goals in the 1st half against Hershey! Final score = 4-0… Lady Barons are 3-0 to start the season!

▪️ Goals: Laura Kahler (6’) - Ashtyn Kahler (8’) - Kylie Mattiace (28’) - Maddie Behney (35’)

Exeter avenged their ONLY loss of the season against Conestoga Valley in the 5A District 3 Semifinals! Eagles won 48-14… Jayden Zandier ran up & down the field for 263 yards rushing, scoring 4 TD’s! #8 Exeter advanced to the 5A Championship Game Friday, November 22 against #6 Bishop McDevitt! Game will be played at Elco HS (7pm) 🔹Conestoga Valley ended their season 11-1… with a Section 2 Title 🏈🏆

In a low-scoring, defensive battle between Section 3 contenders Cocalico and Warwick, the game came down to the last play… a Hail Mary that felt incomplete for the Warriors! Eagles win a tight one 10-7!

 ♦ Warwick scored in the 1st quarter on a 14 yard TD connection between QB Thomas Myers & WR Judah Willard!

🔹 Cocalico answered back in the 2nd quarter on a long, 89 yard TD dash by Brayden Eppinette! Neither team scored again until Talen Popolis kicked the game-winning field late in the 4th quarter!

-- Cocalico: 2-0 in Section 3... 3-2 overall

-- Warwick: 1-1 in Section 3... 2-3 overall