Plenty of drama from the “Backyard Brawl” in boys volleyball! Ephrata took a 2-0 lead, but Cocalico fought back to win Game 3 & almost forced a Game 5! Mounts Senior Jordan Buch was a FORCE, wracking up 31 kills to lead his team to victory! Check out the highlights…
Cocalico picked up a hard-fought, nail-biting 6-4 Win over Section 2 foe Warwick! Eagles had 6 different players score in the game… Carson Maharg, Tucker Stoltzfus; Tate Renaud, Brady Gallagher, Sawyer Belknap & Jackson Dietrich! Warriors were led by Anthony Hummel with 2 goals, which gave him a team-leading 30 Goals on the season! Cocalico took the season series 2-0 vs. Warwick with a 19-6 Goal differential for the Eagles!
Ephrata claimed bragging rights this year, sweeping the “Backyard Brawl” 2-0 against Cocalico! In Round 2 of the Rivalry, Mounts won 54-34 at the Eagles Nest… Landry Kopp led all scorers with 18 points (2-3's)! Marqus Hardin (11 points) & Grayson Shellhammer (10 points) were both in double figures for Ephrata! Ty Wealand (4-3’s) led the Eagles with 14 points, Camden Ochs added 11!
🔹Both teams now turn their attention to the District 3 Playoffs the week of February 18!
Ahead of a big playoff showdown in the 4A District 3 Quarterfinals between Cocalico & Berks Catholic, our guys on Sportstalk broke down the matchup and gave you a couple of "Keys to the Game!" Check out their analysis...
In the 60th meeting of the "Backyard Brawl"... Cocalico beat Ephrata 10-7! It's the 9th straight win for the Eagles in this rivalry, as the Review Cup stays in Denver! But the All-Time series tightens up to 31-29 in favor of Ephrata!
-- Cocalico: Dane Horning's 30 yard TD run in the 2nd quarter was the difference for the Eagles! Talen Popolis also added a field goal in the win!
-- Ephrata: Brayden Brown ripped off a nifty 76 yard TD run for the Mounts only score!
