L-L League Boys Basketball Playoffs – Quarterfinals: Lancaster Mennonite vs. Warwick (2-12-24)

Garden Spot knocked off Cocalico 8-0… earning a much needed win for their League playoff hopes, which kept them in pace with Manheim Central for the 2nd spot in Section 3! Spartans also won the season series 2-1 vs. the Eagles!

🔹Spartan pitcher Ryder Hertzler threw 6 scoreless innings... with 2 hits & 11 K’s! He had a no-hit bid busted up in the 5th! Teammate Connor Manning came in to preserve the shutout!

Conestoga Valley opened up the season with a convincing 35-0 Win over Penn Manor! Buckskins electric return man Jayden Johnson ran the opening kickoff back 94 yards for a touchdown! CV scored on it's next possession as well, led it 14-0! It was 26-0 at the half... all Buckskins in this one as new QB Sawyer Esbenshade threw 3 TD's in his debut as the Buckskins passer!

-- Conestoga Valley will be back on Blue Ridge 11 TV in Week 4 in a Section 2 Showdown at Ephrata (War Memorial Field - 7pm)

Manheim Central and Cocalico wrestled a WHOPPER of a match as the Section 2 Title was on the line for the Barons! It was back & forth all night... but Central sent out their Hammer, Brett Barbush to seal it with a pin at 160lbs! Barons won 32-30 & moved to 6-0 in Section 2 with one match remaining against Donegal on January 25!

Manheim Central Football stayed HOT ? Barons shut out Conestoga Valley 48-0! It’s Central’s 8th straight WIN ?? The Barons pounded the rock… 340 total rushing yards with 6 of their 7 TD’s coming on the ground! Jaden Weit (2), Brycen Armold (2), Zac Hahn & Ky Watson all scored!