It was “Dig Pink Night” for the annual “Backyard Brawl” in girls volleyball 🩷🏐🩷 Ephrata jumped out to the early 2-0 lead, but Cocalico grabbed Game 3… 25-18 to avoid the sweep! Lady Mounts regrouped & won Game 4… 25-15 to take the match 3-1! Ephrata's Sofia Rios had a Great serving night with 7 total aces! Martina Elliot led the team with 14 kills! For the Lady Eagles, Jaclyn Niven had 16 kills and 5 blocks!

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!

Manheim Central celebrated Senior Night with a 3-1 Win over Garden Spot! Aubrey Myers got the scoring started for the Lady Barons in the 26th minute, giving Central a 1-0 lead at the half! But Spartans Bella Boozer rocketed a shot home 6 minutes after halftime to tie it up 1-1! That’s when Manheim Central’s Seniors took over… Abby Sweeney & Laura Kahler put a pair of goals past the keeper! Lady Barons kept their postseason hopes alive with 1 more game against Octorara on the schedule!

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

Warwick & Cocalico played to a 1-1 draw… AGAIN! Ella Shirk scored in the 4th minute, giving the Warriors a brief 1-0 lead! But Kira Lehman tied it up for Cocalico just minutes later on a header off a corner kick! Both teams spent the next 90 minutes, thru 2OT’s trying to net the game winner! ** (This is now twice this season these teams have played to a 1-1 tie)

🔹Cocalico finishes 8-0-2 & captures their FIRST Section 2 Title in program history

▪️Warwick is 6-1-2 in Section 2 & has clinched a berth in the League Playoffs! They have one game left in League play against Solanco on Monday, October 7!

Warwick moved one game closer to securing Back to Back Section 1 Titles, knocking off Penn Manor 2-0! Levi Hoover had both goals for Warwick! Isaac Yerger was solid in goal, sealing another shutout!

-- Warriors are now 7-2 in Section 1 & 13-3 overall, after a loss to Hempfield! IF Warwick beats Cedar Crest on Saturday, October 5... they REPEAT as Section 1 Champs!

Cocalico won the RIVALRY showdown with Manheim Central 30-14! Josh Myer, Brayden Eppinette & Dane Horning all had rushing TD’s for the Eagles, who racked up 342 yards on the ground! But it was a 67 yard punt return for a touchdown from Eppinette that blew the game open in the 3rd quarter! For the Barons, QB Ray Lewis connected on 2 passing TD’s!

🔹Cocalico moves to 3-0 in Section 3, 4-2 overall...

▪️Manheim Central is 0-2 in Section 3, 2-4 overall...

Warwick stays unbeaten in Section 2 after a 3-1 Win over Cocalico! It's the 2nd time the Warriors have beaten the Lady Eagles this season! Warwick is fighting for a league playoff berth in Section 2!

9 Wins in a row for the Cocalico Eagles who slide by a pesky Garden Spot club 1-0! Breck Popolis had the only goal of the game in the 38th minute, scoring his 1st Career Goal for the Eagles! Aaron Wilczek another shutout to keep the winning streak alive for Cocalico, who stand atop Section 2 at 6-0 & 9-3-1 overall!

-- Last 4 games of the season for Cocalico: at Conestoga Valley (9/25), at Manheim Central (9/27), at Ephrata (10/1), home vs. Elizabethtown (10/3)!

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