When Cocalico & Manheim Central meet in a HS Hoops game… you can throw out records & playoff seedings… it’s just a RIVALRY GAME! Eagles & Barons treated Fans to another classic... needing Overtime to decide this District 3 Playoff matchup! Camden Ochs hit a buzzer-beating jumper to keep Cocalico’s season alive… 59-58! Ochs led all scorers with 21 points, Timmy Hambright had 17 points for the Eagles, including 5 three-pointers! Manheim Central had 4 players in double figures… Ryan Kenneff (17pts), Chase Book (16pts), Landon Zeiset (15pts/13 rebounds) & Mason Rodgers (10pts)!

🔹#12 Cocalico faced #10 Lower Dauphin in the 9th place Final on Thursday, February 27 at 7pm! Cocalico won 66-57 to punch their ticket to the State Playoffs for the FIRST time since 1984!

▪️Manheim Central wrapped up their season at 21-5 with a Section 3 title!

MAJOR UPSET! #16 Spring Grove knocked off #1 Manheim Central 45-38 in the First Round of the 5A District 3 Playoffs! Barons had a 13-6 lead after the 1st quarter, but the Rockets outscored Central 39-25 the rest of the way! Ky’sier Ludvig led the Rockets with 14 points! Ryan Kenneff had a Game-High 15 points in the Barons loss!

▪️#1 Manheim Central dropped down into the 9th place consolation bracket and played again on Friday, February 21 against #9 Middletown (winning 43-39)!

#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)

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Cedar Crest defeated Warwick 45-40 to win the L-L League Boys Title Back-to-Back & their 6th in school history! RJ Young scored 9 first quarter points to give the Falcons a 13-6 lead! Warwick stormed back in the 2nd quarter with a 14-4 run to take a 20-19 lead at halftime! In the 3rd quarter, the Falcons went on a 10-0 run to take a 29-22 lead only to see Warwick answer with an 8-0 run to take the lead BACK, to finish the quarter leading 32-31! Cedar Crest finished strong in the 4th, out-scoring the Warriors 14-8 to raise the trophy again! Seniors Danny Speaks and RJ Young each scored 14 points to lead Cedar Crest, while Senior Parker Horst led all scorers with 15 points for Warwick!

-- 6A District 3 Playoffs begin Tuesday, February 18 for both of these teams! #12 Cedar Crest will visit #5 Wilson! #7 Warwick will host #10 Governor Mifflin! Winners advance to the 6A Quarterfinals... losers' season is over!

Once AGAIN… the Warwick Warriors are headed to the L-L League Boys 🏀 Championship & once again… they will face Cedar Crest!

▪️Warwick beat Lancaster Mennonite 59-35 in the L-L Semifinals, thanks to a Career-High 20 points from Caleb McCamant (3-3’s)! Ya’Majesty Washington added 18 points (4-3’s)… both players combined to outscore LMH 38-35! Warwick’s Defense also held Cody Fisher, the League’s 6th highest scorer (17PPG), to just 2 points!

🔹L-L League Finals: Section 2 Champ Warwick (19-4) vs. Section 1 Champ Cedar Crest (16-7) — Friday, February 14 at Manheim Township HS at 7pm!

Defending League Champ Cedar Crest is headed back to the L-L League Finals after knocking off Conestoga Valley 57-45 in the League Semifinals! RJ Young led a Senior heavy Falcons squad with 17 points & Danny Speaks added 12! CV’s Freshman Phenom DeMere Salisbery led all scorers with 19 points!

▪️Buckskins turn their attention to the District 3 Playoffs... where they are the 15 seed in the 6A rankings & will travel to #2 Mechanicsburg on Tuesday, February 18!

🔹Cedar Crest is looking to win back to back League 🏀🏆 just like they did in 2014 & 2015!

Survive & ADVANCE! Warwick hung on to beat Octorara 51-49 in the Quarterfinals of the L-L League 🏀 Tournament! Braves made a mad-dash in the 4th quarter, outscored the Warriors 24-10! Chase Fetrow led all scorers with 21 points (4-3’s) for Octorara! But Warwick got 14 points (2-3’s) out of Caleb McCamant & a double-double from Ya’Majesty Washington (11pts/10+ blocks)!

▪️It’ll be Section 2 Champ Warwick (18-4) vs. Section 4 Champ Lancaster Mennonite (20-2) in the L-L League Semifinals on Wednesday, February 12 {weather permitting} at Conestoga Valley HS (7:30pm) We WILL AIR this game LIVE on Blue Ridge 11 📺

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!