Sportstalk Recap: 5A District 3 Football Playoff Preview (11-10-21)

Northern Lebanon outlasted a scrappy Manheim Central squad 37-32 in another crucial Section 3 matchup! Vikings shot 19-29 from the free throw line compared to the Lady Barons 6-8 night! Saorise Phillips led all scorers with 17 points for Northern Lebanon! Maddie Gehman had 9 points for Manheim Central! Vikings take both games this year...

Current Section 3 Standings

▪️Northern Lebanon: 5-1

▪️Lancaster Catholic: 5-1

▪️Manheim Central: 3-2

▪️Lampeter-Strasburg: 2-3

▪️Elco: 2-4

▪️Donegal: 0-6

Ephrata boys soccer opened their season playing a full 100 minutes to a 1-1 draw against Governor Mifflin! Mounts Michael Straubel scored in the 28th minute to give Ephrata the lead, but Mustangs clanged one home off the crossbar right before halftime! Both keepers closed it down after that! Senior Austin Fries was Fantastic in goal for the Mounts!

-- Ephrata Mounts will be back on Blue Ridge 11 TV on September 17 in the "BACKYARD BRAWL" hosted by Cocalico at Talon Field (8pm)!

Manheim Central picked up a 7-2 win over Section 3 rival Cocalico, sweeping the season series 3-0! Central’s Cam Thompson went 3-3 with 5 RBI! Senior pitcher Cael Martin got the Win! ◾️Barons punched their ticket to the L-L League Playoffs (2nd place in Sec. 3) on Thursday, May 9 & will face Section 1 Champ Hempfield at 4:15pm!

Cocalico ran into a very tough Lancaster Catholic squad in the quarterfinals as the Eagles & Crusaders traded shots & saves… but neither team could put one home… UNTIL Cocalico netted the game winner in 2OT! Jordan Wambolt was the hero for the Eagles, scoring in the 103rd minute to give Cocalico the 1-0 win!

🔹 Cocalico boys fell to Hempfield in the League Semifinals 1-0 in overtime!