Sportstalk Recap: HS Girls Basketball Preview (12-8-21)

#1 Manheim Central had to literally survive & advance today beating #16 Mechanicsburg 4-3! Barons took an early 4-0 lead, but hung on against a scrappy Wildcats squad & moved onto the 5A District 3 Quarterfinals on Thursday against #8 Muhlenberg! Central's starting Pitcher Colton Book got the Win... went 6 IP, 7 K, 2 R! Wyatt Becker got the save! Check out the highlights here...

Warwick WINS 9-0 in their 6A State Semifinals showdown with Cumberland Valley (2nd time Warwick has beaten CV in the postseason… walked it off in the 6A District 3 Semis 9-8)! Seth Adomnik threw a 1-hit shutout for the Warriors…the batting lineup did the rest, hammering out double-digit hits with a couple Home Runs thrown in!

The Warriors make the State Finals for the FIRST time in program history & will face District 11 Champ Liberty at Penn State's Medlar Field on Thursday, June 16 at 4:30pm on PCN TV!

Exciting game in Section 2 Boys Basketball between Conestoga Valley & Ephrata! It came down to the final seconds, where CV's Naszir Anderson hit the go-ahead bucket & free throw... Buckskins won 52-50!

-- Andre Weidman (EPH) 17 points {Season High}

-- Owen Fisher (CV) 15 points

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 📺