Wrestling: Warwick vs. Manheim Central (12/18/24)

The thrill of victory & the agony of defeat! We got both in the final seconds of the Boys 5A District 3 Championship Game! Lower Dauphin denies Cocalico their 1st District 3 Title since 1977 with a last second 24-22 win! Credit both squads on a hard-fought game! Great season for Cocalico, who finishes 16-5 with a Section 3 Title!

Cocalico wins Round 1 of the "Backyard Brawl" beating Ephrata 4-0! Timmy Hambright got the scoring started in the 10th minute off a Cade Upson assist! Then Jordan Wambolt & David Pierdomenico made it 3-0 at halftime! Hambright added a 2nd goal 2 minutes after the break! Eagles win & will face Ephrata again on October 1 in a crucial Section 2 late season showdown!

In a rained-soaked game, Warwick boys kept it close at the half… 2-2, but Cocalico turned it on in the 2nd half to win 11-3! Eagles scored 8 unanswered goals after the break to blow the game wide open! Eagles start the season 4-0!

-- Andrew Digman had 3 goals for Cocalico, Brady Gallagher added 2 goals!

The L-L League showcased its Best wrestlers over the weekend at their annual League Tournament, with some heavy-hitters in the brackets & crowned 13 new champions on the boys side! The most notable was Manheim Township Senior Kaedyn Williams at 114lbs, who joined the exclusive 4-time champion club 🥇🥇🥇🥇 Congrats Kaedyn!

-- Conestoga Valley won the team title in convincing fashion!

Here’s a list of the Boys Champions from 107lbs - 285lbs!

107lbs -- Sam Wolford, Northern Lebanon

114lbs -- Kaedyn Williams Manheim Township

121lbs -- Aaron Seidel, Northern Lebanon

127lbs -- Francis Burke, Elizabethtown

133lbs -- Barrett Keiffer, Manheim Central

139lbs -- Seamus Mack, Hempfield

145lbs -- Gavin Badger, Lancaster Catholic

152lbs -- Kyle Deisley, Hempfield

160lbs -- Luke Needham, Conestoga Valley

172lbs -- Abdoul Akala, Conestoga Valley

189lbs -- JJ Plaza, Hempfield

215lbs -- Noah Templin, Manheim Central

285lbs -- Tal Stoltzfus, Conestoga Valley

-- Shorty Hitchcock "Most Fall Least Amount of Time" Award -- Luke Needham, Conestoga Valley -- 5 in 8:44

-- Kenneth W. Ober Outstanding Wrestler Award -- Kaedyn Williams, Manheim Township