5A District 3 Football Playoffs: Semifinals – #8 Exeter vs. #4 Conestoga Valley (11-15-24)

The Lady Mounts improved to 6-0 after they beat Cocalico 32-19 in this year's "Backyard Brawl"! It's Ephrata's BEST start to a season in almost 2 Decades! Jasmine Griffin led all scorers with 17 points, which moved her into 2nd All-Time in Ephrata history with 1,164 points (at the time)!

#9 Warwick knocked off #5 Manheim Central 82-61 in the 5A District 3 Playoffs! Warriors drained 15 - 3’s in the game & took the season series 2-1 over the Barons! Interesting note... NO Home team has won a game in this season series!

Warwick scorers:

▪️Carter Horst: 25pts (7-3’s)... 935 Career Points

▪️Ya'Majesty Washington: 17pts… 3-3’s

▪️Caleb Johnsen: 14pts… 7-10 FT

▪️Tyree Hughes: 12pts… 2-3’s

▪️Trevor Evans: 10pts…

Manheim Central scorers:

▫️Aaron Enterline: 16pts

▫️Ryan Kenneff: 13pts… 3-3’s

▫️Chase Book: 10pts… 2-3’s

▫️Jackson Tracy: 9pts… 3-3’s

Next up... Wednesday, February 28

🔹5th place game: #10 Exeter at #9 Warwick

🔹7th place game: #11 Muhlenberg at #5 Manheim Central

Garden Spot knocked off Cocalico 8-0… earning a much needed win for their League playoff hopes, which kept them in pace with Manheim Central for the 2nd spot in Section 3! Spartans also won the season series 2-1 vs. the Eagles!

🔹Spartan pitcher Ryder Hertzler threw 6 scoreless innings... with 2 hits & 11 K’s! He had a no-hit bid busted up in the 5th! Teammate Connor Manning came in to preserve the shutout!

Manheim Central picked up a Big Win... 25-16 on the road against Ephrata & tightened the Section 2 race in the process!

-- Manheim Central: Gianna Walters led all scorers with 9 points!

-- Ephrata: Marie McCracken had 8 points to lead the Lady Mounts!

Section 2 Standings

Ephrata: 8-1 (at CV, vs. Warwick, vs. Etown)

Manheim Central: 8-2 (at Solanco, vs. Warwick)

Just a few games left to decide it!