Atlantic League Baseball: Lexington vs. Lancaster (7-20-23)

In one of the most EXCITING & entertaining wrestling matches of the year… Warwick knocked off Manheim Central 39-27 for their first win of the season! The Warriors took an early 14-0 lead over the Barons with wins at 121, 127, & 133! But Central dug themselves out of a big hole with pins from AJ Hondru (172), Noah Templin (189), & Brodie Daugherty (FFT-215) to lead it 27-23! However, Julian Rodriguez’s pin at 285 catapulted Warwick back into the lead and the Warriors finished strong for the victory!

Columbia punched their ticket to the L-L League Girls Finals with a 51-29 victory over Manheim Central! The Droege Twins, Brie & Brooke, were as advertised... Sensational! Brie led all scorers with 24 points; Brooke had 18! Maddie Knier had 16 points for Manheim Central!

-- Knier is now 4 points away from tying Hilary Waltman (1,937 pts) for #1 All-Time in Lady Barons scoring!

Ephrata (10-1) clinched at least a share of the Section 2 title with a 30-17 win over Warwick! Lady Mounts can claim it outright with a win on Senior Night... Thursday, February 8 vs. Elizabethtown!

🔸Alyssa Caldwell (Fr.) had 9pts to lead Ephrata! Marie McCracken (So.) had 8pts & Leah Caldwell (So.) added 6pts!

▪️Bella Smithson (Sr.) had 6pts for Warwick!

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 📺