Baseball: Garden Spot vs. Cocalico (5-2-24)

When Cocalico & Manheim Central meet in a HS Hoops game… you can throw out records & playoff seedings… it’s just a RIVALRY GAME! Eagles & Barons treated Fans to another classic... needing Overtime to decide this District 3 Playoff matchup! Camden Ochs hit a buzzer-beating jumper to keep Cocalico’s season alive… 59-58! Ochs led all scorers with 21 points, Timmy Hambright had 17 points for the Eagles, including 5 three-pointers! Manheim Central had 4 players in double figures… Ryan Kenneff (17pts), Chase Book (16pts), Landon Zeiset (15pts/13 rebounds) & Mason Rodgers (10pts)!

🔹#12 Cocalico faced #10 Lower Dauphin in the 9th place Final on Thursday, February 27 at 7pm! Cocalico won 66-57 to punch their ticket to the State Playoffs for the FIRST time since 1984!

▪️Manheim Central wrapped up their season at 21-5 with a Section 3 title!

Cocalico won their 5th District 3 Title in program history by knocking off "Backyard Rival" Ephrata... 23-9! Eagles won the 5A Championship for the 2nd year in a row... the only Cocalico squad to go back to back in school history!

-- The Eagles will play Friday, December 1 in the 5A State Semifinals against Peters Township (District 7 Champ) at Mansion Park in Altoona

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Solanco capitalized on an 8-run 5th inning to pull out a big win over Ephrata... 11-6! Ellie Meier slugged a pair of home runs & had 11 K's from the circle, but the Mounts dropped a tough one at home in a key Section 2 Showdown!

Opening night in Section 3 girls hoops... Cocalico gets win #1 over Manheim Central...39-35! ?☝️ Game stats: MC Maddie Knier: 19 points (FT=4-4) Cocalico Hannah Custer: 16 points (3pt=2-2) Cocalico Izzy Mack: 9 points (2-3pters) Check out the highlights...