After a down night across the circuit on Tuesday, there were nine games on Wednesday’s L-L League girls basketball slate, including some intriguing section matchups. Here’s the roundup, with some notes:
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SECTION 1
Penn Manor 55, McCaskey 37 — The Comets used a 21-3 second-quarter burst for a 31-12 lead at the break, and Penn Manor topped the host Red Tornado to join Manheim Township in a second-place tie in the section chase. Yirvic Otero (12 points), Joelle Kroesen (11 points) and Leah Swanson (11 points) keyed the Comets, who sealed the deal with an 18-point third-quarter blitz. Sarai Lewis (14 points) and Anastasia Cruz (12 points) paced McCaskey.
Lebanon 50, Hempfield 38 — The Cedars built a 31-22 lead at the half, and made that stand up for their third victory in a row. L-L scoring leader Olive Brandt continued her onslaught with five 3-pointers and 29 points for Lebanon; Lea Douglas (season-high 10 points) and Maddy Sieklicki (three 3-pointers, 10 points) paced the host Black Knights.
In another Section 1 game on Wednesday, Cedar Crest went on the road, played some inspired defense, and KO’d Manheim Township to take over solo possession of first place. Here’s the story from Neffsville:
SECTION 2
Warwick 51, Garden Spot 27 — That’s seven wins in a row for the surging Warriors, who kept a grip on sole possession of first place with a victory in New Holland. Warwick opened the game on a 16-0 run and had a commanding 31-4 lead at the break and kept on keeping on. Mia Warfel scored 11 points to pace the Warriors’ balanced attack; Laina Steiner popped in 9 points for Garden Spot.
Ephrata 38, Cocalico 33 — In a battle of backyard rivals — and a pair of teams tied for second place in the section hunt at the start of the night — the host Mountaineers outscored the Eagles 17-13 in the second half to take over sole possession of second place behind Warwick. Cocalico had its 3-game winning streak snapped. Leah Caldwell inched closer to the 1,000-point mark in her career with 8 points for Ephrata; Kira Lehman scored a game-high 18 points for the Eagles, who were within 21-20 at the half. FYI: Caldwell, a senior, is up to 923 career points for Ephrata.
Conestoga Valley 52, Elizabethtown 32 — The Buckskins bolted to a 20-8 first-quarter lead, and made their 34-15 halftime cushion stand up to remain within shouting distance of a very busy lead pack in the section chase. Tia Logan (three 3-pointers, season-high 20 points) and Shayla Gault (three 3-pointers, season-high 13 points) spearheaded CV, which snapped a 3-game slide. Chloe Wilkinson popped in 15 points for the host Bears.
SECTION 4
Pequea Valley 67, Lancaster Country Day 9 — Seven wins in a row, and still alone in first place in the section race for the Braves, who jackknifed to a 28-2 first-quarter lead and a 43-2 cushion at the half and subdued the host Cougars. Janae Patterson pumped in 18 points for PV; Rosa Marinez scored 7 points for Country Day, which returned to the court for the first time since Dec. 18.
Octorara 24, Lancaster Mennonite 22 — The Braves trailed 8-4 at the half, seized control with a 13-6 third-quarter clip, and then fended off the host Blazers. Ali Matys scored 9 points to pace Octorara; Avery King — making her season debut, and a key player two seasons ago, before Mennonite froze its program in 2024-25 — popped in 14 points for the Blazers.
NONLEAGUE
Annville-Cleona 33, Millersburg 24 — The host Dutchmen raced out to a 20-8 first-quarter lead, survived a slower second quarter — when A-C was held to 2 points — and picked up the win. Addison Sanchez bucketed a season-high 13 points for the Dutchmen, who were outscored 14-11 in the second half, but were able to slam the door.
Wednesday’s Northern Lebanon at Williams Valley nonleague game was cancelled. According to the Vikings’ master schedule, it will not be made up.
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NONLEAGUE
Solanco at Columbia, 7:30 p.m.
That’s it. One game on the slate, and it’s a non-con featuring the Golden Mules gassing up the bus in Quarryville and heading to the top of the hill to take on the Crimson Tide. … Back at it with 11 games on Friday, including Cedar Crest at Penn Manor for a key Section 1 tussle, and a Section 3 showdown pitting Northern Lebanon at Lampeter-Strasburg.
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