PRELIMINARY rosters for the Tri-County North-South Lancaster-Lebanon League All-Star Football Game, sponsored by the Manheim Touchdown Club, have been released.
I repeat: These rosters are preliminary.
I’ll keep you posted on any changes between now and kickoff later this spring.
For now, here’s how the teams will stack up …
NORTH TEAM
Coach: Jack Beidler, Northern Lebanon
OFFENSE
QB – Gary Gristick, Cedar Crest
QB – Jon Yuko, Manheim Township
RB – Joe Gruber, Manheim Central
RB – Charles Kyeremeh, Cedar Crest
RB – Brian Sourber, Manheim Township
WR – Lance Kopp, Ephrata
WR – Nick Pastrana, Lebanon
WR – Tyler Purvis, Lancaster Catholic
WR – Dan Trafford, Manheim Central
WR – Mitch Weidman, Elizabethtown
TE – Andrew Millay, Lancaster Catholic
OT – Shaun Buller, Manheim Central
OT – Travis Eppley, Elizabethtown
OT – Tyler Kulp, Northern Lebanon
OG – Mike Meagher, Cedar Crest
OG – Joe Weaver, Manheim Central
C – Brendan Hormel, Northern Lebanon
C – Matt Logan, Elco
K – Taylor Groff, Manheim Central
DEFENSE
DE – Andrew Donnelly, Ephrata
DE – Joe Groff, Cedar Crest
DE – Jeb Musser, Palmyra
DT – John Fair, Manheim Central
DT – Dominic Frattaroli, Annville-Cleona
DT – Zach Hickernell, Elco
LB – Arron Achey, Elco
LB – Andrew Burkholder, Ephrata
LB – Jim Forgrave, Hempfield
LB – Lowen Johnson, Manheim Central
LB – David Kennedy, Elizabethtown
LB – Sean Sellers, Cedar Crest
DB – Casey Ebersole, Manheim Central
DB – Quinn Houser, Lancaster Catholic
DB – Spencer Lehr, Hempfield
DB – Brian Quinones, Lebanon
SOUTH TEAM
Coach: Jeff Polites, Donegal
OFFENSE
QB – Matt Carty, Cocalico
QB – P.J. Rehm, Penn Manor
QB – Adrian Westbrook, McCaskey
RB – B.J. Enck, Solanco
RB – Kevin Kelley, Conestoga Valley
RB – Chad McGarvey, Garden Spot
FB – Chris Schaffer, Warwick
WR – LaRonn Lee, Penn Manor
WR – Mike Rice, Pequea Valley
WR – Kyle Rissell, Cocalico
WR – Stefan Sensenig, Conestoga Valley
TE – Joel Lapp, Conestoga Valley
OT – Matt Feiler, Lampeter-Strasburg
OT – Tim Latham, Solanco
OT – Derek Sauder, Penn Manor
OG – Dimitri Gerard, Warwick
OG – Luke Richmond, Lampeter-Strasburg
OG – Connor Schaeffer, Wilson
C – Bryan Weaver, Penn Manor
DEFENSE
DE – Brandon Felus, Columbia
DE – Zach Halpin, Lampeter-Strasburg
DE – Kenny Tomaszfski, Penn Manor
DT – Nolan Crawford, Solanco
DT – Andrew Torres, Penn Manor
LB – Blake Bomberger, Cocalico
LB – A.J. Flick, Lampeter-Strasburg
LB – Dexter Jennings, Solanco
LB – John Kirk, Solanco
LB – Andrew Prevoznik, Cocalico
LB – Adam Rohrer, Donegal
LB – Jared Shearer, Penn Manor
DB – Alex Brown, Conestoga Valley
DB – Aaron Frederick, Penn Manor
DB – Pat O’Brien, Wilson
DB – Austin Sahd, Penn Manor
The PIAA wrestling brackets are out, and starting Thursday at 9 a.m. in Hershey’s Giant Center, eight Lancaster-Lebanon League wrestlers will set sail on winning a state title – seven in Triple-A and one in Double-A.
In Triple-A …
103 – Hempfield’s Austin Miller (36-2) will take on Council Rock South’s Billy Rappo (34-14).
119 – Garden Spot’s Kyle Coblentz (34-4) will take on Waynesburg Central’s Derrick Nelson (30-4).
125 – Penn Manor’s Bobby Rehm (36-4) will take on Bethel Park’s Dylan Mogan (23-1).
130 – Solanco’s Dan Neff (39-2) will take on Upper Moreland’s Tim Santry (34-5).
189 – Manheim Township’s Austin Schultz (33-4) will take on Corry’s Michael Pollard (42-1) and Warwick’s Antonio Giorgio (24-0) will take on Lewistown’s Tyson Searer (29-9).
285 – Conestoga Valley’s Cole Dillman (37-3) will take on General McLane’s Caleb Baker (37-6).
In Double-A …
140 – Annville-Cleona’s Dylan Killian (35-8) will take on Loyalsock’s Alec Eggerton (26-5).
You can find the full brackets for Triple-A and Double-A here.
Wrestling continues through Saturday night in the Giant Center.
Plenty of L-L League items from the www to check out …
Keith’s District 3 boys’ basketball playoff round-up at his Court Report Blog here.
Pennlive.com has compiled a list of PIAA basketball playoff first-round games - nothing official yet, and no times or venues. Those should be out soon, and I’ll link that info up ASAP. For now, check out the list here.
Sunday News Hempfield-Reading Quad-A boys’ championship game story here.
Reading Eagle Hempfield-Reading Quad-A boys’ championship game story here.
More on Reading’s win over Hempfield from the Reading Eagle here.
Pennlive.com Hempfield-Reading Quad-A boys’ championship game story here.
More from Pennlive.com about Reading’s win over Hempfield here.
Lancaster Catholic’s boys’ swim team took second in the District 3 Meet. Sunday News story here.
Lebanon Daily News story about Cedar Crest’s Maddie Hoch winning district swimming gold here.
Emily Cameron making waves for Warwick.
Annville-Cleona wrestler Dylan Killian won silver in the Double-A South East Regional. Sunday News story here.
More on Killian’s second-place finish at Regionals from the Lebanon Daily News here.
And don’t forget to check out the District 3 basketball playoff diary Mike Gross kept on his Billy Paultz Reconsidered Blog here.
Warwick freshman wins two gold medals in District 3 Triple-A Meet
Welcome to the show, Emily Cameron.
Swimming in her first District 3 Triple-A championship meet this weekend at Cumberland Valley, Warwick’s freshman phenom won a pair of gold medals – in convincing fashion.
On Friday, Cameron snapped a 14-year-old District 3 mark when she finished the 200 IM in 2:01.67 – bettering the mark of former Wilson standout, and Olympian, Kristy Kowal, who had a 2:03.42 in 1996.
LNP story about Cameron’s record-breaking performance here.
Cameron followed that up Saturday with a gold in the 100 breaststroke, bettering the field by more than two seconds with a 1:03.02. No district record there, but two gold medals for Cameron in her first splash of district competition.
Two other L-L League swimmers struck gold in the Triple-A Meet:
Manheim Central senior Rob Iosue took the 50 freestyle in 21.30.
And Cedar Crest freshman Maddie Hoch won the 500 freestyle in 4:57.52.
As for the team champs, in Double-A, Hershey won the boys crown and Muhlenberg won the girls crown. And in Triple-A, Wilson won the boys and girls titles.
Full Double-A results here.
Full Triple-A results here.
Odds and ends, news and notes and links …
DISTRICT 3 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS
BOYS
Quad-A – Reading (54-46 over Hempfield)
Triple-A – Eastern York (55-53 over Lancaster Catholic)
Double-A – Trinity (77-65 over Lancaster Mennonite)
Single-A – Reading Central Catholic (51-32 over Greenwood)
The breakdown – Three L-L League teams in championship games, believed to be a first in L-L League annals. But L-L League comes up short, going 0-3 in finales. … Two wins for Berks County, one for Mid-Penn and one for YAIAA. … Reading was the No. 3 seed; Eastern York was the No. 1 seed; Trinity was the No. 2 seed; Reading Central Catholic was the No. 1 seed. … Third Quad-A title for Reading, which also won in 2008 and 2004. Red Knights also won Triple-A titles in 1983, 1979, 1977, 1976, 1973, 1972, 1966, 1961, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1952, 1939, 1934 and 1929. … First Triple-A title for Eastern York, which also won Double-A crowns in 1988 and 1987. … Trinity won its third Double-A title in a row and 11th overall. … Reading Central Catholic captured its fourth Single-A title, and the Cardinals also won four Double-A championships.
GIRLS
Quad-A – Central Dauphin (51-38 over Harrisburg)
Triple-A – Trinity (68-46 over West York)
Double-A – York Catholic (38-30 over Lancaster Mennonite)
Single-A – Steel-High (62-34 over Greenwood)
The breakdown – Three titles for the Mid-Penn and one for YAIAA. … Tip of the cap to Harrisburg, the No. 18 seed, which had to win a play-in game (against No. 15 Hempfield) to get in the bracket. … Trinity’s win gave the Shamrocks boys and girls titles. … York Catholic won its fifth district title in a row. … Steel-High caught a bit of a break when pre-tourney favorite – and 15-time champ – Lebanon Catholic, the No. 2 seed, was stunned by a buzzer-beater in the first round. The Rollers won their four games – get this – 77-9, 56-27, 86-19 and 62-34. That’s an aggregate 281-89. … Central Dauphin was the No. 8 seed; Trinity was the No. 2 seed; York Catholic was the No. 1 seed; Steel-High was the No. 1 seed. … Central Dauphin defended its crown and won its third Quad-A title overall. CD also won a Triple-A crown in 1975. … Trinity also defended its title and won its third Triple-A championship. The Shamrocks have also won nine Double-A titles. … York Catholic won its fifth Double-A crown in a row. The Irish also won a Single-A title in 1979 - and they’ll now begin their march to a possible fifth trip to the state finals in a row. … Steel-High won the first district title in the history of its girls’ program.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS
Got a chance to see pretty much all the championship games this week in the Giant Center, and based on those observations (and reading all the stories from around the district), my district playoff MVPs would be …
BOYS QUAD-A – Trenity Burdine, Reading – The 6-5 Siena recruit is silky smooth, and he put the dagger in Hempfield with a huge second half, including 11 third-quarter points, a pair of back-breaking 3-pointers and 20 points overall in the Red Knights’ championship-game victory. P.S. Mucho impressed with Reading’s defense. Red Knights can really turn it up, especially straight man-to-man in half-court sets, and a discombobulating trap in the full-court.
BOYS TRIPLE-A – Andrew Nicholas, Eastern York – Awfully tough not to go with the Golden Knights’ golden lefty and Rutgers recruit. The 6-6 junior was a thorn in everyone’s side throughout the tournament, and he scored 15 points and hit three 3-pointers in the clincher over Lancaster Catholic.
BOYS DOUBLE-A – Eric Kindler, Trinity – The Shamrocks’ 6-5 senior was hot-and-cold in the semifinal win over Hanover, but he dropped 23 points (including three 3-pointers and 8-for-9 at the line) against Lancaster Mennonite – with Zach Zook draped all over him – in the finale.
BOYS SINGLE-A – Marcus Dawkins, Reading Central Catholic – The Cardinals’ 6-3 junior swingman pumped in 24 points – including the 1,000th point in his career – and pulled down 10 rebounds in the 51-32 clincher over Greenwood.
GIRLS QUAD-A – Alyssa Thomas, Central Dauphin – The Maryland recruit and 2,000-point scorer pumped in a career-high 37 points in the 73-58 semifinal win over Reading, and then dropped 23 points – while battling foul woes – in the 51-38 win over Mid-Penn foe Harrisburg in the finale. Special, special player.
GIRLS TRIPLE-A – Laura Murray, Trinity – Back injury? What back injury? After sitting out a few games with a lower back injury, Murray, a Davidson recruit, scored 17 points in a 48-38 win over Manheim Central in the quarterfinals, pumped in 21 points in a 56-39 win over Palmyra in the semifinals, and then scored 15 points in the Shamrocks’ 68-46 win over West York in the title game.
GIRLS DOUBLE-A – Kady Schrann, York Catholic – After getting ill on the court in York Catholic’s quarterfinal win over Reading Holy Name, Schrann, the Irish’s scintillating junior and two-time All-State pick, pumped in 23 points in the 53-31 semifinal win over Wyomissing, and then scored 21 points in York Catholic’s 38-30 clincher over Lancaster Mennonite. Make that five district titles in a row for the Irish, and Schrann has run the point in the last three.
GIRLS SINGLE-A – Malia Tate-Defreitas, Steel-High – Superb freshman guard had four unforgettable games for the Rollers: 17 points in the first round against York Country Day; 24 points in the quarterfinals against Reading Central Catholic; a career-high 33 points in the semifinals against Bible Baptist; and 21 points in the title game against Greenwood. That’s 95 points and a 23.8 per-game average in four games. She’s fun to watch. And Steel-High fans will get to watch her for three more seasons.
GETTING DEFENSIVE
The Lancaster-Lebanon League Boys Basketball Coaches Association has announced its All-Defensive Team for the 2009-10 season. Thanks to L-L Hoops for the list …
SECTION 1
Jon Chieppor, Manheim Township
Amos Clay, McCaskey
Sam Cornell, Penn Manor
Mark Enoch, Hempfield
Vince Soto, Warwick
SECTION 2
Brian Cherrington, Conestoga Valley
B.J. Enck, Solanco
Brad Garber, Elizabethtown
Justin Lausch, Ephrata
Jevin Zimmerman, Garden Spot
SECTION 3
Drake Brumfield, Donegal
Matt Carty, Cocalico
Curtis Hoffer, Manheim Central
Tyler Sheffy, Northern Lebanon
David Superdock, Elco
Garrett Terrell, Lampeter-Strasburg
SECTION 4
Brandon Arnold, Columbia
Trey Blanding, Annville-Cleona
Alex Groh, Lebanon Catholic
Jon Lapp, Lancaster Mennonite
Zach Neff, Pequea Valley
Phil Wenger, Lancaster Catholic
LINK CITY
Some L-L League-related items for you to scour …
100th career win for Annville-Cleona wrestler Dylan Killian. Lebanon Daily News story here.
Intell/New Era Lancaster Mennonite-Trinity Double-A boys’ championship game story here.
Pennlive.com Lancaster Mennonite-Trinity Double-A boys’ championship game story here.
More on Trinity’s win over Lancaster Mennonite from Pennlive.com here.
Keith’s Lancaster Catholic-Eastern York Triple-A boys’ championship round-up here.
And Mike Gross added more insider commentary to his District 3 basketball diary in his Billy Paultz Reconsidered Blog here.
