Hard to believe we’re coming up on the halfway point of the regular season already. Football season always seems to fly by, even when the playoffs extend into late November or early December.
Seems like there’s a good chance of that happening again around here. We’ve already hit the point where the wheat begins to separate […]

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After a slow start in the opening week, I bounced my way back to respectability with my performance in Week 2: a 15-4 record, moving me up to 25-11 this season. I think my strategy of actually thinking  about the picks beforehand may have helped me a bit, so we’ll do the same for Week 3.
Lots […]

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Thanks to Clubber Lang for one of my favorite lines from the “Rocky” series.
My predictions were truly painful last week. So bad, in fact, that yours truly is currently looking up at all his sportswriting brethren in the race for the title of “Top Prognosticator.” I went 10-7, while my online colleague Jeff Reinhart is […]

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By Jason Guarente
Section 2 was once the exclusive property of Manheim Central. The Barons were written into the top spot in ink every year.
It’s not that way any more.
Central hasn’t won the section title since 2005. Conestoga Valley was the surprise champ in 2006 before Elizabethtown and Solanco shared the crown last year.

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Keith Schweigert checking in…it seems silly to start worrying about the district playoffs when we’re only halfway through the regular season, but for those who are interested, here are the District 3 power point standings, which are used to determine the playoff fields:

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Cedars’ football coach talks about his team’s 2-0 start, high-flying offense
JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com

Don’t look now, but there just might be another major player when the Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2 race gets started next week.
When Lebanon takes on backyard rival Elco this Friday, the Cedars will be looking for their first 3-0 start since 2003.
Lebanon’s “Air […]

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It’s back – Reinhart’s 3 Stars … my top three performers from each week in L-L League football.
Several clutch performances from Week 1 of the new season last Friday, so I had to put my thinking cap on early this season.
I could have gone several different ways. But after making my final list and checking […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
For your reading pleasure, my L-L League football Section 2 preview capsules, with teams listed in predicted order of finish …
MANHEIM CENTRAL BARONS
ONLINE: baronsfootball.com
COACH: Mike Williams (28th season; 276-56-3 overall).
PIAA CLASSIFICATION: Triple-A.
THE SCHEDULE: Susquehannock, @ Wilson, Lancaster Catholic, @ Cocalico, Solanco, @ Ephrata, Conestoga Valley, Elizabethtown, @ Lebanon, @ Garden Spot.
REINHART SAYS: Susquehannock (6-4 […]

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