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BY MONA STEINHAUER
tops with five blocks. Lezlie (96 yards on six carries) scored “Everyone played Nguyen (6 kills), Jordan Bai- three touchdowns - a one yard run well and came out with ley (9 digs), Janelle Bow- in the first quarter, a 90-yard great intensity,” said Two of the top three teams in the master (6 digs) and Eliana sprint to the house in the second head coach Rachel Suter. district battled for a spot in the 3A Knaub (26 assists) were also and he also hauled in a 20-yard “Annie Bibus had some finals on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at strike from Eli Warfel (6 rushes for key contributors. key step-ups and the Comet field. When the final horn “We went in wanting to 86 yards) who opened the scoring defense as a whole shut sounded, it appeared that Lower limit their best hitter, Taylor with a 7-yard keeper in the first down their attack by Dauphin, seeded third, topped the Haupt,” said head coach Tim and capped the offense with a 25allowing zero shots on Comets 2-1 on a last second shot. Joyce. “We did limit her, but yard run just before the half. goal.” When it was determined that shot she is very good and is sur- Dhamir Wesley hauled in a fiveSOCCER came after the final horn, the Falrounded by a strong support- yard touchdown pass from Warfel Also playing in the cons and Comets battled through ing cast. Our focus on her (9-of-15 for 172 yards) that district tournament, the not one but two overtimes. This stretched our defense thin in pushed the lead to 21-0 in the first girls soccer team time, however, the Falcons did find other areas. And when Lezlie quarter. Peter Skiadas went 6-forcrushed 5th seed Elizathe back of the net in time as Avery Pollock scored on a rebound with severely jammed two fingers 6 in PAT kicks. bethtown 6-0 on Oct. 29 6:29 left in the second OT. “Eli had a great night,” praised in the first set, our offense before losing, for the The Falcons controlled possession became a bit lopsided,” he Brubaker, “and Jonathan played third time, to Manheim for much of the first half, working continued. “Cassidy did a well on both sides of the ball. Township, 3-1 in the six first half corners while keeping great job, but Ephrata’s DeShawn Stanley and Clark quarterfinals on Nov. 1. the Comets at bay. defense is just too tough. Jor- Wagstaff, as receivers and defensive Carly Keene notched a Manor earned its first corner of dan and Janelle played great backs, have been steady all season hat trick with Anouk the game at the 8:20 mark of the defense, but we kept getting as was Peyton Witmer, our center. Landgraff, Lilly Rineer photo by Mona Steinhauer stuck in the same service Sebastian Rivera doesn’t get menthird quarter and gained momenand Paityn Smith adding to the lopsided result. Penn Manor’s Annie Bibus looks up the field rotations, giving up too many tioned often but he often takes on “The first time we before making a pass in the Comets 3-0 District points to tough serving runs. double teams and does his job,” the played Township they Three quarterfinal victory over Cumberland Val- “Our captains, Elaina and coach continued. “Spencer Stuart Cassidy, did a great job came back from a knee injury and dominated, winning 3- ley, Saturday, October 29 at Comet Field. pulling the team together has contributed in a number of 1,” said head coach Bill game, with 1:23 left. It was the and getting us playing our best vol- places and Jordan Martin has been Zapata. “The second time we led 1-0 right thing to do.” at the half and again lost 3-1. This Now the Comets wait to see who leyball for the last weeks of the sea- our leader on both sides of the ball. “We have 21 senior players,” time it was 0-0 at the half. I thought they open the state tournament son,” Joyce said. “Cassidy is our only senior, but her loss will be deeply Brubaker said. “They will be tough we played really well. We were dis- against. felt because of her leadership, calm- to replace.” rupting what they’re used to. It was CROSS COUNTRY The Comets finished 3-3 in Secthe best we’ve played all year. We Eight members of the cross coun- ing presence on the court, her scrapdid have chances. We were just try team traveled to Big Spring High py defense and dynamic offense. tion One and were 5-5 overall. unlucky.” School to compete in the District She’s been playing with our pro- “That was the same record we had The Streaks scored twice in a five- Three Championships on Saturday, gram since 6th grade and has last year but we were a better minute span in the second half. October 29. Kaleb Kabakjian, with a helped this generation of players team this season,” Brubaker said. “We gave up fewer yards, we won Manor cut that led in half when 21st place effort (16:4) will continue learn how to win. “Our season ended exactly eight the turnover ratio, we were more Kligge assisted Rineer in the 75th his journey with a trip to states. minute. Four minutes later Town“This was the first trip to districts weeks, to the night, after it started competitive. And we almost made ship scored again. for four of our seven runners and we on the same court and against the districts.” The top eight 6A schools qualify “Kelly Wall got hurt late in the are excited that all seven will return same team that we played our first game and Township caught us off next year,” said head coach Andrea match,” said head coach Tim Joyce. for the district tournament. The guard because the play wasn’t Kramer. “Tristan Weaver, a sopho- “Although the results were the Comets were ninth. photo by Mona Steinhauer stopped,” Zapata recalled. “They more, had a breakout performance same, we were a very In the District Three quarterfinals at Comet Field Saturday night, scored and while we were waiting with a time of 17:18 (83rd place). different team. We October 29, Penn Manor’s Annaliese Mann anchored the back- to see if Kelly was OK, the girls Carter Vinson and Aidan Gerlach had definitely walked out field as the girls’ soccer team crushed visiting Elizabethtown 6-0. decided they wanted to call the season best runs followed by Jack of the gym with our Hightower, Jack Steele, and fresh- heads held higher.” FOOTBALL man Chase Bearden.” Coming off a pair of Senior Bethany Hetrick represented the girls’ team with her first losses to two of the top district appearance. “She ran strong, three teams in Section as she has all season, finishing One, the football team was determined to end 175th in 23:03,” Kramer noted. the season on a posiVOLLEYBALL Actual Size After knocking off Central tive note. “Sometimes you can Dauphin in their district opener, the Wishing girls’ volleyball team traveled to look at a team and Ephrata (13-1, 19-3 overall) for the their record and you a great quarterfinals matchup. The 12th become complacent,” season! seeded Comets were looking for a said head coach John second upset but the fourth seeded Brubaker. “We did not Be awesome!! Mounts were just as determined want to do that against and advanced with a 25-19, 25-15, McCaskey (0-6, 1-9). Love, We came out playing 25-23 win. Mom & Dad The Comets got within two hard and the 42-6 points in the first set, 16-14, strug- result was a nice finish gled through the second set and to the season.” PLACE YOUR AD IN The Comets took an regrouped in the third, tying the photo by Mona Steinhauer score a handful of times, including early lead, scoring Penn Manor’s Taylor Long goes up against three times in the first Ephrata’s Evelyn Banks in a 3-0 loss to the 21-21, before falling short. Special Section in the Merchandisers, Advertisers and Pennysavers Cassidy McCullom topped the stat quarter, and never Mounts in the District Three quarterfinals charts with 13 kills and 10 digs. looked back. They led held Thursday, October 27 at Ephrata MidNovember 30, 2022 • Deadline: November 23, 2022 Maggie Garvey led with 3 aces and 42-0 by halftime. dle School. Submit your ad online at townlively.com/sports-ad Jonathan Osman for more photos, visit www.townlively.com added 7 digs while Brianna Lee was tum. Then, with 28 seconds left in the quarter, Izzy Thatcher’s shot got behind LD keeper Payton Killian and hit a defender on the arm. The Comets (2 corners, 4 shots) were awarded a penalty stroke and Cait McGough found the back of the cage for a 1-0 lead. Lower Dauphin, (11 corners and 10 shots), tied the score on a corner shot with 9:31 left in the game and set the stage for overtime. They will face Manheim Township, again, in a state seeding game. The Comets advanced to the semifinals when they posted their ninth shutout of the season, a 3-0 final over Cumberland Valley Saturday, Oct. 29. Avery Bradburn notched a pair of third quarter goals and Liz Bustillo, with a reverse flick, added a first period tally to take control. Grace Gerner was credited with two assists.
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