LANCASTER - L-L League girls' basketball items, including a look at the section races, with three games to go in the regular season.
SECTION 1: WHAT WE KNOW
* Manheim Township (13-0, 15-2) has won 45 league games in a row and has cinched at least a tie for the section title. The Blue Streaks have clinched a spot in the league playoffs.
* Hempfield (10-3, 14-4) has won seven games in a row and has clinched no worse than second place in the section, meaning the Knights and the Streaks will represent Section 1 in the league playoffs.
* Manheim Township finishes up at home vs. McCaskey, at home vs. Hempfield and at Warwick.
* Hempfield finishes up at Penn Manor, at Manheim Township and at home vs. McCaskey.
SECTION 2: WHAT WE KNOW
* Cocalico (11-2, 15-3) is alone in first place, a game ahead of Ephrata.
* Ephrata (10-3, 14-5) is alone in second place, a game behind Cocalico.
* Ephrata is at Cocalico on February 1; the Eagles on the first meeting 46-43 in Ephrata on January 7.
* Three-time reigning Section 2 champ Solanco (8-5, 11-8) is alone in third place, and is mathematically alive. However, the Golden Mares lost both head-to-head games vs. Ephrata, so the Mounts would win that tiebreaker should they end up in a second-place tie with Solanco. Cocalico lost its first meeting vs. Solanco, and finishes the regular season with a trip to Quarryville. So still plenty of work to be done here.
* Cocalico finishes up at home vs. Lebanon, at home vs. Ephrata and at Solanco.
* Ephrata finishes up at Conestoga Valley, at Cocalico and home vs. Lebanon.
* Solanco finishes up at Elizabethtown, at Conestoga Valley and home vs. Cocalico.
SECTION 3: WHAT WE KNOW
* Lampeter-Strasburg (12-1, 17-1) is alone in first place with a cozy 2-game lead over Northern Lebanon (10-3, 13-6). The Pioneers can clinch at least a tie for the section crown with a win Tuesday at Manheim Central, and L-S can clinch the section crown outright with a win Tuesday at Manheim Central and if Northern Lebanon loses at home vs. Elco.
* Elco (8-5, 11-8) is alone in third, two games behind Northern Lebanon. But the Raiders are still alive, and need a victory over the Vikings on Tuesday to stay in the race. Elco beat Northern Lebanon 44-33 in their first meeting on January 4. Still a lot on the table here.
* L-S finishes up at Manheim Central, at Garden Spot and at home vs. Northern Lebanon.
* Northern Lebanon finishes up at home vs. Elco, at home vs. Donegal and at L-S.
* Elco finishes up at Northern Lebanon, at Manheim Central and at home vs. Donegal.
SECTION 4: WHAT WE KNOW
* Lancaster Catholic (13-0, 18-0) successfully defended its Section 4 championship, and will go for back-to-back league titles starting in two weeks.
* Annville-Cleona (8-5, 11-8) has clinched at least a tie for second place; Little Dutchmen are three games clear of Lebanon Catholic (5-8, 13-6), and will clinch second place - and the L-L League playoff spot - with one more win. Lebanon Catholic beat Annville-Cleona 47-42 on January 4.
* Lancaster Catholic finishes up at home vs. Pequea Valley, at home vs. Columbia and at Lancaster Mennonite (and has a non-league game vs. Eastern York in there).
* Annville-Cleona finishes up at home vs. Lancaster Mennonite, at home vs. Lebanon Catholic (remember the head-to-head tiebreaker if things get sticky) and at Columbia.
* Lebanon Catholic finishes up at home vs. Columbia, at Annville-Cleona and at home vs. Pequea Valley.
THIS WEEK
MONDAY (non-league)
Hershey @ Elizabethtown, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY
SECTION 1
Warwick @ Cedar Crest
McCaskey @ Manheim Township
Hempfield @ Penn Manor
SECTION 2
Lebanon @ Cocalico
Ephrata @ Conestoga Valley
SECTION 3
Elco @ Northern Lebanon
Donegal @ Garden Spot
Lampeter-Strasburg @ Manheim Central
SECTION 4
Pequea Valley @ Lancaster Catholic, 6:30 p.m.
Lancaster Mennonite @ Annville-Cleona
Columbia @ Lebanon Catholic
WEDNESDAY
SECTION 2
Solanco @ Elizabethtown
FRIDAY
SECTION 1
Warwick @ Penn Manor
Hempfield @ Manheim Township
Cedar Crest @ McCaskey
SECTION 2
Ephrata @ Cocalico
Solanco @ Conestoga Valley
Elizabethtown @ Lebanon
SECTION 3
Lampeter-Strasburg @ Garden Spot
Donegal @ Northern Lebanon
Elco @ Manheim Central
SECTION 4
Lebanon Catholic @ Annville-Cleona
Lancaster Mennonite @ Pequea Valley
Columbia @ Lancaster Catholic
SATURDAY (non-league)
Hempfield @ Downingtown West, 2:30 p.m.
Schuylkill Valley @ Garden Spot, 6 p.m.
Lower Dauphin @ Cedar Crest, 7:30 p.m.
Eastern York @ Lancaster Catholic, 730 p.m.
Random items ...
SHOT-SWATTER: Cocalico has a major weapon in the paint in Kristen Boyer. The Eagles' volleyball standout has carried over her leaping skills to the basketball court. Boyer has 40-plus blocks this season and averages 2 swats per game. She's a key cog on a Cocalico team enjoying a breakout season under coach Tony DiMatteo.
SCHEDULE CHANGE: Elizabethtown vs. Solanco has been moved from Tuesday to Wednesday, at 8 p.m., this week. Solanco is hosting a District 3 wrestling team tournament match on Tuesday, so the school's decided to push back their boys' and girls' basketball games to Wednesday. The boys' game will also be played Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Solanco.
WHO'S HOT: Annville-Cleona's Alex Siebecker last five games - 17.4 points, 11 3-pointers. ... Columbia's Jenna Plastino last five games - 19.2 points, 11 3-pointers. ... Lancaster Catholic's Porscha Speller last seven games - 18.6 points, 5 3-pointers. ... Lancaster Mennonite's Jada Dunsen last four games - 17.0 points. ... Lebanon Catholic's Abby Shay last seven games - 16.1 points. ... Pequea Valley's Laura Stoltzfus last seven games - 10.4 points, 13 3-pointers. ... Elco's Cheyenne Hassler last five games - 15.6 points, 7 3-pointers. ... Lampeter-Strasburg's Lexie Lantz last six games - 16.0 points. ... Manheim Central's Sarah Painter last seven games - 14.0 points, 4 3-pointers. ... Northern Lebnaon's Mariah LiBrandi last six games - 12.3 points. ... Cocalico's Kristen Boyer last seven games - 10.9 points. ... Conestoga Valley's Morgan Wentz last 7 games - 10.6 points. ... E-town's Jen Fairbanks last 7 games - 12.0 points, 5 3-pointers. ... Ephrata's Sarah Haddon last six games - 15.1 points. ... Lebanon's Shaela Shellehamer last six games - 12.0 points, 11 3-pointers. ... Solanco's Gillian Glackin last seven games - 19.7 points. ... Cedar Crest's Nikki Wagner - career-high 22 points and 3 3's vs. Hempfield on Friday. ... Hempfield's Hannah Kelley - 30 points and 4 3's in last two games - both wins. ... Manheim Township's Alex Leslie last five games - 16.0 points. ... McCaskey's Ana Edmondson last three games - 12.3 points.
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