Published November 21, 2009, 12:39 AM EST

by KEITH SCHWEIGERT

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - The second round of the District 3 football playoffs are over, and four Lancaster-Lebanon League teams are still alive. In Class AAAA, Section 1 foes Wilson and Penn Manor both advanced with lopsided wins Friday night.The Bulldogs blasted Central York 34-7, while the Comets hammered South Western 34...

Published November 21, 2009, 12:25 AM EST

by ED GRUVER

MANHEIM, Pa. - Of all the subplots surrounding Friday night's District Three Class AAA quarterfinal at chilled Elden Rettew Field, none loomed larger than this:How would Manheim Central's defense, which had six shutouts to its credit and surrendered just eight points total over the past five games, deal wi...

Published November 21, 2009, 12:16 AM EST

by Sports Staff

WEST LAWN, Pa. - Junior quarterback Zach Zweizig threw for 306 yards and three touchdowns to lift Wilson to a 34-7 victory over Central York (8-4) in the quarterfinals of the District Three Class AAAA football playoffs Friday night in West Lawn.Zweizig, who completed 19 of 27 passes, had all three of his TD throws i...

Published November 21, 2009, 12:13 AM EST

by MATT BLYMIER

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Cocalico coach Dave Gingrich walked over to Susquehanna Township quarterback Ben Dupree, shook his hand, and whispered something in his ear.Gingrich had just watched Dupree account for 504 yards of total offense, and five scores, in the Indians' 50-32 win over the Eagles in the District Three Cl...

Published November 21, 2009, 12:10 AM EST

by JOEL SCHREINER

YORK, Pa. - Having already seen two earlier PAT tries blocked, West York coach Ron Miller made a decision that will undoubtedly go down as one of the best in Bulldog history.Conversely, it will be remembered as the one that devastated an upstart Conestoga Valley team with visions of knocking off the defending c...

Published November 21, 2009, 12:23 AM EST

by GORDIE JONES

LANCASTER, Pa. - The Final Four is a distant memory for Franklin & Marshall now, though more distant for some than others.On Friday night the Dips took the first small step on what they hope will be a return trip, drubbing New York City Tech 102-40 in a Rotary Tip-Off Tournament first-round game in Mayser Gym.F&M, a...

Published November 20, 2009, 11:49 PM EST

by DAVE BYRNE

HANOVER, Pa. - His night may have started out slowly, but by the final horn Penn Manor's P. J. Rehm had the smile of a winner.Rehm had a career game as the Comets (10-2) advanced to the semifinals of the District Three Class AAAA playoffs with a 34-12 victory over South Western, Friday night in the Mustang Cor...

Published November 20, 2009, 11:47 PM EST

by JASON GUARENTE

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Lancaster Catholic's fans waited until the closing minutes of the fourth quarter before they showered the sideline with Hershey's Kisses.This has become their way to celebrate the Crusaders' annual trip to Hersheypark Stadium.Truth be told, the fans could have chucked that chocolate abou...

Published November 20, 2009, 10:11 AM EST

by GORDIE JONES

PHILADELPHIA - Larry Brown and Allen Iverson, the old-school coach and the hip-hop basketball star, remain strange bedfellows, all these years later.Iverson is out of a job this week — though apparently not for long — having been waived Monday by the Memphis Grizzlies, the fourth team to employ the 10-...

Published November 20, 2009, 9:06 AM EST

by MIKE GROSS

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Jared Odrick doesn't seem an especially sentimental type, but he knows an important ending in his life, and an important beginning, are coming.Odrick, a senior Penn State defensive tackle from Lebanon, will play his final college regular-season game Saturday, when Penn State travels to Michigan ...