The girls' soccer team was able to bust up their three-game slide with a 4-0 win over Octorara on October 1st. The Lady Barons used first half goals from Kyla Benner, Lizzie Voegele and Abbie Reed to open a comfy halftime lead. Julia Hess tacked on a final goal in the 70th minute and Lexi Wettig posted the clean sheet with zero saves.

Prior to Octorara, the Lady Barons suffered a 4-1 loss to Elizabethtown, their third straight, on the 29th. Reed used a Voegele pass to pick up Manheim's lone score.

Ephrata handed Manheim a 2-0 loss on October 3rd. Wettig posted a second half shutout and finished with 10 saves but two first half goals were too much to overcome.

FOOTBALL

It was over almost before it started, or at least that is how the football team's 70-0 blowout win over Muhlenberg felt. Afterall, Central was up 35-0 after eight minutes and 55-0 at the break, meaning the second half started with a running clock, leading to just 15 second half points and the 70-0 final.

It was offense galore for the Barons as they racked up 440 yards of offense led by Zac Hahn. The junior signal caller was an efficient 11-for-14 for 250 yards and four touchdowns passes. He split those TD passes to Bode Sipel, Aaron Enterline and Rocco Daugherty while Sonny Callahan and Luke Miller chipped in with three catches and 37 yards combined. Sipel topped the receiver chart with 103 yards and a score on four catches while Enterline finished with two TD catches and 86 yards on three receptions. Daugherty had two catches for 35 yards and one score. Brycen Armold rounded out the attack, totaling 112 yards with scores of 43, six, one and 45-yards on seven carries.

GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL

The girls' volleyball team enjoyed wins over Garden Spot and Cocalico but suffered matching losses to Elizabethtown and Lampeter-Strasburg. That leaves the Lady Barons outside the L-L postseason field despite their 6-4 mark in L-L play. Their 10-5 overall mark has them inside the District 3-3A field with a few games remaining in the regular season.

Central topped Garden Spot by a 3-0 count on September 28th, posting wins of 25-12, 25-15 and 25-18. Addy Doerschuk finished with 17 assists. Maddie Knier added nine kills to go with her six blocks. Kaylee Dougherty added four digs and Audrey Dippel two aces.

Manheim stumbled against the Lady Bears, falling by scores of 25-19, 25-16 and 25-19 on the 29th. Central countered that 3-0 loss with a 3-0 win over Cocalico on October 4th.

In between was a 3-1 loss to Lampeter-Strasburg on October 3rd. Manheim Central dropped game one 25-17 but rebounded to tie the match up with a 25-21 game two win. It was all Lampeter-Strasburg from there with wins of 25-22 and 25-19 sealing the 3-1 final. Doerschuk finished with 25 assists and Knier 13 kills and one block. Dougherty had five digs and four aces.

BOYS' SOCCER

The boys' soccer team continues to find the going tough with losses to Elizabethtown and Ephrata dropping the Barons to 2-8-1 overall and 1-7-0 in league play. Dylan Smith manned the cage for Central, tallying 11 saves in the two games. Colin Rohrer, with help from Gabe Redcay, netted the Barons lone goal in the 5-1 E-town loss with the Manheim attack unable to break through against the Mountaineers.

CROSS COUNTRY

The Baron cross-country teams made one final regular season journey, joining Elizabethtown for a showdown in Quarryville on October 4th. Central managed one top 10 runner, Julie Lindberg, who finished 10th with a time of 23:55. Reagan Ibach (11th - 23:57) and Jenn Moffett (12th - 24:33) were top 15 finishers.

Carter Bruckhart led the boys, posting the 15th best time, 20:24, while Carson Brooks claimed 16th with a time of 20:42.

TENNIS

The tennis team saw the team half of their season end on September 30th with a 3-1 loss to Lancaster Country Day in the semifinals of the L-L Team Tournament.

"I knew it would be a tall task to overcome," said head coach Kurtis Funk. "I was so proud of the team that we competed like we did. The fact that we were even in the match says a lot about how good we played and how well our season went."

The Lady Barons picked up their lone team point in doubles play with Brooke Kettler and Ava Groff, who stepped in for Lauren Huber who missed the match to pick up her newly obtained Homecoming crown, nabbing a 6-3, 6-2 win. Central was on the way to picking up a second team point with Sydney Peters and Hailey Kowalski leading 3-2 in the second set, already up a 7-6(7-5) set one win, when their match was halted with the team outcome already decided.

The Lady Barons earned that shot at LCD with a 3-2 win over Conestoga Valley on the 29th. Once again it was doubles action that carried Manheim to the win. Huber, pre-homecoming victory, joined Kettler for a 7-5, 7-5 win to seal the match.

"The key was the first set," said Funk. "They were down 4-5 and won the next three games. Winning that first set really put the pressure on the opponent."

Peters and Kowalski were able to complete their win, taking their top doubles match 6-1, 6-0. Bri Mylin claimed the lone singles point with Funk pointing to her net play as a key to the 6-1, 6-3 win.

FIELD HOCKEY

The field hockey team is on pace to qualify for the post-season, both in L-L play and the District 3-2A field. The Lady Barons added to their resume with wins over Cedar Crest, Ephrata and Donegal upping their overall record to 12-3.

Central rolled by Cedar Crest on the 28th with Paige Garner and Mikayla Appel combing for four goals in the 6-0 win. Laci Nelson had two saves while Sarah Hondru and Kate Haldeman earned the final two scores.

Another shutout followed on the 30th, this one a 2-0 win over Ephrata. Nelson needed just one save to earn the win. Cali Inthavongsa put Central up 1-0 in the second with Ella Brubaker adding an insurance goal in the final frame.

Nelson just missed another one save shutout on October 4th, settling for a 2-1 win over Donegal instead. Kiley Hosler got the scoring started with a first quarter score while Inthavongsa added what proved to be a needed insurance goal in the second.