Mounts slip past State College

No. 9 seed Ephrata (13-4) made the most of its road trip to No. 8 seed State College (10-5), knocking off the Little Lions 8-7.

Paced by Brock Boyer (five goals), the Mountaineers were in front 3-1 after the first quarter, 7-4 at halftime and 8-5 at the end of the third quarter.

Ephrata keeper Ryan Lindberg collected 14 saves.

It’s the first district playoff win since 2014 for the Mountaineers, who will travel to top-seeded and unbeaten Central York on Wednesday, scheduled for a 7 p.m. start.

Buch Thriving for Mounts This Season

Look. Up in the sky. It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s … not the superhero you thought.

It’s actually Ephrata hitter Jordan Buch, and he’s having a superhuman senior season skying above the net for the Mountaineers’ boys volleyball team.

Like his leaping ability, Buch’s stats absolutely pop off the page. He already has 200-plus kills this spring, and he’s had some incredible, spike-producing matches. A sampling: Buch had 25 kills, 17 digs and five blocks against Governor Mifflin; 22 kills against Lebanon; 20 kills, 18 digs and six blocks against Elizabethtown; 25 kills and 26 digs against Lancaster Mennonite; 29 kills against three-time reigning L-L Section Two champ Manheim Central; 25 kills and 13 digs in a rematch against Elizabethtown; and an eye-popping 31-kill night against Cocalico.

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Pioneers hold off Ephrata rally

The Ephrata boys lacrosse team found itself down four goals 90 seconds into the start of the second half at Lampeter-Strasburg’s Pioneer Field on Tuesday night. It’s then the visiting Mountaineers rallied for three quick scores over two minutes to cut their deficit to one score. But the Ephrata rally ended there. The host Pioneers scored the game’s final five goals en route to a 13-7 Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Two victory.

What it means: With the win, L-S (8-1 league, 12-3 overall) clinched at least a share of the L-L Section Two crown and can win it outright with a win in Friday’s league finale at Cocalico on Friday afternoon.

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Mounts Advance to Semifinals

Ephrata and Cedar Crest posted victories Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Lancaster-Lebanon League Boys Tennis Team Championships.

At McCaskey, the Mountaineers got by Donegal 3-2 to remain undefeated at 13-0. Chase Wilson Got by Luke Yunginger 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 singles to earn the victory.

Also winning for Ephrata was freshman Lance Wilson, Chase’s younger brother, at No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-0, and the No. 2 doubles team of Adam Zimmerman and Ezekiel Jones, 6-2, 6-1.

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