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Harriers Top Solanco, Ames Takes Second

BY MONA STEINHAUER

In their second home meet of the season, the cross country teams got some solid individual performances but came away with just one win, a 25-30 result for the boys against Solanco. Both teams came up short against Hempfield.

Abby Ames was the top Comet of the day, placing second overall with a 20:29 and in front of seven Hempfield runners. Mackenzie Nafziger was 12th while Zoe King and Emma Cassel crossed the line in 17th and 18th place, respectively. Bethany Hetrick rounded out the top five in 20th place with Madison Montalvo three places back.

The boys’ race against Solanco was tight but Carter Vinson finished as Manor’s fifth counter and was ahead Solanco’s fifth to help seal the deal. Kaleb Kabakjian clocked a 17:14 and was 6th overall. The Comets’ lone senior, JT Hetrick placed 10th (17:32) while Aidan Gerlach and Isaac Braegelman crossed in 16th and 17th.

“It was a good team performance to get the win over Solanco,” said co-head coach Tom Ecker. “Kaleb and JT had a strong last half of their race enabling them to pass several runners. Aidan had one of his best races of the season to finish as our third runner.

“The girls could not overcome the loss of one teammate out due to illness,” he added. “But most of the girls had their best race of the season. Abby finished with her best time of the year and Mackenzie improved by several minutes as a result of her hard work over the past month of training.” for more photos see www.townlively.com

VOLLEYBALL

The Comets, looking to keep pace with CV, battled but fell short 3-1, avoiding the sweep with a 25-23 thriller in the third set.

“We’re still working on consistency,” said head coach Tim Joyce. “We’ve had an ever-changing lineup since the start of the season due to a variety of reasons, so we’re trying to find a system that clicks.

“We had 37 earned points in the match and 60 unforced errors, so we have things to work on. We’re a young group.”

Cassidy McCollum led the team with nine kills and served up three aces.

“Lezlie Nguyen, a sophomore, has stepped in to play the role of middle hitter/blocker, a challenging position,” stated Joyce. “She hit .800 with four kills on five attempts and did a nice job adjusting her serve to score two aces and eight points overall on the serve.” for more photos see townlively.com

FIELD HOCKEY

After cruising through the season with nine straight wins, including four shutouts and 21 goals scored, the Comets suffered their first defeat of the season, a 1-0 result against Warwick. They rebounded with shutouts over Cedar Crest and Township but suffered two straight losses over the last week.

CV avenged its 1-0 loss on the Sept. 17th with a 1-0 victory in Millersville October 1. Despite seven corners and with five shots on the goal, the Comets came up empty.

Last Monday night, in another home game, the Comets racked up 11 corners, held Hempfield to one, but gave up two goals, both in the last five minutes of the game.

Last Wednesday in Lititz the Comets avenged that season first loss to the Warriors with a 2-1 victory. Warwick’s second quarter goal opened the scoring while third quarter scores from Tristan Groff and Riley Robinson tied it up and then provided the win.

For more photos see town lively.com

GIRLS’ SOCCER

The girls’s occer team remained on the top of the Section One standings (8-1, 12-2 overall) with three more wins over the last week, pushing their streak to six straight.

Sept. 30 they recorded their fourth straight shutout, a 3-0 result at Cedar Crest which swept the series. With 19 shots on goal, Carly Keene, assisted by Lily Sugra, started the offense with a first half goal. She assisted Carolyn Hinkle in the second while Megan Burkholder capped the scoring with an assisted goal.

On the road Saturday morning, the hosting Bears of Elizabethtown finished with more shots (17-11) and corners (4-1) but couldn’t prevent Lauren Stoner’s goal in the 47th minute. Keene was credited with the assist.

Back in Section One play last Tuesday night, Sugra and Keene provided the 1-2 punch needed to hold off CV, 2-1. Keene assisted Sugra with a first half tally and then scored the gamewinner in the 71st minute after CV knotted the score early in the half. Sugra collected the assist and Allison Burkholder needed just four saves to preserve the victory.

BOYS’ SOCCER

The boys’ soccer team moved to 7-6-1 overall with two wins and a tie over the last week. The run started on Sept. 30 when the Comets crushed Cedar Crest, 4-0, for the second time this season. Aidan Smith’s two goals and one assist got the offense moving. He scored once in each half, including the first goal of the game at the 14minute mark. Tyler Hostetter made it 2-0 two minutes later and Thatcher Kratz added Manor’s third goal with ten minutes left in the half. George Backus and Logan Greenawalt contributed to the balanced effort with assists.

Saturday mornings’ contest against Section Two’s Elizabethtown resulted in a 0-0 tie. Drew Lebo minded the net with eight saves.

The Comets earned their seventh shutout of the year in last Tuesday’s 2-0 final at Conestoga Valley, thus sweeping the series against the Bucks. Smith, who leads the team in scoring, notched his ninth goal of the year late in the first half. Andrew Ament padded the lead in the 70th minute.

FOOTBALL

With three straight wins under their belts, the football team had some momentum going in their Section One opener against Wilson, Friday, October 1. The Bulldogs, however, were up to the challenge and turned back the Comets, 40-6.

Manor struggled to move the ball, managing just ten rushing yards on the night but did finish with 122 through the air as Eli Warfel completed 9-of-17 attempts including a 21-yard strike to Spencer Stuart that accounted for the Comets lone score of the night, late in the fourth quarter.

Meanwhile, the Bulldogs mixed up the scoring, rushing for three scores, passing for two and returning a punt 70 yards to paydirt. That score pushed the lead to 26-0 at the half. They were led by Jayden Jones who racked up 156-yards on 11 carries.

Tops for the Comets was DeShawn Stanley who grabbed two passes for 50 yards while Stuart hauled in five for 44yards.

Defensively the Comets managed 22 solo tackles with Erik Hinkle leading the way with eight. Will Stover and Charlie Gonzalez each recorded one sack.

photo by Mona Steinhauer

In Section One action Thursday, Sept. 30, Cassidy McCollum and Janelle Bowmaster put up a block against Conestoga Valley.

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