Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Manheim Central Barons

Here's some quick facts on the out-of-area-teams our schools will be playing this weekend in the District 3 football playoffs. For the complete preview capsules, pick up a copy of The Sentinel on Thursday.

Manheim Central facts: Won 15 District 3-AAA titles, including 10 straight from 1992-01. ... Only loss in 3-AAA championship game was 33-7 setback to Middletown in 1988. ... Beat Mechanicsburg, 27-6, in 2004 3-AAA final on way to state runner-up finish. ... Played six playoff teams and beat four. Lost to 3-AAAA top seed Wilson and 3-AA No. 1 Lancaster Catholic. Started 1-2 following those losses. ... Beat Cocalico twice, including the district quarterfinal. ... Won Section II of the Lancaster-Lebanon League by one game over Cocalico. ... Lowest-scoring output was eight points in loss to Lancaster Catholic. ... Riding a nine-game winning streak, including a 24-19 win over 3-AAA semifinalist Garden Spot on Oct. 31. ... Fell in first round, 16-6, to Red Land last season. ... Knosp completed 102 of 185 passes for 1,802 with 13 touchdowns and six interceptions. On the ground, Knosp is second on the team with 414 yards and seven touchdowns, which is tied for the team lead ... Leading rusher Gruber has 731 yards and seven touchdowns. ... Royer leads the Barons with 1,045 receiving yards and five touchdowns. ... Trafford also has caught five touchdown passes.

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