Crossover games

The Section Two teams matched up with Section One last night (the first of three straight crossover games for the Bears). Here's what went down:
• McCaskey beat up on Cocalico, 73-61. Cocalico is in first place in Section Two and McCaskey is leading Section One. Want proof that the Bears can beat anyone in the section? They hung right with the Tornado, whereas Cocalico was lucky to get within 12. Granted, it's much later in the season and McCaskey is in a groove right now, but still.
• Hempfield blew Conestoga Valley out of the gym, beating them by 25. CV is ahead of the Bears by a game in the section standings (more on those in a minute), and the Bears get Hempfield tomorrow. Should be a good measuring stick to see where they are.
• The team that is tied with Hempfield for second in Section One right now, Cedar Crest, snuck by E-town 64-58 thanks to some good free throw shooting down the stretch by Chris Keith. The Bears played pretty well in this one from what I can gather, but just came up short. But again, they hung right with one of the best teams in Section One, as they've done all season. Something tells me that if they were to play Warwick and Manheim Township again, the outcome might be different.
• Ephrata snuck by Warwick and Solanco beat Manheim Township by 23 (the Streaks only scored 13 points in the first half). Remember, E-town is fresh off blowout wins over Ephrata and Solanco. So you could look at that as the Bears are much better than their record, or that forecasting L-L basketball is crapshoot and anybody can beat anybody on any given night.

Here are the updated Section Two standings after last night's games. Needless to say, the next two games for E-town (@ Hempfield tomorrow, home vs. 4-5 Penn Manor Tuesday) are pretty huge in the grand scheme of things, especially considering they have a showdown with Cocalico next Friday night.

Cocalico............6-3 league 10-6 overall
CV.....................4-5 league 8-7 overall
Ephrata..............4-5 league 5-10 overall
Solanco.............3-6 league 7-8 overall
E-TOWN............3-6 league 6-9 overall
Garden Spot.......1-8 league 1-14 overall

It's pretty safe to say that the Section Two title, with the exception of Garden Spot, is still very much up for grabs. But it's crunch time right now, and it's time to see which of these teams will come through down the stretch. Anything could happen.