L-L Scores

Here are the semi-final boys' scores

McCaskey 61, Columbia 54
Hempfield 61, Lancaster Catholic 45

Finals, 2 p.m., tomorrow at Township.

Scores

First Round Scores
McCaskey 73, Manheim Central 44
Columbia 61, E-town 52
Lancaster Catholic 69, Conestoga Valley 56
Hempfield 57, Lebanon 40.
Semi-final pairings
Columbia vs. McCaskey, 7 p.m., at L-S
Lancaster Catholic vs. Hempfield, 7 p.m., at Warwick
Championship
2 p.m., Saturday at Manheim Township

Tide wins, Tide wins

For the first time since 1994, the Columbia boys’ basketball team has advanced to the semi-finals of the Lancaster-Lebanon League playoffs.
Monday night, two days after beating Lancaster Catholic for the Section 4 championship, the Tide rallied from six point down at the half to beat Elizabethtown, 61-52 at Conestoga Valley.
The Tide will now meet Section One champion McCaskey tonight in a 7 p.m. tip, scheduled for Lampeter-Strasburg High School. McCaskey advanced to the semi-finals with a 73-44 destruction of Manheim Central. The other semi-final matches Section One runner-up Hempfield against Lancaster Catholic, the Section 4 runner-up. Hempfield moved on with a 57-40 win over Lebanon, while Catholic advanced by beating Section 2 champ Conestoga Valley, 69-56.
Columbia last played McCaskey in the L-L League playoffs in the quarter-finals of the 1990 playoffs. Columbia won that game 64-62 and eventually won the league title that year. The year before, Columbia beat McCaskey, 67-61 to win the L-L League title.

FOR MORE, CHECK OUT THIS WEEK'S COLUMBIA LEDGER.

Girls' results

Here are the first round girls' scores from last night's L-L League playoffs

Cedar Crest 50, Manheim Central 37
Lancaster Mennonite 53, Conestoga Valley 36
Lancaster Catholic 62, Garden Spot 56
Hempfield 40, L-S 27

Semi-finals, Wednesday
Cedar Crest vs. Lancaster Mennonite, 7 p.m., Hempfield
Lancaster Catholic vs. Hempfeld, 7 p.m., Conestoga valley

Finals are Friday, 7 p.m., at Township

Boys' playoff preview

Here are some tidbits on the upcoming L-L boys' playoff teams:
Section One
McCaskey Red Tornado
Section One champs
League Record: 16-0
Overall Record: 19-4
Key Losses: Norristown, 78-70: Chester, 71-55; Reading, 101-78 and York 64-60.
Common opponents with Columbia: Ephrata, win, 76-55.
Coach: Steve Powell, recently won 300th game.
Key Players: Lamar Patterson, junior, verbal committment to Pitt; senior Jaren Harris.
Leading scorers (league games): Patterson, 20.3; Harris, 14.7.
Top Foul Shooters: Leontae Turner, 82 percent; Jamaal Parker, 78 percent; Javonne King, 70 percent.
Three-pointers: Patterson, 14 and Turner 13.
Hempfield Black Knights
Section One runners-up.
League Record: 13-3
Overall Record: 17-6
Key Losses: McCaskey, twice, once in OT and another at the buzzer; Lebanon inovertime; Red Lion, Sherwood and Cedar Crest in three OT.
Coach: Warren Goodling, 23 years, closing in on 400 wins.
Key Players: Senior Jordon Stewart and senior Mark Kreider.
Leading scorers (league games): Stewart 14.9; Kreider, 10.9.
Top Foul Shooters: Eddie Gailor, 82 percent; Kreider, 69 percent; Chris Walck, 69 percent.
Three-pointers: Gailor, 16 and Stewart 10.
Common opponents with Columbia: Tulpehocken, 78-51 in; Lebanon, 56-53 overtime loss; Ephrata, 69-62 win and Lancaster Mennonite, 50-33 win.
Conestoga Valley Buckskins
Section Two champs
League Record: 10-6
Overall Record: 14-8
Key Losses: Reading, 96-46; Lancaster Catholic, Hempfield and McCaskey.
Coach: Brad Herr, first year.
Key Players: Senior Joe Fuller; senior Dan Kreider; junior Jeremy Skloloda.
Leading scorers (league games): Kreider, 14.0; Skoloda, 13.8.
Top Foul Shooters: Skoloda,77 percent; Kreider, 76 percent; Ross Hall, 74 percent.
Three-pointers: Skoloda and Fuller 15.
Common opponents with Columbia: Lancaster Mennonite, 61-58 win; L-S, 66-53 win; Ephrata, 59-53 and 65-63 OT win; Lancaster, loss.
Elizabethtown Bears
Section Two runners-up
League Record: 9-7
Overall Record: 14-9
Key Losses: Hershey, 57-47; McCaskey, Cedar Crest, Hempfield and Red Land
Coach: Kevin Dolan, first year.
Key Players: Senior Nathan Koach; junior Quinn Cozzens, junior Chad Styer.
Leading scorers (league games): Koach, 13.2 and Cozzens, 13.1
Top Foul Shooters: Styer, 79 percent.
Three-pointers: Styer 17 and Cozzens 15.
Common opponents with Columbia: Lancaster Mennonite, 59-50 win; Donegal, 69-27 loss; Ephrata, 73-48 and 55-43 wins.
Lebanon Cedars
Section Three champs
League Record: 12-4
Overall Record: 15-7
Key Losses: Columbia, 72-58
Coach: Craig Colletti, first year at Lebanon. Have lost three of last five.
Common opponents with Columbia: All of Section 4 – they were 4-2 crossover games, plus all of Section 3.
Manheim Central Barons
Section Three runners-up
League Record: 11-5.
Overall record: 15-8.
Coach: Chris Sherwood, second year.
Key Losses: Columbia, 63-51.
Common opponents: All of Section Four – they were 3-3 in crossover games, plus all of Section 3 and Ephrata, who they lost to 57-45.

We all know about the two teams from Section 4, along with the key players from Lebanon and Manheim Central.

Playoff sites are set

Here is the skinny on the Tide and L-L Playoffs

Section 4 playoff game: As already announced, 1 p.m., Saturday at Penn Manor.

L-L Quarter-Finals
If Columbia plays E-town, Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Conestoga Valley
If Columbia plays Conestoga Valley, Tuesday at 7 p.m., at Garden Spot

L-L Semi-Finals, if Columbia wins
If Columbia plays McCaskey (assuming they win first round game), 7 p.m., at L-S
If Columbia plays the winner of Lebanon/Hempfield, it will be at Warwick at 7 p.m.

League Finals
Saturday, 2 p.m., at Township.

Tickets will be sold at door only -- $5 for adults and $3 for students.
No L-L League passes will be accepted. Best advice, get there early.

All games are single games.

Bracket update

L-L Playoff Pairings
First Round
Section 1 champ vs. Section 3 runner-up
Section 4 champ vs. Section 2 runner-up.
Section 2 champ vs. Section 4 runner-up
Section 3 champ vs. Section 1 runner-up.
NOTE: Girls playoffs will be held Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Boys playoffs will be held Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Sites and times to be announced.