A three-word phrase is what Warwick has bought into this winter: We not me.<\/p>\n
The phrase describes the Warriors\u2019 willingness to play as a team and for each other. It was reiterated over and over again following Friday’s game against Cocalico in Denver.<\/p>\n
The first to mention it was junior guard Mia Warfel.<\/p>\n
Warfel was assigned a task late in the first quarter by coach Erica Lausch, a task that not many players have been able to accomplish successfully this season. Her mission, which Warfel chose to accept, was to guard Cocalico\u2019s Corinne Fair.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe knew that Corrine is a great shooter and you can\u2019t give her a lot of space,\u201d Lausch said. \u201cWe told Mia, just make life as tough as you can for her, because she\u2019ll get shots, but if you can stay closer, hopefully she won\u2019t hurt us too much. So that was our goal.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Eagles\u2019 senior, who leads the Lancaster-Lebanon League in 3-pointers made, splashed a shot from a few steps inside of the Eagle logo that marks halfcourt.<\/p>\n
After that, Warfel was like a bee on honey.<\/p>\n
On a night where Fair could have racked up more, Warfel held her to 14 points in Warwick\u2019s 52-43 victory over Cocalico in a showdown of Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Two powerhouses.<\/p>\n
The loss snapped the Eagles’\u00a0six-game winning streak.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re both shooters, we\u2019re both athletic,\u201d Warfel said of the matchup with Fair. \u201cMy job was to try and shut her down because she\u2019s been shooting how she\u2019s been shooting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Warfel did as good a job as anyone has against the Cocalico sharpshooter this season. Warfel, whose battery seemed never ending on Friday night, barreled her way through an onslaught of screens to try to prevent an open look for Fair. Anywhere she went, Warfel followed.<\/p>\n
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Warwick\u2019s Mia Warfel (3) strips the ball from Elco\u2019s Ava Seifert (22) during second-half action of an L-L League basketball game at Warwick High School in Lititz on Monday Dec. 8, 2025.<\/p>\n
CHRIS KNIGHT | Staff Photographer<\/p>\n
\u201cShe keeps going,\u201d Lausch said of Warfel. \u201cShe\u2019s a fighter.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great having Mia as a teammate,\u201d junior Emerson Overly said. \u201cShe\u2019s always uplifting other people on our team. It\u2019s always about we not me with her.\u201d<\/p>\n
It set the precedent not only for the rest of the Warriors, but for the others on the court as well.<\/p>\n
Friday’s game had an intensity about it from stem to stern, with physicality, good shot making and momentum swings aplenty.<\/p>\n
The opening quarter saw the most offense of the game. After missing her first two attempts, Fair nailed back-to-back 3-pointers, one coming from near halfcourt, which warranted the attention of Warfel.<\/p>\n
On the Warwick side, Overly made two layups and knocked down a 3. It was 16-16 after the first buzzer and it felt like a shootout was brewing.<\/p>\n
The Warriors (3-0 L-L, 3-4) upped their defense in the second quarter, allowing just eight points. Defense turned to offense for Warwick, which fed Grace Myers in the post.<\/p>\n
Myers had six of her 14 points in the quarter, and Cocalico (2-1, 6-2) didn\u2019t have an answer for the size differential.<\/p>\n
\u201cEmerson brings out left-hand drive and speed,” Warfel said. “She brings some great defense. Grace brings our height and is great around the basket. They are both awesome to have on our team and really bring a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
The staunch Warwick defense limited Cocalico to just six points in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
The Warriors carried a 42-30 into the final quarter, but the Eagles refused to go quietly.<\/p>\n
Fair rattled home a 3-pointer and got a layup, while Izzy Rios scored seven of her nine points in the fourth quarter, including a big 3-pointer of her own.<\/p>\n
Warwick, which entered the keep-away stage of its game plan, had a few turnovers that gave Cocalico some life.<\/p>\n
The spotlight again found Warfel, who made 5-of-6 from the foul line to put the game and the Warriors’ third straight win on ice.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve come together as a team,\u201d Lausch said. \u201cEverybody is about we versus individuals, and they\u2019ve bought into that.\u201d<\/p>\n