Carly Leitzel to the rescue.

Manheim Central beat No. 6 seed Boiling Springs 43-41 in a riveting District 3 Triple-A first-round game Wednesday night, when the Barons' senior sniper beat the final buzzer with the game-winning shot for Manheim Central, the No. 10 seed.

The Barons advance to the quarterfinal round against No. 2 seed Trinity on Saturday at noon at Chambersburg High School.

Lancaster Catholic also advanced in the Triple-A bracket.

One other L-L League team advanced in first-round action Wednesday — Lebanon Catholic, the No. 2 seed in Single-A, drilled No. 15 seed Antietam 61-20 and the Beavers will take on No. 7 seed Camp Hill — a 51-10 winner over Harrisburg Christian — on Saturday at noon at Susquenita High School.

Two L-L League girls' teams were eliminated from the Triple-A bracket Wednesday:

Elco, the No. 15 seed, fell to Trinity 49-35.

And Northern Lebanon, the No. 21 seed, fell to No. 5 seed Shippensburg 61-45.

After five L-L League teams lost on the first night of District 3 action on Tuesday, Lancaster Catholic, Lebanon Catholic and Manheim Central advanced on Wednesday, joining Lancaster Mennonite, the No. 2 seed in Double-A, which received a first-round bye.

In Wednesday's games ...

Manheim Central 43, Boiling Springs 41 — At East Pennsboro, Carly Leitzel hit three third-quarter 3-pointers to help rally the Barons, and her buzzer-beater lifted Manheim Central past the Bubblers and into the quarterfinals.

Renee Wiegand paced Manheim Central with a game-high 15 points, Leitzel chipped in with 14 points — none bigger than her last 2 — and Rachelle Wiegand scored 12 points for the Barons, who overcame a 22-11 halftime deficit and improved to 16-9 overall.

Shippensburg 61, Northern Lebanon 45 — At Cumberland Valley, the Greyhounds broke open a close game with a 22-10 third-quarter run, snapped the Vikings' nine-game winning streak and sent Northern Lebanon packing.

Liz Houser scored 16 points and Leah Wilhelm added 15 points for the Vikings, who finished their season 13-11 overall.

Trinity 49, Elco 35 — At East Pennsboro, Ashley Betz-White scored 14 points for the Shamrocks, who slipped past the Raiders without the services of leading scorer Laura Murray, who is nursing a back injury.

Kala Yoders scored a game-high 19 points for Elco, and she finished her fine career with 1,345 points for the Raiders, who finished their season 14-12 overall.

Lebanon Catholic 61, Antietam 20 — At Manheim Township, Hailey Carangelo drilled three 3-pointers and pumped in 25 points for the Beavers (16-6), who opened defense of their Single-A title with a romp over the Mounts.

Abby Shay and Elizabeth Rakow chipped in with 9 points apiece for Lebanon Catholic, which jumped out to a 23-4 lead, led 39-13 at the half, and then outscored Antietam 22-7 after the break.

Sports writer Jeffrey Reinhart can be reached at jreinhart@LNPnews.com or 291-8777.