Matchup: #2 seed Emmaus (5-0) vs #7 seed Easton (2-3), District XI Quarterfinals
When/Where: Friday/EPSD Stadium
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Coverage: LIVE: www.pennsportsradio.com, @Emmaussports.com (Twitter)
What’s on the line: Winner advances to the semifinals next Friday to take on No.3 Freedom/No.6 PM West
Coaches: Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 5th season, 34-14); Easton: Jeff Braido (4th season, 27-17)
When they last met: 2019 – Easton won 27-26 @ Easton; Emmaus beat Red Rovers twice in 2018 (30-28 in regular season/31-24 District XI Semis).
Key players: Emmaus – Sr. RB Brandon Camire (69 car., 518 yards, 14 TD), Soph. QB Jake Fotta (47 of 80, 729 yards, 7 TD, 2 Int), Sr. WR/CB Jameel Sanders (18 recept., 216 yards, 1 TD), Jr. ILB Jared Groller, Sr. WR/CB Tanner Ritter, Sr. OT/DL Justin Roman, Sr. OLB Kordell Waiters, Sr. SB/FS Chad Newhard, Sr. P/K Alex Orlando
Easton – Sr. RB Nahjee Adams (questionable), Jr. QB Cole Transue (51-92, 535 yards, 2 TD/2 Int), Sr. FB/LB Tamir Jackson, Sr. TE/LB Dom Falcone, Jr. WR Kyle Evancho (17-160, TD), Sr. LB Zion Jones, Sr. WR/LB Dom Apgar
GAME NOTES: …Emmaus and Easton meet for the second time in the last three years in the post-season. The Hornets won the last meeting in 2018, 31-24 in the semifinals at EPSD Stadium …..Emmaus is coming off its best defensive effort of the season last Friday in a 13-6 win over rival Parkland. In the win, Fotta threw for a career-high 232 yards and Sanders had career-best 118 yards on six receptions ….Camire was held without a touchdown for the first time all season, but is just four touchdowns away from breaking the school-record ….LB Groller had a game-high 8 tackles in the win …..The big question mark in the game for Easton is RB Nahjee Adams (108 car., 658 yards, 4 TD, UL-Monroe commit) who was injured in last week’s game vs Nazareth. The Red Rovers gave up a season-high 38 points in the loss …Easton’s other losses have come vs Freedom (21-10) and Becahi (7-0); the two wins – Liberty (30-7) and Northampton (21-14)