2023 Schedule:
Sat., Aug. 19 - DOWNINGTOWN WEST, 9 a.m. (scrim)
Fri., Aug. 25 - @ PM East
Fri., Sept. 1 - NAZARETH
Fri., Sept. 8 - @ CCHS, 7:30 pm
Fri., Sept. 15 - @ Whitehall
Thurs., Sept. 21 - DIERUFF
Fri., Sept. 29 - BECAHI
Fri., Oct. 6 - @ Easton
Fri., Oct. 13 - LIBERTY
Fri., Oct. 20 - FREEDOM
Fri., Oct. 27 - @ Parkland
Home games - CAPS
7 pm start unless noted
Easton 27, Emmaus 26
Em - 7-13-6-0 - 26
Ea - 7-7-0-13 - 27
Scoring:
Ea - Cole Transue 22 yard run (Jaxon Heinemyer PAT)
Em - Brandon Camire 93 yard kick return (Alex Orlando PAT)
Em - Orlando FG 42 yards
Em - Jameel Sanders 19 yard pass from Jacob Moyer (Orlando PAT)
Em - Orlando FG 42 yards
Em - Camire 2 yard run (2 pt. conversion failed)
Ea - Dominic Falcone 7 yard pass from Transue (Heinmeyer PAT)
Em - Nahjee Adams 1 yard run (2 pt. conversion failed)
STATISTICS - Individual (Emmaus)
Rushing - Brandon Camire 18-58, Jared Groller 4-29, Jacob Moyer 1 (-6)
Passing - Moyer 10 of 21, 128 yards, TD
Receiving - Chad Newhard 4-61, Camire 2-19, Bryan Bertsch 2-19, Jameel Sanders 1-19, John Ferris 1-12
Emmaus 41, Pleasant Valley 0
RECAP >> Visiting Pleasant Valley ran twice as many plays as Emmaus on Friday night but it hardly mattered to the one number that counted the most on the scoreboard.
Despite holding a 62-31 advantage in total plays, the winless Bears were no match as the Hornets entertained a large crowd that gathered on Lower Macungie Youth Association (LMYA) at East Penn School District Stadium cruising to an easy 41-0 victory.
Junior Brandon Camire scored three touchdowns for the fourth consecutive week, and fellow junior Jacob Moyer tossed three more touchdown passes as Emmaus did all its scoring in the first and third quarters in improving to 3-1 on the season. The Hornets also shutout Pleasant Valley for the second consecutive year (56-0 last year).
Camire, who had rushed for 200+ yards in his last three games, carried the ball just nine times but still ran for 115 yards against a Pleasant Valley team that had given up an average of 58 points in its first three games. His three touchdown runs of 23, 21 and 39 gave him 14 for the season.
Moyer, coming off a three-touchdown passing effort in his first varsity start in last week’s 49-21 win over Whitehall, had another solid game under center as he completed 9 of 12 for a career-high 179 yards and three scores. His three touchdown passes went to three different receivers.
Junior wideout Jameel Sanders had over 100 yards for the first time in his career (110) on just two catches, including an 83-yard touchdown pass from Moyer that pushed the score to 41-0 in the third quarter, enforcing the mercy rule.
Senior Bryan Bertsch had four catches on the night and caught his first career touchdown pass on a 5-yard score in the first quarter, and classmate Adam Heiserman hauled in his first touchdown of the season on a 23-yard pass in the third quarter.
Ben Thomas, a sophomore, also saw varsity action for the first time in the fourth quarter and completed both of his pass attempts for 19 yards.
Emmaus will return to action next Friday at 7 p.m. as they travel to Cottingham Stadium to take on unbeaten Easton. The Red Rovers improved to 4-0 on the season after crushing Liberty 44-7 last night. The game will be carried Live on Penn Sports Radio beginning with the pregame show at 6:30 p.m.
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Pleasant Valley – 0-0-0-0 – 0
Emmaus – 21-0-20-0 – 41
Scoring:
Q1
E – Brandon Camire 23 yard run (Alex Orlando PAT)
E – Bryan Bertsch 5 yard pass from Jacob Moyer (Orlando PAT)
E – Camire 21 yard run (Orlando PAT)
Q3
E – Camire 39 yard run (Orlando PAT)
E – Adam Heiserman 23 yard pass from Moyer (Orlando PAT)
E – Jameel Sanders 83 yard pass from Moyer (Orlando PAT)
STATISTICS – Individual (Emmaus)
Rushing – Brandon Camire 9-115, 3 TD; Maximilano Antigua-Figeura 4-32, Ben Thomas 1-2, Jacob Moyer 1 (-2)
Passing – Jacob Moyer 9 of 12, 179, 3 TD; Ben Thomas 2 of 2, 19 yards
Receiving – Jameel Sanders 2-110, TD; Bryan Bertsch 4-25, TD: Adam Heiserman 1-23, TD, Jaiden Robinson 2-19; John Ferris 1-12, Chad Newhard 1-9
Emmaus 49, Whitehall 21
RECAP >> The moment certainly wasn’t too big for Jacob Moyer.
Making his first career varsity start at quarterback, Moyer went out and shined in his debut under center at Whitehall on Friday night as he tossed three touchdown passes leading Emmaus to its best overall effort to date in a 49-21 pounding of the Zephyrs.
Moyer, the backup to starter Alex Lanzone who suffered a shoulder injury late in last week’s loss to Nazareth, may have locked down the starting position moving forward with a solid effort leading the Hornets offense up-and-down the field all night against a porous Whitehall defense that had given up a combined 87 points through the first two games of the season.
Moyer hooked up with junior wideout Jameel Sanders on a pair of scoring strikes of 48 and 9 yards with the first coming on Moyer’s first pass of the game on the Hornets opening possession.
The victory by Emmaus helped them improve to 2-1 as they got the sour taste of last week’s home-opening loss to Nazareth out of their mouths. It was also the second consecutive year that the Hornets have defeated the Zephyrs and fourth in the last five meetings. Whitehall, coached by former Emmaus assistant Matt Senneca, remained winless on the season as they dropped to 0-3.
Hornets running back Brandon Camire had yet another big night in the backfield as he scored three more touchdowns on runs of 11, 68 and 60 yards, and finished with 208 yards marking the third consecutive game that the junior has eclipsed 200+ yards. In just three games, Camire already has 11 touchdowns on the season.
Sanders also had a big night for Emmaus with his first two touchdowns of the season to go along with a career-high 60 yards on the ground on just three carries.
Sophomore Jared Groller scored his third career touchdown on a 25-yard run in the first quarter that gave Emmaus a quick 14-0 lead and junior wide receiver Chad Newhard caught his third touchdown of the season on a 12-yard pass from Moyer, the Hornets only score of the second half.
Defensively, Emmaus had its best performance of the season as they held Whitehall to just 277 yards of total offense. Senior linebacker Adam Heiserman led the Hornets with a team-high 8 tackles and one sack. Groller was next with 7 tackles and a sack.
Whitehall senior running back Ali Barkley, the brother of current New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley, finished with 174 yards on the ground and two touchdowns, half of those yards came in the second quarter on 83-yard touchdown run that got the Zephyrs to within 28-14.
Emmaus will return home to East Penn School District Stadium next Friday as they host winless Pleasant Valley (0-3). Penn Sports Radio will have all the action beginning with the pregame show at 6:30 p.m. followed by the opening kickoff at 7 p.m.
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Coach Fairclough on the win: “It’s awesome. Our guys did a great job of responding (following last week’s loss). We’re a young team and it’s going to be a process. We have to learn how to handle a little bit of success. Believe it or not, we still made a lot of mistakes, but we’ll watch the film and we’ll enjoy this one and clean up those mistakes moving forward.”
On Jacob Moyer: “I told him before the game to just go out and there and have fun and sling the thing and he did that. It looked like he was having a ball out there and he got it done for us tonight.”
Emmaus – 14-28-7-0 – 49
Whitehall – 0-14-0-7 – 21
Scoring:
E – Jameel Sanders 48 yard pass from Jacob Moyer (Alex Orlando PAT)
E – Jared Groller 25 yard run (Orlando PAT)
W – Ali Barkley 2 yard run (Kresstoph Whittick PAT)
E – Sanders 9 yard pass from Moyer (Orlando PAT)
E – Camire 11 yard run (Orlando PAT)
W – Barkley 83 yard run (Whittick PAT)
E – Camire 68 yard run (Orlando PAT)
E – Camire 60 yard run (Orlando PAT)
E – Chad Newhard 12 yard pass from Moyer (Orlando PAT)
W – Angelo Daddona 3 yard run (Whittick PAT )
STATS – INDIVIDUAL – EMMAUS
Rushing – Camire 21-208, 3 TD; Sanders 3-60, Groller 5-36, TD; Gabe Trexler 1-1, Moyer 2 (-4)
Passing – Moyer 8 of 16, 114 yards, 3 TD
Receiving – Sanders 4-79, 2 TD; Newhard 1-12, TD; Jaden Delgado 1-11; Bryan Bertsch 1-7, Camire 1-5
Nazareth 36, Emmaus 24
RECAP – Visiting Nazareth outscored Emmaus 22-3 in the second half and took advantage of three turnovers as the Blue Eagles spoiled the home opener for the Hornets by rallying for 36-24 win on Friday night at East Penn School District Stadium.
Nazareth senior wide receiver Nathan Stefanik did it all as he scored a pair of touchdowns and also had three interceptions on defense, while fellow senior quarterback Anthony Harris threw for two scores as the Blue Eagles improved to 2-0 on the season.
For Emmaus (1-1), running back Brandon Camire had his second consecutive 200+ yard game as he ran for 206 yards and two touchdowns. The junior had scores of 82, 3 and 85 yards and ran for 197 yards in the first half, but was limited to just 9 yards in the second half on 8 carries.
Senior wide receiver Johnny Ferris had a career-high 73 yards on four receptions for the Hornets who had three turnovers.
Nazareth halted a three-game losing streak to Emmaus by picking up its first win against the Hornets since 2016 (41-21).
Emmaus will look to bounce back as they travel to Whitehall next Friday to take on the Zephyrs (0-2).
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Check back later for more on last night’s game
Nazareth – 0-14-22-0 – 36
Emmaus – 7-14-3-0 – 24
Scoring:
Q1
E – Brandon Camire 82 yard run (Alex Orlando PAT)
Q2
E- Camire 3 yard run (Orlando PAT)
N – Joseph Capobianco 4 yard run (Matt Bugbee PAT)
E – Camire 85 yard run (Orlando PAT)
N – Trent Federico 32 yard pass from Anthony Harris (Bugbee PAT)
Q3
N – Nathan Stefanik 24 yard INT (Bugbee PAT)
E – Orlando FG 38 yards
N – Stefanik 62 yard pass from Harris (Bugbee PAT)
N – Logan Grom 4 yard run (Bugbee run)
INDIVIDUAL – Emmaus
Rushing – Camire 24 car., 206 yards, 3 TD; Alex Lanzone 6 (-15), Jacob Moyer 1 (-9)
Passing – Alex Lanzone 5-14, 49 yards, 2 INT., Jacob Moyer 2-5, 42 yards, 1 INT
Receiving – John Ferris 4-73, Jameel Sanders 1-13, Camire 2-5
Emmaus 62, Allen 33
Emmaus – 20 – 24 – 0 – 18 – 62
Allen – 6 – 7 – 12 – 8 – 33
Scoring
Q1
E – Chad Newhard 57 yard pass from Alex Lanzone (Alex Orlando PAT)
A – Gavoni Hall 56 yard run (PAT failed)
E – Brandon Camire 1 yard run (Orlando PAT)
E – Camire 8 yard run (PAT failed)
Q2
E – Camire 26 yard run (Orlando PAT)
E – Jared Groller 10 yard run (Orlando PAT)
E – Newhard 11 yard pass from Lanzone (Orlando PAT)
A – Kwalieb Bullock 42 yard INT (PAT)
E – Orlando FG 40 yards
Q3
A – Bullock 93 yard INT (PAT failed)
A – Ezekial Rabenold 1 yard run (PAT failed)
Q4
A – Nyjier Reed 55 yard INT (Rabenold run)
E – Camire 60 yard run (PAT failed)
E – Camire 9 yard run (PAT failed)
E – Groller 1 yard run (PAT failed)
STATISTICS (Emmaus)
Rushing – Brandon Camire 21-224, Gabe Trexler 13-82, Jared Groller 9-76, Alex Lanzone 1-2, Jaiden Robinson 1-3
Passing – Alex Lanzone 8 of 22 134 yards, 2 TD, 4 Int.
Receiving – Chad Newhard 5-116, Jameel Sanders 2-13, Johnny Ferris 1-5
Hornets look to make more history and win first-ever District XI title when they face Freedom Friday
Matchup: Emmaus (11-1) vs Freedom (11-1), District XI Class 6A Championship
When/Where: Friday/Al Erdosy Stadium, Northampton HS
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Coverage: Twitter (@Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Football)
Coaches: Emmaus -Harold Fairclough (3rd season) Freedom - Jason Roeder (14th season)
When they last met: October 12 @ EPSD Stadium - Freedom won 32-31
What's on the line: Winner advances to the PIAA State playoffs on Saturday, November 24 to face winner of St. Joe's Prep/Northeast
How they got here: Emmaus beat Nazareth 55-40, beat Easton 31-24; Freedom beat Liberty 14-7, beat Parkland 35-21
Key players: Key players: Emmaus - Sr. QB Ethan Parvel (104 of 169, 1624 yards, 24 TD), Sr. RB/DB Sone Ntoh (74 car., 650 yds, 10 TD), Sr. RB Lubens Myers (146-1,006, 12 TD), So. RB Brandon Camire (65-624-5), Sr. WR Deonte Castro (43 recept., 716 yards, 10 TD), Sr WR Izaiah McPherson (27-472-6), Sr. LB Tim Higgins (65 tackles/53 solo), Sr. DL Jacob Wieder (59 tackles/27 solo), Jr. LB Adam Heiserman (73 tackles/49 solo), Sr. Sam Goodge (36 tackles/20), Jr. Nick Roselli (36 tackles/22 solo), Justin Chandler (34 tackles/29 solo)
Freedom - Jr. QB Jared Jenkins (133 of 232, 2,018 yards, 27 TD), So. RB Matt Russin (100 car., 848 yards/6 TD), Jr. RB Jalen Stewart (142-694 yards/11 TD), Sr. WR Rontay Dunbar (41 recept., 756 yards, 5 TD), Jr. WR Gabriel Caton (36-571-9), Jr. WR Vince Reph (28-354-9), Sr. LB Tristan Wheeler, Sr. LB Jack Gawlik
Starters (Emmaus) - Offense: QB Ethan Parvel, RB Lubens Myers, WR Johnny Ferris, WR Deonte Castro, WR Izaiah McPherson, WR Jameel Sanders, LT Owen Minnix, LG Lance Hoch, C Dimitri Garcia, RG Jaden Vazquez, RT Jared Kish
Defense: DE Sam Goodge, DE Jake Wieder, NT Levin Sarver, LB Justin Chandler, LB Timmy Higgins, LB Adam Heiserman, OLB Sone Ntoh, OLB Nick Roselli, FS Lubens Myers, CB Izaiah McPherson, CB Jameel Sanders
Emmaus 31, Easton 24 (District XI Semifinals)
Ea - 3 - 14 - 0 - 7 - 24
Em - 10 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 31
Scoring:
Q1
Em - Deonte Castro 54 yard run (Alex Orlando PAT), Em 7-0
Ea - Enzo Martellucci FG 33 yards, Em 7-3
Em - Orlando FG 23 yards, Em 10-3
Q2
Ea - Martellucci FG 26 yards, Em 10-6
Ea - Martellucci FG 36 yards, Em 10-9
Em - Izaiah McPherson 30 yard pass from Ethan Parvel (Orlando PAT), 17-9 Em
Ea - Nahjee Adams 12 yard pass from Nate Nimeh (Michael Dunlap pass from Nimeh), 17-17
Q3
Em - Parvel 12 yard run (Orlando PAT), 24-17 Em
Q4
Ea - Nimeh 14 yard run (Martellucci PAT), 24-24
Em - Lubens Myers 4 yard run (Orlando PAT), 31-24 Em
INDIVIDUAL - Emmaus
Rushing - Lubens Myers 10-57, Deonte Castro 2-50, Parvel 11-59, Izaiah McPherson 1 (-7), Sone Ntoh 8-45, Brandon Camire 1-5
Passing - Ethan Parvel 4 of 10, 77 yards, TD
Receiving - Deonte Castro 1-37, Lubens Myers 1-2, Izaiah McPherson 1-30, Adam Heiserman 1-8
History on the line Saturday as Hornets host Easton in district semifinals
Matchup: Emmaus (10-1) vs Easton (8-3), District XI Semifinals
When/Where: Saturday/EPSD Stadium
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Coverage: Twitter (@Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Football)
Coaches: Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 3rd season, 26-8); Easton: Jeff Braido (2nd season)
When they last met: 2018 - Emmaus won 30-28 @ EPSD Stadium
Last week: Emmaus beat Nazareth 55-40 ; Easton beat Northampton 39-19
Key players: Key players: Emmaus - Sr. QB Ethan Parvel (100 of 159, 1,547 yards, 23 TD, school-record holder), Sr. RB/DB Sone Ntoh (63-574-11), Sr. RB Lubens Myers (140 car., 989 yards, 12 TD), Sr. WR Deonte Castro (41 rec., 638 yards, 10 TD), Sr WR Izaiah McPherson (26-444-5), Sr. LB Tim Higgins, Sr. DL Jacob Wieder, Jr. LB Adam Heiserman
Easton - Sr QB/FS Nate Nimeh (101 of 172, 1,571 yards, 19 TD, 5 Int); Sr. RB/LB Harold Reynolds (147 car., 948 yards, 14 TD); Sr. WR/CB Makhi DeSilva (61-573-5); Soph. RB/CB Nahjee Adams; Sr. WR Michael Dunlap (29 rec., 615 yards, 8 TD), Sr FB/LB Andrew Balukas, Sr. OL Albert Gayle
GAME NOTES: Emmaus and Easton are meeting for the second time this season with a trip to the District XI Class 6A Championship game on the line. The Hornets are looking to reach the finals for the first time in school history and win their 11th game of the season which would also be a school record ....Emmaus won the first meeting back on September 21 30-28 at EPSD Stadium ....In that game, senior RB Lubens Myers rushed for 143 yards and a TD, while sophomore Brandon Camire also rushed for 100 yards (114) and a score. Sr. QB Ethan Parvel threw for 2 TD passes ...
Coach Fairclough: "They (Easton) are playing very well right now, their best football and that's what you want at this point in time. We're going to have to play our best football yet. We're going to have to continue playing clean and tackle well.
"Offensively, we're going to have to get after it upfront because we are going to be undersized. If we can play physical, we'll have ourselves a ballgame and it'll be fun. We're going to try to earn another week into next week's championship game."
Emmaus 55, Nazareth 40 (District XI Quarterfinals, played Saturday @ EPSD Stadium)
Naz - 13 - 6 - 15 - 6 - 40
Em - 20 - 7 - 21 - 7 - 55
Scoring:
Q1
Em - Izaiah McPherson 25 yard pass from Ethan Parvel (PAT fails), 6-0 Em
N - Logan Grom 81 yard kickoff return (PAT fails), 6-6
N - Nathan Stefanik 61 yard INT return (Matt Bugbee PAT), 13-6 N
Em - Parvel 1 yard run (Orlando PAT), 13-13
Em - Parvel 5 yard run (Orlando PAT), 20-13 Em
Q2
N - Stefanik 9 yard pass from Anthony Harris (PAT failed), 20-19 Em
Em - Lubens Myers 26 yard run (Orlando PAT), 27-19 Em
Q3
N - Cole Osmun 24 yard INT return (Stefanik pass from Harris), 27-27
Em - Deonte Castro 91 yard kickoff return (Orlando PAT), 34-27 Em
Em - Parvel 2 yard run (Orlando PAT), 41-27 Em
Em - Sone Ntoh 91 yard run (Orlando PAT), 48-27 Em
N - Nick Viva 25 yard pass from Harris (Bugbee PAT), 48-34 Em
Q4
Em - Castro 1 yard pass from Parvel (Orlando PAT), 55-34 Em
N - Harris 21 yard run (PAT fails), 55-40 Em
INDIVIDUAL - Emmaus
Rushing - Sone Ntoh 17-205, Lubens Myers 18-134, Ethan Parvel 17-41, Brandon Camire 6-13
Passing - Ethan Parvel 5 of 8, 98 yards, 2 TD, Int
Receiving - Deonte Castro 3-52, Izaiah McPherson 2-46
Matchup: Emmaus(9-1) vs Nazareth (5-5), District XI Class 6A Quarterfinal
When/Where: Friday/EPSD Stadium
Time: 7 p.m.
Coverage: Twitter (@Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Football)
What's on the line: The winner advances to the semifinals to face the winner of No.3 Easton/No.6 Northampton
Coaches: Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 3rd season, 25-8); Nazareth: (Tom Falzone, 5th season)
When they last met:: 2018 - Emmaus won 43-42 @ Nazareth
Last week - Emmaus defeated Parkland 35-31; Nazareth lost to Easton 34-31
Key players: Emmaus : Sr. QB Ethan Parvel (96 of 154, 1,457 yards, 21 TD) Sr. RB/DB Sone Ntoh, Sr. RB Lubens Myers (119 car., 837 yards, 10 TD), Soph. RB Brandon Camire (59-611-5), Sr. WR Deonte Castro (37 recept., 586 yards, 8 TD), Sr WR Izaiah McPherson (24-398-4), Sr. LB Tim Higgins (56 tackles, 45 solo), Sr. DL Jacob Wieder (57 tackles, 25 solo), Jr. LB Adam Heiserman (68 tackles, 47 solo)
Nazareth - Jr. QB Anthony Harris (200-for-327, 25 TD, 2,477 yards), Sr. TE/DE Nick Viva, Sr. WR/CB Tommy Manors (82 recept., 1,092 yards, 7 TD), Jr. WR/DB Nate Stefanik (56-717-11), Jr. RB/DB Kyle Paccio (617 yards)
NOTES: it's the second meeting of the season between Emmaus and Nazareth with the Hornets prevailing nearly two months ago (Aug. 31) in a wild 43-42 shootout .....In that game, QB Ethan Parvel made an incredible play in the waning seconds, flipping a pass to a diving Izaiah McPherson for an 8-yard TD pass, and then RB Lubens Myers converted the two-point play for the win ....Emmaus is hosting a first-round playoff game for the third straight season ....The Hornets have not beaten Nazareth at home since a 29-14 win in 2013 ....The visiting team has won the last four matchups in the series ...
Emmaus vs Nazareth (last 5 meetings)
2018 - Emmaus 43-42
2017 - Emmaus 55-42
2016 - Nazareth 41-21
2015 - Nazareth 49-36
2014 - Emmaus 34-27
10/28/18
Hornets to host Nazareth in district opener Friday at EPSD Stadium
Emmaus and Nazareth played one of the most memorable games of the high school regular-season back on August 31 when the Hornets overcame a 15-point deficit to rally for a wild 43-42 win at the Blue Eagles Andrew S. Leh Stadium.
Now nearly two months later, the two teams will meet again, but this time, much more will be on the line and the site will change with East Penn School District Stadium being the host.
The District XI committee announced its match-ups late on Saturday night for its upcoming post-season tournament, and Emmaus was awarded the No. 2 seed in the eight-team Class 6A field and quarterfinal round home game against seventh-seeded Nazareth at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Head coach Harold Fairclough's team wrapped up a 9-1 regular-season on Friday night following its thrilling 35-31 come-from-behind win over rival Parkland.
The Hornets also claimed a share of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South Division championship thanks to Liberty's 29-10 upset win over previously-undefeated Freedom. It was the second division title in the last three years for the Hornets.
Emmaus will be making its third-straight appearance in the district playoffs and its sixth since 2004.
The Hornets have had their season end at the hands of Freedom the past two years at EPSD Stadium with the Patriots prevailing in last year's quarterfinals (26-15) and in the semifinals in 2016 (42-12).
Emmaus' last win in the district playoffs came two years ago at home when they defeated Liberty 23-13. The program's only other win in districts was back in 2008, a 28-0 win over Delaware Valley at EPSD Stadium.
Look for a preview of the Hornets match-up with Nazareth later this week on Emmaussports.com.
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District XI Class 6A Quarterfinals (Friday, November 2)
Top bracket:
#1 Freedom vs #8 Liberty
#4 Stroudsburg vs #5 Parkland
Lower bracket:
#2 Emmaus vs #7 Nazareth
#3 Easton vs #6 Northampton
Semifinals - Friday, November 9
Finals - Friday, November 16
Emmaus 35, Parkland 31
Parkland - 14- 3 -7 - 7 - 31
Emmaus - 7 - 14 - 7 - 7 - 35
Records: Emmaus (9-1), Parkland (6-4)
Scoring
Q1
Em - Sone Ntoh 74 yard run (Alex Orlando PAT), 7-0 Em
P - Tanner Lewis 66 yard run (Devin Bartholomew PAT), 7-7
P - Christian Suriel fumble recovery, 14-7 Park
Q2
E - Deonte Castro 28 yard pass from Ethan Parvel (Orlando PAT), 14-14
P- Bartholomew FG 35 yard, 17-14, Park
E - Ntoh 1 yard run (Orlando PAT), 21-17 Em
Q3
P - Angel Santos 2 yard run (Bartholomew PAT), 24-21 Park
E - Ntoh 3 yard run (Orlando PAT), 28-24 Em
Q4
P - Santos 5 yard run (Bartholomew PAT), 31-28 Park
E- Jameel Sanders 36 yard pass from Parvel (Orlando PAT), 35-31 E
INDIVIDUAL - Emmaus
Rushing - Sone Ntoh 12-116, 3 TD, Bradon Camire 8-11, Ethan Parvel 13-50, Deonte Castro 1-5
Passing - Ethan Parvel 14 of 20, 173 yards, 2 TD
Receiving - Deonte Castro 6-87, Izaiah McPherson 3-32, Adam Heiserman 2-9, Jameel Sanders 3-45
Hornets host rival Parkland in regular-season finale on Senior Night
Matchup: Emmaus (8-1) vs Parkland (6-3)
When/Where: Friday/EPSD Stadium [Senior Night]
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Coverage: Twitter (Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Football)
Coaches: Emmaus: Harold Fairclough (3rd season, 24-8); Parkland: Tim Moncman (3rd season, 29-8 )
When they last met: 2017 - Parkland won 42-7
Last week: Emmaus defeated Becahi 50-49; Parkland lost to Easton 41-14
Key players: Emmaus - Sr. QB Ethan Parvel (81 of 131, 1,276 yards, 19 TD), Sr. RB/DB Sone Ntoh (38 car., 264 yds, 6 TD), Sr. RB Lubens Myers (118-832-10), Sr. WR Deonte Castro (32 recept., 507 yards, 7 TD, Sr WR Izaiah McPherson (21-366-4), Sr. LB Tim Higgins , Sr. DL Jacob Wieder, Jr. LB Adam Heiserman, Sr. Sam Goodge
Parkland - Jr QB Tanner Lewis (772 yards, 6 TD), Sr, RB Dominic Nelson (447 yards), Sr. RB Colten Peischl, Sr. WR/DB Conner Bernecker, Sr. OL/DL Adam Piston, FB/LB Christian Suriel
GAME NOTES - The Hornets return home for the regular-season finale vs Parkland on Senior Night..... Emmaus will be out for revenge after last year's 42-7 defeat against the Trojans ....Parkland has won four of the last five matchups. The Hornets only win during that time was a memorable one, 24-21 double overtime win in 2016 on a goal-line stand by Emmaus' defense ....Parkland is coming off one of its worst defeats in recent history falling to Easton 41-14 last week ....The Trojans other two losses have come to Freedom (21-20) and Becahi (24-16)....Parkland, the six-time defending District XI Champs, return just six starters from last year's team.
Passing - Ethan Parvel 81 of 131, 1276 yards, 19 TD, 2 Int
Updated EPC Standings:
Hornets win wild one over Becahi, 50-49 as Parvel and Castro hook-up for gamewinner
Em - 0 - 21 - 7 - 22 - 50
Bc - 7 - 14 - 21 - 7 - 49
Scoring:
Q1
BC - Zaheer Seabrooks 6 yard run (Anthony DaSilva PAT), BC 7-0
Bc - Seabrooks 14 yard run (DaSilva PAT), BC 14-0
Q2
Em - Jameel Sanders 6 yard pass from Parvel (Alex Orlando PAT), 14-7 BC
Em - Sone Ntoh 10 yard run (PAT fails), 14-13 BC
BC - Tavian Banks 39 yard run (DaSilva PAT), 21-13 BC
Em - Ntoh 1 yard run (Parvel run), 21-21
Q3
Em - Ntoh 68 yard fumble recovery (Orlando PAT), 28-21 E
BC - Banks 40 yard run (PAT fails), 28-27 E
BC - Zamar Brake 1 yard run (DaSilva PAT), 34-27 BC
BC - Banks 5 yard run (Matt Stianche pass from Brake), 42-27 BC
Q4
E - Sanders 6 yard pass from Parvel (Orlando PAT), 42-35 BC
E - Gabe Trexler 2 yard fumble recovery (Orlando PAT), 42-42
B - Banks 10 yard run (DaSilva PAT), 49-42 BC
E - Deonte Castro 29 yard pass from Parvel (Parvel run), 50-49 E
INDIVIDUAL - Emmaus
Rushing - Lubens Myers 10-31, Sone Ntoh 8-31, Deonte Castro 1-2, Ethan Parvel 9-31, Brandon Camire 8-40, Izaiah McPherson 1-5,
Passing - Ethan Parvel 14 of 22, 216 yards, 3 TD
Receiving - Johnny Ferris 1-19 , Izaiah McPherson 4-30, Deonte Castro 4-98, Jameel Sanders 3-23, Tim Higgins 1-10, Brandon Camire 1-36
Hornets look to bounce back from first loss of the season as they travel to Becahi
Matchup: Emmaus (7-1) vs Bethlehem Catholic (6-2)
When/Where: Saturday/BASD Stadium
Time: 7 p.m.
Coverage: Twitter (Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Football)
Coaches: Emmaus: Harold Fairclough (3rd season); Becahi: Joe Henrich (7th season)
When they last met: 2017 - Becahi won 28-21 @ EPSD Stadium .....Emmaus last won in 2016 (34-25)
Last week: Emmaus lost to Freedom 32-31 (OT); Becahi defeated Easton 28-7
Key players: Emmaus - Sr. QB Ethan Parvel (67 of 109, 1056 yds, 16 TD), Sr. RB/DB Sone Ntoh (6 car., 78 yds, 2 TD), Sr. RB Lubens Myers (113-832-10), Sr. WR Deonte Castro (29 recept., 438 yards, 6 TD, Sr WR Izaiah McPherson (17-334-4), Sr. LB Tim Higgins , Sr. DL Jacob Wieder, Jr. LB Adam Heiserman, Sr. Sam Goodge
Becahi - Sr. RB Zaheer Seabrooks (94 car., 800 yards, 5 TD), Jr. RB/DB Tavion Banks (104-579-13), QB Zamar Brake (65-117, 1,184 yard, 10 TD, 5 Int), Sr. FB/LB Paul Carreras, Sr. OL/DL Dalton Daddona, Sr. K Anthony DaSilva, Sr. OL/LB Dom Italiani
GAME NOTES - The Hornets will look to bounce back from its first loss of the season as they visit BASD Stadium for the second time ...Emmaus is coming off an emotional 32-31 overtime loss to Freedom last week in which they led by 15 points with 3 minutes to play in the fourth quarter only to see the Pates rally to force overtime and win it in the extra-session on a TD and 2-pt conversion...After starting the season at 1-1, Becahi has won five of its last six games including three straight ...The Hawks are coming off a 28-7 win over Easton in which they ran for 300 yards with Seabrooks running for 159 yards and a TD and Banks 140 yards and 2 TD
Freedom stuns Hornets with late comeback, win 32-21 in overtime
Freedom - 6 - 0 - 3 - 15 - 8 - 32
Emmaus - 7 - 7 - 0 - 10 - 7 - 31
Scoring
Q1
Em - Deonte Castro 28 yard pass from Ethan Parvel (Alex Orlando PAT), 7-0 E
F - Jalen Stewart 3 yard run (PAT failed), 7-6 E
Q2
E - Lubens Myers 10 yard run (Orlando PAT), 14-6 E
Q3
F - Nicholas Stannard FG 27 yards, 14-9 E
Q4
E - Orlando FG 32 yards, 17-9 E
E - Myers 4 yard run (Orlando PAT), 24-9 E
F - Gabe Caton 13 yard pass from Jared Jenkins (Stannard PAT), 24-16 E
F - Vince Reph pass from Jenkins (Jenkins pass to Russin), 24-24
OT
E - Parvel 1 yard run (Orlando PAT), 31-24 E
F - Stewart 2 yard run (Jenkins pass to Jack Gawlik), 32-31 F
INDIVIDUAL - Emmaus
Rushing - Lubens Myers 19-148, 2 TD; Sone Ntoh 4-36, Brandon Camire 7-30, Ethan Parvel 7-75
Passing - Ethan Parvel 14 for 21, 270 yards, TD
Receivng - Deonte Castro 8-147, Izaiah McPherson 4-79, Jameel Sanders 1-41, Cameron Brooks 1-3
Battle of unbeatens collide as Hornets host Freedom on Homecoming
Matchup: Emmaus (7-0) vs Freedom (7-0), Homecoming
When/Where: Friday/East Penn School District Stadium
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Coverage: Twitter (@Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Football)
Coaches: Emmaus -Harold Fairclough (3rd season) Freedom - Jason Roeder (14th season)
When they last met: 2017 - Freedom won 25-16 in districts; Freedom won 24-17 in regular-season @ BASD Stadium
Last week: Emmaus beat CCHS 49-14; Freedom beat Easton 35-7
Key players: Key players: Emmaus - Sr. QB Ethan Parvel (53-86, 784 yds, 15 TD), Sr. RB/DB Sone Ntoh (23 car., 190 yds, 4 TD), Sr. RB Lubens Myers (92-683, 8 TD), So. RB Brandon Camire (41-534-6), Sr. WR Deonte Castro (20 recept., 251 yards, 5 TD) Sr WR Izaiah McPherson (13-43-4), Sr. LB Tim Higgins (27 tackles), Sr. DL Jacob Wieder (25 tackles), Jr. LB Adam Heiserman (33 tackles), Sr. Sam Goodge (23 tackles)
Freedom - Jr. QB Jared Jenkins (76 of 128, 18 TD, 1,149 yards), So. RB Matt Russin (514 yards/3 TD), Jr. RB Jalen Stewart (389 yards/9 TD), Sr. WR Rontay Dunbar (24 recept., 441 yards, 3 TD), Jr. WR Gabriel Caton (17-256-6), Jr. WR Vince Reph (18-221-5), Sr. LB Tristan Wheeler, Sr. LB Jack Gawlik
GAME NOTES - It's a battle of the last two unbeatens in the EPC as the Hornets host Freedom in a matchup of 7-0 teams .....Emmaus is looking for its second 8-0 start to the season since 2008 ....
Emmaus vs (Last 5 meetings)
2017 - Freedom 25-16, Freedom 24-17
2016 - Emmaus 37-35, Freedom 42-12
2015 - Freedom 28-7
2014 - Freedom 35-14
Emmaus 49, CCHS 14
Em - 15 - 20 - 14 - 0 - 49
CC - 7 - 0 - 0 - 7 - 14
Scoring
Q1
Em - Ethan Parvel 6 yard run (Parvel run), 8-0 Em
CC - George Hlavac 13 yard pass from Frank Rauscher (Rustin Seyle PAT), 8-7 Em
Em - Sone Ntoh 1 yard run (Alex Orlando PAT), 15-7 Em
Q2
Em - Brandon Camire 22 yard run (PAT blocked), 21-7 Em
Em - Ntoh 33 yard run (Orlando PAT), 28-7 Em
Em - Izaiah McPherson 76 yard fumble recovery (Orlando PAT), 35-7 Em
Q3
Em - Deonte Castro 25 yard pass from Parvel (Orlando PAT), 42-7 Em
Em - Camire 96 yard run (Orlando PAT), 49-7
CC - Tristan Francis 5 yard run (Seyle PAT), 49-14 Em
INDIVIDUAL - Emmaus
Rushing - Brandon Camire 5-126, Lubens Myers 6-48, Sone Ntoh 2-34, Ethan Parvel 3-9, Chris Pugh 2-4, Cole Scott 3- (-2)
Passing - Ethan Parvel 6 of 8, 119 yards, TD; Alex Lanzone 0-1
Receiving - Deonte Castro 3-68, Izaiah McPherson 1-35, Lubens Myers 1-9, Sone Ntoh 1-6
Hornets look to remain unbeaten on the season as they take on CC for first time since 2015
Matchup: Emmaus (6-0) vs Central Catholic (3-3)
When/Where: Saturday/J. Birney Crum Stadium
Time: 7 p.m.
Coverage: Twitter (@Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Football)
Coaches: Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 3rd season); CCHS: (Bob Pietrobon, 2nd season)
When they last met: 2015 - Emmaus won 28-21
Last week: Emmaus beat Liberty 34-6 ; CCHS lost to Easton 31-24
Key players: Key players: Emmaus - Sr. QB Ethan Parvel (47-80, 667 yds, 14 TD), Sr. RB/DB Sone Ntoh (6 car., 78 yds, 2 TD), Sr. RB Lubens Myers (87-628, 8 TD), Sr. WR Deonte Castro (18 recept., 223 yards, 4 TD, Sr WR Izaiah McPherson (11-97-4), Sr. LB Tim Higgins (27 tackles), Sr. DL Jacob Wieder (25 tackles), Jr. LB Adam Heiserman (33 tackles), Sr. Sam Goodge (23 tackles)
CCHS - Sr. RB Logan Bachman (922 yards, 11 TD), Sr. QB Frank Rauscher (71-110, 793 yards, 4 TD, 5 Int), Sr. WR/CB Justin Pasquale (26 recept., 312 yards, 2 TD), Jr. WR/DB George Hlavac (23-253-1)
GAME NOTES - Emmaus hits the road for the second consecutive week making the short trip to Allentown .....The Hornets are looking to improve to 7-0 on the season for the first time since 2008 (8-0) ..... Senior RB Lubens Myers had his fourth 100+ yard rushing game in last week's win over Liberty. Also in the win, soph. RB Brandon Camire rushed for a career-high 117 yards .....
Emmaus vs CCHS (Last 5 meetings)
2015 - Emmaus 28-21
2014 - Emmaus 31-28 @ JBC
2013 - Emmaus 21-14 @ JBC
2012 - Emmaus 38-7
2011 - CCHS 46-7 @ JBC
Passing - Ethan Parvel 47 of 80, 667 yards, 14 TD, 2 Int
Updated EPC Standings:
Hornets rush for nearly 400 yards in 34-6 rout of Liberty; team improves to 6-0
Emmaus - 14 - 14 - 6 - 0 - 34
Liberty - 0 - 0 - 0 - 6 - 6
Scoring
Q1
Em - Ethan Parvel 41 yard run (Alex Orlando PAT), 7-0 Em
Em - Lubens Myers 20 yard run (Orlando PAT), 14-0 Em
Q2
Em - Brandon Camire 3 yard run (Orlando PAT), 21-0 Em
Em - Johnny Ferris 31 yard pass from Parvel (Orlando PAT), 28-0 Em
Q3
Em - Deonte Castro 23 yard pass from Parvel (PAT fails), 34-0
Q4
Lib - Nasir Legree 5 yard run (PAT fails), 34-6
INDIVIDUAL - Emmaus
Rushing - Lubens Myers 7-102, Brandon Camire 12-117, Sone Ntoh 7-37, Ethan Parvel 14-95, Izaiah McPherson 3-37, Cole Scott 3-10
Passing - Ethan Parvel 7 of 14, 113 yards, 2 TD; Alex Lanzone 0-1
Receiving - Johnny Ferris 1-31, Deonte Castro 2-28, Izaiah McPherson 1-23, Sone Ntoh 1-14, Lubens Myers 1-4, Jameel Sanders 1-13
Hornets look for second 6-0 start to season since 2016 as they travel to Liberty
Matchup: Emmaus (5-0) vs Liberty (2-3)
When/Where: Friday/BASD Stadium
Time: 7 p.m.
Coverage: Twitter (@Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Football)
Coaches: Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 3rd season); Liberty: (John Truby, 6th season)
When they last met: 2017 - Emmaus won 28-13 @ EPSD Stadium
Last week: Emmaus beat Easton 30-28; Liberty lost to Parkland 19-3
Key players: Key players: Emmaus - Sr. QB Ethan Parvel (40-65, 554 yds, 12 TD), Sr. RB/DB Sone Ntoh (6 car., 78 yds, 2 TD), Sr. RB Lubens Myers (80-526, 7 TD), Sr. WR Deonte Castro (16 recept., 195 yards, 3 TD, Sr WR Izaiah McPherson (11-97-4), Sr. LB Tim Higgins (23 tackles), Sr. DL Jacob Wieder (24 tackles), Jr. LB Adam Heiserman (20 trackles), Sr. Sam Goodge
Liberty - Sr. RB/DB Nasir Legree (372 yards), Sr. QB Todd Erney (536 yards, 7 TD), Jr. QB Dallas Holmes (100 yards, 1 TD), Sr. OL/DL Trevor Harris, Jr. HB/LB Kendrick Wesley, Sr. WR/DB Javonte Haynes
GAME NOTES - Emmaus hits the road for the third time this season coming off an emotional 30-28 win over Easton to stay unbeaten on the season .....The Hornets will be looking to start the season 6-0 for the second time since the 2016 season ......Liberty, has dropped three straight after starting the season 2-0 ....The Hurricane have lost to Parkland (19-3), Easton (28-21) and Becahi (45-16) ....Liberty will be without starting QB Erney who broke his hand two weeks ago and Holmes, one of the team's best defensive players, who was ejected in last week's loss to Parkland.....Hornets QB Ethan Parvel threw 2 more TDs last week and has now thrown 12 on the season, moving him into fourth place all time at Emmaus after passing Matt Johnson '08 (11) last week ...RB Lubens Myers had his third 100+ rushing yard game of the season and has scored at least on TD in the first five games of the season ...Defensively, the Hornets have given up just 28 points in the second half through the first five games...
Emmaus vs Liberty (Last 5 meetings)
2017 - Emmaus 28-13
2016 - Emmaus 31-20 @ Liberty/Emmaus 23-13 @ EPSD Stadium (Districts)
2015 - Liberty 34-31
2014 - Liberty 42-33 @ Liberty/Liberty 35-27 @ Liberty (Eastern Conf)
2013 - Emmaus 29-7
Emmaus 30, Easton 28
Ea - 7 - 14 - 0 - 7 - 28
Em - 14 - 0 - 9 - 7 - 30
Scoring
Q1 - Ea: Harold Reynolds 2 yard run (Enzo Martellucci PAT), 7-0 Ea
Q1 - Em: Izaiah McPherson 64 yard pass from Ethan Parvel (Alex Orlando PAT), 7-7
Q1 - Ea: Lubens Myers 1 yard run (Orlando PAT), 14-7 Em
Q2 - Ea: Damion Lee 32 yard pass from Nimeh (Martellucci PAT), 14-14
Q2 - Ea: Michael Dunlap 62 yard pass from Nimeh (Martellucci PAT), 21-14 Ea
Q3- Em: Deonte Castro 14 yard pass from Parvel (PAT failed), 21-20 Ea
Q3 - Em: Alex Orlando FG 26 yards, 23-21 Em
Q4 - Em: Brandon Camire 23 yard run (Orlando PAT), 30-21
Q4 - Ea: Nahjee Adams 46 yard pass from Nimeh (Martellucci PAT), 30-28 Em
Individual - Emmaus
Rushing - Lubens Myers 21-143, Brandon Camire 9-114 , Sone Ntoh 8-41, Ethan Parvel 10-51, Deonte Castro 2-5
Passing - Ethan Parvel 9 of 17, 114 yards, 2 TD, Int.
Receiving - Deonte Castro 3-26, Izaiah McPherson 2-66, Lubens Myers 2-15, Jameel Sanders 1-6, Sone Ntoh 1-1
Battle of unbeatens collide at Emmaus as Hornets host Easton
Matchup: Emmaus (4-0) vs Easton (4-0)
When/Where: Friday/EPSD Stadium/Mentor Night
Time: 7 p.m.
Coverage: Twitter (@Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Football)
Coaches: Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 3rd season); Easton: Jeff Braido (2nd season)
When they last met: 2017 - Emmaus won 30-20 @ EPSD Stadium
Last week: Emmaus beat Pleasant Valley 56-0; Easton beat Liberty 28-21
Key players: Key players: Emmaus - Sr. QB Ethan Parvel (31-48, 440 yds, 10 TD), Sr. RB/DB Sone Ntoh (6 car., 78 yds, 2 TD), Sr. RB Lubens Myers (59-383, 6 TD), Sr. WR Deonte Castro (13 recept., 169 yards, 2 TD, Sr WR Izaiah McPherson (9-131-3), Sr. LB Tim Higgins, Sr. DL Jacob Wieder, Jr. LB Adam Heiserman
Easton - Sr QB/FS Nate Nimeh (41 of 63, 606 yds, 8 TD, Sr. RB/LB Harold Reynolds (434 yards), Soph. RB/CB Nahjee Adams, Sr. WR/CB Makhi DeSilva, Sr. WR Michael Dunlap (10 recept., 275 yards), Sr FB/LB Andrew Balukas, Sr. OL Albert Gayle
Emmaus vs Easton (Last 5 meetings)
2017 - Emmaus 30-20
2016 - Emmaus 16-7
2015 - Easton 49-7
2014 - Easton 35-7
2013 - Emmaus 14-7
Passing - Ethan Parvel 31 of 48, 440 yards, 10 TD
Updated EPC Standings
Emmaus 56, Pleasant Valley 0
Emmaus (4-0) - 42 - 7 - 7 - 0 - 56
PV (0-4) - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Scoring
Q1
Em - Izaiah McPherson 17 yard pass from Ethan Parvel (Alex Orlando PAT), 7-0 E
Em - John Ferris 10 yard fumble recovery (Orlando PAT), 14-0 E
Em - McPherson 36 yard pass from Parvel (Orlando PAT), 21-0 E
Em - Cameron Brooks 21 yard pass from Parvel (Orlando PAT), 28-0 E
Em - Nicholas Rosselli fumble recovery in end zone (Orlando PAT), 35-0 E
Em - Lubens Myers 1 yard run (Orlando PAT), 42-0 E
Q2
Em - Cole Scott 3 yard run (Tregan DeFrain PAT), 49-0
Q3
Em - Chris Pugh 3 yard run (DeFrain PAT), 56-0
INDIVIDUAL - Emmaus
Rushing - Ethan Parvel 1-17, Lubens Myers 3-23, Brandon Camire 38, Alex Lanzone 4-6, Cole Scott 3-11, Chris Pugh 4-14, Maximilano Antiguar-Figaroa 1 (-4)
Passing - Ethan Parvel 8 of 9, 142 yards, 3 TD; Alex Lanzone 3-3, 23 yards; Jacob Moyer 0-1
Receiving - Cam Brooks 2-29, Izaiah McPherson 4-74, John Ferris 2-41, Deonte Castro 1-7, Bryan Bertsch 1-6, Reece Wieder 1-8
9/13/18
Hornets travel to winless Pleasant Valley looking to improve to 4-0
Matchup: Emmaus (3-0) vs Pleasant Valley (0-3)
When/Where: Friday 7 p.m./Pleasant Valley HS
Coverage: Twitter (@Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Football)
Coaches: Emmaus: Harold Fairclough (3rd season); PV (Matt Kosciolek, 1st season)
Last week: Emmaus defeated Whitehall 56-21; PV lost to Northampton 63-0
Key players: Emmaus - Sr. QB Ethan Parvel (23-39, 298 yds, 7 TD), Sr. RB/DB Sone Ntoh (6 car., 78 yds, 2 TD), Sr. RB Lubens Myers (56-360, 5 TD), Sr. WR Deonte Castro (12 recept., 162 yards, 2 TD, Sr WR Izaiah McPherson (5-57-1), Sr. LB Tim Higgins, Sr. DL Jacob Wieder, Jr. LB Adam Heiserman
PV - Sr. RB Nasai Moon (230 yards, TD), Jr. RB/LB Gabe Masker, Jr. QB Jack Stephens (16 of 34, 120 yds, 2 INT), WR/LB Ahmad Wyatt, SR WR Ben Hewood, Jr. TE/LB Nic Mazzella, Sr. LB Anthony Mazzella
Game Notes - The Hornets hit the road for the second time this season as they travel to Pleasant Valley to take on the winless Bears ....The two teams haven't ment since 2005 when PV defeated Emmaus 13-0 @ EPSD Stadium. The Hornets last won in 2004, 10-7 .....Emmaus is averaging 53.7 ppg, while allowing 23 ppg....After giving up 21 points in the first half against Whitehall, the Hornets defense was stout in the second half pitching a shutout. Senior DL Sam Goodge drew praise from head coach Harold Fairclough along with senior LB Adam Heiserman, soph. DB Chad Newhard, senior LB Timmy Higgins and senior LB Justin Chandler.....Sophomore RB Brandon Camire has rushed for 139 yards and 2 TD and is averaging 15.4 ypc
EPC Standings (South) - EMMAUS 3-0, Easton 3-0, Freedom 3-0, Parkland 2-1, Liberty 2-1, BC 2-1, CC 2-1, Nazareth 1-2, Whitehall 0-3
(North) - ES South 3-0, Northampton 2-1, Stroudsburg 2-1, Allen 2-1, Pleasant Valley 0-3, PM East 0-3, PM West 0-3, Dieruff 0-3, ES North 0-3
Emmaus 56, Whitehall 21
Whitehall (0-3) - 7 - 14 - 0 - 0 - 21
Emmaus (3-0) - 13 - 14 - 22 - 7 - 56
Scoring
Q1
Em - Carlton Lovett 65 yard INT (Anthony DeCresci PAT), 7-0 E
Em - Ethan Parvel 36 yard run (PAT failed), 13-0 E
Wh - Chad Hussett 34 yard run (Alex Khouri PAT), 13-7 E
Q2
Em - Deonte Castro 7 yard pass from Parvel (DeCresci PAT), 20-7 E
Em - Myers 21 yard run (DeCresci PAT), 27-7 E
Wh - Anthony Nanoah 14 yard run (Khouri PAT), 27-14 E
Wh - Hussett 1 yard run (Khouri PAT), 27-21 E
Q3
Em - Timmy Higgins 19 yard TD pass from Parvel (Myers run), 35-21 E
Em - Brandon Camire 62 yard run (DeCresci PAT, 42-21 E
Em - Parvel 31 yard run (DeCresci PAT), 49-21 E
Q4
Em - Myers 1 yard run (DeCresci PAT), 56-21 E
INDIVIDUAL - Emmaus
Rushing - Lubens Myers 22-174, 2 TD; Ethan Parvel 6-70, 2 TD; Brandon Camire 4-85, TD; Deonte Castro 1-5; Cole Scott 2-6
Passing - Alex Lanzone 0-0 0, Ethan Parvel 8 of 11, 97 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving - Izaiah McPherson 3-13, Deonte Castro 4-65, TD; Tim Higgins 1-19, TD
Hornets look to move to 3-0 facing winless Whitehall at home
Matchup: Emmaus (2-0) vs Whitehall (0-2)
When/Where: Friday 7 p.m. EPSD Stadium
Coverage: Twitter (@Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Football)
Coaches: Emmaus: Harold Fairclough (3rd season); Whitehall (Justin Kondikoff, 1st season)
When they last met: 2017 - Whitehall won 42-35
Last week: Emmaus defeated Nazareth 43-42; Whitehall lost to Easton 55-21
Key players: Emmaus - Sr. QB Ethan Parvel (15-28, 201 yds, 5 TD), Sr. RB/DB Sone Ntoh (6 car., 78 yds, 2 TD), Sr. RB Lubens Myers (34-186, 3 TD), Sr. WR Deonte Castro (8 recept., 97 yards, 1 TD, Sr WR Izaiah McPherson, Sr. LB Tim Higgins, Sr. DL Jacob Wieder, Jr. LB Adam Heiserman
Whitehall - Jr. QB/DB Anthony Nanoah (265 yards, 4 TD), Jr. RB Ali Barkley (126 yards), Sr. WR/DB Joseph Herman, Jr. WR/DB Allen Negrete, Sr. WR/DB Mekhi Lee, Sr. WR/DB Jacob Heffner, Sr. K Alex Khouri
Game Notes - The Hornets return home after pulling out an incredible 43-42 road win over Nazareth last Friday ....Emmaus will be looking for a little payback after falling to the Zephys 42-35 on the road a year ago ...Whitehall scored the winning TD with a little under two minutes to play in regulation on a Braxton Marrero 18-yard run ...The Zephs had nearly 500 yards of total offense (468) in the game...In that game, current and former Whitehall player Ethan parvel had 3 TD passes and threw for 134 yards in the win ....
Recent History (Last 5 meetings):
2017 - Whitehall 42-35
2016 - Emmaus 38-14
2015 - Emmaus 32-27
2014 - Whitehall 48-41
2013 - Whitehall 19-7
Week 2 notes: Emmaus vs Nazareth
How it happened: Emmaus overcame a 15-point deficit (21-6) in the second quarter to rally for a wild 43-42 win as they scored the game-winning TD with just :09 left in regulation and converted the ensuing two-point conversion for the win....The Hornets are 2-0 on the season for the second time since 2016....Emmaus won despite a number of dropped passes, missed opportunities and being penalized 11 times for 115 yards.
The visiting team won in the series for the fifth straight year and Emmaus picked up its second straight win at Nazareth with last year's contest featuring a combined 97 points with the Hornets prevailing 55-42. The Blue Eagles won at Emmaus in 2016 (41-21) and 2015 (49-36).
Coach Fairclough: "[We found a way to win this game] and that's what it's all about. We knew we might have some trouble with their offense and that's kinda how it played out. We had our ups and downs and we made a lot of mistakes. At halftime, we told this kids that this was probably our worst half of football that I've ever seen and we were down just eight points. We remained positive, kept working and chipping away and it paid dividends in the end."
"A lot of guys stepped up tonight; a lot of guys that never played varsity before. This was a huge game and my hat goes off to these guys. They love playing for each other and it showed. It's a fun group to be around."
Parvel the playmaker:: One week after accounting for 3 TDs in the Hornets season-opening win over Allen, senior QB Ethan Parvel did one better as he had a hand in 4 of his team's 6 TDs, throwing for 3 and running for another, including a wild scramble in the waning seconds of the game, finding a wide open Izaiah McPherson who made a diving catch in the end zone.
Fairclough: "I think he (Parvel) felt a sense of urgency to get the ball out. He knew he couldn't go down there. He just flipped it and I think Izaiah stopped his route, then started again and saw the ball coming and then decided to catch it. It was an amazing play."
More Myers: With running mate Sone Ntoh sidelined early in the game with a leg/calf injury, senior Lubens Myers stood tall for the Hornets as he scored the game-winning, two-point conversion. The senior also returned the opening kickoff 94 yards for a score and accounted for two TDs. For the game, Myers rushed for 127 yards on a career-high 27 carries.
Fairclough: "He wasn't going to be denied on the [two-point] play. He was running hard ad he's a on a mission this year. He missed a lot of time last year and he's playing with a chip on his shoulder and I love to see that. He was all over the field - offense, defense, special teams. He wants it and I'm proud of him. "
Johnny Be Good: Playing in his first varsity game, junior WR Johnny Ferris played a key role in the win with an amazing 24-yard TD catch in the back of the end zone for his first career TD early in the fourth quarter. Ferris also had a key 8-yard catch late in the game to keep another drive alive.
Fairclough: "We love him. Johnny on the spot. He catches the ball all the time. We had no problem putting him in there. He made a great catch on the touchdown and he also had a great catch near the sideline later in the game to keep a drive alive. He just stepped up big time."
Defensive leaders: Through the first two games of the season, senior LB Tim Higgins leads the team with 12 tackles (10 solo), while fellow senior DL Jacob Wieder is second (10) and senior DB Carlton Lovett is third (8)
Injury update: Hornets senior RB Sone Ntoh left the game early in the second quarter with a leg/calf injury and didn't return. Said Fairlcough on Tuesday: He's 'definitely getting better, but it's still day to day.' The Harvard-bound Ntoh had just one carry for four yards before leaving the game.
What's up next: Emmaus will return to EPSD Stadium on Friday to host Whitehall on East Penn Emmaus Midget Football Association (EPEMFA) Night ....The Zephyrs enter the contest 0-2 after an opening-season loss to East Stroudsburg South (37-28) and last week's defeat to Easton (55-21) in which the Zephyrs were outscored 35-7 in the second half after only trailing by six (20-14) at the break....There will be plenty of intrigue around this game as Parvel goes against his former team...
EPC Standings (South) - EMMAUS 2-0, Easton 2-0, Parkland 2-0, Freedom 2-0, Liberty 2-0, BC 1-1, CC 1-1, Nazareth 1-1, Whitehall 0-2
(North) - ES South 2-0, Northampton 1-1, Stroudsburg 1-1, Allen 1-1, Pleasant Valley 0-2, PM East 0-2, PM West 0-2, Dieruff 0-2, ES North 0-2
Hornets win a wild one over Nazareth 43-42 on late TD; Parvel finds McPherson for game-winner, Myers scores 2-pt conversion
Records - Emmaus (2-0), Nazareth (1-1)
Matchup: Emmaus(1-0) vs Nazareth (1-0)
When/Where: Friday/Nazareth's Andrew S. Leh Stadium
Time: 7 p.m.
Coverage: Twitter (@Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Football)
Coaches: Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 3rd season); Nazareth: (Tom Falzone, 5th season)
When they last met:: 2017 - Emmaus won 55-42 @ Nazareth
Last week - Emmaus defeated Allen 62-6; Nazareth defeated PM East 35-7
Key players: Emmaus : Sr. QB Ethan Parvel, Sr. RB/DB Sone Ntoh, Sr. RB Lubens Myers, Sr. WR Deonte Castro, Sr WR Izaiah McPherson, Sr. LB Tim Higgins, Sr. DL Jacob Wieder, Jr. LB Adam Heiserman
Nazareth - Jr. QB Anthony Harris, Sr. TE/DE Nick Viva, Sr. WR/CB Tommy Manors, Jr. WR/DB Nate Stefanik, Jr. RB/DB Kyle Paccio
Scouting the Blue Eagles - Nazareth opened its season going on the road and defeating PM East 35-7 in its opener. QB Anthony Harris was 17 of 24, for 201 yards and 3 TDs. WR Tommy Manos had 8 receptions for 137 yards and a TD, while RB Kyle Paccio rushed for 104 yards and a TD. WR Nate Stefanik had 2 TD catches.....The Blue Eagles are coming off a 6-5 season ago
EPC Standings:
South - EMMAUS 1-0, Parkland 1-0, Becahi 1-0, Easton 1-0, Freedom 1-0, Liberty 1-0, Nazareth 1-0, CCHS 1-0, Whitehall 0-1
North - ES South 1-0, ES North 0-1, Dieruff 0-1, Northampton 0-1, PV 0-1, PM East 0-1, PM West 0-1, Stroudsburg 0-1, Allen 0-1
This week's games - Emmaus @ Nazareth, Stroudsburg @ ES North, PM East @ Liberty, Dieruff @ Northampton, Easton @ Whitehall, Pleasant Valley @ Allen, Parkland @ CCHS (Sat), Freedom @ Becahi (Sat), ES South @ PM West (Sat)
Week 1 notes: Emmaus vs Allen
Emmaus opened its 2018 season on a warm and muggy night at East Penn School District Stadium last Friday by rolling to a 62-6 rout over Allen on Lower Macungie Youth Association Night.
The Hornets won on opening night for the fifth straight season and defeated Allen for the eighth straight time and for the 11th time in the last 12 meetings dating back to 2000. It marked the second consecutive season that Emmaus scored 62 points in their first game (2017: Emmaus 62, Dieruff 19).
How it happened: Emmaus wasted little time on getting on the scoreboard as they received the opening kickoff and needed just three plays to find the end zone. Allen responded by scoring its only touchdown of the game on the ensuing possession, but after that it was all Hornets as they scored 55 unaswered points with seven different players scoring touchdowns.
Coach Fairclough: "We just wanted to play fast today which I think we accomplished. Offensively, we were very fast. We got to the ball and pushed tempo like we wanted to. The second thing we wanted to do is play smart. We had a couple of bad penalties and a couple of alignment breakdowns and that's stuff we have to work on in that area. We also wanted to be the most physical team on the field tonight and and every night, and at points we were and sometimes we weren't. Again things to work on. Overall it's a great win and we'll take it. Wins are hard to come by in this league but we'll take every one we can get."
Parvel paves way to 3 TDs in debut: Parvel, who transferred from Whitehall last spring, played the first half and the first series of the third quarter in his first career start at Emmaus. The senior ran for a 6-yard TD score in the first quarter and then threw a pair of TDs in the second -- one to senior Deonte Castro for 13 yards; the other a 10-yard pass to senior Carlton Lovett. On the night, the 6' 1" signalcaller completed 5 of 8 for 80 yards and also rushed four times for 32 yards.
Ntoh-ing his way to a milestone: Needing just five yards to reach 2,000 rushing yards for his career, senior Sone Ntoh did just that on his first carry of the game as he ran for 8 yards. On the night, the Harvard-bound Ntoh rushed for a game-high 74 yards on just five carries and scored a pair of TDs - 45 and 1-yard - in the opening quarter. For his career, Note has rushed 2,069 yards and 36 TDs
Myers here, Myers there: If it seemed like the 5' 11" senior was all over the field making plays on Friday, you wouldn't have been mistaken. Myers returned the opening kickoff 44 yards, rushed six times for 59 yards, scored two TDs and also intercepted a pass along with blocking a punt.
Camire & Scott give glimpse of future: With the game well in hand and the mercy-rule in effect for the second half, a number of backups saw action including two promising running backs - sophomore Brandon Camire and junior Cole Scott - who both scored their first career touchdowns. Camire was the third leading rusher on the night with 54 yards on just five carries, while Scott had three carries for 21 yards.
What's up next: Emmaus will play its road-opener on Friday at 7 p.m. as they travel to Nazareth's Andrew S. Leh Stadium to take on the Blue Eagles who are also 1-0 on the season after posting a 35-7 win at Pocono Mountain East. A year ago, Emmaus and Nazareth hooked up in wild one, combining for 97 points with the Hornets eventually outlasting the Blue Eagles 55-42.
Emmaus 62, Allen 6 (Played Fri, Aug 24 @ EPSD Stadium)
Allen - 6-0-0-0 - 6
Emmaus - 27-14-14-7 - 62
Scoring
Em - Lubens Myers 1 yard run (Anthony DeCresci PAT) 7-0
A - Ezekial Rabenold 1-yard run (PAT failed) 7-6
Em - Sone Ntoh 45 yard run (DeCresci PAT) 14-6
Em - Ethan Parvel 6 yard run (DeCresci PAT) 21-6
Em - Ntoh 1 yard run (PAT failed) 28-6
Em - Deonte Castro 13 yard pass from Parvel (DeCresci PAT) 34-6
Em - Carlton Lovett 10 yard pass from Parvel (DeCresci PAT) 41-6
Em - Myers 8 yrd run (DeCresci PAT) 48-6
Em - Brandon Camire 10 yard run (DeCresci PAT) 55-6
Em - Cole Scott 5 yard run (Alex Orlando PAT) 62-6
INDIVIDUAL - Emmaus
Rushing - Emmaus: Sone Ntoh 5-74, Lubens Myers7-59, Ethan Parvel 4-32, Deonte Castro 1-18, Izaiah McPherson 1-7, Brandon Camire 5-54, Alex Lanzone 1-6, Cole Scott 3-21
Passing - Emmaus: Ethan Parvel 5 of 8, 80 yards; Alex Lanzone 0-0, 0
Receiving - Emmaus: Izaiah McPherson 1-36, Deonte Castro 3-34, Carlton Lovett 1-10
Team totals - Emmaus: Rushing (271 yards), Passing (80 yards)
2018 Preview
Head coach - Harold Fairclough (3rd year, 15-8 )
Last year - 6-5 overall. Qualified for District XI Playoffs - lost to Freedom 26-15 in quarterfinals
Starters lost - Offense (7), Defense (5), Special teams (1)
Starter returning - Offense (4), Defense (6), Special teams (4)
Players lost - QB/P Blake Reed(Moravian), WR Josh Artis (Garden City CC), C Andy Roche (2nd Team EPC), OG/DE Matt Nimas (2nd Team EPC, Moravian), OG/NG Austen Kasaczun (2nd Team EPC, Franklin & Marshall) OT Greg Johnson (Franklin & Marshall), OT Mike Reeves, DE Grant Ritter (Muhlenberg), ILB Noah Breidinger (1st Team EPC, Moravian), ILB Ben Maehrer, NG Joey Barno (2nd Team EPC), RB/OLB Mekhi Flannigan (Hocking College), TE/OLB Zach Higgins
Key returnees - Sr. RB Sone Ntoh, Sr RB/CB Lubens Myers, Sr. WR/CB/KR Izaiah McPherson, Sr. WR/PR/KR Deonte Castro, Sr. WR Carlton Lovett, Sr. DB Tim Higgins, OLB Sr. Justin Chandler, Sr. S Nick Roselli, Sr. K Anthony DeCresci, Jr. DB Mason Reed
Key newcomers - Sr. QB Ethan Parvel (transfer from Whitehall), Soph. Brandon Camire, Soph. Jameel Sanders, Soph. QB Alex Lanzone
Scrimmage - Saturday, August 18 vs Downingtown West (Home, 10 am)
Season-opener - Friday, August 24 vs Allen (Home, 7 pm)
Home games - Sept. 7 vs Whitehall, Sept. 21 vs Easton, Sept. 12 vs Freedom, Oct. 26 vs Parkland
Away games - Aug. 31 vs Nazareth, Sept. 14 vs Pleasant Valley, Sept. 28 vs Liberty, Oct. 6 vs CCHS, Oct. 20 vs Becahi
