2021 Schedule:
WHITEHALL - Tie 2-2
@ Becahi - Won 8-1
ALLEN - Won 4-0
ES NORTH - Won 10-0
@ Cumberland Valley - Tie 1-1
@ Northampton - Won 2-0
@ PM East - Won 5-0
9/24 - CCHS, 4 pm - Tied 2-2
9/27 - @ Stroudsburg - Won 3-0
9/29 - NAZARETH - Won 1-0
9/30 - LIBERTY - Won 5-0
10/2 - PARKLAND - Tied 1-1
10/4 - NORTHAMPTON - Won 2-0
10/6 - @ Whitehall - Lost 0-3
10/8 - @ Allen - Won 8-0
10/9 - DOWNINGTOWN WEST - Lost 0-1
10/11 - @ CCHS - Tie 0-0
10/13 - @ Parkland, 7 pm (LIVE: www.easternpasportsnetwork.com)
10/15 - EPC Playoffs TBA
Home matches - CAPS
2021 Varsity Roster:
# Player Year Pos.
2 - Jeff Flamisch Jr MF
3 - Logan Mains Sr. F
4 - Jack Lawrence Sr. Def.
5 - Ty Sommer Jr. F
6 - Ryan Latchford Jr. MF
7 - Juan Ramirez Sr. MF
8 - Owen Kocis Sr. MF
9 - Ryan Santos Sr. Def
10 - Bryan Flor Sr. F
11 - Carlos Morales Sr. MF
15 - Blaise Verrastro Jr. Def.
16 - Nick Stephan Jr. F
17 - Aivan Delgado Jr. Def.
19 - Abraham Hernandez Sr. MF
20 - Teddy Coenen Jr. F
21 - Adam Grigoruk Soph. MF
23 - Jaeden Amato Sr. Def
24 - Eli Pennell So. MF
25 - Zachary Bernhart Jr. Def.
27 - Owen Moyer Jr. F
29 - Ryan Kiernan So. F
30 - John Hanvey Sr. Def.
31 - Holden Brown Sr. F
1 - Ty Bleiler Sr. GK
99 - Max McGrath Jr. GK
Head Coach - John Cari (17th year)
Assistants - Kyle Grim, Matt Conway, Scot Kocis
JV - Matt Squire, Andy Squire
Matchup: Emmaus (District 11 runner-up) vs Abington (District 1 runner-up)
When/Where: Tuesday 7 p.m./Hatboro-Horsham HS
What's on the line: A berth in the quarterfinals on Saturday vs winner of Seneca Valley (Dist. 7 champ) or Hempfield (Dist. 3 fourth-place)
Coaches: Emmaus - John Cari (14th season); Abington - Randy Garber
Coverage - Twitter (@Emmaussports.com); Facebook (Emmaus boys soccer)
History in states: Emmaus is making its 19th appearance in states; The Hornets last appeared in states 2016 (losing to CR North 2-1 in OT) and in 2015 (losing to Conestoga 2-1 (6-5 in PKs).....Emmaus advanced to quarterfinal round in 2006 when they beat Souderton in the opening-round before losing to Neshaminy. They also advanced to the quarterfinals in '04 and made it to the state finals in 2000 finishing runner-up to North Allegheny
Probable starters: Emmaus - Sr. Def. Callen Reid (6g), Jr. MF Eric Johnson (3g/3a), Jr. F Jake Groh (15g/5a), Jr. MF AJ Febbraro (2g/2a), Jr. Def. Thomas Hanvey (4g/12a), Sr. F Justin Llado (6g/1a), Sr. Def. Alex Aiken, Sr. F Creyn Muthard, Sr. Def. Connor Dang, Jr. GK Aidan Connolly, Jr. MF Andrew Gaines.
Abington key players - Sr. F Sean Touey, Soph. MF Bryce Lexow, Sr. MF Jack Failing, Jr. Def/MF Reese Gibbs, Jr. MF Nevin Baer, Sr. Def. Liam Campbell, Sr. Def. Nate Rose, Sr. Def. Vince Carosella
Scouting the Ghosts - Abington is 20-2 overall and finished runner-up in District 1 after falling to CB West 2-1 in the championship game on Saturday ....A year ago, the Ghosts went 12-6 ....Abington competes in the Suburban One American Conference where they went 13-1 .... Abington coach Randy Garber following his team's District 1 semifinal win over Unionville (via papreplive.com): “It’s no secret the style we play; we played direct tonight and put defenses on their heels. We’ve scored a lot of goals this year and have people who can score.”
Emmaus 3, Parkland 2 (District XI Semifinals)
Em - 3 - 0 - 3
Pa - 1 - 1 - 2
Em goals - Andrew Gaines (20:41, 1st half, Jacob Groh (19:44, 1st) Patrick Walsh (12:59, 1st)
Em assists - Alex Aiken, Thomas Hanvey, Evan Wittman
Em saves - Aidan Connolly 2
Pa goals - Jackson Vanderpool (38:11, 1st), Vanderpool (28:35, 2nd)
Pa assist - Alex Wilsterman
Pa saves - Victor Baran 4
Corners - Em 6, Pa 1
Emmaus 3, PM East 0 (District XI Quarterfinals)
RECAP - Third-seeded Emmaus dominated sixth-seed Pocono Mountain East in its quarterfinal round matchup on Thursday night at Memorial Field as the Hornets defeated the Cardinals 3-0.
Junior Eric Johnson, senior Alex Aiken and junior Jacob Groh all scored second half goals for Emmaus (14-5-1 overall) which moves on to play rival Parkland in next Tuesday's semifinal round at a site to be determined.
The matchup will be the fourth of the season between the two rivals with the Trojans winning two of the three previous contests. Parkland advanced earlier in the day with a 2-1 upset win over Liberty, the No. 2 seed.
The Hornets got all the scoring they would need in tonight's win as Johnson scored his third goal of the season off a crossing pass from teammate AJ Febbraro less than four minutes into the second half.
Aiken, who had missed the past couple of games due to injury, returned to the lineup and headed in his third goal of the year off the first of two assists from junior Thomas Hanvey to make it 2-0, before junior Jacob Groh closed out the scoring with his team-leading 14th goal with just 3:47 left showing on the clock.
For the game, Emmaus dominated in both shots (9-2) and corners (7-2). In goal, junior Aidan Connolly was hardly tested and picked up the shutout win.
PME - 0 - 0 - 0
Em - 0 - 3 - 3
Em goals - Eric Johnson (44'), Alex Aiken (67'), Jacob Groh (77')
Em assists - AJ Febbraro, Thomas Hanvey (2)
Em saves - Aidan Connolly 2
SOG - Em 9, PME 2
Corners - Em 7, PME 2
10/2518
Hornets getting healthy heading into District XI Quarterfinal vs PM East tonight
Matchup: No. 3 seed Emmaus (13-5-1) vs No. 6 PM East (10-6-1)
When/Where: Thursday/Memorial Field, 7 p.m.
What's on the line: A berth in the District XI Semifinals vs winner of No.2 Liberty/No.7 Parkland
Coaches: Emmaus - John Cari (14th season); PM East - James Ellison
Head-to-Head - Teams didn't meet during regular-season
Coverage - Twitter (@Emmaussports.com); Facebook (Emmaus boys soccer)
When they last met - 2017: Emmaus won 5-0 @ PM East
Probable starters: Emmaus - Sr. Def. Callen Reid (1st Team EPC), Jr. MF Eric Johnson (2g/3a, 1st Team EPC), Jr. F Jake Groh (13g/5a, 1st Team EPC), Jr. MF AJ Febbraro (2g/2a), Jr. Def. Thomas Hanvey (4g/9a), Sr. F Justin Llado (6g/1a), Jr. Def. Joe Huck, Sr. Def. Connor Dang, Soph. MF Patrick Walsh, Jr. GK Aidan Connolly
NOTES: Emmaus finished runner-up a year ago in the District XI Finals after falling to rival Parkland.....The Hornets won the championship in 2016 & 15 and have appeared in the finals the last seven years ...Emmaus has 15 overall titles in program history (2016, 2015, 2011, 06, 05, 04, 01, 00, '96, '95' 94, '91, '88, '87' 79)......Injury update: seniors Alex Aiken and Creyn Muthard are expected back as well as junior Nick Cari, all in limited action.
Coach Cari: "What I do know about them is that they are well-coached. James Ellison is an excellent coach. He was at Stroudsburg when they beat us in the district championship a few years back and he's been a college coach as well. He knows what he's doing and he keeps them well-organized."
"They have some decent midfielders (Juniors Lukas Pino and Matt Shermock) that can control the ball and they have some skill. I think position for position we are a decent team against them, it's the control of the game in the midfield that we are worried about."
10/17/18
Bounces, breaks don't go Hornets way as they fall to Parkland in EPC playoffs
What's the old adage: 'Sometimes the bounces go your way and sometimes they don't.'
Unfortunately for head coach John Cari's team, they had to deal with the latter on Tuesday night in their Eastern Pennsylvania Conference quarterfinal round game versus rival Parkland.
The visiting Trojans got a fluke goal in the 63rd minute of the second half to rally from a 1-0 deficit, and then after two scoreless overtime periods, the Hornets got an unfortunate bounce in the penalty kick session that spelled the difference as Parkland escaped Memorial Field with a 2-1 win (5-4 PKs.)
"I thought we played hard tonight," said Cari, the Hornets 14th year coach. "We played well and I thought we rose to the challenge despite being really thin in our lineup. We had some kids come off the bench that really did a wonderful job. We had some different starters tonight then we normally have and I have to credit those guys for stepping up when it mattered; that's what I'm most proud of ."
The loss means an early exit for Emmaus (13-5-1) which fell to its rival for the second time this season and for the sixth time in the last seven meetings. The Hornets were looking for their first league title since 2014.
Parkland, meanwhile, moves on to the semifinals on Thursday where they'll face Freedom, the No. 2 seed, which defeated seventh-seeded Pocono Mountain East 4-1. The other semifinal will pit top-seeded Liberty taking on the No. 4 seed Pleasant Valley. The two winners will meet in Saturday's championship game.
Parkland senior Brian Badawika wound up scoring the game-winning goal in penalty kicks after Emmaus had tied the session at 4-4 on Eric Johnson's goal. The Trojans converted on all five of their shots, while the Hornets scored on all but one of theirs with senior Callen Reid hitting the post, opening the door for Parkland to pull ahead.
"I don't want him (Reid) to beat himself over it," said Cari of his senior captain. "He struck a good ball and he hit it in the right spot, it just hit the post."
Emmaus was able to find the game's first goal in the 57th minute as junior defender Thomas Hanvey found the back of the net off a free kick with his fourth goal of the season.
Parkland would respond, however, with the equalizer less than six minutes later as junior defender Bryce Schalbert played a ball into the box that Emmaus junior goalie Aidan Connolly came out on, but the ball took a crazy hop and went over the head of Connolly and into the goal.
"Our lead didn't last long," said Cari. "I thought maybe (that one goal) would be enough.
"It was two fluky goals tonight. Neither one was pretty. We had a goofy bounce that put ours in and then theirs went over our goalkeepers head. He (Connolly) went out a little aggressive and it went over (his head) with the spin."
Connolly, who was making just his second start of the season, played well in the game making nine saves.
"I thought he did a great job and played a really good game," said Cari.
Emmaus will now prepare for the upcoming District XI playoffs which get underway next week.
Like Emmaus boys soccer on facebook, follow @Emmaussports and @EmmSoccer on twitter for continued updates on the team.
Parkland 2, Emmaus 1 (5-4 in PKs)
Pa - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 (5) - 2
Em - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 (4) - 1
Pa goals - Bryce Schalbert, Justin Douglas (PK), Teagan Mangahas (PK), Michael Romano (PK), Zackary Reightler (PK), Brian Badawika (PK)
Em goals - Thomas Hanvey, Hanvey (PK), Jacob Groh (PK), Jake Perry (PK), Eric Johnson (PK)
Pa saves - Victor Baran 4
Em saves - Aidan Connolly 9
SOG - Park 10, Em 5
Corners - Park 4, Emmaus 6
Hornets quest for first EPC title since 2014 begins Tuesday as hosting rival Parkland
Matchup: No. 3 seed Emmaus (13-4-1) vs No. 6 seed Parkland (10-5-2)
When/Where: Tuesday 6 pm/Memorial Field
What's on the line: A berth in the EPC semifinals on Thursday vs winner of No.2 Freedom/No.7 PM East
Coverage: Twitter (@Emmaussports.com); Facebook (Emmaus boys soccer)
Coaches: Emmaus - John Cari (14th season), Parkland - Patrick Birns
Head to head: Teams split 1-1 (Emmaus won 2-1 on Oct. 3/Parkland won 1-0 on Sept.5 )
Emmaus history in EPCs: 2017 - defeated Easton 2-0, defeated ES South 4-0, lost to Parkand 2-1; 2016 - lost to Liberty 2-1 (OT), 2015 - defeated CCHS, lost to Parkland 2-0; 2014 - defeated Easton 2-0, defeated Parkland 1-0, defeated Liberty 2-1
Probable starters: Emmaus - Sr. Def. Callen Reid (6 goals), Jr. Def. Thomas Hanvey (3g/9a), Jr. MF Eric Johnson, Jr. F Jake Groh (13 goals/5 assts), Sr. F Justin Llado (6g/1a), Jr. F/MF Nick Cari (5g), Jr. MF Andrew Gaines (4g/1a), Jr. MF AJ Febbraro (2g/2a), Sr. Def. Connor Dang, Sr. GK Alex Tomasello GK
Parkland probables: Sr. MF Teagan Mangahas, Sr. F Brice George, Sr. MF Brian Badawika, Sr. MF Justin Douglas, Sr. MF Tsegae Geiger, Jr. MF Alex Wilsterman, Fr. Zack Morales, Sr. Def. Nathan Berger, Sr. Def. Connor Burke, Jr. Def. Bryce Shalbert, Soph. GK Victor Baran
EPC Playoffs (Quarterfinals - Tuesday)
#1 Liberty vs #8 Easton
#2 Freedom vs #7 PM East
#3 EMMAUS vs #6 Parkland
#4 Pleasant Valley vs #5 Northampton
Thursday - Semifinals
Saturday - Finals
Central Catholic 1, Emmaus 0
RECAP - It's not often that Central Catholic has defeated Emmaus in boys soccer.
In fact, it's only happened once in coach John Cari's 14 years with the Hornets.
On Thursday night, the Vikings picked up their second win, and in process, spoiled Emmaus' Senior Night.
Ryan Bower fielded a long ball from teammate from Finn McMullen in the 59th minute of the second half and headed it past Hornets goalie Alex Tomasello for the only goal of the game as Central Catholic defeated Emmaus and snapped their seven-game win streak with a 1-0 win.
"I think we outplayed them," said Cari following the match. "Up until the point that they scored, they had no shots on goal. We just didn't do the job tonight. We were not very efficient in front of the goal and it caught up to us."
The victory was an important one for the Vikes who needed a win to clinch a berth in the District XI playoffs. Central Catholic improved to 7-6-3 in the EPC and 8-7-3 overall.
"They were playing with their season on the line," said Cari. "They did a great job of setting up that goal and it was great hit. There's no shame in that."
Emmaus saw its seven-game win streak snapped as they closed the regular-season with a 12-3-1 mark in the league and 13-4-1 overall. The Hornets were shutout for just the third time this season.
"It's frustrating because we are paper-thin," said Cari of his team's rash of injuries. " We went to practice with 13 guys yesterday and we had two more that probably shouldn't have been practicing and it caught up to us."
"We weren't at our best and they needed it more than we did and they got one (goal). "It's disappointing, but we'll manage through it. "
Emmaus lost yet another player in the match as senior Creyn Muthard left the game in the first half with a knee injury. Muthard will undergo an MRI today.
For the game, Emmaus outshot Central 8-2 and held a 4-1 advantage in corners.
Prior to the game, the team honored its eight seniors: Callen Reid, Creyn Muthard, Justin Llado, Evan Witman, Connor Dang, Anthony DeCresci, Alex Aiken and Alex Tomasello.
Up next, Emmaus will now prepare for the EPC playoffs which are set to begin next Tuesday. The Hornets will host a first-round game and likely by the No. 3 seed. The official matchups will be released either Friday or Saturday.
Stay tuned for updates here on the entire EPC bracket.
CC - 0 - 1 - 1
Em - 0 - 0 - 0
CC goal - Ryan Bower
CC assist - Finn McMullen
Emmaus 1, Whitehall 0
RECAP - Eric Johnson scored the only goal needed for Emmaus on Tuesday night as the Hornets spoiled Whitehall's chances of reaching the post-season with a 1-0 victory at the Zephyr Sports Complex.
Johnson, a junior midfielder, notched his second goal of the season midway through the first half and senior goalie Alex Tomasello and the Hornets defense held on the rest of the way in posting their eighth shutout.
The victory was the seventh straight for head coach John Cari's team which is now 12-2-1 in the EPC and 13-3-1 overall. Emmaus also clinched the Skyline Division Championship.
Whitehall, which was trying to clinch a berth in the District XI playoffs, saw its hopes end with the loss as they dropped to 6-8-1 in the EPC and 7-9-1 overall.
Emmaus will close out its regular-season on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. as they return home to Memorial Field to host Central Catholic on Senior Night.
EPC Standings - Top 8 qualify for playoffs beginning Saturday:
Freedom 12-0-3
Liberty 12-1-2
EMMAUS 12-2-1
Pleasant Valley 11-3-1
PM East 10-4-1
Northampton 9-2-3
Parkland 9-4-2
Easton 8-4-3
Emmaus 4, Nazareth 1
RECAP - Trailing on the road at Nazareth Middle School on Friday, the Emmaus boys soccer team rallied with four unanswered goals, and with it, capped off a perfect 3-0 week with a 4-1 victory over the Blue Eagles.
Senior Evan Witman scored a pair of goals in the second half - his first and second of his varsity career - to lead the Hornets who won their sixth straight game in improving to 11-2-1 in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and 12-3-1 overall.
Sophomore Patrick Walsh also scored his first career varsity goal, tying the game at 1-1 in the second half after Nazareth stunned Emmaus by grabbing a 1-0 lead.
The Hornets took the lead for good following Walsh's goal when senior Callen Reid found the back of the net with his sixth goal of the season.
Emmaus lost junior forward Jake Groh, the team's leading goal-scorer, to a head injury in the second half. Groh had to go to Lehigh Valley Hospital where he received 14 stitches.
Nazareth dropped to 1-13 in the EPC and 1-14 overall with the loss.
The Hornets return to action on Tuesday, travelling to the Zephyr Sports Complex to take on Whitehall at 7 p.m. Emmaus won the first meeting between the two teams, 2-0 back on September 11.
Em - 0 - 4 - 4
Na - 0 - 1 - 1
Em goals - Patrick Walsh, Callen Reid, Evan Witman 2
Em assists - Jake Groh, Thomas Hanvey, Cayden Muthard
EPC Standings (Top 8 qualify for playoffs) - Freedom 11-0-3, Liberty 11-1-1, EMMAUS 11-2-1, Pleasant Valley 11-3, PM East 10-4, Northampton 8-2-3, Easton 8-3-2, Parkland 8-4-2
10/3/18
Hornets show 'heart' in second half, rally for 2-1 win over rival Parkland
RECAP - It's not often that when Emmaus and Parkland have met over the years that one team has looked flat and not ready to play.
After all, the two schools are located just six miles from each other, and it's arguably the best soccer rivalry in the Lehigh Valley.
Neither team needs much motivation to get up for the other.
That's why it was so surprising to look at the scoreboard at Memorial Field at the half on Wednesday night and see the Hornets trailing after playing a sluggish first half, an opening 40 minutes in which Emmaus head coach John Cari called his team's play 'flat.'
Know this: There would be nothing 'flat' about the Hornets play as the second half began.
Just the opposite. Total domination.
After falling to Parkland in the last :13 seconds in a heartbreaking 1-0 loss in the first meeting between the two teams, Emmaus finally got the payback it waited nearly a month ago as they played arguably their best half of soccer of the season as they rallied for 2-1 win over the Trojans.
Senior defender Alex Aiken wound up scoring the game-winning goal off a header in the 56th minute of play as Emmaus defeated their arch-rival for the first time in the last six meetings dating back to last year.
The win was the fifth straight and seventh in the last eight games for the Hornets who improved to 10-2-1 in the EPC and 11-3-1 overall. Parkland dropped to 8-3-2 in the league and 8-4-2 with the loss.
"We didn't look really sharp in the first half and I was very disappointed," said Cari, Emmaus' 14th year coach. "These are the games you should want to play in and I thought we didn't show that kind of effort and we looked really flat."
"I said to them (the players) at halftime that I could yell at you but it's not worth it. We are just going to fix the problems. I made a formation change which I thought really helped clog the middle where they are really strong and the last thing I said to them is 'guys show me some heart' and that's exactly what they did. "
Did they ever.
First it was junior defender Thomas Hanvey converting on a penalty kick less than four minutes into the second half to tie the game a 1-1, and then 12 minutes later, it was Aiken who headed a crossing pass from teammate Eric Johnson into the back of the net for his second goal of the season and the game-winner.
"Eric Johnson outworked the defender twice and Alex Aiken was 100 percent committed to scoring that goal; he was going to go right through the net if he had to," said Cari. "[It was] arguably our team's best half of the season. I was proud of the effort. I thought the fight was there and the commitment was there and that is what I was most proud of."
Both Aiken and Hanvey along with fellow defenders senior Callen Reid and Conner Dang played a strong second half and senior goalie Alex Tomasello made a number of big saves to keep the Trojans scoreless after the half.
Parkland's lone goal of the game came in the 21st minute of the opening half as junior Jordan Madise scored off a rebound shot from teammate senior Justin Douglas.
Emmaus will look to continue to stay red hot on Friday as they travel to Nazareth to take on the Blue Eagles at 3:30 p.m. The Hornets cruised in the first meeting between the two teams 9-0.
Pa - 1 - 0 - 1
Em- 0 - 2 - 2
Pa goals - Jordan Madise '21
Em goals - Thomas Hanvey 44', Alex Aiken 56'
Em assists - Eric Johnson
Starters - Pa: Victor Baran GK, Teagan Mangahas, Bryce Schalbert, Justin Douglas, Brian Badawika, Tsegae Geiger, Alex Wilsterman, Luke McKeon, Nathan Berger, Yuzuki Murata, Connor Burke
Em: Callen Reid, Thomas Hanvey, Alex Aiken, Eric Johnson, Jacob Groh, Justin Llado, Nick Cari, Andrew Gaines, AJ Febbraro, Connor Dang, Alex Tomasello GK
Creyn Muthard scores game-winner in OT as Hornets survive Northampton 2-1
RECAP - Creyn Muthard was in the right place at just the right time for Emmaus on Monday night.
The Hornets senior forward was positioned in front of the Northampton goal with a little over five minutes left in the second overtime and Muthard was 'Johnny-on-the-spot' as he knocked in the game-winning goal lifting Emmaus to a 2-1 win over the K-Kids.
"Honestly, I didn't see much of it. I saw it hit off the post and I knew I just had to hit it in," recalled Muthard just moments after being mobbed by his teammates. "It fell in a perfect spot for me and the goalie was out of position. It was an easy left foot finish."
Muthard followed up a shot from teammate Jake Perry that hit the post, and the Hornets forward tucked it just past Northampton goalie Brady Rimple for his fourth goal of the season.
More importantly, it was a key win in the Skyline Division for Emmaus which won its fourth straight and sixth in the last seven games to improve to 9-2-1 in the EPC and 10-3-1 overall. The Hornets also defeated the K-Kids for the second time this season, handing them their only two losses in the league.
The overtime win was also the first this season for Emmaus which was 0-1-1 in its previous two extra-session games (1-1 tie with Freedom, 3-2 loss to Easton).
Emmaus dominated play and led in the contest 1-0 when Perry scored his first goal of the season in the 31st minute on a header off an assist from teammate senior Alex Aiken.
Northampton then tied the game at 1-1 with just 2:37 left in regulation as Russell King scored on a breakaway forcing overtime.
Neither team was able to generate much offense in the first 10-minute overtime, before the Hornets eventually won it with Muthard's dramatic goal.
For the game, Emmaus dominated in shots (22-4) and shots on goal (8-4) and held a better than two-to-one advantage (7-3) in corners. Hornets goalie Alex Tomasello picked up the win with three saves, while his counterpart Rimple made six stops.
Up next, Emmaus will get set to host rival Parkland at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Memorial Field in the second meeting between the two teams. The Trojans won the earlier meeting 1-0 back on September 5.
No - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
Em - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 2
No goals - Russell King
No saves - Brady Rimple 6
Em goals - Jake Perry, Creyn Muthard
Em assist - Alex Aiken
Em saves - Alex Tomasello 3
SOG - Em 8, No 4
Corners - Em 7, No. 3
Emmaus 3, CCHS 1
RECAP - Senior Alex Aiken's first half goal off a corner kick proved to be the difference as Emmaus closed out a busy four-games in six day stretch Saturday night at Cedar Crest College with a 3-1 win over Central Catholic.
The victory was the third straight and fifth in the last six games for the Hornets who improved to 8-2-1 in the EPC and 9-3-1 overall. The Vikings, meanwhile, dropped to 4-4-2 in the league and 5-5-2 overall.
Junior Jake Groh scored his team-leading 13th goal of the season in the second half, while teammate senior AJ Febbraro gave the Hornets a 1-0 lead with his second goal of the year in the opening half.
In goal, senior Alex Tomasello played an outstanding game pitching a shutout in the second half.
Emmaus will be back in action on Monday at 6:30 p.m. as they return to Memorial Field to host Northampton. The Hornets won the earlier meeting 3-2 back in the season-opener on August 31.
Em - 2 - 1 - 3
CC - 1 - 0 - 1
Em goals - AJ Febbraro, Alex Aiken, Jake Groh
Emmaus 7, ES South 0
ES - 0 - 0 - 0
Em - 2 - 5 - 7
Em goals - Jake Groh 2, Callen Reid 2, Andrew Gaines, Justin Llado, Alexzander Toto
Em assists - Thomas Hanvey 2, Llado, Alex Aiken, Creyn Muthard
Em saves - Alex Tomasello – 1, Aidan Connolly - 1
SOG - Em 18, ES 2
Corners - Em 8, ES 1
JV - Em 4-0
9/25/18
Emmaus 4, Pleasant Valley 0
PV - 0 - 0 - 0
Em - 1 - 3 - 4
Em goals - Creyn Muthard (2', 1st half), Eric Johnson (64', 2nd half), Justin Llado (66', 2nd half), Callen Reid (79', 2nd half)
Em assists - Alex Aiken
Em saves - Alex Tomasello 3
SOG - Em 10, PV 3
Corners - Em 12, PV 3
9/25/18
Em - 1-1-0 - 2
JV - Tie 1-1
Emmaus 9, PM West 0
RECAP - Junior Jake Groh registered his second hat trick of the season, and fellow junior Nick Cari his first as Emmaus rolled to an easy 9-0 road win at Pocono Mountain West on Monday afternoon.
The nine goals scored matched a season-high for the Hornets who improved to 4-1-1 in the EPC and 5-2-1 overall. PM West dropped to 2-5 in the league and 4-5 overall.
Groh also added a pair of assists in the win and has now scored at least one goal in four of Emmaus' last five games. He leads the team with nine goals on the season.
Junior Andrew Gaines and senior Justin Llado both scored their third goals of the season, while senior Creyn Muthard tallied his second to go along with an assist. Junior AJ Febbraro added a pair of assists for the Hornets who outshot the Panthers 21-5.
In goal, sophomore Chris Buck (two saves), senior Alex Tomasello (three) and junior Aidan Connolly (none) combined on the shutout.
Emmaus will return to action at 4 p.m. on Thursday to face winless Dieruff (0-5-1).
Em - 4 -5 - 9
PMW - 0 - 0 - 0
Em goals: Nick Cari 3, Jake Groh 3, Andrew Gaines, Justin Llado, Creyn Muthard
Em assists: Groh 2, AJ Febbraro 2, Creyn Muthard, Cayden Muthard
Em saves: Chris Buck 2, Alex Tomasello 3, Aidan Connolly
SOG: Em 21-5
Corners: Em 4-3
JV: Em 11-0
Emmaus 1, Freedom 1
RECAP - Despite outshooting visiting Freedom by a five-to-1 margin on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Field, the Hornets had to rally late and settle for a 1-1 draw with Patriots.
The tie was the first this season for Emmaus which is now 3-1-1- in the EPC and 4-2-1 overall, while unbeaten Freedom tied for the third time this season is 3-0-3 in the league and 4-0-3 overall.
Senior defender Callen Reid scored his first goal of the season on a header off an assist from junior Nick Cari to tie the game at 1-1 with five minutes left in regulation.
Freedom had taken a 1-0 lead in the 62nd minute of the second half on a Bradley Turocy goal. Hornets sophomore goalie Sam Buck was looking to clear the ball out of the box and collided with Turocy who was able to put the ball in the back of the net with the game's first goal. Turocy wound up leaving the game after the collsion, while Buck also left the game with a sore elbow. Buck was replaced by senior Alex Tomasello who played the last 18 minutes of regulation and both overtime periods.
For the game, Emmaus outshot Freedom 10-2 and held a 7-5 advantage in corners. Buck made one save in net for the Hornets, while Derek Bast had four saves and Zach Raffino five saves for the Pates.
Emmaus will return to action on Monday as they travel to Pocono Mountain West at 4 p.m. to take on the Panthers.
Freedom - 0 -1 - 0 - 0 - 1
Emmaus - 0 -1 - 0 - 0 - 1
Freedom goal - Bradley Turocy (62')
Emmaus goal - Callen Reid (75')
Emmaus assist - Nick Cari
JV - Emmaus 5-0
Emmaus 3, Downingtown West 0
DTW (1-2-1) - 0 - 0 - 0
Em (3-2) - 1 - 2 - 3
Em goals - Jake Groh (2), Thomas Hanvey (PK)
Em assists - Andrew Gaines
SOG - Em 4, DTW 2
Saves - Em (Buck 2), DTW (Miller 1)
Corners - Em 3, DTW 2
JV - DTW 1-0
Emmaus 9, Nazareth 0
Naz (0-3) - 0 - 0 - 0
Em (2-2) - 3 - 6 - 9
Em goals - Jake Groh (3), Andrew Gaines (2), Anthony DeCresci, Thomas Hanvey, Creyn Muthard, Cayden Muthard
Em assists - Hanvey (2), Patrick Walsh, Alex Aiken
Em saves - Alex Tomasello 0, Aidan Connolly 1
JV - Emmaus 1-0
Emmaus - 0 - 0 - 0
[Editor's note] Check back Thursday for more on tonight's game
Cumberland Valley 2, Emmaus 0
CV (1-0) - 1-1 - 2
Em (1-1) - 0-0 - 0
CV goals: Christian Esquivias (4th minute - 1st half), Eric Leach (57th minute - 2nd half)
Saves - Em: Chris Buck 2; CV: Luke Snyder 0, Matt Zambetti 3
SOG - Em 3, CV 4
Corners - Em 1, CV 6
JV - Emmaus 1-0
Emmaus 3, Northampton 2
Em (1-0) - 2-1 - 3
No (0-1) - 2-0 - 2
Emmaus goals - AJ Febbraro, Nick Cari, Justin Llado; Assists - Jake Groh 2; Saves - Chris Buck 5
Northampton goals - Jacob Auger 2; Saves - Brady Rimple 4
SOG - Em 7, No 7
Corners - Em 3, No 1
JV - Emmaus 1-0