Basketball – Boys celebrate Senior Night with 3-Point Barrage in 68-36 rout of Easton; Girls fall into big early hole before rallying and nearly pulling off upset of undefeated Red Rovers in five-point loss

Emmaus 68, Easton 36 (Boys)

RECAP >> The Hornets celebrated Senior Night at ‘The Hive’ last night by picking up their sixth straight win, a 32-point rout over a one-win Easton squad.

Fourteen (14) different players figured into the scoring column for Emmaus, which improved to 13-2 overall and remained the lone unbeaten in the EPC at 9-0.

Senior Jake Fotta was the lone Hornet in double figures as he scored a game-high 14 points. Classmate Chase Muckey added nine and juniors Will Barber and Jametric Harris each had seven for the Hornets who drained 13 3-pointers.

Prior to the game, the team honored its five seniors: Jake Fotta, Chase Muckey, Jackson Lake, Dylan Darville and Dom Nunez.

Emmaus will be back in action on Friday at 7 p.m. as they travel to Rockne Hall to take on Central Catholic. The game will be aired LIVE on www.easternpasportsnetwork.com beginning at 6:40 p.m.

Ea – Jordan Alston 0 4-6 4, Ryan Cornish 1 0-0 3, Jeremy Henry 0 0-0 0, Jaiden Folk 2 0-0 5, James Vigilianti 2 0-0 5, Jasir Frutchey 0 0-0 0, Aziz Muhammad 2 2-4 7, Jack Grimmer 1 1-2 3, CJ Hunt 2 0-0 4, Adonis Pompilus 1 0-0 3, Andrew Hoadley 1 0-0 2. Totals: FG 12, FT 7-12, 3s – 5 (Cornish, Folk, Vigilianti, Muhammad, Pompilus)

Em – Jake Fotta 5 1-2 14, Dylan Darville 2 0-0 4, Chase Muckey 3 0-0 9, Jackson Lake 1 0-0 2, Dom Nunez 1 3-4 5, Will Barber 2 1-2 7, Jametric Harris 3 0-0 7, Teague McCourt 1 0-0 3, Jack Csensits 0 0-0 0, Pacey Santos 0 1-2 1, Jack Curley-Katrishen 0 1-2 1, Rafael Terrero 2 0-3 4, Daniel Rohlson 1 0-0 3, Aidan Santos 2 0-0 5, Mike Rooney 1 0-0 2. Totals: FG 24, FT 7-15, 3s – 13 (Fotta 3, Muckey 3, Barber 2, McCourt, Harris, Aidan Santos)

Ea – 4-6-17-9 – 36

Em – 14-17-24-13 – 68

Easton 45, Emmaus 40 (Girls)

RECAP >> After falling behind 10-0 after the first quarter and 18-0 early into the second, Emmaus outscored undefeated Easton the rest of the way. But the Hornets bid to upset the undefeated Red Rovers came up a little short in a five-point loss (45-40) at the Easton Middle School.

Senior Paige Inman led Emmaus in scoring for the fifth straight game as she finished with a team-high 11 points. Off the bench, freshman Olive Whitney had three 3-pointers and nine points, while sophomore Emma Naccarato added a career-high eight points for the Hornets who fell to 7-3 in the EPC and 10-5 after losing for the third time in their last four games.

Easton remained perfect on the season as they improved to 10-0 EPC and 14-0 overall. The Red Rovers were led in scoring by junior Megan Elias who had four 3-pointers and 13 points. Classmates Evalyse Cole and Mallory Elias added 11 and 10 points, respectively for Easton which drilled eight 3-pointers in the game.

Emmaus will look to get back into the win column on Friday when they return home to face rival Central Catholic at 7 p.m. at ‘The Hive.’

Em – Paige Inman 5 1-2 11, Gabby De Vita 1 0-0 3, Taylor Griffith 1 0-0 2, Mya Cooper 3 1-2 7, Cassandra Doemling 0 0-0 0, Olive Whitney 3 0-0 9, Emma Naccarato 3 2-2 8, Sofie Laird 0 0-0 0. Totals: FG 16, FT 4-6, 3s – 4 (Whitney 3, De Vita)

Ea – Megan Elias 4 1-2 13, Evalyse Cole 5 0-0 11, Mallory Elias 3 2-2 10, Anye Staton 3 0-0 7, Oliva Keckler 0 2-2 2, Jenessa Starling 0 0-0 0, Lianna Cole 0 0-0, Kourin Carew 1 0-0 2. Totals: FG 16, FT 5-6, 3s – 8 (Megan Elias 4, Mallory Elias 2, Cole, Staton)

Em – 0-15-14-11 – 40

Ea – 10-17-9-9 – 45

JV – Easton 34-22