Matchup: No.3 seed Emmaus (18-5 overall) vs No.2 seed PM West (20-3)
When/Where: Monday 6 p.m./PPL Center, Allentown
What’s on the line: A berth in the EPC championship at 8 p.m. on Thursday vs winner No.1 Parkland/No.4 Liberty
Coverage: LIVE on The Eastern Pa. Sports Network (5:45 p.m. pregame) – https://easternpasportsnet1.mixlr.com/events/3160820
How they got here: Emmaus defeated Whitehall 58-55; PM West defeated Northampton 52-31
Coaches: Emmaus – Steve Yoder (16th season, 236-158), PM West – Rich Williams (7th season)
Head to Head: Teams didn’t meet
Probable starters – Emmaus: Sr. Teague McCourt (6.2 ppg), Jr. Jack Csensits (4.9), Sr. Jametric Harris (14.3), Sr. Will Barber (19.4), Sr. Jack Curley-Katrishen (4.9). Others: Jr. Rafael Terrero (3.2), Jr. Owen Hafner (2.4), Jr. Mike Rooney (2.5)
PM West – Sr. Devin Artis, Soph. KJ Coles Jr, Jr. Jonathan Mateo, Jr. Adrian Brito, Soph. Brady Behr. Others: Sr. Anthony Williams, Jr. Eryan Silva
Emmaus coach Steve Yoder – “They (PM West) are a very good basketball team and we’re probably going to have to play our best game of the year to win. That’s we all expect come playoff time. Hopefully we will be ready to perform on Monday.”
GAME NOTES – A trip to the EPC championship is on the line as the Hornets take on PM West. A year ago when these two teams met at Emmaus, the Hornets won an intense game 72-60. A total of five technical fouls were called in the game and a fan from each side were ejected …Dylan Darville (’23) led all scorers with a game-high 28 points, while Will Barber added 18. PMW was led by JuJu Pagan (’23) who had 23 and Adrian Brito 14 …PM West has been one of the hottest teams down the stretch winning 9 straight. Their losses have come against Notre Dame GP, Parkland and CCHS … The Panthers are a young team with only two seniors on their roster … Brito, Coles and Artis are the team leaders.