RECAP >> Emmaus jumped out to an early lead against Holy Redeemer last night and were never really challenged the rest of the way as the Hornets won their season-opener, 49-29 over the Royals in the Wilkes-Barre Tip-Off Tournament.
Senior Will Barber led all scorers with a game-high 13 points for head coach Steve Yoder’s team which will face Mid-Valley in Saturday’s 4:30 p.m. championship game. Mid-Valley defeated the hosts 60-56 in the nightcap of the doubleheader.
Junior Mike Rooney had the hot hand early in the game for the Hornets draining three 3-pointers and scoring all nine of his points in the first quarter as the Hornets raced out to a 15-4 at the end of the first quarter.
Emmaus extended its lead to 18 at the half (28-10) before Holy Redeemer battled back cutting the lead to nine after outscoring the Hornets 16-7 in the third quarter. The fourth quarter was dominated by Emmaus outscoring the Royals 14-3.
For Holy Redeemer, senior George Sabitini led the way scoring 10 of his team-high 11 points in the third quarter. Junior Brayden Sock added eight for the Royals who were 20-3 a season ago but lost their entire starting lineup to graduation.
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Em – Teague McCourt 2 0-0 5, Mike Rooney 3 0-0 9, Jametric Harris 3 0-0 6, Jack Curley-Katrishen 0 0-0 0, Will Barber 5 1-2 13, Rafael Terrero 3 0-0 6, Matt Volquez 0 0-0 0, Jack Csensits 2 2-2 6, Owen Hafner 1 0-0 2, Aidan Santos 0 0-0 0, Daniel Rohlsen 1 0-0 2, Chase Whitesell 0 0-0 0, Pacey Santos 0 0-0 0, Lawson Vasquez 0 0-0 0. Totals: FG 20, FT 3-4, 3s (6) – Rooney 3, Barber 2, McCourt
HR – Cody Quaglia 2 0-0 4, Mark Atherton 0 0-0 0, George Sabitini 4 1-2 11, Brayden Sock 3 0-0 6, Dave Popson 1 1-2 3, Logan Sekol 0 0-0 0, Jack Hurst 0 0-0 0, Michael Dubaskas 0 0-0 0, Evan Licari 1 0-0 3. Totals: FG 11, FT 2-4, 3s (5) – Sabitini 2, Sock 2, Licari.
Em – 15-13-7–14 – 49
HR – 4-6-16-3 – 29