Emmaus 51, Dieruff 41 (Friday)
Recap >> Playing without a couple of starters, short-handed Emmaus found itself in a battle on Friday on the road against a Dieruff team that had started the season 2-0 after a pair of victories.
With senior Dylan Darville away on a college visit and classmate Chase Muckey sidelined with an ankle injury, the Hornets led by just three at the halftime break (22-19) and found themselves tied with the Huskies with a little over six minutes remaining in regulation.
But thanks to the second half heroics of junior Will Barber, Emmaus was able to pull away late and pick up a good road win which helped them improve to 2-0 in the EPC and 3-1 overall.
Barber, who was held to just five points in the first half, wound up scoring nearly half of his team’s offensive production by night’s end as he finished with a game-high 25 points, 20 coming in the second half.
Barber was the only Hornet to reach double figures in the win. Junior Jametric Harris, who was coming off a career-high 24 point effort on Tuesday in a win over Allen, chipped in eight points while junior Teague McCourt also played well with six points.
Dieruff suffered its first loss of the season after a pair of wins over Hazleton and Easton. The Huskies (2-1) were led in scoring by Xion Chapman who had 13 points. Jayden Walker chipped in with 10.
Em – Will Barber 8 6-7 25, Teague McCourt 2 2-3 6, Jametric Harris 4 0-3 8, Jack Csensits 1 0-0 2, Dom Nunez 1 0-0 2, Jake Fotta 1 0-0 2, Jeremy Ko 0 1-2 1, Jackson Lake 1 1-1 3, Jack Curley-Katrishen 1 0-3 2, Rafael Terrero 0 0-0 0. Totals: FG 19, FT 10-19, 3s – 3 (Barber 3)
Die – Xion Chapman 5 2-6 13, Buster Fallah 1 1-2 3, Jayden Walker 1 8-9 10, Kenyata Moore 2 0-0 4, Austin Pearsall 3 0-0 9, Diaz 1 2-2 4. Totals: FG 13, FT 11-13, 3s – 4 (Pearsall 3, Chapman)
Em – 10-12-13-16 – 51
Die – 5-14-10-12 – 41
Emmaus 74, Owen J. Roberts 52 (Saturday)
RECAP >> The Hornets picked up their second road win in less than 24 hours on Saturday night rolling to a 22-point non-league victory over Owen J. Roberts from the Pioneer Athletic Conference.
Three different players scored in double figures led by junior Will Barber who had a team-high 21 points. Classmate Jametric Harris added 19 points, while senior Jake Fotta had a career-high 15.
Owen J. Roberts (1-2) was led by senior Tyler Rossi who had a game-high 27 points, 22 coming in the first half.
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Emmaus 24-20-15-15 – 74
OJR – 15-14-11-12 – 52
Em – Will Barber 8 4-4 21, Teague McCourt 2 0-0 5, Jametric Harris 9 0-0 19, Jake Fotta 6 1-2 15, Pacey Santos 1 0-0 3, Dom Nunez 0 1-2 1, Aiden Santos 0 0-2 0, Jack Csensits 1 2-4 4, Jeremy Ko 1 0-0 2, Jack Curley-Katrishen 0 0-1 0, Jackson Lake 1 0-1 2, Rafael Terrero 1 0-0 2. Totals: FG 30, FT 8-16, 3s – 6 (Fotta 2, McCourt, Barber, Harris, Pacey Santos)
OJR – N/A