A total of seven different players scored goals in Emmaus’ non-league victory over Boyertown on Saturday morning, but no Hornet had quite the effort that Gabe Chies put forward.
It was a memorable performance that the senior won’t soon forget.
Chies tallied four goals to go along with six assists – both career-highs – all part of a career-best 10-point game as Emmaus defeated the Bears 12-11 in a matchup that Hornets head coach Justin Fuhrman described as a “very physical game, with a lot of penalties.”
The Hornets, who were coming off a tough 21-4 loss to rival Central Catholic on Tuesday, had trailed 11-10 with three minutes left in regulation but were able to rally with a pair of goals and then run out the clock and celebrate the victory.
With the win, Emmaus improves to 6-7 overall and it also marks the first time that the Hornets have won a non-league game after going winless in their previous four.
Senior Kaleb Mains, who earlier this week reached a personal milestone with his 100th career point, added his 26th and 27th goals of the season in the win, while freshman Alex Younker also added a pair of scores. Another freshman, Dylan Maloney, also had a big game with a four-point effort (1 goal/3 assists).
In goal, senior Jack Sullivan “was huge” according to Fuhrman coming up with a career-best 15 saves. At the faceoff X, junior Collin Garrett won 14 of 25.
Emmaus will be back in action on Tuesday at 4 p.m. as they travel to Moravian Academy (5-4) for a non-league game.
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Emmaus 12, Boyertown 11
Boy – 4-7 – 11
Em – 6-6 – 12
Scoring:
Boy – N/A
Em – Gabe Chies 4g/6a, Kaleb Mains 2g, Alex Younker 2g, Dylan Maloney 1g/3a, James Schauer 1g, Anthony Attar 1g, Jewlien Torres 1g, Colin Garrett 14/25 FO, Aiden Issler 0/2