Who – No. 5 seed Emmaus (10-9 overall) vs No. 4 seed Nazareth (11-7)
What – District XI 3A Tournament
When/Where – Thursday 5 p.m./Nazareth HS
What’s at stake – A berth in the District XI semis vs No. 1 seed Easton on May 19
Coaches – Emmaus: Justin Fuhrman (3rd year); Nazareth: Scott Siegmund
Players to watch: Emmaus – Soph. Alex Younker (39g/12a), Soph. Dylan Maloney (28/28/2nd Team EPC), Soph. Greyson Schmidt (28/10), Sr. Colin Garrett (14/9/65% FO), Jr. Anthony Attar (30/19), Sr. Aiden Issler (2nd Team EPC), Jr. Reiken Bechtel, Fr. Max Weber, Fr. GK Liam Lewis (148 saves)
Nazareth – Sr. Ryan Kane (59g/10a/1st Team EPC), Jr. Kellan Tomko (32/16/), Jr. Owen Hanzl (30/35/2nd Team), Sr. Cole Kondash (2nd Team), Sr. Daniel Smith (1st Team) Fr. Connor Reilly (29/13), Jr. GK Nate Orlando
GAME NOTES – Emmaus and Nazareth meet for the second consecutive season in districts with the Blue Eagles winning last year’s matchup, 11-10 as time expired … The Hornets defeated Nazareth during the regular season 9-8 in double overtime back on April 9 at Memorial Field … Emmaus has been playing its best lacrosse of the season down the stretch in a pair of one-goal losses to rival Parkland (10-9) and against Easton (14-13) in the EPC semifinals on May 9 …The Hornets last D11 title came back in the 2021 season … Nazareth has been off for an extended period of time not playing since a14-4 loss to Easton back on April 30.
District XI Champs (Last 5 years)
2025 – Easton
2024 – Easton
2023 – Freedom
2022 – Freedom
2021 – Emmaus