Who: Emmaus (14-7) vs Parkland (20-0)
What: District XI Class 3A Tournament (Championship)
When: Thursday 7 p.m., Lehigh University
What’s at stake: Winner claims district championship and berth into PIAA State Tournament
Coverage: Twitter (@Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Lacrosse)
How they got here: Emmaus defeated Freedom 14-2 and Delaware Valley 9-1; Parkland defeated Easton 10-4
Head-to-Head: Parkland won 9-8 and 9-5
Coaches – Emmaus – Desi Gonzalez (2nd year): Parkland – Mike Bender (1st year, former Emmaus grad)
Emmaus – Key players: Emmaus Jr. Michael Leschinsky (44 goals/1st Team EPC), Sr. Bailey O’Connor (35 goals/1st Team EPC), Sr. LSM Devon Boyko (1st Team EPC), Sr. Evan Bhagat (31 goals/2nd Team EPC), Sr. Sam Conway (28 goals), Soph. GK Ben Franco, Soph. Zach Whalen (17 goals), Jr. Grant Hawkins, Sr. Def. Ryan Thomas
Parkland – Sr. James Cipolla (52 goals, 32 assists, EPC MVP), Sr. Greg Santa-Anna (42 goals, 34 assists, 1st Team EPC), Jr. Zach Poremba (33 goals), Sr. Eli Fisher (22 goals), Soph. Will Filipovits (18 goals, 2nd Team EPC), Matt Geroulo (15 goals, 8 assists), Sr. Def. Alex Albertson, Sr. Def. Dylan Rahm, Sr. GK James McLaughlin
NOTES – Emmaus meets their rival Parkland for the third time this season and for the third consecutive year in the District XI championship game …The Trojans have owned this series recently having won the last 9 meetings and 12 of the last 13 match-ups since 2015, including both regular-season meetings this season and last year’s district final 13-5 …..Emmaus’ last district title came back in 2015 when they defeated Southern Lehigh 9-8 in triple overtime under then head coach Scott Ketcham. It was the third straight title for the Hornets who also claimed gold in 2014 and 2013