Boys Lacrosse – Hornets looking for a little bit of payback as they face Nazareth in District XI opener on Thursday. PREVIEW

What: District XI Class 3A Quarterfinals

Who: No. 5 seed Emmaus (9-9) vs No. 4 seed Nazareth (12-7)

When: Thursday, May 15 @ 6 p.m. @ Nazareth HS

What’s at stake: Winner advances to the semis vs No. 1 seed Easton

Head-to-Head: Nazareth won 14-3 on April 8

Coaches – Emmaus: Justin Fuhrman (2nd season); Nazareth: Scott Siegmund

Impact players – Em: Sr. Kaleb Mains (46g/13a, 1st Team EPC), Sr. Def. Reilly Bechtel (1st Team EPC), Sr. Gabe Chies (25/20), Fr. Alex Younker (16/13), Sr. Jewlien Torres (16/2), Sr. GK Jack Sullivan (125 saves)

Naz – Sr. Blake Smith (51g/14a), Sr. Anthony DiFrancesco (41/26), Soph. Owen Hanzl (35/34), LSM Daniel Smith (2nd Team EPC), Jr. MF Ryan Kane (36/15, 2nd Team EPC), Def. Porter Sussick (2nd Team EPC), Soph. Nate Orlando (231 saves)

District XI 3A Playoffs:

Thurs., May 15

#6 Freedom @ #3 Parkland, 6 pm

#5 Emmaus @ #4 Nazareth, 6 pm

Tues., May 20 (Semis @ Northampton)

#2 Del Val vs winner Free/Park, 5 pm

#1 Easton vs winner Em/Naz, 7 pm

Thurs., May 22 (Finals @ Lehigh Univ., 7 pm)