Matchup: No. 6 seed East Stroudsburg South (11-8) vs No. 3 seed Emmaus (15-3-1), District XI 4A Quarterfinals
When/Where: Wednesday 7 p.m./Memorial Field
What’s on the line: A berth in the District XI Semis on November 1 vs winner of No.2 Northampton/No.7 Freedom
Coverage: Twitter (@Emmaussports.com)
Coaches: ES South – Dan Lewis; Emmaus – John Cari (18th season)
Head-to-Head – Emmaus won 3-1 at ES South on October 14
Probables – Emmaus – Jr. Ryan Kiernan (11 goals), Sr. Ryan Latchford (3g), Sr. Blaise Verrastro (6g), Sr. GK Max McGrath, Jr. Def. Preston Eshelman, Sr. Def. Aivan Delgado, Soph. Def. Brayden Dang, Sr. MF Zach Bernhart, Sr. F Ty Sommer, Soph. MF Callum Harvey, Sr. F Owen Moyer
ES South key players – Sr. MF Tobias Golab (1st Team EPC), Sr. Def. Noah Bowers (2nd Team), Sr. F Jonathan Klu (3rd Team)
CORNER KICKS — Emmaus is the three-time defending District XI champion and is looking for their fourth straight and 19th title overall in program history. The Hornets have appeared in the finals an incredible 11 straight seasons …Emmaus hasn’t played since a 1-0 loss to Whitehall on October 15 in the EPC quarterfinals. Likewise, ES South has also been off the same amount of time after dropping a 2-1 overtime decision to Parkland… Emmaus has been held scoreless in its last two games … Defensively, the Hornets have allowed just six goals on the season while posting 13 shutouts … Emmaus coach John Cari is one win away from 300 in his coaching career
District XI 4A Playoffs (Wednesday, Oct. 26):
No.8 Easton @ No.1 Parkland
No.7 Freedom @ No.2 Northampton
No.6 ES South @ No.3 Emmaus
No.5 Pleasant Valley @ No.4 Nazareth
Semis: November 1
Finals: November 3