Who: No.2 seed Emmaus (18-2) vs No.1 seed Parkland (18-0)
What: District XI Class 3A Championship
When/where: Thursday 7 p.m./Liberty HS
What’s at stake: District XI Championship. Both teams are head to PIAA Tournament. District 11 champ gets winner of District 3 third-place (Cedar Crest or Warwick); District 11 runner-up get District 2 champ (Delaware Valley or Wilkes-Barre Area)
Coverage: Twitter (@Emmaussports.com)
How they got here: Emmaus defeated Dieruff 3-1 in quarterfinals and Nazareth 3-1 in semis; Parkland had a 1st Round Bye, defeated Whitehall 3-0 in semis
Coaches: Emmaus – Jeff Elsea (2nd year); Parkland – Scott Trumbauer (22nd year)
Head-to-head matchup: Parkland 2-0 (swept regular-season 3-0; won EPC championship 3-1)
Key players: Emmaus: Jr. MB Jametric Harris (1st Team EPC), Jr. Setter Cooper Henseler (MVP EPC), Sr. OH Logan Dougherty (1st Team EPC), Soph. MB Colin Holden, Jr. OH Cael Kratzer, SR. OH Johnny Cannone, Jr. Libero Kyle Long, Sr. MB Lucas Mondin, Sr. DS Brian Cobb
Parkland: Sr. OH Chase Robbins (1st Team), Jr. MH Luke Smith (2nd Team), Jr. Libero Ahmad Jaffer (3rd Team), Jr. setter Will Stiles (3rd Team), Soph. OH Josh Nation (3rd Team)
District XI Champs (Last 5 years):
2022 – Northampton def. Parkland 3-1
2021 – Parkland def. Emmaus 3-1
2020 – No season
2019 – Whitehall def. Parkland 3-0
2018 – Emmaus defeated Whitehall 3-0