Who: District 11 champ Emmaus (16-3) vs District 3 third place Hempfield (18-1)
What: PIAA Class 3A State Volleyball Tournament
When/Where: Tuesday 6 p.m./Emmaus High School
What’s on the line: Winner advances to the quarterfinals on Saturday to take on either District 1 champ North Penn or District 3 fourth place Central Dauphin
Coverage: LIVE on The Eastern Pa Sports Network (Pre-match: 5:45 p.m.). Listen: https://easternpasportsnet1.mixlr.com/events/5078181
Coaches: Emmaus – Chris Miller (1st year); Hempfield – Kenny Eiser
Key players: Emmaus – Jr. OH Miles Boulrice (EPC MVP), Sr. RS Bilaal Kerim (1st Team), Sr. S Ben Skekel (1st Team), Sr. OH Grayson Answini (3rd Team), Sr. Lib Jesse Owusu, Soph. MB Kai Lipski, Soph. MB Chris Romig
Hempfield – Sr. OH George Agadis (Section 1 MVP), Sr. OPP/OH Mason Koehler, Sr. OH Cam Crawford, Sr. MB Chase Crawford, Sr. MB Spencer Troyer, Sr. L/DS Ethan Ashba, Sr. S/OH Marcel Boyreau
PREVIEW – Coming off of winning their second straight District XI title, the Hornets now turn their attention towards states and a tough opening round matchup vs Hempfield. This is the second consecutive season that Emmaus has hosted a first round game, A year ago, the Hornets lost in five sets to Governor Mifflin. Emmaus’ last win in in states came back in 2023 as they went on the road and swept Delaware Valley 3-0 … Hempfield is appearing in states first time since 2021… The Black Knights have won 10 state titles, the last coming in 2016.