Matchup: District 11 champ Emmaus (25-1) vs District 3 champ Manheim Township (25-1-1)
When/Where: Saturday, November 18 @ 3 p.m./Cumberland Valley High School, Mechanicsburg
Coaches: Emmaus – Sue Butz-Stavin (48th year); Manheim Township – Jessica Shellenberger
What’s on the line: The PIAA Class 3A State Championship
Coverage: LIVE The Eastern Pa Sports Network (2:40 p.m. pregame) …….LINK: https://easternpasportsnet1.mixlr.com/events/2922851
How they got here: Emmaus defeated Methacton 3-2 OT, Wyoming Valley West 7-1 and Lower Dauphin 2-0; Manheim Township defeated Avon Grove 5-0, Parkland 6-0, Warwick 7-0
Probable starters: Emmaus: Sr. F Melea Weber (65g/26a), Sr. GK Emma Cari (19 shutouts/87% save), Jr. MF Autum Kernechel (6g/24a), Sr. MF Jordyn Poll, Soph. B Morgan Orobono, Sr. B Autumn Held (13g/12a), Sr. MF Haley Kvacky (12g/18a), Jr. F Emmy Horner (20g/18a), Sr. B Sara Schaffer, Soph. MF Avery Burnett, Fr. F Gracie Huffer.
Manheim Township key players: Sr. Brenna Campagna (19g/17a, Wake Forest commit), Jr. Brooke Weaver (15g/25a, Penn St), Sr. Calli Campagna (11g/7a, University of Cincinnati – Lacrosse), Jr. Sarah Ebersole (17g/5a), Sr. Nia Mountis (10g/7a, IUP), Jr. Grace Clawson, Sr. GK Zoe Caloviras (14 shutouts, Alvernia)
GAME NOTES: It’s a battle of district champs for playing for the state championship as Emmaus takes on Manheim Township. Both teams have 25 wins and 1 loss on the season and both have been impressive in the state tournament with the Hornets outscoring their opponents 12-3 while the Blue Streaks have not allowed a goal in outscoring their foes 18-0 … Emmaus is in search of its 15th state title in program history and third in the last four years, while Manheim Township is appearing for the first time ….The Hornets defeated Lower Dauphin 1-0 in the 2021 finals and Central Dauphin 4-0 in 2020 ….Both teams entered the season highly-ranked with the Hornets No. 5 and the Blue Streaks No.14 according to Maxfieldhockey.com