Matchup: Nazareth (5-2) vs Emmaus (6-1)
When/Where: Friday/East Penn SD Stadium
Time: 7:05 p.m. (6:30 p.m. pregame show)
Coverage: Internet radio (www.easternpasportsnetwork.com), Twitter (@Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Football)
Coaches: Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 6th season, 40-16); Nazareth (Tom Falzone, 8th season, 48-35)
Results to date: Emmaus def. Stroudsburg 51-0, def. Freedom 13-6; lost to CCHS 21-0, def. Whitehall 26-7, def. ES North 84-0, def. Becahi 41-3, def. Liberty 35-0 …..Nazareth – def. ES North 57-0, def. Dieruff 43-6, lost to Parkland 43-40, def. Becahi 42-41, lost to Freedom 38-21, def. Liberty 17-6, def. CCHS 18-0
Players to keep an eye on: Emmaus – Soph. QB Josiah Williams (66-108, 1,035 yards, 9 TD/7 Int), Jr. RB Tylik Jarvis (48 car., 451 yards, 6 TD), Sr. Jaiden Robinson (20 recept., 294 yards, 4 TD), Sr. RB/LB Jared Groller (7 TDs) , Jr. LB Aidan Garrett, Sr. OL Dylan McHugh
Nazareth – Jr. QB/DB Sonny Sasso (93-150, 1286 yards, 12 TD/6 Int ), Sr RB/LB Tyler Rohn (123 car., 585 yards, 10 TD), Soph. WR/DB Mason Kuehner (27 rec., 371 yards, 3 TD), Sr WR/DB Joe Hilarczyk (18-226-3)
NOTES: Emmaus returns home riding a four-game win streak after a 35-0 rout over Liberty last week, posting its third shutout of the season, while Nazareth enters winners’ of two straight following their 18-0 win over CCHS ….The two teams currently sit No.4 (Emmaus) and No.5 (Nazareth) in the latest District XI 6A standings …Defensively, Emmaus has only been allowing 5.3 ppg and has given up just one TD in its last four games ….Offensively, the Hornets are averaging nearly 36 ppg ….The last time these two met was back in 2019 with Nazareth prevailing 36-24 at Emmaus. The Hornets defeated the Blue Eagles twice in 2018 (43-42 and 55-40 in districts)
EPC Standings:
South Div – Emmaus 6-1, Parkland 5-1, Nazareth 5-2, Freedom 5-2, Easton 3-2, CCHS 4-3, Whitehall 3-3, BC 2-4, Liberty 1-6
North Div – Northampton 7-0, Pleasant Valley 4-2, ESS 4-3, PMW 4-3, Stroudsburg 3-4, PME 1-4, Dieruff 1-5, ESN 0-6, Allen 0-7