Matchup: No.5 seed Emmaus (8-3) vs No. 1 seed Parkland (9-1)
When/Where: Friday/Orefield Middle School
Time: 7:05 p.m. (6:30 p.m. pregame show)
What’s on the line: Winner advances to District XI 6A Championship vs winner No.2 Northampton/No.3 Freedom
Coverage: Internet radio (www.easternpasportsnetwork.com), Twitter (@Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Football)
Coaches: Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 6th season, 42-18); Parkland: (Tim Moncman, 6th season, 53-15)
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, def. Nazareth 35-7, lost to Easton 17-13, lost to Parkland 25-14, def. Nazareth 20-19 …..
Parkland def. Easton 24-21, def. Nazareth 43-40, def. Freedom 19-15, lost to CCHS 14-7, def. Whitehall 27-7, def. ESS 43-24, def. Becahi 35-7, def. Liberty 22-10, def. Emmaus 25-14, def. PM West 42-13
Points per game – Em 332 (30 ppg), Park 287 (28)
Points against – Em 105 (9.5), Park 165 (16.5)
Players to keep an eye on: Emmaus – Soph. QB Josiah Williams (86-182, 1,486 yards, 13 TD/10 Int), Jr. RB Tylik Jarvis (59 car., 474 yards, 6 TD), Sr. Jaiden Robinson (26 recept., 392 yards, 5 TD), Sr. RB/LB Jared Groller (58 car., 285, 10 TDs), Sr. RB Sam Moratori (45 car., 454 yards, 3 TD), Jr. LB Aidan Garrett, Sr. OL Dylan McHugh, WR Chase Fotta (12 recept., 304 yards)
Parkland – Sr. HB Dahlir Adams (248 car., 1,196 yards, 16 TD), Soph. QB Luke Spang (69 of 122, 890 yards, 10 TD/5 Int), Sr. TE/LB Nico Medlar, (72 tackles) Soph. WR Trey Tremba (28 rec., 336 yards, 4 TD), Jr. WR/S Jack Harrison (20 rec., 215 yards, 4), Sr. DE Brock Boyer (43 tackles), Sr. T/DT Noah Rode (38 tackles)
EXTRA POINTS – Emmaus and Parkland are meeting for the second time in three weeks with a berth in the finals on the line. The Trojans won the first meeting in a driving rain storm jumping out to a quick 18-0 lead before settling for a 25-14 victory … The Hornets are coming off a dramatic 20-19 come-from-behind win in the last Friday’s quarterfinal round win at Nazareth, while Parkland rolled to a 42-13 victory over PM West … In the last six meetings between the two rivals have they’ve split the series 3-3 … The last time Emmaus reached the district final was back in 2018 when they lost to Freedom in the finals 49-17….Nazareth was the two-time defending 6A champs before last week’s loss to the Hornets