Matchup: Pocono Mountain East (3-0) vs Emmaus (1-2)
When/Where: Friday 7 p.m., EPSD Stadium
Coverage: LIVE Internet webcast: The Eastern Pa. Sports Network (Pregame: 6:30 p.m.). Link: https://easternpasportsnet1.mixlr.com/events/5317959
Last meeting: 2023 (Emmaus won 41-0)
Last week: Pocono Mountain East defeated Allen 24-20; Emmaus defeated Scranton 42-0
Coaches: Pocono Mountain East: Dustin Thomas (2nd season); Emmaus: Harold Fairclough (11th season)
Players to keep an eye on:
PM East – Sr. QB Ceejay Serfass (37 of 62, 408 yards, 6 TD/1 Int), Sr. RB Evan Garrett (46 car., 370 yards, 6 TD), Jr. WR Prince Albino (14 rec., 214 yards, 3 TD), Soph. WR Elijah Jewell (8-104-1), Soph. LB Ben Surovcik, Sr. LB Evan Garrett
Emmaus – Jr. QB Kellen Hafner (30 of 63, 385 yards, 2 TD/2 Int), Sr. WR/LB Jamaad Sanders (6 rec., 82 yards), Sr. TE/LB Mason Lenig (leading tackler – 24), Sr. OL/DL Mason Weber, Sr. RB/FS Anthony Attar (37 car., 208 yards, 3 TD), Jr. WR/LB Nik Castro, Jr. WR Jacques Pletz (7 rec., 84 yards, TD)
GAME NOTES – Coming off their first win of the season last week – 42-0 over Scranton – Emmaus looks to win its second straight hosting a PM East squad that is undefeated and coming off its best season in school history (8-4) … The Hornets put up over 500 yards in total offense and had six different players score touchdowns … Manolo Bermudez ran for a career-high 186 yards and a TD on just 10 carries. Hafner threw a pair of TD passes …Defensively, Emmaus held Scranton to just 102 totals yards … PME remained unbeaten on the season after earning a hard fought four-point win over Allen. QB Serfass is one of the top signal callers in the league and leads the Cardinals offense. PME wins have come against Dieruff (42-0) and Bangor (34-7)