Matchup: Parkland (6-3) vs Emmaus (8-1)
When/Where: Friday/East Penn SD Stadium
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Coverage: LIVE internet webcast: http://mixlr.com/easternpasportsnet/events/football-parkland-vs-emmaus, Pregame: 6:30 p.m.
Coaches: Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 7th season, 51-20); Parkland: (Tim Moncman, 7th season, 59-19)
Points for: Em 36.3, Park 34
Points against: Em 12.4, Park 15.7
Results to date: Emmaus def. Freedom 19-13, CCHS 12-7, Whitehall 27-19, def. ESN 70-6, def Becahi 42-12, def. Stroudsburg 51-14, def. Liberty 49-0, lost to Nazareth 20-14, def. Easton 42-21 … Parkland def. Easton 42-0, lost to Nazareth 28-10, def. Freedom 21-13, lost to CCHS 21-14, lost to Whitehall 32-31, def. PV 38-7, def. ESS 57-8, def. Becahi 38-14, def. Liberty 56-19
Players to keep an eye on: Emmaus – Sr. QB Jacob Fotta (95 of 145, 1,627 yards, 18 TD, 2 Int), Sr. RB Tylik Jarvis (115 rushes, 616 yards, 6 TD), Sr. WR Dylan Darville (45 rec., 832 yards, 10 TD), Sr. WR Chase Fotta (16-406-5), Sr LB Aidan Garrett, Sr FS Ryan DeJohn, Jr LB John Wassel, Jr. LB Reilly Bechtel, JR OL/DL Mario Landino
Parkland – Jr. QB Luke Spang (71 of 110, 1,099 yards, 10 TD, 2 Int), Jr. RB/DB Trey Tremba (123 rushes, 737 yards, 13 TD), Fr. RB/DB Marquez Wimberly (57-312-5), Sr. WR/DB Jack Harrison (24 rec., 427 yards, 2 TD), Sr. WR/DB Nakhi Bullock (16-262-3), Jr. OL/DL Russell Clark (51 tackles), Sr. LB Victor Pagan (49 Tkl), Sr. DB Mason Hollis (45 Tkl), Sr. K Gryffin Mitstifer (6 of 8 FG, 38/39 XPTs)
GAME NOTES: After being on the road the past two weeks the Hornets return home for the final regular-season game hosting archrival Parkland on Senior Night … Both teams are coming off wins last week – Emmaus 42-21 over Easton and the Trojans 56-19 vs Liberty … With a win tonight, the Hornets can secure the No.1 seed for the District XI Class 6A playoffs … Emmaus and Parkland met twice last season with the Trojans winning the regular-season meeting (25-14) and the Hornets ending Parkland’s season in districts (21-14) … Emmaus has won 3 of the past 5 matchups … This is the first time since 2018 that the two teams are meeting at EPSD Stadium
District XI Rankings – 6A
- EMMAUS 8-1
- Nazareth 8-1
- Northampton 9-0
- Freedom 7-2
- Parkland 6-3
- Hazleton 7-2
- Stroudsburg 6-3
- Wilkes-Barre 5-4