Matchup: No. 8 seed Emmaus (4-6) vs No. 1 seed Easton (10-0)
When/Where: Friday 7 p.m./Cottingham Stadium
Coverage: LIVE Internet webcast: The Eastern Pa. Sports Network (Pregame: 6:40 p.m.); https://easternpasportsnet1.mixlr.com/events/4631228
What’s on the line: Winner advances to the semifinals next Friday vs winner No. 4 Liberty/No. 5 Freedom
Coaches: Emmaus: Harold Fairclough (10th season); Easton: Matt Senneca (3rd season)
Results to date – Emmaus – lost to Neshaminy 30-0, lost to Becahi 35-14, defeated Reading 41-14, defeated Stroudsburg 48-10, lost to Easton 42-7, lost to CCHS 28-14, lost to Whitehall 38-31, defeated Dieruff 42-7, defeated Allen 42-6, lost to Parkland 34-13
Easton – defeated CB West 26-20, defeated Spring-Ford 36-3, defeated Erasmus Hall (NY) 44-32, defeated BC 35-9, defeated Emmaus 42-7, defeated Stroudsburg 62-0, defeated Northampton 48-28, defeated Liberty 23-20, defeated Freedom 17-14, defeated Nazareth 51-14
Players to keep an eye on:
Emmaus – Sr. QB Jerek Cooper (36 of 88, 487 yards, 4 TD/8 Int; 93 car., 782 yards, 8 TD), Jr. RB/LB Jay Santos (996 yards/16 TD), Jr., Sr. OL/DL Robert Edwards (71 tackles/1st Team EPC All Def.), Sr. OL/DL Brody McHugh (2nd Team EPC), Jr. TE/LB Mason Lenig (7 rec., 91 yards/2nd Team EPC), Sr. WR Jamaad Sanders (10 rec.., 220 yards), Sr. OL/DL Asher Dougherty (50 tackles)
Easton – Sr. QB Cole Ordway (71 of 110, 992 yards, 14 TD/4 Int., 151 car., 1,468 yards, 29 TD) Sr. RB Chris Martinez (1,061 yards/5 TD), Sr. WR Andrew Biddle (34 rec., 403 yds, 2 TD), Jr. Jr. WR/CB Sean McPeek (9-263-4), Sr. LB Sean Kilpatrick (76 tackles)
GAME NOTES: Emmaus and Easton meet for the second time this season with a berth in the District XI semifinals on the line. The two teams met earlier this season with the Red Rovers rolling to a 42-7 win … The Hornets are appearing in the district playoffs for the 10th straight season. A year ago, Emmaus defeated Nazareth in the quarterfinals 35-0 before stunning Easton on their home field in the semifinals. The Hornets then lost to rival Parkland in the finals 17-3 … Easton last won a district title in 2010. Emmaus is still searching for its first in program history.