Matchup: Emmaus (7-1) vs Easton (3-5)
When/Where: Friday/Cottingham Stadium
Time: 7 p.m.
Coverage: LIVE Internet webcast: http://mixlr.com/easternpasportsnet/events/football-emmaus-vs-easton. Pregame: 6:30 p.m.
Coaches: Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 7th season, 50-20); Easton: (Jeff Braido, 6th season)
Points for: Em 36.3, Ea 24.6
Points against: Em 11.3, Ea 24.3
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 … Easton: lost to Parkland 42-0, lost to Freedom 33-20, lost to CCHS 27-7, lost to Whitehall 37-14, def. Allen 62-21, def. PME 54-0, lost to Becahi 28-14, def. Liberty 26-7
Players to keep an eye on: Emmaus – Sr. QB Jacob Fotta (63 of 94, 1,115 yards, 15 TD, 1 Int), Sr. RB Tylik Jarvis (103 rushes, 588 yards, 6 TD), Sr. WR Dylan Darville (36 rec., 608 yards, 8 TD), Sr. WR Chase Fotta (15-399-5), Sr LB Aidan Garrett, Sr FS Ryan DeJohn, Jr LB John Wassel, Jr. LB Reilly Bechtel, JR OL/DL Mario Landino
Easton: So. QB Joseph Martinez (60 of 98, 624 yards, 8 TD, 8 Int), Sr. RB Aidan Hutchison (82-548-7), Soph. RB William Day (62-423-4), Sr. RB JV Johnson (49-378-2), Sr. WR JuJu Fears (31-402-6),
GAME NOTES: The Hornets look to return to their winning ways after suffering their first loss of the season last Friday at Nazareth, 20-14 …This is the final road game of the regular-season and with a win Emmaus can all but lockup the No.1 seed in the upcoming District XI 6A playoffs … Easton has played better after an 0-4 start to the season, winning three of their last four games, although the wins have come against three teams a combined 3-21 …The Red Rovers have won the past three meetings in this matchup. The Hornets last win came in 2018 in the District XI Semifinals (31-24) at EPSD Stadium. The last time Emmaus won at Cottingham Stadium was back in 2016 (17-6)