Matchup: No. 5 seed Emmaus (7-3) vs No. 4 seed Nazareth (7-3), District XI Class 6A Quarterfinals
When/Where: Friday/Andrew S. Leh Stadium, Nazareth
Time: 7:05 p.m. (6:30 p.m. pregame show)
What’s on the line: Winner advances to the semifinals on Friday, November 11 to take on winner of No.1 Parkland/No.8 PM West
Coverage: Internet radio (www.easternpasportsnetwork.com), Twitter (@Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Football)
Coaches: Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 6th season), Nazareth (Tom Falzone, 8th season)
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.
Nazareth – def. ES North 57-0, def. Dieruff 43-6, lost to Parkland 43-40, def. Becahi 42-41, lost to Freedom 38-21, def. Liberty 17-6, def. CCHS 18-0, lost to Emmaus 35-7, def. Whitehall 35-14, def. Easton 16-9
Players to keep an eye on: Emmaus – Soph. QB Josiah Williams (84 of 174, 1,350 yards, 12 TD/8 Int), Jr. RB Tylik Jarvis (57 car., 489 yards, 6 TD), Sr. Jaiden Robinson (27 recept., 433 yards, 5 TD), Sr. RB/LB Jared Groller (9TDs), Jr. LB Aidan Garrett (67 tackles), Sr. OL Dylan McHugh
Nazareth – Jr. QB/DB Sonny Sasso (122 of 200, 1731 yards, 15 TD, 7 Int), Sr RB/LB Tyler Rohn (195 car., 865 yards, 13 TD), Soph. WR/DB Mason Kuehner (42 rec., 654 yards, 6 TD), Sr WR/DB Joe Hilarczyk (28-391-2)
NOTES: Emmaus and Nazareth meet for the second time this season. Back on October 15 at EPSD Stadium, the Hornets rolled to a 35-7 win over the Blue Eagles. Sr. Jared Groller scored a pair of TDs and 82 yards on the ground to go along with eight tackles on the other side of the ball. Classmate Sam Moratori also had a big game with a career-high 116 yards on the ground, including a 84-yard TD run ….The Hornets have lost two straight to close out the regular-season and will be looking for their first win in districts since 2018 when they defeated Nazareth 55-40 …. Since losign to Emmaus, Nazareth has won two straight with wins over Whitehall and Easton … Emmaus has won 4 of the past 5 matchups in this series, including victories at Nazareth back in 2018 and 2017