Matchup: Bethlehem Catholic (2-3) vs Emmaus (4-1)
When/Where: Friday/East Penn SD Stadium
Time: 7 p.m. (6:30 p.m. pregame show)
Coverage: Internet radio (www.easternpasportsnetwork.com), Twitter (@Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Football)
Coaches: Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 6th season, 38-16); Becahi – Kyle Haas (1st 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 …. Becahi lost to Northampton 17-14, lost to Whitehall 49-14, def. PM West 55-7, lost to Nazareth 42-41, def. Liberty 28-21
Players to keep an eye on: Emmaus – Soph. QB Josiah Williams (42-81, 552 yards, 5 TD/5 Int), Jr. RB Tylik Jarvis (43 car., 383 yards, 6 TD), Sr. Jaiden Robinson (13 recept., 215 yards, 3 TD), Sr. LB Jared Groller, Jr. LB Aidan Garrett, Sr. OL Dylan McHugh
Becahi – Sr. QB Jared Richardson (85-125, 963 yards, 6 TD, 2 Int/39 car., 238 yards, 5 TD), Jr. RB Zyaire Morris (90 car., 368 yards, 6 TD), Jr. Jaiden Ellis-Lahey (31 recept., 396 yards, 2 TD), Jr. Jamel Clements (11-102), Sr. OT Justin Kanyuk, Jr. Antonio Ramos-Dobbins
Game notes: Emmaus returns home after its 84-0 rout over winless East Stroudsburg North last Friday. The 84 points scored was the most by the Hornets since a 77-13 win at Dieruff back in 2016. The Hornets have won 3 of the past 4 meetings vs Becahi, including the most recent meeting in 2019 (27-13) ….
EPC Standings:
South Div – CCHS 4-1, Emmaus 4-1, Parkland 3-1, Whitehall 3-1, Nazareth 3-2, Freedom 3-2, Easton 2-2, BC 2-3, Liberty 1-4
North Div – Northampton 5-0, ESS 4-1, Pleasant Valley 3-1, S’burg 2-3, PME 1-3, PMW 2-3, ESN 0-4, Dieruff 0-5, Allen 0-5