Matchup: Emmaus (5-1) vs Liberty (1-5)
When/Where: Friday/BASD 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, 39-16); Liberty: (Shawn Daignault, 1st season 1-5)
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 ….
Liberty – def. ESS 24-16, lost to CCHS 14-7, lost to Whitehall 30-6, lost to Stroudsburg 23-22, lost to BC 28-21, lost to Nazareth 17-6
Players to keep an eye on: Emmaus – Soph. QB Josiah Williams (58-92, 836 yards, 8 TD/6 Int), Jr. RB Tylik Jarvis (48 car., 451 yards, 6 TD), Sr. Jaiden Robinson (16 recept., 242 yards, 3 TD), Sr. RB/LB Jared Groller (5 TDs) , Jr. LB Aidan Garrett, Sr. OL Dylan McHugh
Liberty – Jr. QB Tommy Mason (60-140, 990 yards, 8 TD, 13 Int), Sr. RB/LB Kyndred Wright (81-505-3), Jr. WR/DB Karim Brice (26-480-4), Jr. S Nico Sciarra (42.5 tackles), Sr. Keegan Corr (34.5 tackles)
Game notes: Emmaus is riding a three-game win streak off an impressive 41-3 win over Becahi last week. The Hornets totalled nearly 500 yards of total offense with soph. QB Josiah Williams having a career-night with 3 TD passes. Defensively, Emmaus allowed just a field goal and has surrendered only one TD in its last three games ….Liberty has dropped five straight following its 17-6 loss to Nazareth last Saturday. The Hurricane have lost three games by single digits in losses to CCHS, Stroudsburg and Becahi ….Liberty went winless a year ago (0-6) and hasn’t had a winning season since 2015 (8-4) ….Former Emmaus coach Joe Bottiglieri is the defensive coordinator at Liberty …
EPC Standings:
South Div – EMMAUS 5-1, Parkland 4-1, CCHS 4-2, Nazareth 4-2, Freedom 4-2, Whitehall 3-2, Easton 3-2, BC 2-4, Liberty 1-5
North Div – Northampton 5-0, Pleasant Valley 4-1, ES South 3-2, PMW 3-3, Stroudsburg 2-4, PME 1-4, Dieruff 1-5, ESN 0-5, Allen 0-6