Matchup: Emmaus (2-0) vs CCHS (2-0)
When/Where: Saturday/J. Birney Crum Stadium
Time: 2 p.m. ( 1:30 p.m. pregame show)
Coverage: Internet radio (www.easternpasportsnetwork.com), Twitter (@Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Football)
Coaches: Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 6th season, 36-15); CCHS (Tim McGorry, 3rd season, 16-7)
Results to date: Emmaus def. Stroudsburg 51-0, def. Freedom 13-6; CCHS def. Dieruff 39-7, def. Libety 14-7
Players to keep an eye on: Emmaus – Sr. RB/LB Jared Groller, Soph. QB Josiah Williams (19-35, 302 yards, 2 TD/2 Int), Sr. WR/CB Jaiden Robinson (6 recep., 139 yards, 2 TD), Sr. OL/DL Dylan McHugh, Jr. RB Tylik Jarvis (20 car., 260 yards, 5 TD), Sr. TE/LB Jaden Delgado, Sr. TE/LB Dave Iobst
CCHS – Jr. RB Travis Foster (52 car., 245 yards, 3 TD), Jr. WR/LB Griffin Patridge (8 recept., 68 yards, 2 TD), Sr. DL Lavon Johnson, Jr. QB Tamlin Ferguson, Jr. TE/LB Ethan Hosak, Sr. LB Peyton Elliott
Game notes: Two 2-0 teams meet in this EPC South Division matchup. These two have split the last two meetings with Emmaus winning last year 24-7 at JBC Stadium, while CCHS won two years ago at EPSD Stadium 24-7 …. The Hornets are coming off an emotional high after snapping a seven-game losing streak to Freedom last Friday with an outstanding defensive effort in their 13-6 win. Jr. Aidan Garrett led the way with a game-high 12 tackles, while Sr. Jared Groller had 6 and Soph. Ben Mercado 5. Jr. RB Tylik Jarvis had 148 yards on the ground, including a 65-yard TD run in the fourth quarter that sealed the win …CCHS was also involved in a low-scoring affair as they outlasted Liberty 14-7. The Viking defense came up with 4 INTs on the night, 3 from sophomore Nasir McLean, a Catasauqua transfer. In the win, Jr. RB Travis Foster gained 131 yards on 31 carries and scored the game-winning TD on a 9-yard run in the third quarter. Defensively, CCHS has allowed just two touchdowns through the first two games of the season.