Matchup: Emmaus (2-2) vs Nazareth (3-1)
When/Where: Friday 7 p.m./Nazareth HS
Last meeting: 2024 – Emmaus won 35-0 District 11 Quarterfinals
Last week: Emmaus defeated PM East 21-7; Nazareth defeated Freedom 31-0
Coaches: Emmaus: Harold Fairclough (11th season); Nazareth: Tom Falzone (12th season)
Players to keep an eye on:
Emmaus – Jr. QB Kellen Hafner (41 of 81, 515 yards, 5 TD/3 Int), Sr. WR/LB Jamaad Sanders (8 rec., 119 yards), Sr. TE/LB Mason Lenig (leading tackler – 38), Sr. OL/DL Mason Weber, Sr. RB Manolo Bermudez (30-234-2), Sr. RB/FS Anthony Attar (37 car., 208 yards, 3 TD), Jr. WR/LB Nik Castro (31 tackles), Jr. WR Jacques Pletz (7 rec., 84 yards, TD), Jr. OL/DL Logan Brouse (17 tackles)
Nazareth – Jr. QB Cooper Madson (74-100, 949, 12 TD/1 Int), Jr. RB Will Bacolo (63-403-7), Jr. WR Luke DePietro (22-391-5), Sr. WR/DB Matt Leluga (15-142-3), Jr. WR Mason Marinelli (14-194-3), Jr. LB Jayden Hutchison (33 tackles), Sr. LB Cooper Wenrich (33 tackles)
GAME NOTES – Emmaus is on the road for the first time since Week 1 as they travel to Nazareth. The Hornets have won two straight and are coming off a 21-7 win over PM East. Sr. Mason Lenig shined in the win with a pair of touchdown receptions and a game-high 11 tackles and three sacks. Sr. Manolo Bermudez ran for over 100 yards for the second straight week. Defensively, Emmaus has allowed just one touchdown in the last two games …Nazareth has won three straight and coming off an impressive 31-0 shutout win over Freedom. The Blue Eagles are averaging 39 points per game, while only allowing 9 over the last three games.
District XI 6A Rankings (Top 8 playoffs)
- Nazareth 3-1
- Parkland 3-1
- Whitehall 3-1
- Freedom 2-2
- Easton 2-2
- Northampton 3-1
- PM West 3-1
- EMMAUS 2-2
- Allen 3-1
- Liberty 1-3