Matchup: Central Catholic (1-0) vs Emmaus (1-0)
When/Where: Friday/EPSD Stadium/LMYA Night
Time: 7:05 p.m. (6:30 p.m. pregame show)
Coverage: Internet radio (www.easternpasportsnetwork.com), Pregame: 6:30 pm
Coaches: Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 7th season, 44-19); CCHS: (Tim McGorry, 4th season, 24-11)
Players to keep an eye on: Emmaus – Sr. QB Jacob Fotta, Sr. RB Tylik Jarvis, Sr. WR Dylan Darville, Sr. WR Chase Fotta, Sr. DB Ryan DeJohn, Sr. LB Aidan Garrett, Jr. OL/DL Mario Landino
CCHS – Sr RB/LB Caiden Shaffer, Jr. RB/DB Nathan Schultz, SR QB/LB Matt Keyes, Sr. RB RB/DB Travis Foster, Sr. WR/LB Griffin Patridge, WR Jareel Calhoun, Sr. DE Alistair Stewart Smith, SR TE/LB Ethan Hosak, Jr. DB Nasir McLean
EXTRA POINTS – Tonight’s matchup features a pair of unbeatens and two teams ranked in the state – CCHS No.4 in 4A and Emmaus No. 6 in 6A … Both teams are coming off victories last week with the Hornets knocking off defending District XI 6A champ Freedom 19-16 and CCHS beating Liberty 34-28 … Emmaus’ Josiah Williams wound up scoring the game-winning TD – and the lone score in the second half – on a 1-yard run, while the Hornet defense pitched a shutout in the second half. Sr. RB Tylik Jarvis had a big night with 141 yards on 26 carries, while Sr. WR Dylan Darville had five catches for 95 yards and his team’s first TD of the season – a 60-yard scoring strike from Sr. QB Jacob Fotta ….CCHS was also in a battle in its opener on Saturday as they used two late scores to rally and defeat upset-minded Liberty. RB Caiden Shaffer led the offense with 4 TDs on just 17 carries. Teammate Nathan Schultz had 111 yards on the ground … The Hornets will be looking for revenge after being shutout in last year’s game 21-0 at JBC Stadium.