Emmaus 9, Easton 7 (Boys Lax)
RECAP — Visiting Easton had no answers for trying to slow down Emmaus’ all-everything player Will Barber last night in the Hornets home opener at Memorial Field.
Barber scored five of his team’s goals in the first half and wound up with six on the night as Emmaus held off a late Red Rovers charge for 9-7 victory and a 3-0 start to the season.
For his efforts, Barber was named the SportClips Player of the Game on the LIVE coverage provided by The Eastern Pa. Sports Network.
Senior Michael Chies added a pair of goals in the win, while junior Jewlien Torres and senior Liam Rooney both added a game-high two assists. At the faceoff-X, senior Jahkari Christian was outstanding winning 9 of 11.
For Easton which remained winless on the season (0-3), junior Cael DiSora tallied two goals.
Emmaus will return to action on Tuesday, March 26 as they travel to Salisbury High School to take on rival Central Catholic at 7 p.m. The game will be carried LIVE on The Eastern Pa. Sports Network.
Ea – 3-4 – 7
Em – 6-3 – 9
Scoring:
Em: Will Barber 6g, Michael Chies 2g, Kaleb Mains 1g, Jewlien Torres 2a, Liam Rooney 2a, Jahkari Christian 1a, Sam Rainford 8 saves
Ea: Cael DiSora 2g, Shae Linegar 1g, Luke Placotaris 1g, Donovan Richards 1g, Xavier Parker 1g, Ben Kornicke 1g, Ethan Lapham 7 saves
Easton 10, Emmaus 9 (Girls Lax)
RECAP –Playing on the road at Easton, Emmaus held a one goal lead at the half, but the Red Rovers were able to rally after intermission to pull out a 10-9 victory.
Junior Tyler Long led Easton to the win with a seven-point scoring four goals and adding three assists. Senior Bianca Falcone added a pair of goals to go along with two assists, while junior Lydia Attisano also tallied two goals.
For Emmaus which dropped to 0-2 in the EPC 1-2 overall, junior Brooke Peterson scored two goals and added two assists. Seniors Bri McClain and Jordyn Poll both added a pair of scores.
The Hornets will return to action on Tuesday, March 26 at 5:30 p.m. when they host Central Catholic.
Em 4-5 – 9
Ea – 3-7 – 10
Em – Brooke Peterson 2g/2a, Bri McClain 2g/1a, Jordyn Poll 2g, Abby DiComes 1g, Sarah Gross 1g, Olivia Schmidt 1g, Alani Shotwell 5 saves, O’Neill 3 saves
Ea – Tyler Long 4g/3a, Bianca Falcone 2g/2a, Lydia Attisano 2g, Addison Stem 1g/1a, Karsen Hippert 1g, Olivia Heryla 7 saves