Emmaus 14, Liberty 8 (Girls)
At BASD Stadium, Emmaus broke away from Liberty at the half by outscoring the Hurricane 9-3 over the final two quarters in earning the win.
Senior Abby DiComes led a Hornets balanced scoring attack with a seven-point game (2g/5a), while junior Rylie Poll added a hat trick. Senior Brooke Peterson and juniors Taylor Younker, Sarah Palazzo and Sarah Gross each added a pair of goals for Emmaus, which improved to 6-4 overall and 4-2 in the EPC.
Liberty was led by junior Ellis Corr who had four goals. The Hurricane dropped to 5-6 overall and 2-4 in the league.
Emmaus will return to action on April 15 at 6:30 p.m. when they host Central Catholic.
Em – 3-2-6-3 – 14
Lib – 4-1-2-1 – 8
Scoring:
Em – Abby DiComes 2g/5a, Sarah Gross 2g, Rylie Poll 3g/1a, Brooke Peterson 2g/1a, Taylor Younker 2g, Sarah Palazzo 2g, Sofia Isaksson 1g, McKenna Guzick 1a, Devin O’Neill 6 saves
Lib – Ellis Corr 4g, Julianna Zumas 2g/1a, Lily Medaska 1g, Christina Bozakis 1g, Erika Broesicke 15 saves
Emmaus 7, Liberty 6 (Boys)
At Memorial Field, the Hornets survived a much-improved Liberty team with a one-goal victory.
Senior Kaleb Mains led all scorers with a game-high four goals, including the game winner for Emmaus (5-6 overall) which snapped a two-game losing streak.
Another senior, Gabe Chies, added a pair of goals in the victory, while freshman Alex Younker dished out a game-high three assists. In goal, Jack Sullivan was credited with 10 saves.
Liberty, coached by former Emmaus alum Joe Magargal, was paced by senior Nathan Vella who had a hat trick. The Hurricane dropped their fourth straight game as they fell to 3-7 on the season.
The Hornets will return to action tonight at 6:30 p.m. as they host Boyertown in a non-league game.
Scoring:
Lib – Nathan Vella 3g, Deklon Greer 2g, Landon Lane 1g, Ronnie Heimbach 11 saves
Em – Kaleb Mains 4g/1a, Gabe Chies 2g/1a, Anthony Attar 1g, Alex Younker 3a, Jack Sullivan 10 saves, Colin Garrett 8/16 FO, Aiden Issler 1/1 FO