Emmaus High School Boys Soccer

The Hornets moved to 2-0-0 with a decisive 4-0 shutout at home versus Northampton on August 31.
The Hornets were unable to capitalize against a tight Northampton defense despite several first half opportunities and went into the second half tied at nil. Junior forward Hudson Peck opened the scoring for Emmaus at the 33’ mark, taking a cross from senior forward Andrew Gaines and driving a one-touch low into the left corner from the top of the box. After that, the floodgates opened. Senior forward Jake Groh cleaned up a rebound of a Hudson Peck shot for a second tally. Peck struck again from another Gaines feed, capitalizing on an opportunity created by a lofted cross from senior defender Thomas Hanvey. Junior midfielder Marco Silva closed the scoring with 4 minutes to play, driving a quick strike to the low left corner after junior midfielder Josh Whalen was brought to the ground but managed to direct the ball toward Silva’s feet.
The Hornet defense recorded their second shutout of the season. Senior defenders Thomas Hanvey, Joe Huck, and Jake Perry, along with sophomore Jaeden Amato kept the Konkrete Kids from providing any true test for the Hornet goalkeepers.

The Hornet JV also recorded a victory, 3-1, over the visiting Northampton JV squad. Trailing 1-0 with 20 minutes to play, the Hornet JV fought back and produced 3 goals to deliver the win. Sophomore forward Brian Flor scored 2 goals for Emmaus and sophomore midfielder Jack Lawrence added another.