Emmaus High School Boys Soccer

Emmaus Boys Soccer hosted the Parkland Trojans at Memorial Field September 5 as the teams held their annual Red Card For Cancer joint fundraiser. Hornet senior starters AJ Febbraro and Thomas Hanvey were off due to injury and the squad started slowly. Parkland scored early for a 1-0 lead and kept the ball on the Hornets’ end most of the first half of play. Emmaus evened the score early in the second half. Senior defender Jake Perry directed a free kick from just inside the Parkland half toward the far post and junior midfielder Pat Walsh elevated above the crowd to earn the goal with a well-struck header. The Hornets came alive and played a strong second half but neither team could manage to score again in regulation. Three minutes into overtime, Perry again took a free kick from the midfield directed toward the far post. Walsh again slipped behind the defense to strike a shot on goal. This time the Trojan keeper deflected the shot but senior forward Andrew Gaines charged through to drill home the game winner off the deflection. The Hornets moved to 3-0-0 on the season. TV2 Sports highlights can be watched at: https://vimeo.com/358320404.

The Hornet JV lost to Parkland JV 3-0 in the opening game of the evening to bring their record to 1-1-1.