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The Emmaus Boys Soccer Team handily defeated visiting Pocono Mountain West by a score of 5-0 on Monday September 16. Senior forward Andrew Gaines opened the scoring for Emmaus, evading a defender and driving home a goal 8 minutes into the game. With 12 minutes to play in the first half, the Hornets used a nice combination play to score. Senior forward Jake Groh started the action by sending a give-and-go ball to junior forward Nate Romig flying down the right side. Romig crossed the ball to the far post where junior midfielder Josh Whalen used one touch to redirect the ball to junior midfielder Pat Walsh in front of the net. Walsh drove the ball off the keeper to the top of the net from the 6-yard line. In the second half the goals kept coming when junior midfielder Marco Silva passed the ball through the defense to Gaines who slid the ball past the keeper for his 2nd goal of the game and 4th of the season. Later, Walsh sent a ball down the right to Romig who nicely juked a defender then hit a ball into the upper 90 at the far post for his first varsity goal. Walsh finished the scoring with his 2nd goal of the game and 6th of the season with 3 minutes to play. The Hornets move to 9-0-0 on the season. Watch the game highlights on WFMZ at https://www.wfmz.com/sports/emmaus-boys-parkland-girls-notch-soccer-wins/1121737645.

The JV Hornets fared equally well, defeating the JV Panthers 10-0. Freshmen midfielders Ty Sommer and Teddy Coenen had two goals apiece, as did sophomore forward Brian Flor. Sophomores Holden Brown and Jack Lawrence, and freshmen Owen Walsh and Cam Werner all had goals for the JV Hornets. The JV record for the season improves to 5-2-2 with the win.

The Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association named the Hornets the top-ranked large school for boys’ soccer in the state for the week of September 15, 2019. Well done lads!
TopDrawerSoccer.com also gave Emmaus a top-ranking for boys’ high school soccer in PA, a number 5 ranking in the Mid-Atlantic region, and number 38 ranking in the nation for the week of September 16, 2019.
USA Today, with United Soccer Coaches poll, ranked Emmaus #18 in the nation for week 4 2019-2020.

The Emmaus Boys Soccer Team traveled to Freedom on Friday September 13 to earn a 4-1 victory and remain unbeaten. It seemed it would be easy going for the Hornets when junior forward Hudson Peck headed a lofted cross from senior defender Joe Huck into goal less than a minute into the contest. The Patriots, however, had other ideas. The diminutive Freedom squad demonstrated “the beautiful game” with crisp, accurate passing on attack and aggressive pressure on defense. With the aid of a tailwind supporting their attack, Freedom kept the ball on the Emmaus side for much of the first half. With a side change to start the second half, the Hornets took advantage of superior size and strength to assure that, this time, in the end it was the Beast that killed Beauty*. Junior midfielder Pat Walsh headed a corner inside the far post from senior midfielder Eric Johnson’s corner with 22 minutes to play for a 2-0 advantage. Freedom countered a minute later on a penalty kick after a Freedom attacker went to the ground on a corner kick. Junior goalkeeper Chris Buck and his defense were flawless the rest of the way, not allowing another Freedom goal. With just under 6 minutes to play, Emmaus added an insurance goal on a penalty kick by senior forward Jake Groh when Peck was taken down in the box after beating a defender. The Hornets added a 4th goal when junior forward Andrew Gaines passed a ball down the left side beyond the defense for streaking junior forward Marco Silva. Silva made a few touches then fired the ball into the far side of the net with 3 minutes to play to make a final score of 4-1. Junior defender Josh Miller deserves recognition for the countless times he converted dangerous Patriot attacks into controlled Hornet possessions. The Hornets record improved to 8-0-0 overall, 6-0-0 in the EPC.

The Hornet JV dominated the Freedom JV 7-0. Sophomore forward Logan Mains and sophomore midfielder Robbie Machado each had two goals. Sophomore forward Bryan Flor, freshman midfielder Ryan Latchford, and freshman midfielder Teddy Coenen had a goal apiece. The Emmaus JV record improved to 4-2-2 with the win.

*Literary reference from 1933 King Kong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMNICLfHE3M

In a game that started on Wednesday September 11, but was postponed due to lightning with 6 minutes to play in the first half, Emmaus Boys Soccer beat Easton by a score of 5-0. The Hornets controlled the pace of play throughout the game. Junior forward Hudson Peck was awarded the first goal of the game after an own-goal by Easton. Peck scored again, his 5th of the season, from a cross given by senior forward Andrew Gaines across the top of the box through junior midfielder Marco Silva. Junior midfielder Josh Whalen facilitated the 3rd goal of the half, dribbling almost to the post and delivering a ball 6 meters in front of the goal that senior forward Jake Groh hammered into the twine. On the following day and in the second half, Gaines passed to Silva, who turned on the ball and drove it just inside the far post for the 4th goal. Groh finished the scoring for the Hornets, taking a touch off sophomore defender John Hanvey’s cross and scoring his 4th goal of the season. The Hornets record is now 7-0-0.

The Hornets JV squad tied Easton JV at 0-0,

The Emmaus Boys Soccer Team was ranked 5th in the state for large schools in the September 9 PA Soccer Coaches Association poll.

TopDrawerSoccer.com ranked the Hornets 9th in Pennsylvania in their September 9 listing.

USA Today ranked Emmaus Boys Soccer 10th in the PA/NJ region on September 8.

Congratulations to The Emmaus Girls Soccer Team who were ranked 9th in the state in PA Soccer Coaches Association poll.