There are few high school football programs in the country with as much history as Easton Area High School.<\/p>\n
It added another milestone to its legendary resume on Friday night as the top-seeded Red Rovers earned the 900th win in program history with a 28-7 win over No. 8 Emmaus in a District 11 6A quarterfinal matchup at Cottingham Stadium on a windy Halloween night.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ll advance to face the winner of Saturday afternoon\u2019s Bethlehem rivalry between No. 4 Liberty and No. 5 Freedom next Friday night at Cottingham Stadium at a time to be determined.<\/p>\n
Coach Matt Senneca\u2019s group had a pair of touchdowns wiped off the board by penaltiey in the first half, but Cole Ordway\u2019s three-yard touchdown run and Sean McPeek\u2019s 19-yard touchdown grab wouldn\u2019t be denied in a defensive struggle that led to a 14-0 Easton lead at the break.<\/p>\n
McPeek moved the chains on a 3rd-and-7 earlier on in the team\u2019s final drive of the half by elevating for a contested catch to get the Red Rovers into Emmaus territory. His leaping grab in the end zone was a nearly identical play, helping his team to get points on the board after Chris Martinez\u2019s nine-yard touchdown run was eliminated by a holding penalty.<\/p>\n
These costly penalties, a consistent gusting wind and a muffed punt in their own territory provided the Red Rovers with more of a challenge than in a 42-7 mercy rule victory earlier in the season against the Green Hornets.<\/p>\n
Still, the undefeated hosts avenged last season\u2019s 20-19 district semifinal loss to the Green Hornets on the same field to clinch a spot in next week\u2019s District 11 6A semifinal.<\/p>\n
A drive, which in many ways emulated what Easton\u2019s done so well in the 136 years and 900 wins of its existence, helped put the game away to start the second half.<\/p>\n
The Red Rovers marched 80 yards on 11 running plays, taking more than half of the third quarter clock off the board and extending their lead to 21-0 before Emmaus could even think about getting back into the game. Trevon Tyler\u2019s 28-yard touchdown run capped off the drive after stiff-arming a would-be tackler into the ground and cutting upfield to find paydirt.<\/p>\n
His quarterback put together another successful performance on the ground as his first half touchdown inched him closer to Shane Simpson\u2019s school record of 33 rushing touchdowns in a season. The senior quarterback now has 30 on the season after a 75-yard performance that came up just short of Tyler\u2019s 92 rushing yards to lead the team.<\/p>\n
McPeek punctuated the historic win with a 64-yard interception return for a touchdown with 14 seconds remaining for his fourth pick-six of the season and second against the Green Hornets.<\/p>\n
Derek Bast is a freelance writer who can be found on Twitter\/X at @derek_bast. He can be reached by email at derekbast11@gmail.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n
EMMAUS 7, EASTON 28<\/p>\n
Emmaus: 0; 0; 0; 7 \u2014 7<\/p>\n
Easton: 7; 7; 7; 7 \u2014 28<\/p>\n
ORDER OF SCORING\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
First quarter<\/p>\n
Eas: Cole Ordway 3 run (Noah Borluca kick); 9:05<\/p>\n
Second quarter<\/p>\n
Eas: Sean McPeek 19 pass from Ordway (Borluca kick); 0:24<\/p>\n
Third quarter<\/p>\n
Eas: Trevon Tyler 28 run (Borluca kick); 5:02<\/p>\n
Fourth quarter<\/p>\n
Emm: Jerek Cooper 48 run (Gavin Yartymyk kick); 0:48<\/p>\n
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