Emmaus junior guard David Kachelries lit up the scoreboard for 29 points on a perfect 11-of-11 shooting to go along with three assists.

That was just in the first half of play on Friday night against Pocono Mountain East.

Kachelries added another bucket in the fourth quarter, capping a 31-point, five-assist effort in the Hornets (4-0 overall, 2-0 in EPC) dominant 76-42 victory over the Cardinals (0-2 in EPC) at Emmaus High School. The Hornets, who led 31-5 after the first quarter and 58-18 at halftime, seemed to have righted the ship after a sluggish season opener.

“It feels good because the first game [against East Stroudsburg North] we were bad,” Yoder said. “We were really bad on virtually every level of the game. And to bounce back and execute as well as we did the last two nights shows me that the kids got the message loud and clear, that in order to be where we want to be, we have to own our system.”

A day later, Emmaus remained unbeaten with a 57-47 victory over Pottstown.

Against Pocono Mountain East, it all started with Kachelries. In racing out to that 31-5 advantage after eight minutes, Kachelries hit all four of his 3-pointers and erupted for 18 points. He was equally impressive in transition, as his twin and running mate Matt Kachelries, who finished with five assists, found his brother on back-to-back layups to put the Hornets ahead 29-4 late in the period.

“I was practicing my shot before the game for like an hour or so,” Kachelries said. “I was feeling good. When I came into the game, I just had to put it up because I was working on it a lot.”

It was a pleasant change from the struggles he sustained just a few days ago.

“He had a really rough first game, and I was really hard on him,” Yoder said. “He would probably be the first to tell you. The progression I really saw was in these last two games. David knows, even though he’s our best player, that he’ll sit right next to me as quick as anybody because we do it a certain way here.”

“The first game I actually had a really bad shot,” Kachelries said. “I didn’t make a shot the whole game I don’t think.”

Kachelries did make plenty of shots this time around, however, as he finished with just two misses from the field. And as a Division I college prospect, it didn’t take long for one of two college coaches in attendance to make Kachelries’ night even better. Following the game, he was offered a scholarship by Lehigh University.

“I talk to him a lot,” said Yoder. “ said, ‘David, you have goals to be a Division I player, and my job is to get you there and prepare you for that, as well as do what’s best for the team.’

“When kids leave this program, I want college coaches to look at our program and say we are doing the right things in preparing these kids. David is on his way.”

Matt Kachelries added nine in the Hornets’ victory, all coming in the first half, and the two made Emmaus’ well-oiled machine seem unstoppable. The chemistry between the siblings was at its finest on Friday night, with each seemingly aware of where the other was at all times.

“I’ve played with him since I was really little,” Kachelries said. “We’re like one person basically, so I know exactly where he is. It’s fun.”

Yoder went a little bit further when describing Emmaus’ scoring avalanche after the Hornets shot an astounding 63 percent in their 58-point first half.

“That was probably the best offensive first-half performance that I’ve seen in eight years here,” Yoder said.

“We felt that if we jumped on them early we would be in a really good position for the rest of the night. We talked a lot about a fast start, and as long as we executed we felt we could get off to that fast start.”

With many of the Hornets’ starters exiting the game midway through the third quarter, Emmaus held a 67-29 lead with eight minutes left on the clock.

Other than David Kachelries’ monster night, it was a balanced effort across the board. Cameron Widdoss, Jake Feiertag and Joey Polczynski each scored eight points, while Jake Scarnulis added seven.

“They would probably be the first ones to tell you that they were a little bit selfish, and that’s not Emmaus basketball,” Yoder said of the Hornets’ first game. “When you’re selfish, you break down. We were fortunate enough to get away with a win [against East Stroudsburg North] in a big, big way.”