EMMAUS - It happened faster than a Bryce Harper home run.

This wasn’t the Phillies’ rocking Citizens Bank Park in the World Series on Tuesday.

It was Sam Masenheimer lighting the fuse for the Parkland’s boys soccer team in Tuesday’s 4-0 win over Pleasant Valley in the District 11 Class 4A semifinals.

The top-seeded Trojans scored in the first 40 seconds of Thursday’s match, as Masenheimer fired a shot on goal that found the back of the net to open the scoring and set the tone for the next nearly 80 minutes of play.

“I told them before we started, I said my oldest daughter had a dream, and she said we scored three goals in two minutes,” smiled Parkland coach Scott Mang. “I said I don’t know if that’s a vision, but it was like, ‘Boom, first goal.’ And it’s just nice to play with (an early lead). All of a sudden you can relax a little bit. You knew they’re going to be organized defensively, you know they’re a good team or they wouldn’t be here, and having that early lead always helps.”

Mang’s squad didn’t score three goals in two minutes. But Parkland - champions of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference - did pump in three goals in the first half to keep the match burning after Masenheimer provided the spark.

A cross from Luke Blenis to Ty Sosik gave Parkland a 2-0 lead with 14:35 to play in the first half.

Masenheimer had a shot on goal with 7:40 to play in the half, but Michael Meyers made a big save for the Bears.

Caleb Daniels sent a ball in front of the net that Owen Lambinus finished off to give the Trojans a 3-0 advantage late in the first half.

Pleasant Valley, the No. 5 seed, recorded its first shot on goal with under two minutes to play in the first half when Onious George fired a shot at the net, but Parkland goalie Matthew Link made the save.

“Any athlete will say, once you get a goal conceded early, it does hurt,” said first-year Pleasant Valley head coach Isaac Blagogee. “It’s a punch in the gut. And I’ll take full responsibility. Parkland is a very tactical team; they’re really good at set pieces.”

The Trojans pressured in the first 15 minutes of the second half with four shots - including Masenheimer getting another scoring opportunity but sending the ball above the net - and two corners.

The Bears had a pair of corners - their first of the match - before George fired another shot on goal that was saved by Link with under 22 minutes to play in the half.

“After halftime, I thought we played much better,” said Blagogee. “They came out stronger than we did. I can’t take anything away from Parkland. But we played our butts off. That’s all we can do.”

Parkland added another score with a little over 20 minutes to play when sophomore Evan Sprunk found the back of the net.

The Bears had a pair of shots - one off a free kick - but Link came up with saves both times. A ball sent in off another free kick by Ryan Denninger was cleared by the Trojans’ defense with 8:00 to play.

Pleasant Valley fought until the end, getting off one final shot in the last 30 seconds of play.

Win or lose, Blagogee’s Bears have been mentally - and physically - tough all season.

“Colden Rother, who broke his nose, came to me three days later and said, ‘Coach, I’m good to go. I have a mask,’” Blagogee said. “But these kids are mentally strong. They knew what they were going against tonight, and they were like, ‘I have nothing to lose. There’s a winner, there’s a loser. I don’t want to be that loser, so I’m going to have to play tough.’

“It’s a mental toughness thing that these boys have, and I commend them for that.”

LEADING THE WAY

... Blagogee praised the squad’s seniors, which included starters Meyers, George, Rother and Nicholaus Westerman for helping the underclassmen find their footing this season. “They really work with these boys really well,” said Blagogee, who was hired in July. “They took time out of their day, over the summer they would be there in the morning to do some workouts. They boys really did a great job.”

TALENT RETURNING

... The Bears started four freshmen against Parkland - James Morton, Andrew Espitia, Adam Sopanski and David Chamera - in addition to juniors Denninger and Raymond Slobadzian and sophomore Dominic Balzano.