Usually when both Easton (13-1) and Phillipsburg (10-2) enter their Thanksgiving Day showdown with double-digit win totals, it’s anybody’s game.

But most of the hot-stove league talk around Thursday’s 118th edition of the classic rivalry that kicks off at 10:30 a.m. at Lafayette’s Fisher Stadium seems to start with the idea that the District 11 Class 6A champions, who suffered their first loss in last weekend’s PIAA quarterfinal against La Salle College, are the decisive favorites.

That may well be true. Easton’s formidable, veteran team posts mild-blowing stats (5,161 yards of offense on the season, for example) against impressive opposition. The Red Rovers are led by a dazzling collection of athletes, including senior quarterback Cole Ordway, senior defensive end Kurtis Crossman and

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