Who: No. 3 seed Emmaus (15-3) vs No. 4 seed Whitehall (15-4)
What: District XI 3A Championship
When/Where: Tuesday 6:45 p.m./Catasauqua HS
How they got here: Emmaus defeated Northampton 3-0, defeated Freedom 3-1; Whitehall defeated Nazareth 3-0, defeated Parkland 3-0
Coaches: Emmaus – Chris Miller (1st year); Whitehall – George Cowitch
Key players: Emmaus – Jr. OH Miles Boulrice (EPC MVP), Sr. RS Bilaal Kerim (1st Team), Sr. S Ben Skekel (1st Team), Sr. OH Grayson Answini (3rd Team), Sr. Sander Houtz, Sr. Lib Jesse Owusu, Sr. MH Chris Mitchell
Whitehall – Soph. MB Cole Rozycki (2nd Team EPC), Sr. Lib Drew Sodl (3rd Team), Jr. S Kole Moyer (3rd Team), Sr, MB Omari Ratliff, Jr. Jayden Haik
PREVIEW – Emmaus begins its quest for a second straight District XI title taking on Whitehall for the third time this season. The two teams split the previous matchups with the Hornets winning the regular-season meeting 3-2 back on March 17 and the Zephyrs prevailing in the EPC semifinals 3-1 … Emmaus will be aiming for its second straight title and 22nd overall in program history. Whitehall will be searching for its first since 2019 … Both teams are headed to the PIAA state tournament with the D11 champ hosting D3 #3 (Central Dauphin/Dallastown/Hempfield/Cumberland Valley) and the runner-up traveling to D2 #1 Abington Heights