Matchup: Emmaus (4-3) vs Freedom (6-1)
When/Where: Friday/BASD Stadium
Time: 7 p.m.
Coverage: Internet/Radio (Penn Sports Radio), Twitter (@Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus Football)
Coaches: Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 4th season); Freedom: (Jason Roeder, 15th season)
Schedule to date: Emmaus – beat Allen 62-33, lost to Nazareth 36-24, beat Whitehall 49-21, beat Pleasant Valley 41-0, lost to Easton 27-26, beat Liberty 31-28, lost to CCHS 35-17 …….Freedom – beat ES North 58-0, beat BC 24-21, beat Parkland 24-21, lost to Nazareth 35-33, beat Whitehall 49-26, beat PM West 42-8, beat Easton 26-14
Key players: Key players: Emmaus – Jr. RB Brandon Camire (145 carries, 1,124 yards, 19 TD) Jr. QB Jacob Moyer (41 of 84, 638 yards, 8 TD/4 Int), Jr. QB Alex Lanzone (24-58, 345 yards, 4 TD, 6 Int), Jr. WR/DB Jameel Sanders (19 recept., 367 yards, 5 TD), Sr. SB/LB Adam Heiserman, Jr. WR Chad Newhard (16-257-4)
Freedom – Sr. QB Jared Jenkins (70 of 103, 16 TD, 3 Int., 1,192 yards), Jr. RB/CB Matt Russin (375 yards/4 TD), Sr. RB/LB Jalen Stewart (746 yards/10 TD), Sr. WR/DB Gabriel Caton, Sr. WR Vince Reph (18-221-5),
Coach Fairclough: “Our back is to the wall. Time is running out for us. We have three guaranteed games left and that’s it, and if we don’t do something or make something happen within these three games, for these seniors, their high school football careers are over; hopefully that sinks in to those guys. We’re backed up in a corner and we need to come out swinging because the schedule doesn’t get any easier.”
Emmaus vs Freedom (last 5 years):
2018 – Freedom 49-17, Freedom 32-31
2017 – Freedom 25-16, Freedom 24-17
2016 – Emmaus 37-35, Freedom 42-12
2015 – Freedom 28-7
2014 – Freedom 35-14
District XI Standings (6A) Top 8 qualify for playoffs – 1. Nazareth 6-1, 2. Freedom 6-1, 3. Easton 6-1, 4. Northampton 6-1, 5. Parkland 5-2, 6. Stroudsburg 4-3, 7. EMMAUS 4-3, 8. PM West 2-5