Matchup: Freedom (4-4) vs Emmaus (5-3)
When/Where: Friday/EPSD Stadium
Time: 7 p.m.
Coverage: LIVE Internet webcast: The Eastern Pa. Sports Network (Pregame: 6:30 p.m.)
Coaches: Freedom (Jason Roeder, 19th season); Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 8th season)
Last week: Freedom beat Easton 20-7; Emmaus beat Liberty 21-6
Streaks: Freedom has won 3 straight; Emmaus has won 4 straight
Players to keep an eye on: Freedom – Jr. QB Chase Walker (79-167, 1,085 8 TD/5 Int), Sr. RB/DB Noah Pierre (147 car., 771 yards, 6 TD), Sr. RB/OLB Jiovanni Richardson (64-340-4), Jr. WR/DB Shacre Colwell (30 rec., 391 yards, 3 TD), Jr. WR/LB Justin Peluso (50 tackles), Sr. DB Xavier Dunbar (43 tackles), Jr. LB Jayden Macon (41 tackles)
Emmaus – Sr. QB Josiah Williams (65 of 140, 986 yards, 9 TD/6 Int); Sr RB Jasiyah Banks (41 car., 236 yards, 6 TD); Sr. RB Riley Guiffre (66 car., 480 yards, 12TD), Sr. OL/DL Mario Landino (75 tackles, 3 sacks); Soph. DL Robert Edwards (52 tackles), Jr. RB/LB Reilly Bechtel (51 tackles, 3 sacks), Sr. LB/TE John Wassel (42 tackles), Jr. WR/S Rafael Terrero (19 rec., 235 yards, 1 TD)
Last 5 years:
2022 –
@ Freedom (Emmaus 19-13)
@ Emmaus (Freedom 28-27, Districts)
2021 –
@ Emmaus (Emmaus 13-6)
@ Whitehall (Freedom 28-14, Districts)
2019 –
@ Freedom (Freedom 63-28)
@ Freedom (Freedom 42-21, Districts)
2018 –
@ Emmaus (Freedom 32-31 OT)
@ Nazareth (Freedom 49-17, Districts)
2017 –
@ Freedom (Freedom 24-17)
@ Emmaus (Freedom 26-15, Districts)