Matchup: Liberty (2-4) vs Emmaus (6-0, No.3 ranked 6A)
When/Where: Friday/EPSD Stadium (Homecoming)
Time: 7 p.m.
Coverage: LIVE Internet webcast: http://mixlr.com/easternpasportsnet/events/football-liberty-vs-emmaus, pregame: 6:30 p.m.
Coaches: Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 7th season, 49-19); Liberty: (Shawn Daignault, 2nd season, 3-13)
Points for: Em 32, Lib 21
Points against: Em 11, Lib 29
Results to date: Emmaus def. Freedom 19-13, CCHS 12-7, Whitehall 27-19, def. ESN 70-6, def Becahi 42-12, def. Stroudsburg 51-14 … Liberty: lost to CC 34-28, lost to Whitehall 33-22, def. Stroudsburg 14-12, lost to Becahi 24-19, lost to Nazareth 42-0, def. ESS 44-28
Players to keep an eye on: Emmaus – Sr. QB Jacob Fotta (53 of 83, 963 yards, 13 TD, 1 Int), Sr. RB Tylik Jarvis (81 rushes, 464 yards, 5 TD), Sr. WR Dylan Darville (23 rec., 422 yards, 7 TD), Sr. WR Chase Fotta ( 9-262-4), Sr LB Aidan Garrett 55 tackles, Sr FS Ryan DeJohn 35 tkl, Jr LB John Wassel 34 tkl, Jr. LB Reilly Bechtel 29 tkl, JR OL/DL Mario Landino 28 tkl
Liberty – Sr. QB Tommy Mason (Pass: 70-143, 785 yards, 5 TD, 4 Int, Rush: 54-298-4), Sr. WR/DB Karim Brice (23-270-1), Sr. RB Jayden Rosado (60-293-4), Sr. WR Marcus Askerneese (17-186), Sr. WR/LB Nico Sciarra (16-193-3), Sr. C/DT Jordan Bartholomew
GAME NOTES: Emmaus welcomes Liberty on Homecoming looking to move to 7-0 for the second time since 2018 … Both teams are coming off wins last week – Emmaus 51-14 vs Stroudsburg; Liberty 44-28 vs ES South … Hornets Sr. QB Jake Fotta went over the 2,000 yard career passing mark in last week’s win ….Emmaus has dominated this series vs Liberty winning six straight, including a 35-0 shutout win last year over the Hurricane at BASD Stadium