Who: Whitehall (2-4) vs Emmaus (4-2)
When/Where: Friday 7 p.m./EPSD Stadium
Coaches: Whitehall: (Andy Marino, 2nd season); Emmaus: (Harold Fairclough, 9th season)
To date: Emmaus – defeated CCHS 38-6, lost to Easton 28-21 OT, defeated Stroudsburg 42-7, defeated Reading 38-7, defeated Becahi 31-21, lost to Neshaminy 20-17 OT
Whitehall – defeated Dieruff 31-20, lost to Northampton 41-10, defeated PMW 41-6, lost to ESS 38-7, lost to Nazareth 34-6, lost to Wilkes-Barre 27-10
PF – Em 29.8, Wh 17.5
PA – Em 16.6, Wh 27.6
Players to keep an eye on: Emmaus – Jr. QB Jerek Cooper (40 of 83, 553 yards, 7 TD/4 Int), Sr. RB/LB Reilly Bechtel (68 car., 595 yards, 6 TD), Sr. WR/CB Daniel Duggan (4 recept., 60 yards, 2 TD), Jr. OL/DL Robert Edwards (47 tackles), Sr. K/P Will Buck, Soph. WR Kai Jefferson-Rushing (10-173-2), Sr. RB/LB Neo Michel (30 tackles)
Whitehall – Soph. QB Tanner Dogmanits (73 of 120, 819 yards, 2 TD/7 Int), Jr. WR/DB Talon Dogmanits (29 rec., 456 yards, 2 TD) SR RB/LB Carter Troxell, RB/LB Iskander Blanco (21 car., 105 yards), Sr. RB/DB Brandon Bird (24 car., 103 yards/26 tackles T1), Sr. TE/DL Adam Youwakim (26 tackles T1), RB Nolan Schmeckenbecher (15 rec., 150 yards)
Last 5 meetings:
2023 – Whitehall 21-16 (@ Whitehall)
2022 – Emmaus 27-19 (@Whitehall)
2021 – Emmaus 26-7 (@Emmaus)
2020 – Emmaus 38-28 (@ Emmaus)
2019 – Emmaus 49-21 (@ Whitehall)