The District 11 football postseason gets underway this week with action starting on Thursday and running through Saturday.

Nazareth returns as the defending 6A champion, along with Whitehall looking to win their third straight 5A crown. Bethlehem Catholic looks to repeat in 4A and Northwestern aims for their third straight crown in 3A. Williams Valley (2A) and Minersville (1A) won their respective brackets last year.

Class 6A quarterfinals

Friday 7 p.m.

#8 Stroudsburg (6-4) at #1 Easton (9-1)

#7 Northampton (5-5) at #2 Freedom (9-1)

#6 Liberty (7-3) at #3 Parkland (8-2)

#5 Nazareth (7-3) at #4 Emmaus (8-2)

Class 5A semifinals

Thursday 6 p.m.

#4 Pleasant Valley (0-10) at #1 Eastburg South (8-2)

#3 Pocono East (1-9) at #2 Whitehall (4-6)

Class 4A quarterfinals

Thursday

#8 Jim Thorpe (3-7) at #1 So. Lehigh (8-2), 6:30 p.m.

#7 Lehighton (4-6) at #2 Blue Mountain (7-3), 6:30 p.m.

#6 Eastburg North (4-6) at #3 Bethlehem Cath (4-6), 7 p.m.

#5 Pottsville (5-5) at #4 Central Catholic (4-6), 7 p.m.

Class 3A semifinals

Friday 7 p.m.

#4 Saucon Valley (8-2) at #1 Northwestern (10-0)

#3 North Schuylkill (7-3) at #2 Notre Dame-GP (9-1)

Class 2A quarterfinals

Saturday 6 p.m.

#8 Palisades (3-7) at #1 Schuylkill Haven (9-1)

#7 Mahanoy Area (4-6) at #2 Williams Valley (9-1)

#6 Pen Argyl (4-6) at #3 Northern Lehigh (7-3)

#5 Executive Education (5-4-1) at #4 Minersville (7-3)

Class 1A

Subregional semifinals

Friday 7 p.m.

#4 Nativity BVM (6-4) at #1 Lackawanna Trail (9-1)

#3 Marian Catholic (6-4) at #2 Tri-Valley (6-4)