Weekend Blitz: Playoff games and a poignant Battle of the Bridge

D South Quarterfinals
No. 5 Freeport (2-6) vs. No. 4 Poland (4-4)
Tuesday, 6 p.m.
A postseason battle of two strong starters who have fallen on hard times. The Knights have lost four straight after starting 4-0, while the Falcons have dropped six in a row, including one against the Knights, 22-2, in September.

B North Quarterfinals
No. 6 Mt. Blue (0-8) vs. No. 3 Cony (5-3)
Tuesday, 7 p.m.
When these teams met on Sept. 29, the Rams survived a scare by defeating the Cougars 27-26. Cony has won every game since and enter the postseason as one of Class B’s top teams. Mt. Blue has upset Cony in the playoffs before.

D South Quarterfinals
No. 6 Lisbon (2-6) vs. No. 3 Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale (5-3)
Tuesday, 7 p.m.
The Ramblers have bounced back from a 1-3 start and have won four contests in a row. That includes a 21-0 victory over the Greyhounds, who have not yet found their rhythm this season.

8-Man Small South Semifinals
No. 3 Maranacook (5-2) vs. No. 2 Dirigo (7-1)
Tuesday, 7 p.m.
The Cougars, despite losing a small and prolific senior class to graduation, have continued the trend of success in the short time Dirigo has played 8-man football. The Black Bears felt they could have won the regular season meeting with the Cougars.

Edward Little (0-8) at Lewiston (3-5)
Wednesday, 6 p.m.
This year’s Battle of the Bridge takes on a much different tone due to last week’s shootings in Lewiston that rocked both communities. The battle on the field will likely be just as intense, but the rest of the event will be about unity for the two towns. The Blue Devils still have shot at the postseason.