Downingtown West travels to Freedom for nonleague opener — Saturday, Aug. 23
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Downingtown West (0-0) visits Freedom (0-0) in a nonleague season opener on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. ET at Freedom (home team). Follow the full game page on SBLive for live updates: https://scorebooklive.com/pennsylvania/football/games/5692124-downingtown-west-vs-freedom
Quick facts
- Game: Downingtown West Whippets at Freedom Patriots (nonleague)
- Date/time: Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025 — 12 p.m. ET
- Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/pennsylvania/football/games/5692124-downingtown-west-vs-freedom
- Freedom Patriots team page: https://scorebooklive.com/pennsylvania/football/teams/251101-freedom-patriots
- Downingtown West Whippets team page: https://scorebooklive.com/pennsylvania/football/teams/251876-downingtown-west-whippets
- Records entering the game: Freedom 0-0, Downingtown West 0-0
- Fan counts on SBLive: Freedom 7 fans, Downingtown West 10 fans
- Picks on SBLive: Freedom 0, Downingtown West 0
Streaming and next-game notes
- Streaming: Both schools have NFHS Network pages; broadcasts may require a subscription.
- Freedom NFHS page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/freedom-high-school-bethlehem-pa/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive
- Downingtown West NFHS page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/downingtown-west-high-school-downingtown-pa/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive
- What’s next: If you’re tracking season openers, both teams play again the following Friday (times shown converted to Eastern Time):
- Freedom at Parkland — Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, 7 p.m. ET (game: https://scorebooklive.com/pennsylvania/football/games/5688484-freedom-vs-parkland)
- St. John’s at Downingtown West — Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, 8 p.m. ET (game: https://scorebooklive.com/pennsylvania/football/games/5688398-st-johns-vs-downingtown-west)
Why this matters
This early-season nonleague matchup is an opportunity for both teams to establish game-day rhythm and set tone for the fall. There’s little historical data between the programs on the SBLive page, so Saturday’s result will help shape the early narrative.
Get involved
Follow each team on SBLive to stay updated and help grow their fan counts. Picks on the SBLive game page are for fun — they don’t affect projections — and both picks and fan totals can change, so log in and make your pick if you want to back a team: follow Freedom (https://scorebooklive.com/pennsylvania/football/teams/251101-freedom-patriots) or Downingtown West (https://scorebooklive.com/pennsylvania/football/teams/251876-downingtown-west-whippets).