By Joey LoMonaco September 12 at 11:41 PM

Battlefield junior Brett Reid is the last child remaining at his parents home in Haymarket. His four older siblings have moved on, with Reids sister Samantha studying at the University of Tampa and another sister currently enrolled in graduate school.

Now, hes home all by himself, Sherry Reid, his mother, said.

In the second quarter of Battlefields 31-6 win over Freedom (2-1), Reid again found himself all alone as he jumped a slant pattern to secure an interception which he nearly returned for a touchdown the first of four by the Bobcats . Senior Josh Newman and juniors Parker Baddley and Zach Stein also recorded interceptions.

As Freedom quarterback Johnny White and the Eagles offense sputtered on their opening drives of the first quarter, taunts from the Battlefield student section increased in volume.

Youre not Gallagher, they chanted after each Eagles incomplete pass or negative play.

But based on the recent performance of the aforementioned Battlefield senior quarterback Matt Gallagher, White shouldnt take that as an insult few area quarterbacks are playing like Gallagher right now. On the first play from scrimmage, the senior faked a handoff to Sam Drzal out of a shotgun formation before lofting a 64-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Zac Kerxton to give Battlefield a 7-0 lead.

Matt [Gallagher] always comes out of the gate, on fire, A-plus every time, especially in the first quarter, said senior wide receiver Matt Scott, who caught five passes for 69 yards. But we need to keep it going in the second and third quarters. Thats how were going to be successful.

Freedom scored its only touchdown when senior Jonathan Williams heaved an 80-yard bomb to senior Quentin Wallace off a reverse on the first play of the third quarter. In the postgame huddle, Bobcats Coach Mark Cox praised what he saw as a total team effort, which saw five different players score and many more contribute big plays.

Why arent you more excited? he asked the group. Im excited.

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