As a senior captain on Freedom's football team, Jake Young was determined not to let a nightmarish 30 minutes on Friday ruin the Patriots' dream season.

So, Young spearheaded a spirited comeback against an upset-minded Dieruff squad.

Freedom scored 21 unanswered points over the final 13-plus minutes and coach Jason Roeder's unbeaten Patriots survived the Huskies, 21-14.

The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium improved Freedom's record to 6-0. Dieruff dropped to 2-4.

For the first time this season, Freedom trailed in the second half of a game and that deficit reached 14-0 when Dieruff's DeVonte Robinson scored his second touchdown of the night with 4:20 left in the third quarter.

The Patriots, though, were up to the challenge.

Sophomore quarterback Joe Young engineered a seven-play, 65-yard touchdown drive for Freedom. He capped the possession with an 8-yard run. On the next play from scrimmage, defensive back Jake Young Joe's older brother intercepted a Dieruff pass and returned it 26 yards for another touchdown.

John Eltringham's extra point with 1:05 left in the third period tied the score at 14.

Freedom, which failed to score for the first 34 minutes, scored 14 points in 15 seconds.

"I was thinking, 'What's going on?' when it was 14-0," said Jake Young, a starter at wideout and cornerback, and a key contributor on special teams. "I was thinking, 'This isn't us.'

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