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. <\/p>\n
So, Young spearheaded a spirited comeback against an upset-minded Dieruff squad. <\/p>\n
Freedom scored 21 unanswered points over the final 13-plus minutes and coach Jason Roeder's unbeaten Patriots survived the Huskies, 21-14. <\/p>\n
The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium improved Freedom's record to 6-0. Dieruff dropped to 2-4. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
The Patriots, though, were up to the challenge. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
John Eltringham's extra point with 1:05 left in the third period tied the score at 14. <\/p>\n
Freedom, which failed to score for the first 34 minutes, scored 14 points in 15 seconds. <\/p>\n
\"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.' <\/p>\n
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