When you consider that Freedom had put together scoring drives of 93, 95 and 90 yards in the second half of its Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South Division game at Whitehall on Friday night, what's another yard-and-a-half? <\/p>\n
That's all that was left after a pass interference penalty gave the Patriots a second chance on its two-point conversion attempt in overtime. <\/p>\n
Freedom coach Jason Roeder could have kicked an extra point, but twice opted to go for two instead and it worked when Joseph Santos found his way into the end zone. <\/p>\n
The two-pointer gave the Patriots a stunning 29-28 victory that left the program with a whole lot of respect as well as a 7-0 record. <\/p>\n
Besides joining Easton as the only unbeaten team left in the EPC South and opening the eyes of doubters who may not have been impressed by the six previous wins over teams with a combined 10-26 record, the compelling triumph was a source of comfort. <\/p>\n
Freedom soccer player Kiera Pheiffer was seriously injured in a car accident near the school last Saturday night. <\/p>\n
The Patriots played with Pheiffer in their hearts. <\/p>\n
\"We were playing for Kiera,\" quarterback Joe Young said, wearing with the initials \"P 4 K\" on his wristband. <\/p>\n
Young, who ran for 105 yards, scored on a 6-yard run to answer Saquon Barkley's TD run that started the overtime session. <\/p>\n
Most thought Freedom would send out kicker John Eltringham, who was 3-for-3 on PAT kicks in regulation. <\/p>\n
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