Jason Roeder sent Jake Young a text early this week. <\/p>\n
The message conveyed from coach to player was simple expect to see the ball a lot against Liberty. <\/p>\n
Freedom called Young's number on its first play from scrimmage Saturday. The senior all-purpose threat turned a pass from Jonah Gundrum into a 39-yard gain. <\/p>\n
Whether making a touchdown-saving tackle, punting or snagging passes, Young continued hurting the Hurricanes all afternoon. He finished with 236 yards from scrimmage and caught two touchdown passes to lead Freedom to a 29-0 thumping of rival Liberty at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium. <\/p>\n
By winning its final EPC South Division game, Freedom (8-2 overall, 6-2 South) secured a home game for the Districts 2-11 Class 4A subregional playoffs. The fourth-seeded Patriots will host No. 5 Whitehall (8-2, 6-2) in a Friday night quarterfinal. It's a rematch of a Week 7 game they won 29-28 in overtime. <\/p>\n
For a fifth straight season, Liberty (5-5, 4-4) won't be part of the subregional field. The Hurricanes needed to beat Freedom to nab the final subregional playoff spot. That berth instead went to Pleasant Valley. <\/p>\n
Young played a central role in sending Liberty to the Eastern Conference 4A playoffs rather than districts. He caught nine passes for 196 yards and ran three times for 40 yards. <\/p>\n
His final catch buried Liberty. <\/p>\n
The Patriots already held a 22-0 lead when they called for a reverse pass late in the third quarter. After running back Joe Santos avoided a big loss by flipping the ball to wide receiver Kylon Pretty, Pretty grabbed the ball and fired to an uncovered Young on the right side of the field. <\/p>\n
Young snagged the ball and cut back toward his left, racing into the end zone for the final touchdown of the day. <\/p>\n
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