Freedom football turns up turnovers, owns 2nd half in win over Nazareth – lehighvalleylive.com

Posted: September 27, 2021 at 5:28 pm

FULL STORY: Crawford carries Freedom to success in 4-TD night

Freedom 38, Nazareth 21 Rapid Recap

The Freedom High School football teams defense set up its offense for success on Friday night.

The No. 6 Patriots forced five turnovers and scored 24 straight second-half points to defeat No. 3 Nazareth 38-21 in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South Division contest at Andrew S. Leh Stadium.

Turning point: With the score tied 14-14, Freedom faced fourth-and-1 at its own 23-yard line on the opening possession of the second half. The Patriots went for it and succeeded, thanks to an 8-yard run by Deante Crawford.

That conversion highlighted a 14-play, 86-yard drive. Crawford ended the series with a 3-yard TD run and Zeyad Ragabs PAT made the score 21-14 with 6:31 remaining in the third quarter.

Nazareths next two possessions ended in turnovers (an interception and a fumble), which the Patriots transformed into 10 points. Crawfords 13-yard scoring sprint gave the visitors a 31-14 advantage with 10:15 remaining in the contest.

Top performers: To call Crawford a workhorse on Friday night would be a gross understatement. The senior carried the ball 46 times for 201 yards and four touchdowns.

Patriots quarterback Brian Taylor completed 7 of 10 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown. Ethan Neidig caught a 28-yard touchdown and snared an interception.

Tyler Rohn paced the Nazareth offense with 109 yards and a pair of TDs on 25 carries.

What it means: Nazareth, which fell to 3-2 overall and 1-2 in the division, lost its first game at home since Sept. 28, 2018. The Blue Eagles travel to Liberty on Oct. 2.

Freedom improved to 3-2, 2-2. The Patriots host Allentown Central Catholic on Oct 1.

Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to lehighvalleylive.com.

Kyle Craig may be reached at kcraig@lehighvalleylive.com.

Read the original:

Freedom football turns up turnovers, owns 2nd half in win over Nazareth - lehighvalleylive.com

Related Posts