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Liberty 28 Freedom 14
Freedom
Scoring: Eddie Mateo 35 run , Mateo 63 pass from Tress
3:39
Rushes: 22-75 - Eddie Mateo 14-82, Joseph Liberati 1-3, Ryan Tress 6-(-22), Collin Freitas 1-8
Passing: 8-15-1
for118
Receiving: William Velekei 5-40, Freitas 2-15, Mateo 1-63
Liberty
Rushing: 54-288
Passing: 8-15-1 for 99
Summary
Freedom got off to a fast start, scoring the games first touchdown on a 35 yard run by Eddie Mateo. The remainder of the first half was back and forth until Liberty got in scoring territory. A roughing
the kicker call allowed Liberty to score a tying touchdown
with no time left on the clock at the end of the half.
In the second half, Liberty
was able to generate yard of the ground and had three key scores. Freedom had
a drive ended by a turnover on the 1 yard line, but was able to generate a score of a 63 yard hook and ladder play.
Freedom 42 Hazleton
25
Freedom
Scoring:
Eddie Mateo 27 run, Joe Liberati, Mateo 24 run, Mateo, Ryan Tress 1 run, Jermel Lee 40 fumble return (Taylor kick) 2.55
Rushing:
yards 50-244; Mateo 36-233, Liberati 2-3, Tress 6-(-14), Velekei 1-17, Serrano 5-25
Passing:
5-18-1 for 97
Receiving: Fortin-Smith 1-41, Muzyka 1-12, Freitas 1-10, Mateo 1-10, Velekei 1-24
Hazleton
Rushing: 31-52
Passing:
11-21-0 for 185
Summary
Hazleton
struck early, blocking a punt on Freedom's first drive and scoring on the short field. However, Freedom established
the run and scored three times before Hazleton was able to answer with a couple of touchdowns generated by big pass plays.
Eddie Mateo rushed for 182 yards in the half.
Hazleton
closed to within three points in the second half, as Freedom had a touchdown called back by a penalty. Freedom's overcame
two penalties in the drive that seperated the two teams, converting a third and thirty and a third and 15 with key catches
by Josh Fortin-Smith and Will Velekei. Jermel Lee returned a fumble 40 yards for a TD that put the game away.
Lee had another strong game on defensive, with a key sack as well as numerous tackles.
Freedom 48 Wyoming Valley
West 18
Freedom
Scoring: Will Velekei 14 pass
from Ryan Tress, Collin Freitas
28 pass from Tress , Eddie Mateo 1 run,
Mateo 67 run, Mateo 20 run
, Tress 1 run , Freitas 47 pass
Rushing 38 – 331: Mateo 20-197,
Tress 6-73, Okezie Alozie 5-23, Da'Shawn Serrano 2-20, Joaquim Carvalho 4-11, Joe Liberati 1-7
Passing: 9-14 for 257
WVW
Rushes 28 – 120
Passing 16 – 28 for 226
Summary
Freedom scored early and often as Wyoming Valley West could not match the Pate’s
team speed. Will Velekei started the scoring on the first drive. Eddie Mateo added a couple of touchdowns including a 67 yard run.
Wyoming Valley West was unable to move the ball in the first couple of drives, but had some success once the went to
a spread offense. They were able to connect on short passes and then go
up to to Muhammed, who had an excellent day. Wyoming Valley West looked like
they might get back into it, scoring on the first possession of the second half, but Freedom answered with Mateo’s long
run and pulled away from there as the Spartans had no answer for either the run or passing game of the Pates.
Liberty 20 Freedom 14
Freedom
Scoring: Da'Shawn Serrano 93 kick return (Gregory Taylor kick) 6:44, Eddie Mateo 8 run (Taylor
kick) 10:32 (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:21
Rushes-yards: 24-95 Mateo 16-63, TD; Jermel Lee 4-39, Ryan Tress 4-(-7).
Passing:
Tress 9-22-0-121
Receiving: Colin Freitas 2-60, Yusef Reddick 1-21, Will Velekei 2-16, Michael Muzyka 2-12,
Mateo 1-6, Joshua Fortin-Smith 1-6.
Liberty:
Rushing: 54 - 329
Passing: 2 - 9 for 17
Summary
Freedom got off to a great start, as Greg Taylor drilled the opening kickoff into a Liberty player
and the Pates recovered the fumble. However, the Pates went three and out and from the rest of the half it was pretty
much all Liberty. Liberty established the running game and had two long drives that ate up the clock and resulted in
touchdowns. The Pates kept the score close as DeShawn Serrano returned a kickoff for a 93 yard touchdown and Jermel
Lee blocked an extra point.
The second half was a different story, as the Pates took the opening kickoff in for a touchdown, and stopped
the Canes on the next series. However, an errant put hit a Pates blocker in the back and Liberty recovered.
The Canes then took advantage of the short field to score the winning touchdown. The rest of the game was back and forth
and the Pates were driving with time running out. After a 50 yard completion to Colin Frietas, the clock ran out with
the Pates on the Liberty 25 yard line.
Freedom 35 Nazareth 7
Freedom
Scoring: Ryan Tress 9 run, Ed Mateo 2 run, Mateo
59 run Dylan Markwith recovered fumble in endzone, Yusef Reddick 94 pass from Tress
Rushing: 28 for 272, Mateo 18 for 210
Passing: 6 – 15 – 0 for 272 Tress
Receiving: No
stats available.
Nazareth
Rushing: 31 - 92
Passing: 7 -20 -2 for 106
Summary
The first half was dominated by Freedom's running
game, featuring some long runs by Eddie Mateo. Freedom had a touchdown and some good gains nullified by penalties and
also missed a field goal - which held to the score to 14 - 0 at halftime. Will Velekei had a key interception.
The second half was back and forth, but the Pate's
ability to move the ball on the ground and some big plays put the game into the mercy rule early in the fourth quarter.
Big plays included a Yusif Reddick inerception on the one, following by Reddick's 94 yard over the shoulder catch and run
for a touchdown. Also, Dylan Markwith fell on a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown.
Freedom 31 Becahi 28
Freedom
Scoring: Eddie Mateo 3 run, Mateo 16 run, Yusef Reddick 11 run, Mateo 1 run, FG Taylor 22,
Rushing: 29-164 F:Mateo 23-147, 3 TDs; Reddick 2-14, TD; Joseph Liberati 2-1, Ryan Tress 3-1.
Passing: Tress 7-14-1
for 95
Receiving: F:Will Velekei 2-45, Michael Muzyka 2-33, Colin Freitas
1-11, Reddick 1-9, Mateo 1-(-3).
Beca
Rushing: 41 for 101
Passing 15-24-3 for 200
Summary
Freedom
controlled most of the first half, with two drives leading to touchdowns and one stalling at about the 20. The running
attack drove the offense as it did all night. Beca was unable to get league leading running back Darius Webb untracked,
but got the passing attack rolling towards the end of the half. Jermel Lee intercepted a pass in the end zone to end
the drive as the half ended.
Beca continued
to find success with the passing attack in the second half, tying the score with two touchdowns in the first quarter.
Freedom was able to answer with two touchdowns of their own towards the end of the quarter. Tariq Taylor continued his
strong play at D-end, coming up with a big interception for the Pates. This was followed by a Yusif Reddick run for
a TD. Reddick appeared to be stopped at about the 7, but put a move on that absolutely froze the defender.
Beca, as
they did all night, fought back with two touchdowns to knot the score in the fourth, the last coming with 2:25 following a
90 yard drive. This drive followed an outstanding punt by Will Velekei following a nice catch of a high snap.
Freedom then turned the ball over on an interception near mid field. The Pates defense held, forcing a punt. Freedom
then drove down the field to the five, allowing Greg Taylor to kick a game winning field goal with 1 second remaining.
An interesting
sidelight was the kicking game, because of the big play ability enjoyed by each sqaud. Both teams obviously
payed close attention to special teams, with specially designed formations on kick return and kick offs designed to keep the
ball away from dangerous returners. It appeared that the Pates won the special teams battle, benefitting from superior
field postion from kickoff and punt returns.
Freedom 36 Easton 28
Scoring: Ryan Tress 7 run, Jermel Lee 29 int. return, Gregory
Taylor 35 FG, Eddie Mateo 2 run, Colin Freitas 61 pas from Tress, Yusef Reddick 40 punt return
Rushes-42-186 Eddie Mateo 31-159, Ryan Tress 6-16, .Da'Shawn Serrano 3-9,
Joseph Liberati 2-2, Colin Freitas 1-1
Passing Tress 9 - 14 for 158
Receiving: Freitas 4-92, Will Velekei 2-23, Mateo 1-34, Yusef Reddic 2-9
Easton
Rushing 27 - 76
Passing 11-23-1 for 135
Summary
Freedom dominated the game early with three scores. The Pates were able
to establish the run and Mel Lee scored off an interception caused by pressure on the Easton QB. A penalty kept them
out of the endzone on the next drive, but Greg Taylor kicked a 35 yard field goal. Penalties and a stiffer Easton defense
slowed the Freedom offense for the rest of the half. Easton was not effective on offense in the first half, but stayed
in the game with a late touchdown generated by a successful fake punt and an halfback option pass.
The second half was marked by a series of big plays, including a long
touchdown catch and run by Colin Frietas and an electrifying punt return by Yusif Reddick in which we picked up a short punt
between three or four Easton defenders and raced to the end zone. Easton had some big plays of their own, including
a kickoff return for a TD. Each time the Pates looked like they were going to put it away, Easton answered with a score.
In the end, Freedom was able to answer the Easton scores with drives and
maintain the lead. While the much maligned Easton passing game was better than expected, Freedom held Easton to 76 yards
rushing as Freedom continues to get good line play.
Freedom 35 Northampton 7
Freedom
Rushing - 29 - 203: Mateo 21 - 198, Reddick 1 -11, Liberati 2 - 8, Serrano 2 -3, Tress 4 (-17)
Passing - Tress 6 - 10 for 190, 1 TD
Recieving: Reddick 2 -90, Serrano 1 - 54, Velekei 1 - 27, Fortin-Smith 1 -11, Muzyka 1 - 9
Northampton
Rushing: 53 - 271
Passing: 3 - 10 -2 for 10
Summary
After an early Eddie Mateo TD set up by a long catch and run by Yusef Reddick, Freedom broke open the game
late in the second quarter with two more touchdowns. These were scored by Mateo in the last 3 minutes of the
half. The third TD followed a fumble recovery by Jermel Lee on a failed hook and later play by Northampton.
Northampton effectively exectued the wing-t, gaining almost 300 yards on the ground. However, Freedom
was able to make plays on defense causing Northampton to turn the ball over on downs 3 times. In addition, Freedom benefited
from 3 turnovers, including an acrobatic one-handed interception by Reddick. As a result, Northampton was limited to
one touchdown.
Ryan Tress continued his efficient play at QB, throwing for 190 yards on 10 passes with
no interceptions. A 61 yard TD run by Mateo and a 54 yard screen pass to DeShawn Serrano for the final TD closed
the game out in the fourth quarter.
Freedom 26 Parkland 7
Freedom
Rushing - 32 - 19: Mateo 18 - 17, Tress 10 (-9), Reddick 1 - 8, Liberati 3 - 3
Passing - 12 - 22 -1: Tress 11 - 21 -1 for 170, 1 TDs, Reddick 1 - 1 for 28 1 TD
Receiving - Fortin Smith 1 - 5, Muzyka 4 - 25, Reddick 4 - 71, TD, Frietas 3 - 97 2 TDs.
Parkland
Rushing: 24 for 57
Passing: 9 - 19 - 3 for 155
Summary
A defensive struggle with neither team able to generate a ground game throughout the game. Freedom
was able to make big plays in the passing game and also generate turnovers to provide the margin of victory. Parkland's
offense was pretty much limited to one big play, a TD of over 70 yards to Jaleel Clark.
Yussif Reddick had a monster game, with a one-handed grab over the wrong shoulder for a TD, a couple of
interceptions, a pass for a td, and a big punt return. Colin Frietas also contributed big plays with two TDs.
Tight End Mike Muzyka had key catches, one dragging a defender three yards for a first down. The offensive line struggled
with Parkland's 3 - 5 defense in the run game, but pass blocking was excellent. Eddie Mateo found little running room,
but continued to contribute with excellent pass blocking.
On defense, the front seven shut down the Parkland running game and the secondary had three picks.
The defensive front four had an outstanding game. The Parkland Wing - T is noted for long drives that eat the clock.
This never happened, giving the offense enough opportunites to generate big plays and take the victory.
Freedom 48 Dieruff 12
Freedom
Rushing: 15 for 85, Mateo 9 for 59, Liberati 2 -13, Serrano 2 -5, Curry 1 - 4, Fortin-Smith
1 - 4
Passing: 5 - 8 for 158, Tress 3 for 5 for 116
Receiving: Reddick 2 - 114, Fortin-Smith 2 - 42, Velekei 1 -2
Interceptions: Lee, Reddick
TDs: Jermel Lee (34 interception, Mateo 4 (runs 7, 36, 1, 5), Reddick (87 pass), Fortin-Smith
(40 pass)
Dieruff
Rushing: 32 - 131
Passing 13 - 28 - 2 for 124
Summary:
The first quarter was all Dieruff as the Huskies were able to run off a long scoring drive on the first
possesion. The Huskies converted three fourth downs, overcame three penalties, and recovered their own fumble on the
drive. Freedom then had a three and out in their only series in the 1st quarter.
The game began to change as Ivan Encarnacion drilled the Dieruff QB on a blitz. This was followed
by an interception return of 34 yard by Jermel Lee to start the 2nd quarter. From this point on, Freedom was able to
disrupt the Dieruff offense with pressure on the QB and generate big plays on offense. Yussef Reddick got behind the
defense for two big receptions including an 87 yard TD and also had a punt return to the one. Eddie Mateo had 4 touchdown
runs, including a 7 yarder in which he bounced off a tackler in the backfield, made a couple of nice cuts and dragged a defender
into the end zone. Another note from the 2nd quarter was the improved play of the defensive line, which kept the Dieruff
QB contained and also applied good pressure.
Emmaus 16 Freedom 6
Freedom
Rushing: 25 - 106
Mateo 16-102, Liberati 1 -11, Tress 5 -(-11), Lee 2 -5, Reddick 1 -1
Passing: 3 - 8 - 2 for 32
Mateo 2 -21, Freitas 1 -11
Scoring: TD - Lee (45 yard fumble return)
Emmaus
Rushing 49 - 232
Passing 3- 6 for 15
No commentary - I was travelling and did not attend the game.
Freedom 28 Whitehall 26
Freedom
Rushing 26 for 99
Mateo 16 - 65, Lee 3 - 17, Serrano 2 - 14, Liberati 1 - 8, Tress 4 - (-5)
Passing 9 - 13 for 208 (Tress)
Receiving: Frietas 2 - 96, Reddick 3 - 74, Velekie 3 - 26, Fortin-Smith 1-15
TDS: Fortin-Smith (15 Pass), Freitas (83 Pass), Reddick (52 pass), Mateo ( 1 run), Taylor
4-4 PATs.
Blocked PAT - Lee
Interceptions 3 (Pompay, ?)
Whitehall
Passing 15-33-3 for 211
Rushing 35 for 111
Freedom used big plays to score in the first half, including an 83 yard pass to Colin Freitas and a 53 yard
pass to Yousef Reddick. Special teams were a big factor with kickoff returns establishing good field position and a
blocked extra point by Jermel Lee that was the difference in the game.
Whitehall utilized a spread offense to control time of posession, running off many more plays than Freedom,
but yardage was about even due to Freedom's ability to generate big plays. Whitehall was most effective with the short
passing game. Also key was Freedom winning the turnover battle, picking off three passes while losing one fumble.
The game was essentially decided in the last couple of minutes, with a potential tying two point conversion
pass falling incomplete in the end zone. Freedom then recovered the onside kick and ran off the remaining time in two
snaps.
8/29/08 Freedom 41 CB West - 7
Rushing - 37 - 265, Mateo - 16 for 127
Passing - 7 - 11 for 129 (Tress and Luddy)
TDs - Reddick 3 (3 passes, 1 Kickoff return)
Mateo - (run)
Tress (run)
Pierre (run)
CB West
Rushing 34 - 136
Passing 3 -12 - 2 for 112
Yusef Reddick got the season off to a great start with 76 yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Freedom
dominated the first half, building a 34 - 0 lead. Freedom was able to execute their game plan against an outmanned CB
West squad in the first half, and distributed playing time in the second half. Ryan Tress did a nice job running the
offense, Eddie Mateo looked sharp. The first team defense was not really tested and special teams did a good job, with new
kicker Greg Taylor pinning CB West inside the 30 on the majority of kickoffs. Dylan Markwith had 2 interceptions.
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