Freedom’s Eboo Thomas runs after making a catch during a varsity football game against Alexander Central on Oct. 23 in Taylorsville. The Patriots (7-2, 3-1 Northwestern 6A/7A Conference) lost to the Cougars by a 28-21 score when the hosts registered the go-ahead touchdown and a 2-point conversion with 1:07 to play. Despite the loss, Freedom quarterback Ryder Huffman completed 13 of 17 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown — the TD pass was to Julius Dominguez, who totaled 78 yards on five catches — to go with nine carries for 85 yards and a score from Christian Chapman, an 8-yard TD run from Ty Adkins, three extra-point kicks from Clayton Bell, and a team-high 12 tackles (five solo) from Zaydrin Hausley. Meanwhile, Freedom’s JV team improved to 5-4 overall and 2-2 in NWC play courtesy of a 41-8 home win over Alexander Central on Oct. 22 in a contest that saw the Patriots’ Kylen Caldwell (4-of-6 passing, 151 yards, two TDs; three carries, 29 yards, TD) and Jordan Debro (two catches, 82 yards, two TDs) record standout offensive performances. Debro added a 71-yard interception return for a TD, Zenen Sigmon also picked off a pass, and Dayyan Rasheed and Harrison Bell had TD runs of 8 and 4 yards, respectively. WEEK 11 GAMES Freedom looked to get back in the win column at McDowell late Friday, while other regular-season finales saw East Burke (4-5, 2-3 Western Piedmont 3A/4A Conference) host Draughn (0-9, 0-5 WPC) and Patton (1-8, 1-4 WPC) host Chase. East Burke suffered a 20-19 road loss at the hands of East Rutherford on Oct. 23 despite solid contributions from RJ Williams (9-of-16 passing, 173 yards, two touchdowns; nine carries, 38 yards, TD), Cayson Mooneyham (four catches, 99 yards, TD), Leelan Pyatte (four catches, 65 yards), Malachi Bennett (17 carries, 57 yards), and Luke Evans (9-yard TD catch). Also on Oct. 23, Draughn lost by a 41-6 final at Chase and Patton lost by a 56-0 final at Hibriten. Bryson Seagle threw a 25-yard TD pass to Titus Dodd (six catches, 85 yards) for the Wildcats’ lone score, while Patton was held to 69 total yards of offense but did get 14 carries for 38 yards from quarterback Trenton Kidd. See the Nov. 7 edition of The Paper for details from the games that were played on Oct. 30.
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