From the chaos that was threatening to send the Freedom High School football team spiraling to a third straight loss to open the season came clarity.

The Patriots had just surrendered a 25-yard touchdown pass to host Allentown Central Catholic – thanks to a strange sequence – with 4:55 remaining in the third quarter and fell behind for the first time, 27-24.

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