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Freeport wins thriller over Highlands

 
Tagged under: District 7, Gameday Hub, News

| October 24, 2026

Last Year it took two overtimes for Freeport and Highlands to decide a winner. This year it didn’t require overtime but was still a good one with Freeport coming away with a 24-16 win over Highlands.

Freeport got the ball to start the game and went three and out. Highlands fumbled on their first possession. Freeport’s second drive was also a three and out. The rest of the first quarter was more of the same and the game was scoreless at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter was a different story. Highlands was first to get on the scoreboard. That drive started on their own 16 yard line. A big run got them into Freeport territory. Eventually Highlands settled for a 31 yard field goal by Jackson Babinsack which made it 3-0 Highlands with 9:41 in the second quarter.

 

Freeport started their next drive on their own 27 yard line. On the second play it was a big pass play that got them into Highlands territory. After a few more plays they were inside the 10 yard line. The drive was finished off when Danny King found Camden Schlegel on a 7 yard touchdown pass. That gave Freeport a 7-3 lead with 5:24 in the second quarter.

 

Highlands next drive started at their own 20 yard line. After an offensive pass interference, on the fourth play of the drive Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg was off to the races scoring on a 67 yard touchdown run. That gave Highlands the lead right back 10-7 with 3:52 in the second quarter.

 

Freeport started their next drive at their own 38 yard line. On the fourth play of the drive Danny King found Camden Schlegel for a second time this one a 38 yard touchdown pass. That gave Freeport a 14-10 lead with 2:20 in the second quarter. That was the score at halftime. King was a key player in the win for Freeport he was 17 of 25 for 195 yards in the win. “He’s been doing that all year, big touchdown passes, I mean he’s just a great athlete” said Coach Gaillot.

 

The second quarter was certainly a wild one. It featured 4 lead changes. “I’m glad I have a good heart because it’s nerve wracking yeah it just started going back and forth, back in forth” said Coach Gaillot. “It was just a great high school football game” said Coach Bonislawski.

Highlands got the ball to start the second half. The drive started at their own 22 yard line. The drive was five plays and all of them were runs by Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg. He had all  78 yards on that drive and scored on a 1 yard run. That gave Highlands a 16-14 lead with 9:02 in the third quarter.

Owen-Cratsenberg was the player of the game for Highlands he had 308 yards rushing. “He’s the guy, he runs hard everybody schemes to stop him, they contained him a little bit, he broke some a little bit, but you know he’s just a phenomenal athlete” said Coach Bonislawski.

 

Freeport started their first drive of the second half on their own 36 yard line. It was a long drive it was a pass play that got them into Highlands territory. Eventually the drive was finished off when Danny King found Canon Wisniewski on a 4 yard touchdown pass. That gave Freeport a 21-16 lead with 3:47 in the third quarter.

 

In the fourth quarter Freeport had a drive that started in Highlands territory thanks to an interception and they ended up extending their lead on a 22 yard field goal by Judah Thompson. That made it 24-16 Freeport with 10:38 in the fourth quarter.

 

At the end of the game Highlands had an opportunity to tie it up. On the first play a pass was completed down inside the Freeport 20 yard line. On fourth down they went for it and Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg nearly made a spectacular catch but it fell incomplete and Freeport escaped with a 24-16 win. “It was close, he was there and it was in his grasp a little bit” said Coach Bonislawski.

 

Next week Highlands hosts North Catholic in a big conference matchup and Freeport hosts Burrell.

 
 
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